This was my first time in Sunset Campground and second trip to Kings Canyon. I read Yelp for some tips and although I found some information, this time I gathered more detailed info I wish I had found: *Also, this trip we had 4 sites, but best was site #40* 48 was good and large and near 40. 27 and 44 were okay. 1. It is true. Site 40 is probably the best of the sites, and the one next to it. The sunset view is insane. You can also see in the distance the layers of mountains and trees that seem to go into infinity. These sites are usually taken very quickly when the reservation opens so if you can't get it, you can always walk here from your site to see the sunset. Just don't disturb the occupants when you walk past their setup. 2. Yes, there seems to be constant firewood to be gathered albeit in amorphous shapes and sizes. They burn good (went in July where everything was pretty dry). I only brought with me one bundle of purchased firewood and left with about 3 pieces back... Tons of firewood can be found when you walk to the trail that takes you to General Grant. 3. Site #27. Best to stay a site distance away from the restrooms as I noticed some people will walk across my site to get to them (really depends where). But it had a really close water source and restrooms right there. Two Parking spots. 4. MOST SITES HAD ONE PARKING ONLY. Read carefully as my friend assumed their site had 2 parking spots each but that wasn't the case. You can't park on anything except asphalt they said. 5. There is overflow parking and for what i saw, it was fairly spacious and had empty spots available on a weekend when I started my hike. It's near the check in booth for the campground. 6. Hume lake is 30 mins drive and people kayak here, take a dip in the water (don't go far), and fish too. I only caught fish the size of my hand so they were all released. 7. Sequoia Lake is PRIVATE and owned by the YMCA, so you can't go there. 8. Market is very close but should drive there. Anything you need they'll have, ice, cooking oil, ice cream, etc. Highly recommended even if it was full. It didn't feel too crowded and people seemed to respect quiet hours. The air was clean and full of oxygen. The view of the sunset was the best part **I hope you find these tips Helpful, helps me know if it's worth writing about this as I am usually a food reviewer person** Thanks! Happy camping. read more

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I had a family vacation here just this week and it was fun and this area is so beautiful a lot to do definitely. But we had campsite 18 and 19 and I have to say these have to be not their best sites. Trees are not taken care of around the car area so pine cones HUGE fall from the trees WE GOT A DENT IN OUR CAR! Also if you have multiple people this site doesn't work for people with tents on the top of their cars there's not enough room. I wish someone would have emailed us that the running clean water they advertised isn't working before we got there. But overall just pick another site ! 50-60 is beautiful with views of the valley! read more

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While camping the bridge, you have to cross in your car to get to the bathroom and showers that look like you're almost in the dungeon cement falling apart everywhere the insulation coming of the vents. Some vents don't even have anything in them. It's very creepy. read more

Plenty of firewood to gather from fallen trees and stumps that were provided to sit on or burn for a long long time. Flushable toilets and running faucets to wash dishes and potable water. No showers. No camp host but just Forest Service workers maintaining the facilities for the most part. Best campsites would be the west side of the campground for the awesome sunset views. If you're lucky enough to reserve those sites be prepared for the whole campground to walk through your site to share the golden hour moment. There's a trail that can be accessed behind the Ampitheatre which will lead you to Grant Groves visitor center and Grants Tree. ~4 mile loop from the campground. read more

Sunset Campground - Preferred campsites for the "golden hour" views - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

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Really nice campground! Very scenic spot with lots of shade. Unfortunately no showers but there were lots of bathrooms and water spouts. A lot of people did not adhere to quiet hours but other than that very nice! We stayed for 2 nights and did not see a single ranger on duty. read more

Sunset Campground - Site 113 - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

Spent two nights here in my class b. Very clean campground with running water and clean restrooms. This is a very popular campground, so planning ahead is important. There is a lot of gaming through spaces from very spacious to very cramped. Some spots are not level. I had good cell service throughout the park. Good chance to see deer wondering through the park which was neat. There is no host or way to check in, so it is highly likely you need to do everything online prior to arriving. Not sure if you can just "drop in." Great access to both parks from here. Great temperatures as well. read more

Amazing! Sleeping among sequoias was magical! No showers, but water and restrooms available and plentiful. Picturesque grounds, make sure to get a site on the west side for amazing sunsets right from your spot. read more

Sunset Campground - Sunset view from our site - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

This is a great campsite for newbie campers! The site has a functioning restroom that is cleaned daily and is conveniently located across from Grant Grove Village which has a mini market, gift shop, restaurant, and visitors center. Campsites 52-56 will be your best bets for the best sunset views and it's close to the restrooms. One thing I didn't anticipate was bees. Bring bee repellent when preparing food, they are harmless, just annoying. Don't trust the weather forecast too, it's hot during the day...even if it says it's in the 60s it's really 80s, at night it does get really cold so bundle up. We sent Labor Day weekend. read more

Sunset Campground - Sunset Campsite #52 - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

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Great Great Campground! My family and I (a total of 14 people) camped here July 19-23. We took up 5 campsites under the Sequoias and the weather was a cool 72 degrees. Not close to water but Hume Lake is 9 miles away. Good day trip! Able to hike 1 mike to Grant Tree and across the street from Grant Grove visitor center. They have an amphitheater that has a something every night. Definitely would stay again. They only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because recreation.gov rented our reserved spots out to another group! Not cool! read more

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Went to Sunset Campground in July 2021. Pros: temps high 60's and humid at night, high 70's low 80's in the day. Tall trees offer good shade. Bathroom close by. Bear Box. Running water. Cons: Came on a Monday hoping to beat the weekend party people that sometimes come to campgrounds just to drink and party all night. Drugs and marijuana? Yes, my neighbor (see below) asked. Smoking? yes, same group. Making lots of noise past 10 PM? YES! To our surprise, our neighbor had about 15 guests when camp policy limits that site to 6 people. So this neighbor reserved adjacent sites and left them empty. Sounds sketchy? Yes! All those people set up tents in one site only. For two consecutive nights these neighbors made noise until past 1 AM in the morning. After a day of hiking you want to sleep to regain energy and alertness for another day of exploring the park. can't do that with loud inconsiderate obnoxious people (not sure if they are human). A few of the guests smoked cigarettes when it is high fire danger signs all around and it is only allowed inside your vehicle. A neighbor was desperately asking other sites if they had marijuana. This is a camp ground for families with little children who have very good hearing. one more con: This is to Camp Site Management if you're reading this. I reported the neighbors above to the site personnel driving in one of the white Ford Rangers. That employee said they would investigate. That was a bunch of B.S. The second night the horrible neighbors continued their behavior. You would assume the campsite is on federal land and campers are in violation of federal law that the park ranger enforcement would at the very least make a presence and question these neighbors. Very disappointed. In my opinion the campsite is looking to gain all the revenue they can regardless if people make the campground look like a 3rd world country. This will only encourage other "bad" behavior to happen. I will not return to this campsite again and will let friends and colleagues know how good people are just ignored. read more

Overall this campsite was okay but not amazing. Booked this campsite in August during Covid , the park was quiet and the majority of campers are families and couples. I read all the reviews, scoured over internet photos before committing to three nights here. Pros: -Campsites are pretty large and clean with ample parking space, (Depending on your campsite, read down below to my cons) - Most campsites are shaded with trees , you can hang hammocks and clothes lines. -Clean restrooms , flush toilets, stainless steel commercial sink to wash your dish-wares. -Garbage dumpsters are easily accessible within walking distance. -Metal bear boxes are fairly large. -Abundance of firewoods you can collect. -You feel like you are in the forest. -Water faucet fill stations are easily available. -People wearing mask during Covid -Sheriff patrolled the area during the day. -Park Maintenance service restrooms on our third day. Cons: -Beware! some sites are literally on top of each other, fortunately during Covid this campground is under 50 percent capacity, We got stuck next to a screaming family playing loud music who ran their generator all day, and the next night four college kids were drinking and screaming all night =( . -YELLOW JACKETS TONS!!!! - Restroom flush toilets are extremely LOUD! If you book next to one , be aware you're going to hear every single person doing their business, the restroom lights are also really really bright. -Our campsite was site #087 , if this campsite was at 100 percent capacity you are literally on top of each other, squeezed into one tight space. Also our site was in a deep valley/pocket so you can literally hear every single sound, snore, child screaming, car door slamming , and toilets flushing. - Some campsites are not shaded with trees and not on leveled ground. -The campsite road is a one way road with no signage , you will get lost , there were multiple cars driving in circles looking for their campsites. Within walking distance to Grant Grove Market This campsite was overall pretty decent and clean, not all campsites are equal . Please pick up your beer bottle caps and play your music through your headphones. Leave no trace. read more

Sunset Campground - Site #087 - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

Camped here for Memorial Day weekend and had a great time. We arrived around 9:30am on Friday and had a really nice selection of sites to choose from. The campground was completely full before sunset, for those who may be coming on a holiday weekend during First Come First Serve time. We camped in site #51, which was next to the restrooms and on a bit of a slope. This site also comes with a lot of free pine sap, so do be mindful that everything will stick to the bottom of your shoes and going barefoot is not recommended. :) I found the layout of the sites to be a little cramped, as #52 was thisclose to us, but everyone who camped around us was very chill. We had to share a parking space with site 52, so please keep that in mind if you have multiple cars in your group. You will get a note from the rangers on your car if you're not parked with all 4 tires on the pavement, but there is an overflow lot near the front of the campgrounds if you can't all fit. Restrooms were clean but make sure to bring your own soap, as this isn't provided. There were also some nice ranger programs at the amphitheater every night at 8pm, the schedule is updated daily at the Kings Canyon visitor center. The center is located practically across the street from Sunset and is within walking distance. There you'll find the post office, gift shop, visitor center, food court, and general store. If you've forgotten anything at all, you'll be able to find it there. Sunset is also a really great central jumping point to all of the amazing hiking in Kings Canyon. A trail running 1 mile to the Grant Tree can be found within Sunset as well. read more

Sunset Campground - Campsite 51 - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

Went through the north entrance of kings canyon sequoia coming from Yosemite. At the entrance to park ranger said to check this campground as sometime if your only staying for one night there are openings. When we pulled in they had listed in the window what sites were open for that night. There were plenty to choose from with no issue. We hiked to generals giant. Not much food options near camp so bring something. We were able to have fires and the bathrooms were fine. Quite place to stay with no issues. read more

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Had a great 5 day weekend. Of course once the screaming ass kids left. We were gone most of the day hiking and the camp ground and staff were great. Bathrooms clean and showers are close. Make sure you bring everything you need because if you don't you will pay top dollar for what you forgot. *****DO NOT USE GOOGLE MAPS TO GET TO THE SITE**** We got routed to a 14 mile dirt road that spit us out in the middle of the 198. We did not have to pay to get in, but you will have to pay to get out. And, unless you have a high profile vehicle or a 4x4 you won't make it up. So do yourself a favor and follow the signs. Note**** If you want to go around the construction traffic enter the park through Fresno. read more

Clean and nice but too small campsites, it looked like we were in the same group, there is no privacy at all. read more

Sunset Campground - Sunset - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

Hello again, just came back from Sequoia & Kings Canyon. Camped in Sunset Campgrounds once again with my family. Never get tired of this place , stay for 6 days. Wow an upgrade on the Grant Grove Restaurant nice...but did get to eat there. The only thing that there are no Public Showers provided by the Cabins....you have to drive to Stony Creek buy some tokens for showers or use Quarter at Lodgepole. Quite a drive for showers... other than that check it out, The Giant Trees, Caverns , Lakes, all the activities for kids in Summer. My girls loved it and leaving them memories for when they grow up. read more

We went on our family's first tent camping trip. The camp ground was perfect. Our fellow campers friendly and the camp settled down by 930pm kids ran and played in the afternoons and evenings . I got to see deer in the campgound and my kids loved the squirls.,and lizzards. Bathrooms were quite clean. The sites are alittle close together but it was ok. The family wants to go again. Woot woot read more

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Just as others mentioned, as soon as Friday night came around it was loud with campers who are not respectful to others or nature. No ranger or camp host to enforce the quiet hours. I recommend to come here during the week, leave on Friday. The sunset view sites are amazing, but you also will have dozens of visitors walking through your site to watch with you. The sparking sites are narrow and most are steep. We had problems parking our tent trailer safely and we were lucky to get another spot. The ranger was helpful and let us scope out about 10 other sites that they had available for our dates. A lot of dead trees marked to be cut down which leaves you wondering about dead fall during your stay- keep that in mind when you pick your site. You can get a key from the John Muir lodge to use their hot showers that are $1 for 6 minutes. Super clean showers and we had not wait. If we left on Friday I would of given it 5 stars as it was the quietest camp ground we have ever stayed at, until the loud weekender campers showed up. read more

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Stayed at site 54 and it was amazing! The sunset was beautiful and the city lights were visible at night. It is first come first serve but there were plenty of spots when we went(June 8-9). We arrived early in the morning and got lucky with this spot. Restrooms were clean and it was close to a convenience store and visitor's center. read more

Sunset Campground - Site 54 - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

Just got home from an amazing couple of days at sunset campground. Check out is at noon, so get there around then to scope out a good spot. (The campground is first come, first served) Plenty of clean restrooms and drinking water access, fire pits and picnic tables. Our sights 114 & 115 had direct access to an awesome little 5 mile hiking trail. There is a convenience store, restaurant, and visitor center about a quarter mile from the campground. Love this place! We'll definitely be back :) read more

I had campsite 53. First thing People next To me just walk right in front of my spot to The water spicket.back and forth the whole time. Kids kicking soccer ball.my dog wasn't happy at All.plus they had 12 people. It's only supposed to 6 people. Bathrooms were disgusting awful place to camp. I will not return. read more

We had a group of 30 people staying in spots number 91-95 on June 23rd - June25th. The campsite itself is gorgeous. We were close to a bathroom, water spickets and trashcans. There is a gorgeous trail down to a waterfall (Ella Falls) only a short walk from these campsites - it branches off the back of site number 118. These sites though, get these sites. There was a beautiful rock formation in spot number 91, our entire group crowded on top of it and watched the sunset every night. It was incredible. We drove to Sandy Cove Rd on day one, (bring inner tubes to slide down natural water slide formations! 20 minutes from campground tops.) On day two we went to the crystal caves, hour and 15 minute drive and there is a gas station along the way. The last portion of the road is long, windy and rickety (but paved). We took the family tour which was great, an hour down in the caves. It was $18 a person. Shout out to Cindy Chick, and all the park rangers that work here who were such a huge help in planning this trip. They were pretty lenient on noise levels, which was great for us, but might not be what you are looking for. Thank you for having us, Sunset Campground. read more

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Spent two nights here and it was absolutely wonderful ! There are bathrooms located throughout the campground so no matter where you are at they are only a short walk away. I found that there was plenty of TP all the time and the maintenance guy was there daily to clean and restock. The campsites are supposed to have enough parking for two cars but not all of them do. They do have additional parking located on site so if you have extra vehicles there's definitely no shortage of parking. The park rangers do patrol the area during the day pretty frequently which was nice to see because the kids get a kick out of seeing the park rangers in uniform. We had extra tents/people at our site but there were no issues with that. They were more than happy to let us all enjoy the campsite. Every nite they also have story telling at the amphitheater for free and it's just a short 2 minute walk. I applaud them for having entertainment but it was really really boring lol... halfway through (I think/because we left early) about half the crowd had left as well. Worth watching once for a few minutes and that's about it. The showers... lord the showers... you MUST drive there even though they say they are just across the street. You first have to go to the John Muir cabins atop the hill and drop off your drivers license in order to get a key that will open the shower stalls located in the meadow camp/cabins. Finding parking there was weird... you basically park anywhere that's not infront of a cabin ... you really can't tell where to park... we parked in the wrong spot and we're asked to move. Lame ... anywho ... once there you'll likely find there's already a line outside anyway and everyone there has a key so you might be able to get away with skipping the whole ID check at the top... when we were there it was 6 minutes per dollar. You gotta keep tossing the quarters until they catch and then the shower will just start. There's no change machine there so if you need quarters you can get some at the lobby where you dropped off your ID. Talk about a hassle !! Next time I'll just bring one of those shower bags. There's two cute gift shops and mini mart with all your essentials that we found ourselves at pretty often. Some things are reasonably priced while others are over priced... pretty nice selection of alcohol as well. This place is absolutely crawling with these huge black ants and surprisingly not that many flying insects... we had bug repellent on and had those repelling candles lit as well but there really wasn't much of a need for them. Will definitely be returning again! Looking forward to our next camping trip read more

We just got back from 2 wonderful nights at Sunset. All sites are first come, first serve, which is typical for campgrounds in this area. Sunset is just inside the King's Canyon entrance. It's waking distance via a nice trail to the Grant Grove area and a short drive to showers near the visitor's center. Showers are $1 (quarters only) for 3 minutes. The line for the girl's shower moves SLOW, so be prepared to wait. I was surprised to find the bathrooms at Sunset fully stocked with toilet paper at all times. There are 2 stalls in each, but there was never a line. We had campsites 38 & 40, which had great views. I don't recommend either site, however, without the other. They are set up in a funny way and you will always be in each other's space. Also, if you have these sites or any other site along the ridge, be prepared for the rest of the camp to come over and stand in your campsite for sunset. This particularly affected the people in the site next to us, site 41. They had the majority of the people hanging out in their site, just a foot away from their tent and picnic table. Very strange that people didn't seem to have any consideration for their personal space. Some families stayed in their space with their noisy children for quite a while. I don't recommend site 41 for that reason. You can also see the city lights below from here, which some people may or may not like. All spots have large bear boxes which easily fit 2 large coolers plus a bunch of other stuff. We will definitely be back! read more

Sunset Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

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We had four wonderful days. We stayed in site 128, and used it as a base camp for our excursions. We love Sequoia, and this campground did not disappoint. Super great to bring my daughters to commune with the trees! read more

I really enjoyed this campground. The sunsets are amazing here if you get the right spot. Some sites are on hillsides so do some research.

this campground would be absolutely amazing if the campsites were not so close one to another ..... we literally could here people around us talking in the tents , were all in each other business .... (sites 105&106) but it's cool location , perfect temperature in summer due to higher elevation and sunsets are stunning !!! read more

The spot is centrally located with lots to do in the area. But the Rangers don't patrol quite hours and we were kept up past 3am for a group of 30 that combined 8 spots. After numerous calls to the ranger and trying to speak with the campers we gave up. Overall it is always parting, screaming kids, excessively barking dogs, ect. If you are trying to relax and enjoy the woods avoid this place! (Sentinal in Kings Canyon is a far drive but worth it if you want to enjoy peace and quite). read more

We stayed at the beautiful campground a few weeks ago, for our annual summer camping trip. I have to say it is a great campground! We stayed in probably the best 3 sites of the entire campground, site 37, 38 and 40 between two families. These sites have amazing views especially in the evening for sunsets. Expect traffic through your campground as people want to see the sunsets, its that good! These sites are close to a water spigot, restrooms (very clean and well kept) and trash and fire ash refuse. We used 37 for our tents and 38 and 40 for cooking and eating. The fire pits are great as well. There is an amphitheater nearby where we visited on Friday for a park ranger talk about John Muir complete with Scottish accent and period attire as well, very interesting. At the end of the talk, he told us how to get to Muir stump which in an absolute Must See! We visited Hume Lake which is a beautiful lake for fishing, canoeing and paddle boarding. We hiked Mist Falls and visited Boyden Cavern. Along the road we stopped at various waterfalls along the way. We toured Grant Grove and saw the Grant Tree. All of these are must-see's when visiting. Be prepared to not answer phone calls and text messages as there is no service! That was awesome. Lastly, the campground is a stones-throw away from Grant Grove where there is a Visitor's Center, convenience store that is well stocked, a restaurant with free Wi-Fi access, a pizza joint (good food, bad service), gift store, and a post office. All you could need for and within walking distance. Word of caution, there is no gas once inside Kings and Sequoia, so fill up at the bottom of the hill. All-in-all, highly recommended and will be going there again! read more

Sunset Campground - Sunset view from site 40 - Campgrounds Near Me - Grant Grove, California

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I'll give this campground a mixed review. Positives: Great natural environment. There are lots of pine trees and therefore lots of shade with beams of sunlight occasionally coming through. The sunsets are great, especially on the west end of the campground which overlooks a valley. Walking distance to the visitor center, market, showers, General Grant Tree, a few nice short hikes, etc. The negatives were almost purely due to the management of the property. First, the park rangers decided to make a single lane entrance into the campground. There are actually two lanes but they block off one. This means that every time you have to leave and re-enter the campground, there is a 10-20 minute wait because you have to wait behind cars that are registering their campsite. Second, there was no running water when we visited at the end of July due to a broken water main. This meant we had to fetch water from another campground in order to wash dishes, etc. And every time we did this, we had to wait 10-20 minutes in line... Third, the inner loops are very cramped and close together. Our tent was literally 8 feet away from the tent in the campsite next to ours. We could hear them whispering in their tent from ours. It would benefit the campground to get rid of a few campsites to spread them out more. If you are reserving a campsite, try to get one on the outer edges of the campground where they are more spread out. read more

This campground is absolutely beautiful. We brought our motorhome which is quite large not knowing that about 95% of people who camp here are in tents. I would still recommend coming here if you have a motorhome, just be honest with the length of your motorhome when booking a reservation because they will turn you away which I would expect them to. In the event that you would like to be with more motorhome campers there is another campground about a half a mile from here that is first come first serve and mostly motorhomes. Although there is no hook ups here you are camped under the beautiful sequoia trees there are many flush toilet restrooms around the campground and fire pits where we were allowed to have a wood burning fire. read more

We stayed here this past weekend, July 9 and 10. The place is beautiful and well maintained. We had site 130. The only problem was that we have a pop-up camper and the paved area to set up our camper wasn't long enough to fit the camper and the car both so we had to park the car in overflow parking (and we do not have a big car). Also, we had to share the paved area with the people in the site next to us so their car was parked RIGHT next to our camper and they and their children were constantly back and forth from their car to their site. We could barely walk between our camper and their car. The site itself was beautiful and spacious as we had an end site. Just be aware if you're in a camper you'll have very little privacy as your neighbor's car will be right next to you. The toilets are flush toilets but were not kept very clean. read more

Beautiful sites and pretty spacious depending on what site you get. My friend and I were at site 139 which is next to a meadow where the deer would pass by in the morning and evening. The reason I gave it 2 was because it is party central. No joke...we were there for 6 nights and the last 3 were awful because everyone and their grandmother parked their tent on the site next to us and decided to have dinner at 10pm. They do not enforce the 10pm quiet time, nor do they care how many tents go up on one site. The last night we were there we could hear a drunkard in the bathroom throwing up which my husband said was an awesome experience the next morning when he went to brush his teeth. WE will not be going back to this camp site ever again. read more

Nice campground with various hiking trails close by and a 1 mile trail that goes directly to the General Grant Tree. Some large groups can be a little loud at night. A few sites can be too close to each other. Check out the campground maps and sites that offer photos of campsites. Nice views/sunsets on the west side. There are bear proof storage cabinets at each site. They can get quite warm inside so if you have anything that easily melts you may want to put it in your cooler. The campground is just down the road from a market, post office, gift shop, snack bar, restaurant and visitor center. No showers in the immediate area due to renovations in July 2018. For those that need to stay connected for work or medical reasons. The visitor center down the road had slow WiFi but it worked. We had several phones within our small group that I tested, Grant Grove Village along with Sunset and Azalea campgrounds have good Verizon cell phone coverage with 4G LTE in a lot of areas. Sprint voice calls worked but was spotty some of the time and roamed on Verizon at times and data was minimal. T-mobile did not seem to work. I do think it is good to get a break from our phones but its nice to know what works if you have an emergency or medical issues. read more