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    Thunderbird Group Campground

    4.0 (1 review)
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    KRS at Camp James

    3.6(277 reviews)
    3.9 mi

    Love this place clean well maintained. The campers are families or more just safe friendly people I…read morefeel safe for my kids to roam around all the time. Been there for 5 years in a row for Spring break. My kids never want to leave. I just wish they would fix the volleyball courts that was promised 2 years ago. Love the staff!

    We attempted to stay at this campground last night, but we never even made it to check‑in because…read moreof how difficult the interaction with the host/manager was. We were originally told it was fine for part of our group to arrive later, which we appreciated, but everything changed once we got there. The host spoke to us like we were children rather than adults (I'm almost 40 yrs old) trying to follow the rules. She kept lecturing us about policies, yet she wasn't enforcing them consistently. The real issue came when the rest of our group--who was running later than expected--was told they would have to turn around and go home because walking in with backpacks after dark would "disturb people." Mind you the River in the background mostly drowned out our conversation with her at the time. We tried to understand how this made sense when campers regularly leave for dinner or drinks and return later, but she refused to have a real conversation. Instead, she canceled the reservation on the spot and accused us of being "difficult." At that point, we were never even allowed to check in. All we wanted was clarity on the rules, because what was written and what was being enforced didn't match. It's hard to imagine enjoying this location when the campground host seems more focused on rigid control than hospitality. A little reasonableness and communication would have made all the difference. Still not clear on if my refund went through. Smh.

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    Frandy Park Campground

    Frandy Park Campground

    3.6(141 reviews)
    4.4 mi

    I'm very mixed about this review. The staff were amazing. They immediately greeted us and made…read moresure we had everything we needed to make our stay awesome. The grounds are very much in need of some TLC. The sites are spacious and our group was placed together - which made spending time together easy...and fun. They are on top of the maintenance and the bathrooms/showers are quite impressive. My hopes - before returning next year (and writing an updated, very positive review) - is that the owners invest a bit of money in landscaping. Even if it is just tilling the sites. Get rid of the coarse weeds and level it off. So much potential. We will be back!

    Do NOT patronize this place!!! Similar to the other recent (2024) reviews that are trending…read morenegative, the interactions we had with the staff were some of the rudest I have ever encountered. We were directed to park here by a local rafting company, followed the visible signs with arrows, and the "Rhinestone Cowboy" (aka R.C.) who claimed "this is my property" (maybe the owner?) LOST HIS MIND and chased us down with his oversized truck. R.C. SO DESPERATELY wants to be perceived as a cowboy that it is hilariously pitiful!! Encounters with the rest of the staff were equally unpleasant. If R.C. is the owner, then I am waiting for him to go out of business. If he is not the owner, then I hope the owner reads (and responds) to this post. Having R.C. as the face of your establishment is a dis-service to the community of Kernville and the Southern Sierra business coalition. I have been frequenting Kernville, rafting, fishing, and mountain biking for over 25 years and this is the first, and only, negative experience I have ever had with a local business. In fact, I spoke with several local business OWNERS in Kernville, and they mentioned how difficult this place was to deal with, right after rolling their eyes!!! Yelp managers. Please note, that everything I have posted as accurate as to my recollection. I have not used negative language, nor personally attacked anyone. This review does not meet any of your criteria for being contested or removed.

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    Fairview Campground - Xao long bao made by the cousin

    Fairview Campground

    3.3(4 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    -Vault toilets , no showers . -No cellular / No internet…read moreservice . -On site Host. -Water spigot shared among other campsite. -fishing, hiking trails -Hot spring -walking distance to McNallys burgers , Johnny McNally's Fairview lodge, McNally's General Store We stayed in site 21 and 24 site 21 is adjacent to the bathroom & across the street to the river Walking distance to Mali's burger, cabin general store and a steakhouse , Mally's General store. To access the nearby restaurant walk towards the residential trailer across from site 24. The general store carries many items if you were to leave anything at home. they have ice , canned food , drinks, sleeping bags, hats, water, shoes, medication and of course, alcohol and also fishing baits. Some of the sites has no shade , the group sites has partial shade and is adjacent to the river .

    Fairview camping area is nice most of the spots are drive thru easy parking we had spot 19. The…read moreonly thing is the picnic are is deeper in not by your trailer. The area is clean and the bathrooms. They have men and women bathrooms no running water inside. They do have water spigots around the camp including fresh drinking water. No showers. No cell service. Really quiet area the stars at night are awesome you can see them dancing the Milky Way. The camp host was only there one night we came the second week of November. You can fish right behind your campsites. There is a store next door. Other than that you are pretty remote. Oh you will see some fighter planes flying by like 3 or 4 times a day very loud.. but pretty cool to watch.

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    Fairview Campground - Site 21 can accommodate 2-3 cars

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