Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campground
Michael I.
Reviewed May. 18, 2018

Beautiful Meadow Surrounded by Campsites

I want to start off this review with one big caveat and that was we literally had the campground to ourselves, with the one exception of the hosts. Because of this I don’t feel like I can say our stay at this campground was representative of what it is normally like, but here’s my review nonetheless.

The campground was beautiful with a wide-open meadow in the middle and lovely late fall trees showing their colors during our November camping trip.

All the sites are located pretty tightly around one road and there are a few large group camps. However, like I said the place was stone quiet when we were there.

The is a nice trail around the campground and a short nature walk from the Visitor’s Center, but other than that not a lot of great hiking right from the campground.

One nearby hike leaves from the Beaver Creek Campground and is just a short drive from the park. We took the South Grove Trail which is approximately 5-miles out and back with about 1,500 feet of elevation gain.

We also did the Lava Bluffs Trail which is a short 2.54 miles round trip with a little under 800 feet of elevation gain.

Overall it’s a beautiful campground and a nice area of the state. Worth a visit for sure.

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  • Review photo of Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campground by Michael I., May 18, 2018
  • Review photo of Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campground by Michael I., May 18, 2018
  • Review photo of Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campground by Michael I., May 18, 2018
  • Review photo of Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campground by Michael I., May 18, 2018
  • Review photo of Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campground by Michael I., May 18, 2018
  • Review photo of Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campground by Michael I., May 18, 2018
  • Review photo of Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campground by Michael I., May 18, 2018