Balch Park Campground

This is a historic campground. With 1000 year old trees and history of logging. Good fishing and hiking all around the area. Nice hosts and most people are respectful of the area.

Quiet and you feel engulfed in the forest. Road is winding and narrow, takes about 20 min from base of mountain to get there and no service but very beautiful! Lots of other campers and fishing pond near. Chilly near night and morning.

Stayed here Aug 2022 and reminiscing. This location was a dream. I wanted to be fully immersed in the woods and this hit the spot. No contact with people and wildlife all around. Will definitely be back.

It's a nice place. Two ponds, each with a campground, and typically stocked with rainbow trout.

Wood at entrance to upper near the host. The museum is non existent and was about to collapse. When I was a kid it had cool stuff from the logging days of the area.

Flush toilets, fish cleaning station, and water. Dusty! There is an ADA site at the upper pond next to the host.

Bears. They come around sun down and throughout the night. Don't be that idiot that spot lights them and chases them into others camp sites.

Balch Park is CLOSED for the remainder of 2023 for road repair. 

It is a nice place to camp when you can.

Beautiful area. Huge redwoods. Your camping among the giants. The campground roads are pretty rough and it is super dusty. I use to camp here as a kid and don’t remember it being this dusty. Remember, no showers, so bring wipes or something to clean up with especially if you have kids! The ponds hadn’t been stocked so fishing was a bust but we had fun anyways. We didn’t have bears the two nights we stayed but someone said the bears were there the night before we got there. Overall it was fun, close to home but unfortunately the crazy amount of dust was too much for us. If we go back I’ll bring a hose to spray down the campsite.

A local favorite, gets lots of tourists. Bears come at night

Fish dont always bite but the frogs do! Absolutely amazing location in the sequoias, amazing camp hosts! George the ranger is super awesome and so friendly. Make sure to take Everything you will need thu ot eont want to drive back down the mountain for anything. Take the first turn off to get there the second one is a terrible road. Go visit the pack station for an amazing horse back trip up the mountain(cash only) head on down to hidden falls for a gorgeous view and a swim. Dont forget your fishing poles for the two ponds on balch park.