Established Camping
Sample Meadow Campground
About This Campground
National Forest
Sierra National Forest
Located near the Kaiser and Ansel Adams Wilderness', Sample Meadow Campground offers 16 campsites located along Kaiser Creek. Vault toilets are provided and each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and bear box. There is trailhead parking outside of campground approximately .5 mile for hikes into…
Location
Sample Meadow Campground is located in California
Directions
From Lakeshore, CA, take Huntington Lake Rd. east 0.7 miles to Mono Hot Springs sign (Forest Rt. 80/Kaiser Pass Trail). Turn left after sign onto Kaiser Pass Trail/Forest Rt. 80 and go 9.5 miles to Sample Mdw sign. Turn left at sign onto Forest Rt. 5 (dirt and gravel, single-lane) and go 3 miles to campground sign. Turn left after sign and go 0.1 miles to campground.
Coordinates
37.33500059 N
119.1550004 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
A Real Treasure
This campground has many spread out sites with one pit toilet. There is no water unless you use the creek. Please report any trash or other issues to the Prather Ranger Station. When I visited some people had buried human waste next to the campsite and I cleaned it up.
Most easily accessed via…
Great Creek Camping
The Campsites are far enough apart to feel like you are all alone in the woods! The Kaiser Creek provides hours of fun for the kids and you are close enough to trail heads for the adveture seekers in your group. You can plan a great group camp with some sites close together.
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Stunning forested campground
It is a beautiful campground located off Kaiser Pass Road. Even in June there was so many wildflowers and vibrate green. There was bathrooms and each site had a picnic table, fire pit, and bear box. Creeks ran though many of the campsites. There was trails close by and so many meadows. The roads…
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Location
Sample Meadow Campground is located in California
Directions
From Lakeshore, CA, take Huntington Lake Rd. east 0.7 miles to Mono Hot Springs sign (Forest Rt. 80/Kaiser Pass Trail). Turn left after sign onto Kaiser Pass Trail/Forest Rt. 80 and go 9.5 miles to Sample Mdw sign. Turn left at sign onto Forest Rt. 5 (dirt and gravel, single-lane) and go 3 miles to campground sign. Turn left after sign and go 0.1 miles to campground.
Coordinates
37.33500059 N
119.1550004 W