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"Bass lake is the perfect campground for young family camping. There are plenty of facilities and even a restaurant."
$30 / night
"First come first serve, vault toilets, water pump by outhouse area, pic a site and make a donation, the is a camp host."
"We hiked the waterfall trail, which is breathtaking, but full of a lot of people! Once you get passed the 2nd huge waterfall, the crowds start to die down and its just you and the mountains."
"One of the nicest backpacking campgrounds. Nice bathrooms and right next to a clean blue river perfect for swimming in! Surrounded by granite rocks in one of the most wonderful place Yosemite"
"It's a nice place real nice open large camp area pretty cool nice trail to a bridge overlooking the San Joaquin River gorge I really enjoyed it it's much more fun if you have horses to ride"
$131 - $397 / night
"These are group sites, but they are the best sites on the whole lake in my opinion. My family has been camping here for 78 years and it’s part of all my family memories."
"It’s still our favorite spot on the lake for my weekends and the hosts are wonderful. These are group sites, and honestly, I think they’re the best on the entire lake."
"Good supply of wood clean restrooms clean creek water , definitely going back"
$39 - $69 / night
ScoutWe had spot 29 which was the first of 4 sites sitting on a roundabout. Had a picnic table, bear box and a fire pit ring. The site itself sat behind our trailer so we didn’t use much of it. The lake is a 5 minute walk and our site was well shaded. Hosts were friendly. The bathrooms weren’t the cleanest but we don’t expect much from vault toilets. Would definitely come back!
GuideWe stayed in sites 37 & 38. These two weren’t ideal for group camping as there was quite a bit of brush in between, but 39 is much closer and cleared out so 38 & 39 would have been better. They were still nice campsites though with flat spots for tents. Lots of tall beautiful trees.
I liked that our spots were on the outskirts as we didn’t have anyone else too close to us. Driving through the campground it looked like some of the other spots were right on top of each other.
There was also a 2-stall bathroom with flushing toilets near by. It was well kept and did not smell.
There is no water access close to the campground. You can go across the road and down a small hill but it wasn’t a beach or anything. Kind of a rocky shore. There are of course spots along the lake you can find. You’ll just have to drive and look for something.
We didn’t experience any nighttime wildlife visitors nor did we see any snakes. Our dog had to stay on leash which was best anyways as there were many people walking their dogs throughout the campground. We had the camp host stop by to check in but otherwise wasn’t too bothersome.
LegendGreat location which isn't as heavily used as you'd think. Being so close to the Bull Buck trail. No water, so you'll need to make sure and bring in what you'll need. No Reservation, first come first serve but not a problem usually. Also, does have vault toilets, so at least no digging needed.... Right by the entrance to Yosemite and we had the 7 sites all to ourselves. Not sure why more people don't stop when you have great access to some amazing trails with some of the oldest and tallest trees in the world!
Nice flat sites with great coverage and picnic tables and fire rings.
TravelerTook my friend from Portland up here for her first Sierra camping trip. This was also my first time in this specific area. Shaver Lake seemed like a great basecamp to be able to drive to a dozen different good hikes. We picked spot 36 because it was farther from other spots and also the closest one to the lake(see pics). This spot was twice the price, which I thought was for the sweet location, but it was actually a double spot. Oops. The spot was extremely well taken care of. The tables, fire rings and bear boxes were all in great shape. Bathrooms were cleaned daily. No showers but that’s what wet wipes are for. Both of the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful. Those lake pics were taken 6 hours apart and barely tweaked. We ate our breakfast and drank our coffee in that spot. Highly recommended.
TravelerCheck-in was fun, the great staff at the reception center are wonderful! The camp ground is quite expansive, comprised of several sections. We were set up in Spring Cove. It was clean great bathrooms, no showers that I could find. Fire ring in each site and the camp host has wood fore sale, $8.00 a bundle. Bass Lake is within walking distance of the entrance. Definitely a come back and stay again!
GuideWe stayed at campsite 12 out of 25. They have group campsites and single campsites which is great and it Is also free and you can stay for up to 14 days. Each came with a picnic table (two if a group) and a fire ring. There are vault toilets that weren’t the worst one I’ve been too. You can see the Kings River and hear it really well. It is a beautiful canyon not far from Pine Flat Lake. It is family friendly and the ground is pretty comfortable to have a tent on. Amazing views of the stars at night, really beautiful weather during the day and night. It might get pretty hot though during the summer months because it’s only at around 1000ft in elevation. Its close to so many creeks too. If you like going up dirt roads and seeing bears or amazing views I definitely would recommend coming here. At night along with seeing the stars and hearing the river, you can also hear frogs, and there is not very many mosquitoes.
TravelerGreat little campground right next to King's River in Sierra National Forest. Twisty paved road wraps around Pine Flat Reservoir to get to the campground. Picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, and occasionally... cows wander through. The main loop has several sites and there's a section off to the right with much more secluded sites among the trees. Popular raft take out spot from the river. There's a small beach just past a paved cul-de-sac. The river is cold and moving quickly, the sounds of the rushing water reach the campground and make for easy sleeping. Love this place.
LegendIf you are an RV’r/vanlife this place isn’t the best. Although it’s a beautiful area, camping here in is a parking lot. Several sites with picnic tables and fire rings but all are walk in sites for tenters. Fee is 10$/night. Water was available when we were here in November. Pit toilets available and clean
TravelerClean Campground and site. The site we stayed at had a nice fire ring, was flat, had a picnic table and it was close to running water. We tent camped, but it looked like there were plenty of RV spots too. Nice and quiet too.
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