Cherry Valley - TEMPORARILY CLOSED

This is a beautiful campground with nice large sites. The bathrooms and trash were maintained regularly. There was no water at the campground when we were there (it seems like it might be a long term issue) - we were warned about this in advance so it wasn’t much trouble.

The lake is walkable but the path is very steep and there aren’t many places to sit. We ended up driving 5mins to the boat launch and hung out near there instead.

There is nothing else for miles around so come prepared with all your food and essentials. It’s a long long drive if you forget something.

Very gorgeous wooded and secluded campsites. The campground host was really nice and directed us to a different site than we reserved so we had a nicer site and a flatter place to park our bus. Bathrooms were really well maintained also. No service for Verizon.

Great campground. Came here July 2020 and it was amazing. Each campsite is pretty secluded and spaced out. Crystal clear lake, with waterfall and a rope swing. Definitely one of my favorite spots. Only drawback is you either have to hike down to the lake via a steep trail or drive 5 mins away to the boat launch where there’s a beach area.

We’ve been coming here for over 25 years. It’s about an hour from Sonora or Groveland, although the latter is generally a steep no trailer road. Paved roads and site parking. Water taps every few sites. Fire rings and bear boxes. Large vault outhouses. Fishing and recreation on lake with some boat in areas to camp. Water levels vary. Forested but large fires have ravaged much of the adjacent area in the past few years. Campground host,fees. We’ve only had a bear in camp a couple of times. Sometimes we’ve been the only ones in camp, but it’s often full on holidays and some weekends. Only open May-Sept.