It’s my 4th trip at this campsite, and what brings me back is the seclusion and the amazing night sky. Also, it’s easier to get a spot here last minute, since it’s not as popular. The rangers said that recently, bears have been coming to this area since the recent fires forced them to move. We saw one black bear club that was about 5’6” climbing a tree. It wasn’t aggressive but it was looking for food around  my group as we were packing up.

Pros: 

-2 vault toilets.

-Large space.

-Less popular. Easier to book.

-Walking distance to Trail of 100 Giants.

-There is a store at Camp Nelson.

-No cell service. Download your maps before coming here.

Cons: 

-NO food lockers!! Lock your food in your car, but don’t have the coolers visible because the bears can still see. 

-Only 3 picnic benches. 

-Swarms of flies all over the site! They are vicious. They will try to bite you and eat your food! 

-Also there’s cow poop all over the site (dry and fresh).

This campsite was huge! Stayed here for 4th of July weekend. I booked it for about 35-40 people and it was perfect. There were 4 food lockers and 2 shelves (only 1 had a lock but it didn’t seem secure). Plenty of benches for everyone to sit and eat. The vault toilets were clean. Also, there’s 2 faucets—1 by the benches and 1 by the restroom. There are 4 restroom stalls. There is one huge trash bin near the entrance of the campsite.

I love that it was 30-40 minutes away from General Sherman going Southbound and Hume Lake and General Grant going Northbound. Also, across the street is Stony Creek Lodge which has a gas station!

This site is in Sequoia National Park, so you have to pay or use an annual national parks pass to enter.