Lodgepole Campground, Kings Canyon National Park, CA

Lodgepole Campground is part of Kings Canyon National Park in California (1 hr 39 min northeast of Visalia, CA) with an elevation of 6,746 feet. There are a total of 202 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to the beginning of December. 108 sites can accommodate RVs between 13 and 42 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. There is a fee of $28.00 per night. Some amenities include shower, drinking water, dump station, general store, picnic table, restroom, amphitheater, pay telephone, flush toilets. Activities include fishing, hiking trails.

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4.3 out of 5

5 star		60%
4 star		21%
3 star		7%
2 star		6%
1 star		3%

@WasineeK43BBD2 · Camped on Nov 13, 2024 at Campsite #33

The scenery is beautiful.the facilities are also great! Loved it there!

@Danielle227685 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #31

Beautiful camp ground!

@NaderH34104CF1 · Camped on Nov 4, 2024 at Campsite #61

great experience. superb national park

@DanKF1DA4E3D3F · Camped on Nov 3, 2024 at Campsite #26

Our actual campsite was amazing -- on the outer perimeter so not a lot of noise from other campsites. Gorgeous views of the night sky while still having a little shade in the day. Easy access in and out. Ample room in the bear locker. Our only was complaint that the nearby bathroom was closed down (presumably for the season?) so we had to walk or drive to the one central bathroom facility that was open for the entire complex. That bathroom was actually great, it was just a bit too far for a 3am walk when nature called or you wanted to easily dump dish water. Ranger was very friendly and offered great hiking advice. Will return!

@ArthurAC8D33D5 · Camped on Oct 31, 2024 at Campsite #24

Great campsite, having fuel at the camp store was a lifesaver!

@RebeccaF466555 · Camped on Oct 28, 2024 at Campsite #31

A great park absolutely!! The lodgepole campground facilities seemed a bit over run as well as the public bathrooms at popular trailheads.

@HelenaM1E5BE9B · Camped on Oct 26, 2024 at Campsite #67

Beautiful campground nestled in Sequoia National Park. The only thing that could have been better were the neighbor situations! While this is a public campground and complete silence is unattainable 2 of our 3 nights we had very loud neighbors late into the night despite quiet hours. This was a good reminder to bring ear plugs and manage expectations. All in all we had an amazing time, the campground was very clean, lots of downed and dead wood to use for fires, and plenty of space, we would absolutely go again!

@RhiannaR7B7E24 · Camped on Oct 23, 2024 at Campsite #34

One of the most expensive national park campgrounds I've stayed at for the closest restroom to be a 12 minute walk at night because all of them within the loops are boarded up and it was extremely gross the one that was open, there are several. Campground rings but they close them all at this time to squeeze you all into one loop, so many campers taking and trying to get into spots they didn't book with large RVs they couldn't negotiate through the only open loop all the people trying to get into the spot they actually booked was very disturbing throughout the night. This is probably the only NP campground I wouldn't come back to and I've stayed in over 25 of them.

@SarahMC6F3BDB4 · Camped on Oct 18, 2024 at Campsite #25

I stayed at Lodgepole in mid-October after the campground had switched to winter service. All restrooms in the campground appeared to be closed except for one which was a long walk from our site. There was no indication of this on the map when booking or any of the information that was available when we arrived, we just had to wander (and then drive) around the campground until we found a restroom that wasn't boarded up.

@WILLIAMM503355 · Camped on Oct 15, 2024 at Campsite #206

Campground needs a major overhaul. Bathrooms in terrible shape and messy campground area.

@KimberlyH57940 · Camped on Oct 15, 2024 at Campsite #197

Beautiful location, many flat spots for an RV and a fabulous place for tents. The only drawback is the cleanliness of the restrooms. Fabulous place to hike from. Friendly staff.

@camilles5C507A · Camped on Oct 14, 2024 at Campsite #47

It was a great place, October is a great time if you want to avoid the crowds but something to look into during this time is that a lot of the facilities are closed because it is off season. We stayed at the tent and RV site, for the RV site usually there is a noise curfew for the generators but someone had theirs on the entire night. Our spot was next to the river so it was super relaxing to hear that, the place was clean, except the bathrooms. The sink area to wash the bins smelled so bad we couldnt stay in there for very long, we ended up washing our dishes at the next camping spot at a different park. No bears when we were there and we stayed in the middle of October. It was cold, no ice or anything, thank goodness lol checking in and out was super easy and quick. The rangers were nice and knowledgeable! Overall a great experience for it being our first time there.

@JoshuaJDFDC2C1 · Camped on Oct 14, 2024 at Campsite #17

Great campsite next to bathroom and park ranger attendant.

@CoreyF03C31B82 · Camped on Oct 13, 2024 at Campsite #48

Excellent place to stay while at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks!

@HeatherF405961 · Camped on Oct 13, 2024 at Campsite #180

We arrived on Sunday. The bathrooms were a disaster and need to be cleaned . They were super dirty and there was used toilet paper in PILES all around each toilet.The soap dispensers were empty and the toliet paper was completely gone by Monday. This was the only bathroom available around us site 180. The bathroom was NEVER cleaned and nothing was ever replaced . NO toilet paper from Monday until we left Wednesday....This was worse then using a pit toilet.... Unexceptable since we were paying over $30 a night..

@RachelS6363728 · Camped on Oct 13, 2024 at Campsite #204

Campground is close to many nearby hikes and points of interest. Definitely recommend the trail in the campground. Even though the waterfall was dry, the hike itself was beautiful. The camp store was great, had all the essentials and then some. Picked up a few souvenirs for family back home! My only complaint was the lack of upkeep with the facilities. The restrooms were almost always dirty and would run out of toilet paper. Also some of the showers wouldnt work. Sometime to note, the campsites dont have any privacy between sites, but I knew this coming in when I booked it. Just wanted to mention if this is a important to you! Overall, would recommend and would stay again!

@michaelk687828 · Camped on Oct 13, 2024 at Campsite #203

Overall, great campground and great park. Giving lower rating, however, due to extremely poor bathroom conditions and general lack of cleanliness in the park. Ive visited over 20 national parks and the facilities here were simply unacceptable. No one seemed to care to clean the bathrooms and trash cans throughout the park were overflowing (even with active black bear sightings). Additionally, there were some park employees staying near us in the administrative sites that were driving aggressively through the campground, resulting in several other campers making comments about safety.

@YanethC2C66E7D · Camped on Oct 11, 2024 at Campsite #167

Lugar tranquilo para disfrutar en familia

@HamidS8B9BD7DE · Camped on Oct 10, 2024 at Campsite #197

Great campsites, don't forget you leveling blocks. There are clean showers and laundromat at Kings Canyon close to the lodge. Bathrooms in Lodgepole may need more attention but it is a very busy campgrounds.

@GaryP8594502 · Camped on Oct 10, 2024 at Campsite #11

Campground rangers and assistants were very helpful and courteous. They assisted us with changing our reserved campsite because it was too unlevel for our camper van. The biggest issue we had was with dirty and unkept restrooms that had not been cleaned or restocked on a regular basis. Very disappointing and not a good representation for international visitors.

@juliarB37D0185 · Camped on Oct 9, 2024 at Campsite #203

Beautiful campground alongside a creek. Flushing toilets. Amazing camp store with everything you need, including a cafe if you don't want to cook. Go on the Tokopah falls hike if you can. It starts in the campground. Only con is the pesky yellow jackets that co.e out anytime food is around.

@AMYS5542485 · Camped on Oct 8, 2024 at Campsite #54

Womens Restrooms were awful. Trash was piled in corners and overfilling the trash cans. So gross. We arrived mid week, thinking it wouldnt be crowded. Very dissatisfied with Restrooms. We needed to move our reservation up a day so thankful to have a parking spot to pitch our rooftop tent. Unfortunately there was a tree right in front of our spot, so we had to ask our neighbor if they could share their parking spot. No rangers on duty. We had to forfeit our last 2 days and didnt get a full refund. We do love to camp, but most likely will not go back to Lodgepole.

@TedR4D2236430F · Camped on Oct 7, 2024 at Campsite #52

We had a great time, hard to avoid the meat flies but thats nature

@RonM8462664 · Camped on Oct 7, 2024 at Campsite #192

The restrooms were NOT clean! Two nights there, and the restrooms were disgusting when we arrived, and were not touched. Everything else was really good.

@TheresaC171119 · Camped on Oct 6, 2024 at Campsite #199

We really enjoyed this place. There is a little river that runs thru it and hiking trails everywhere. It was really nice to see people getting out and enjoying being outside and even more sitting around campfires. This site even had a Lodge where you could get food and other items if needed.

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