Goldledge Campground, Kernville, CA

Goldledge Campground is located in the Kern River Ranger District, Sequoia National Forest (1 hr 53 min east of Porterville, CA) with an elevation of 3,221 feet. There are a total of 36 campsites. The campground is normally open from the end of May to mid September. 27 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 30 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring. There is a fee of $32.00 per night. Activities include boating, fishing, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (49)

3.9 out of 5

5 star		47%
4 star		18%
3 star		16%
2 star		6%
1 star		10%

@ScottH7806643 · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #21

The sight was extremely difficult to drive it because of the rocks making the roads even smaller. The sight was NOT capable of holding/accommodating a 30ft trailer and tow vehicle. I ended up staying somewhere else and due to lack of wifi/internet or cell service I could not cancel my site. I attempted to notify the camp host but they were not there at the time. Please update the information on the site.

@DavidS3927304 · Camped on Aug 15, 2024 at Campsite #6

Everything is phenomenal. The spaces were good. The host excellent person very polite clean the only issue. Its the bathrooms. They already are obsolete. Need some remodel after that. Everything is perfect

@Francesco9F3DF · Camped on Aug 8, 2024 at Campsite #16

Nice spot, noise neighborhood, nobody stops the noise. The restroom was an hell , no way to have a shower...

@MeganM1621244 · Camped on Jul 26, 2024 at Campsite #27

One of our favorite places to camp ever!

@Guillermo89E93 · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #21

Omg omg this place is so beautiful at the goldledge campground. I really recommend it to everyone out there come and enjoy your summer vacation at the Kern River.. the host name is Steven his a really nice person always going around the campground to make sure everything is fine The only suggestion I really will appreciate it if they can do we need more trees on the camp side n solar lights on the restrooms because its really dark around the restrooms and more water hose post in each camp side. My experience was the best I loved this place I come every year with my husband be here again next year can wait to come back.

@RustinBEEA3313 · Camped on Jun 23, 2024 at Campsite #14

Great as always. New camp host was great! Sites could be updated, upgraded, privacy added by moving a few rocks. Overall great swimming hole, nice little tubing run, and my son caught 22" Rainbow.

@AnastasiiDF8E7 · Camped on Jun 22, 2024 at Campsite #11

Close to the river and incredible nature but no shade on this spot during the day just be prepare

@TrevorP9633161 · Camped on Jun 18, 2024 at Campsite #26

Perfect spot for younger kids

@AnastasiiDF8E7 · Camped on Jun 8, 2024 at Campsite #4

Everything was great.

@Christoph19649 · Camped on May 26, 2024 at Campsite #27

We arrived on Sunday before Memorial Day.After Monday we were the only campers in the whole campground! Most sites are not shaded-bring shelter-This is an amazing campground- close to the river and exploring in either direction.

@TracyS2333570 · Camped on May 17, 2024 at Campsite #18

The campground itself and the site is not that spacious, but what lacks in space makes up for the beauty surrounding it. Anywhere you pitch your tent you'll have a window of a beautiful backdrop of mountains and boulders. Our camp, camp 18 is directly across the river so you can hear the relaxing water sounds all day all night. It's also very close to town, so if you've forgotten something, convenience stores and great places to eat and drink are are reasonable drive away. The grounds are clean and the vault toilets, well they are what they are and are kept reasonably clean. Definitely recommend Gold Ledge. It could potentially be the best one in the string of campgrounds in the area.

@HarisG25535E2B · Camped on Sep 1, 2023 at Campsite #32

Great place!

@RubyB4385404 · Camped on Sep 1, 2023 at Campsite #8

To Start off, The host was very friendly and kind. Spoke Spanish which was a bonus for me and my family! They are bathroom that have toilet paper inside all but the smell is not that great. There is a water flaunt located in the outer parts of the campsite. I rented out campsite 37,35, and 36 as well as 8 because it was a lot of us. You can bring an extra car but it will be extra charger per day. The river current was not that strong but be advised because water was cold. Overall, had a good time here, would come next year but in opposite side of campground.

@MatthewA193445 · Camped on Aug 4, 2023 at Campsite #15

Pros-It's a beautiful river campground, far enough from the road that the cars aren't annoying (like some other campgrounds in the area along the highway) and the river area and surrounding mountains are beautiful. Perfect for stargazing and watching the moon rise over the mountains. Potable water and easily accessible river access are also great!Cons-There was some amount of litter, the pit toilets were pretty uncomfortable by pit toilet standards. Also, I'm not sure if this was the same as other spots but there were a lot of wasps in the area that were active for about an hour each in the morning and the evening (I got stung unfortunately but it happens).Overall, im not sure I would recommend this campground to families due to the wasps and the rushing river making it swimmable only for those strong and brave. There are wadable areas but I would be careful if I were a parent. Definitely a cool spot to go with friends, I have no complaints really just observations. The host was a very friendly and cool Honduran guy, s/o Mauricio.

@VictorFA00898C · Camped on Jul 21, 2023 at Campsite #25

Spacious spothas a table along with fire pittable is unfortunately on top of the fire pit and was a bit of a struggle to move. Good times overallbathroom maintenance was a little under par.

@JesusG3F4A61A8 · Camped on Jul 7, 2023 at Campsite #28

Nice campsite but should include 2 parking spaces instead of just one. Clean restrooms. Couldn’t enjoy the water at the time but overall peaceful Campground.

@HoangN7075C6B1 · Camped on Jul 2, 2023 at Campsite #34

Campers played loud music passed 2 am.

@Francisco1FB07 · Camped on Jun 23, 2023 at Campsite #32

Great campground

@Francisco1FB07 · Camped on Jun 23, 2023 at Campsite #33

Great campground

@JennVCEB84E409 · Camped on Jun 23, 2023 at Campsite #5

The host was so helpful and helped us give information about the campsite and the area. He helped us get acclimated into our site without issue.

@RhondaC9730212 · Camped on Jun 17, 2022 at Campsite #30

It was our groups 2nd year at this campground and we all had such an amazing weekend!!

@josg7048627 · Camped on Jun 16, 2022 at Campsite #25

Very small spots

@JuanL6863743 · Camped on Jun 3, 2022 at Campsite #20

the host was very helpful and nice

@AmandaR9586003 · Camped on Jun 2, 2022 at Campsite #19

5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

@dannyi6168485 · Camped on May 28, 2022 at Campsite #31

Not our first time staying at this campsite, but probably our last. We initially reserved four campsites, but cancelled one of the reservations 2 weeks prior to the date. When we got to the campsite, one of our three campsites was taken by an unknown group. Trying to read the tag markers on the sites (which have the initials and dates of the reserved party) was so confusing as they were incorrect and double marked. We grabbed our 2 remaining campsites and couldn't find the campground host to try and clear things up. When the host finally did show up around 6pm, he was clueless and blamed it on "them". "They" sent him a list - which I clearly saw had my 3 reservations and campsite numbers and pointed it out to him, but he kept going on about how there was a mistake "in the system" by "them". In the end, we had to cram everyone into 2 campsites while our third site was used by a person who slept in his car. I am now trying to get a refund for the one campsite, but trying to deal with reserve.com online is a dead end. According to them, we used all three sites. sigh...

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