Lodgepole Campground Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks California
Lodgepole Overview
Lodgepole Campground is located in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park and next to the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River. The Giant Forest Sequoia Grove is also just a few miles away. In summer, this campground has 211 sites for tents, RVs, and trailers. Parking spurs range from 15 to 40 feet with only a few between 35-40 feet. In fall and spring, there are 16 walk-in tent sites and also a limited number of RV sites. All Lodgepole campsites are reservable (no first-come, first-serve camping).
Campsites 151-214 are mostly drive-up and have paved parking spurs. Many of the other sites throughout the campground require a bit of a walk from their respective parking areas. Several of the walk-to campsites are right along the river and some are really sweet (check out 40, 124, 125, 126 and 128 for starters).
Reservations are taken from May 23 – September 25. Camping outside of these reservation dates are first-come, first-serve.
Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, and an RV dump station. Each campsite also has a food storage locker, table, fire ring and grate. There are no hookups at this campground. A camp store, deli, gift shop, laundromat, pay phone and coin operated showers are also just 1/2 mile away from the campground. Cell service is not available in the area.
Lodgepole – Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Area Recreation
There are several trails that originate in the campground including Twin Lakes Trail and Tokopah Falls Trail. Tokopah Falls Trail is 1.7 miles there (3.4 round trip) and makes for a brisk morning hike. Other outdoor activities include biking, hiking, picnicking, fishing, stargazing and photography. Wildlife viewing can also be nice with opportunities to see black bear, deer and other forest creatures.
Other campground options in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park are Dorst Creek Campground, Crystal Springs, Azalea, Sunset, Potwisha, Stony Creek and Buckeye Flat.
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Amenities
- Amphitheater
- Camp Store
- Campsite Tables
- Cell Service - None
- Concession Stand
- Deli
- Drinking Water
- Dump Station
- Fire Rings
- Firewood Available
- Food Storage Locker
- Gift Shop
- Grills
- Grocery Store
- Laundromat
- Laundry
- Pay Phone
- Pets OK
- Picnic Tables
- Ranger Station
- Restaurant
- Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
- Showers
- Snack Bar
- Visitor Center
Activities
- Backpacking
- Biking
- Bird Watching
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Historic Sites
- Horseback riding
- Mountain Biking
- Nature Trails
- Photography
- Picnicking
- River
- Stargazing
- Visitor Center
- Walking Trails
- Wilderness Area
- Wildlife Viewing
Three Rivers, California 93271
559 565-3341
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Campsite Types
- ADA
- RV
- Tent
- Trailer
- Walk-To
# of Campsites:
211
Campsite Vehicle Size:
15 to 40 feet.
Season:
May – October
Elevation:
6,700
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I love camping at Lodgepole Campground. I try to get up there at least once every year. You have everything you could possibly need there. Your not far from Morro Rock, Hume lake, General Grant & therer a so many hiking trails you can take. I would recommend that you should at least once in your lifetime to go there. You won’t be sorry.
Stayed in Space 20. Had to put blocks under from jacks and fully extend jacks to get level. Partial shade, large site. Nice fire pit. 3 min walk to river. 5 min walk to store and showers. Showers were clean. Good hamburgers in restaurant. Visited by deer in campsite one morning. Chipmunks are overly friendly, while sitting reading a book one climbed up my leg. No bears sighted. We will return
My family visits Lodgepole once a year. Stayed in Upper loop and Bridge loop. Love the convenience of everything this campground has to offer and the beauty of the Sequoia National Park.
Site 190 at Lodgepole! What can I say? Terrible.website says 24’ driveway, and photo shows no tent pitched. It is full of rocks, and wardens told us twice to move our car onto the pavement/road. AND it is not private. There are two sites above it, used by “staff” . Please don’t believe the website, we left after 1 night.
Hi Peter,
You’re right – as our picture of campsite #190 shows, it is full of rocks and not good for tent camping. Rec.gov indicates the length of the parking spur as 14 feet (not 24 feet). Not sure what website you visited had the parking spur as 24 feet. And per park rules – all wheels must be on the paved parking surface.
FYI – we do not have #190 listed as one of our favorite/best sites because of the rocks, sloped camping area, lack of privacy and small parking spur.