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Location: 22 miles east of Georgetown on Wentworth Springs Road and 27 miles northeast on Forest Highway 2. Big Meadows Campground Recreation Opportunity Guide(ROG) - This guide contains information, maps, and directions to assist you in enjoying your trip to the Eldorado National Forest.
In Georgetown, CA, at intersection of Main St. and Georgetown Rd. (State Rt. 193), take Main St. east 22.9 miles to Hell Hole Reservoir sign. Turn left at sign onto Forest Rt. 2 and go 15.1 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear right, staying on Rt. 2, and go 6.1 miles to a "T" intersection. Turn right, continuing on Rt. 2, and go 0.8 miles to still another intersection. Bear right, again onto Rt. 2, and go 4.2 miles to campground sign. Turn left and go 0.2 miles to campground.
Great campsite... people need to stop reserving sites and then not showing up. Makes it harder to make reservations. We were lucky to get our site. The Campground is really nice. Close to hiking and the big Sequoia trees.
It's Forest Service so vault toilets (clean) and no water. Campsites vary in size and closeness to road. Very quiet. Spectacular sky at night. It will be cold at night. There is a lot of dispersed camping along the road before the campground and probably not much after if you are self contained or prepared.
We went 8/12/2023. Campsites are clean and area is beautiful. Didn’t have a reservation but some of the sites are first come first serve. Road up is on good shape. A few mosquitoes but nothing bad. Plenty of wood in the surrounding area so you don’t need to bring any. Just bring an axe to chop up as you can’t have any wood hanging out of the fire pit or your will be fined.
Nice campground, ample room and great views of the stars in between the sequoias.
Awesome campground, bring warm clothes and good sleeping bags. It gets to 40 °F at night during the summer. You're surrounded by nature. it's amazing. Definitely come prepared to stay up late. The night sky is amazing.
