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Quiet sites amidst the shade of Jeffrey and lodgepole pines. Generally open late April to late September, conditions permitting.
From Highway 395 in Minden, Nevada, take Highway 88 approximately 15 miles. About ½ mile past the Highway 4/89 turnoff in Woodfords, California, turn left at the Crystal Springs Campground sign on to Crystal Springs Road. The campground entrance is approximately ½ mile on the south side of the road.
They were able to fit us in at the last minute in a beautiful spot! All the camping sites are on soft grass surrounded by picturesque farms. Make sure you take a dip in the swimming hole! Lots of families here, and you can rent kayaks and tubes to play around on the river. The whole campsite was very clean, several port-a-johns around the campsite. The camp managers were so sweet!
We reserved a 7-15 person campsite which has two parking spots assigned. The campsite comes with three tables, a fire pit and two boxes to store your food. You also have access to water and the restrooms are pretty close to each campsite. Each campsite is distanced apart to have privacy.
Beautiful camp sight the rangers definitely do there best to keep a watchful eye out and make sure everyone is safe. Be sore to lock up food right away fines are no joke if you don’t.
We camped a week here and it was incredible. Every morning we woke to the golden glow of the sun, birds singing, and the occasionally squirrel wandering by. On our second morning, a pair of deer walked through our site which was amazing! I chose a site next to the bathroom and found the facilities to be clean, although they didn’t have any soap or hand sanitizer available so be sure to bring your own. They have regular plumbing and flush toilets, which was nice. They also had easy access to potable water. We enjoyed this campground because it was much quieter than the bigger ones and within walking distance of the Grant Grove Market and the General Grant tree.
Also, just as an FYI, we had to book right when they opened for reservations online and the campgrounds booked up FAST. We were so thankful to book this site and our stay was beautiful and incredible.
Camping is always fun to me, but these campsites arm small really small. It says about four people per camp site, I would honestly retina place next door as well as your campsite. There is no bushes or multiple trees for privacy. It's pretty. And you can hear everybody throughout the park. My dad and I went there on a weekday after a busy weekend and we could hear everybody in the park. I think it can fit about 38 campsites it says but it is very crammed and there was only about six campsites when I went there so I couldn't imagine going when it was busy. I definitely recommend going camping Monday through Wednesday. The rangers come by three or four times a day to check on the campsites. Most of them are pretty nice especially the females, but there was 1 young ranger that didn't seem very nice to me. Definitely reserve your campsite before you go here at your house don't do it here. Horrible internet service, and you won't have any service at all for internet or phones before you get here coming up the mountain. Also since it's so high up it may be hard for some people to to breathe. My dad is 68 and he had a problem.
