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Located along Granite Creek, Granite Creek Campground has two loops containing 20 campsites. Fir trees provide a good amount of shade at campsites. Horses are not permited in the lower loop; however, the upper loop of the facility is horse-friendly and offers corrals. The campground provides vault toilets and each site has picnic tables.
From Fresno take Hwy 41 north to Road 200. Turn right and travel East to North Fork. Continue through North Fork to Minarets Road (Forest 81); The Clover Meadow Station is 52 miles from the Bass Lake Ranger District in North Fork. Driving time is 1 hour and 45 minutes from North Fork. Once you get to the ranger station travel approximately .5 mile turn right on road 4S60. Continue 3.1 miles to campground; 0.9 miles to lower Granite Creek.
Do not go in the summer unless you want to be eaten alive by mosquitoes. I am still suffering the scars of the one night we spent there. It is also pretty neglected so the rocks are big and the road is not very even. Also, the one toilet is so far away from the other end of the campground. It will take you a long time to walk there.Don't call and ask the ranger station. They don't know why no one camps there. The ranger told me that there is good fishing and camping which might be true but the mosquitoes stopped us from staying too long. We saw a deer up there and late at night thought someone was walking around even though we were the only campers there. There is a camp host at this site but no one was there at the time we went camping. We went there because my husband has wonderful memories of when he went camping a long time ago. But things have fallen apart since then and the bugs are overwhelming.
My favorite camping area in California, primitive camp which keeps it available for diehards. The granite canyon downstream from the campground is stunning.
Amazing scenery. Great place to camp, hike, and fish. Bring good bug spray.
8/28/23 Tried to visit, but the Government still has the campground and many of the roads closed (despite the roads still being in good shape). I think the Forest Service forgets that these are Public Lands ...
