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Summerdale Campground is located just 1.5 miles from Yosemite National Park, and sits in a scenic wildflower-filled meadow, surrounded by fir, cottonwood and cedar trees. The campground's proximity to Yosemite, the excellent fishing at Big Creek and the cooler summer temperatures make it a very popular destination.
Anglers can fish for rainbow trout in Big Creek. A few miles from the campground are opportunities to ride off-road vehicles in the Miami Motorcycle Trails Area or hike the 3.7-mile Lewis Creek National Recreation Trail.
Each campsite has a paved parking spur, picnic table, grill and campfire ring. Vault toilets are available, and water is provided. Camping supplies are available in the nearby community of Fish Camp.
The Sierra National Forest, located on the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada, is known for its spectacular mountain scenery and abundant natural resources. The terrain includes rolling, oak-covered foothills, heavily forested middle elevation slopes and the starkly beautiful alpine landscape of the High Sierra.
Summerdale is located in the Highway 41 Corridor of the Bass Lake Ranger District, an area known for its giant sequoias. Big Creek, which runs by the campground, is active with the local beaver population.
Visitors enjoy making day trips into Yosemite National Park, or taking a ride on the logging train at Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. Nelder Grove is also in the vicinity, offering the opportunity to walk among giant sequoias.
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, just past the town of Fish Camp. The campground is on the left side of the highway, 1.5 miles before the entrance to Yosemite National Park.
Very peaceful, only about a mile from the south entrance of Yosemite national park. No hook ups or showers. Bathrooms are very clean. Beautiful campground has a small river running through it and a couple waterfalls. Camphost is very friendly.
Good if you wanna stay offline for a bit of time. Nice host. No dumping station nor water.
Summerdale is a nice campground close to Yosemite. Some campsites have shade. Our site was pretty close to our neighbor. The table was kinda of worn out. The firepit/grill was useful. The site itself was small and dusty. Big creek is really close and is a nice to take a dip in (was very hot). Also trout in the creek too. Clean and stocked vault restrooms and the overall campground is nice. Camp host was cool and had good info to share. Try this place out, not badd at all.
Such a fun experience!! I highly recommend to anyone who likes it more quiet. The host was terrific!! He brought firewood for us for $8 a pack. We had a great time.
Bathrooms are very clean and we didn’t worry about bears or people going through our things. Only a mile away from the entrance of Yosemite. It was $30 to enter and lasted 3 days but we could only go in after 4pm
