The front desk had closed early (we got there at 4:30 sign reads Closed 5 p.m.) when we arrived. Our registration envelopes were conveniently hanging out front amongst other expected guests. The posted instructions to go to the front office to complete the registration the next morning. Front desk was helpful and friendly. However, walking back to our campsite (compared to many other rv stays we experienced), we found that the guys driving around the small electric "golf" carts aren't too friendly. I guess we are used to having staff zipping by and always either smiling or waving; not here. It would have added a welcoming touch which this location neglected. I also noticed none of the newly vacated sites were ever groomed by staff. I usually been to other campgrounds were maintenance would come by, check/switch off the power, rake or sweep up the vacated site, basically tidy up; not here. The pull thru sites are very close to one another. The hookups are located almost in the middle of your rv site; meaning you may find yourself directly in front the your neighbor's sewer/dump connection. We like to hang out/cook right outside our rv. Given the narrow rv site, the ridiculous view/sometimes smell of the sewer would occasionally put a damper on our spot. It basically felt like we were going to eat/or hang out with an open toilet in front of you. Lots of very fine dirt so be prepared; at times if felt like camping in a dust bowl. Everytime a vehicle drove by, a cloud of fine dirt kicked up; not too good when youre eating or relaxing. I recommend reserving your rv site along the river. Those sites seemed to have more room and definitely a better view of the river. If you are planning to arrive at after sunset, it is absolutely dark. Great if you are already settled in. However, after dark, site numbers are too small and hard to spot. One side of the campground (office side), there are two port a pottys. It was a Monday morning, I decided to make use of them. There was hardly any chemical liquids in either one. Both had poop pyramids stacked almost toilet lid level. It was "clean" equipment but the waste was ridiculously disgusting. There are two, single person shower-only facilities nearby with an outdoor sink for washing dishes as I seen tent campers doing earlier. The opposite side of the campground (near the river) has fully functioning toilets. The campground's location is very good. Although the main gate is near by, the trek up the mountain from the main gate to the Giant Forest Museum was about 40 minutes. The trip to Visalia is in the opposite direction and could be from 40 to 50 minutes away. That town has all the comforts that you will need. Good place to visit. Cell phone service is very weak at the campground. The campground's Wi-Fi showed as excellent yet it was too weak to stream movies. I had better service here if I disconnected from the wifi and relied on my spotty network. The river was very nice. I saw kids playing in the water. Lots of small business/restaurants near by. This place was okay for our immediate needs but I can't say we will come back.
Footnote: One of groundskeepers came up to us and asked us if we had e-bicycles? He continued to say that for the past year, someone is coming to the campground and stealing them for the past year. We don't have bikes of any kind, so beware. One pic depicts neighbor's sewer hookup setup directly in front of our door/awning area. It's closer than it looks.