Azalea (Grant Grove, Kings Canyon)
Kings Canyon National Park · near Grant Grove / Fresno · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 6500
- Campsites
- ~110 sites
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Varies
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- No
- How to reserve
- Mostly FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED (some reservable on Recreation.gov — check). Near the General Grant Tree (the 'Nation's Christmas Tree') at Grant Grove. Flush toilets, RV sites (no hookups). Bear country. Year-round.
What is here
- Setting
- mountain
- Amenities
- Near the General Grant giant sequoia · Often first-come (spontaneous trips) · Year-round camping · Kings Canyon gateway
- Best for
- Near the General Grant giant sequoia
- Features
- Near the General Grant giant sequoia · Often first-come (spontaneous trips) · Year-round camping · Kings Canyon gateway
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Often FIRST-COME (some sites reservable — check Recreation.gov) — good for spontaneous trips. Walk to the General Grant Tree. Drive the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway into the deep canyon (summer). Year-round. Bear country — use lockers. Combine with Sequoia's Giant Forest. A flexible giant-sequoia base.
The guide
Azalea Campground at Grant Grove is a comfortable, forested base in Kings Canyon National Park, a short walk from the General G…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Azalea (Grant Grove, Kings Canyon) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.74, -118.97