Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Arnold (Hwy 4) · near Arnold / Murphys · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 4700
- Campsites
- ~120 sites
- Season
- Year-round (winter access varies)
- Fee
- ~$35/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). Camp among giant sequoias — the largest trees on Earth — in the gold country. Two campgrounds (North Grove, Oak Hollow). Showers, RV sites (no hookups). Winter snow.
What is here
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Giant sequoia groves · Showers · Stanislaus River nearby · Winter snow play
- Best for
- Giant sequoia camping in the gold country
- Features
- Camp among giant sequoias · North & South Groves · Stanislaus River swimming · Gold-country access
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. Walk the North Grove (easy) and hike to the South Grove (better, quieter). Summer Stanislaus River swimming; winter snow. Combine with the gold-country towns (Murphys, Angels Camp) and Bear Valley skiing. Showers; RV-OK. Giant sequoias without the national-park crowds.
The guide
Calaveras Big Trees preserves some of the most magnificent giant sequoias outside the southern Sierra — the largest trees on Ea…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Calaveras Big Trees State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.276, -120.305