Lodgepole (Sequoia National Park)
Sequoia National Park · near Three Rivers / Visalia · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 6700
- Campsites
- ~200 sites
- Season
- Spring–fall (some winter)
- Fee
- Varies
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (6 months ahead). Sequoia's main campground on the Kaweah River, minutes from the Giant Forest and the General Sherman Tree. Showers, store, RV sites (no hookups). Bear country — strict food storage.
What is here
- Setting
- mountain
- Amenities
- Minutes from the giant sequoias · General Sherman & Giant Forest · Kaweah River sites · Tokopah Falls trail
- Best for
- Minutes from the giant sequoias
- Features
- Minutes from the giant sequoias · General Sherman & Giant Forest · Kaweah River sites · Tokopah Falls trail
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on Recreation.gov 6 months ahead. Minutes from General Sherman and the Giant Forest; hike Moro Rock and Tokopah Falls. SERIOUS bear country — store ALL food/scented items in the lockers. Showers, store. Combine with Kings Canyon. The winding park road is slow — allow time. The giant-sequoia base camp.
The guide
Lodgepole is the heart of Sequoia National Park — a large, well-equipped campground on the rushing Kaweah River, minutes from t…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Lodgepole (Sequoia National Park) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.603, -118.724