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    Frandy Park Campground

    3.5 (148 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Barn with fun Halloween decorations

    Great for kids - near a quiet spot on the river. Staff are friendly and helpful. Showers are quarters. Toilets are clean and site is great for kids who have plenty of space to run around. Park wasn't full when we were there which made it great - can see how it would be busy in summer. Amazingly peaceful at night during our fall stay.

    Kern River View from the Campground
    Maley L.

    Frandy, Frandy Frandy, what can I say? I was pleasantly surprised. HUGE THING FOR ME, YOU ARE ABLE TO BOOK ONLINE, most of the other campsites don't have this availability! Every campsite has a photo of the actual campsite lot! (Major score) I do not like surprises! We were welcomed with a "drive thru" style check in where all our information was taken and wristbands were given (felt very safe) also a map along with activities that were scheduled for Saturday (meet the animals, rock painting and movie night). The staff was friendly and welcoming. Also, they have 1$ popcorn buckets for movie night!! The campground itself is all dirt. BE PREPARED FOR SAND TO FLY! Most camp grounds that I have been to are paved where cars pass, however, Frandy's is solely dirt/sand. This may not be an issue on days that are not windy. Access to the river is great, the river is clean and not too busy, plenty of people are rafting and floating. Now let's talk restrooms, there is only one building with three stalls available!!!! I wish they had at-least two, they compensated with porta potties that are located in threeother ends of the site that are just horrifying . If you are one that regularly has to go this may be an issue. Just say a prayer before entering those Porta Potties or be prepared to walk to the pretty restrooms, take your pick. All in all, it is not bad. I love how close it is to town just in case you forget something. The town itself is so cute. 100% relaxation. Pros: -large camp sites -river access -friendly staff -ice, ice cream, sun screen, chapstick, firewood etc is available to purchase at the office. -close to town Cons: - not enough actual restrooms -smelly porta potties -dirt/sand

    The Kern River at your door step.
    Frank N.

    First time Frandy and Kern River campers, the hardest part of the whole weekend was trying to get out of San Diego. When coming up from San Diego take the I-15 to the 58 just past Barstow, West on 58 to Kramer junction 395 intersection and head north on the 395 until you get to Ridgecrest/ Inyokern turn off. Follow the signs to Kernville. Frandys is well organized, easy checkin and a very friendly staff. We weren't lucky to get a full hookup site some we dry camped in our RV. Big shade trees are everywhere so it helped cool the rig. They allow small campfires if you need it, we didn't it was 97 degrees during the day. The bathrooms were very modern, clean and safe. I saw a lot of doing the tooth brush walk in the morning. The river is directly in front of the campground so remember to get up early and find your shoreline day spot. The town is a short walk or bike ride away. We had bikes so we took them everywhere. In one day he had breakfast at el Rios, beer at the Kernville saloon and dinner at the pizza barn. Plenty to see plenty to doo. The only thing is they need to spray the roads to keep the dust down.

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    Good campsites on the river's edge. Great for fishing. Well organized with sporting goods store next to it

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    Ask the Community - Frandy Park Campground

    Anyone know if they gave grills or fire pits with grates?

    I know for sure the sites with hookups had fire pits with grates as well. I'm not sure about the dry tent areas I don't think I seen any. But I do believe you can build a fire as long as you put rocks around it.

    Planning a trip for late March/April. What is the best site number for this time of the year?

    I see blue out house in the pictures, is that the bathroom?

    They have both portable toilets all around the campground for close access and a concrete building with flush toilets and showers. The portables were clean when we were there. Same with the main bathroom with flush toilets and showers.

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    The campground is very large with showers and bathrooms, very clean area and amazing views of the Kern river.

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