I was very surprised how quiet this campground was. Also clean. Had the beautiful experience of two coyotes strolling through our campsite, not scared or aggressive just peaceful. The issues I had were people tying things to the trees leaving huge grooves in the bark, wood gathering, and too many cars and people in campsites. We had a group of about twelve next to us they did have two sites but all stayed at one site with 6 vehicles. Also no campground etiquette... please don't journey through my site. Teach your kids better... I will return as I did like the campground! read more

PINEKNOT FAMILY CAMPGROUND @ BIG BEAR NOTE: bring hand soap, dish soap, etc! There are bathrooms provided but no sanitizing! Parking is available for only two spots in each lot you end up purchasing, it was super easy to park, our lot was 46, so it was a bit of a drive. It was a very friendly area, there was a fire place, a table, and even a stoned cabinet (to store food, etc). The place itself is very close to all the popular lakes and spots. The only downside was that you might not get a lot of sleep, there are many kids there who were keeping people up even at 5am... maybe it's the family itself! But definitely be aware there might be noises and loudness since it's very family friendly! Overall, i'd definitely come back, it was about $120 for two nights! read more

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It a nice campground. Bathrooms are nice and clean. There should be more reviews on the spaces. We stayed at space 22 and this spot has a slope and alot of rocks. Definitely not kid friendly. Worried about my 3 year old falling on those sharp rocks. Sleeping was so uncomfortable because it was at a slope kept sliding down my air mattress while sleeping. Next time space 20 would be good that one was very flat compared to other spaces near by. read more

Pineknot Family Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Big Bear, California

Camped here for our first time and we loved it! We camped in October. It was definitely cold, but perfect! There are flush toilets and they sell fire wood. Its close enough where you can go visit Big Bear Village too. Definitely will go back! read more

NEED TO KNOW: Bring hand soap! I got a reservation here in July because Serrano was booked on the dates I wanted. The camp host, Sean (spelling?), was very friendly, but did not enforce the quiet hours rule which was unfortunate because were next to a large group that had booked 2 campsites. The sites here were not particularly level, which was not a big deal for us but just a heads up. Some of the bathrooms were much cleaner than others. The women's bathroom near site 9 repeatedly needed unclogging, so I preferred to use the one closer to the camp host's. Neither of them had hand soap or even hand soap dispensers (and I checked with my boyfriend, the same for his bathrooms), so BRING HAND SOAP. I would be okay staying here again if needed, but would try for Serrano before this one. read more

So we have never been here before so I was a little tricky with the directions. The entrance to the campground is literally the entrance to Snow Summit. We thought it was a little odd but continued on and found out that it was very secluded. This campground does not have a shower but it has very clean bathrooms. The camp host Sean was super nice. He was always cleaning up around the campgrounds and making sure the bathroom was fully stocked. We had made a camp shower so that way we can rinse off at the end of the day. One downfall from this campsite is most of the campgrounds sites are sitting the lower hill or above the hill. I definitely love all the trees that was surrounding this campground. It made for some amazing pictures. We had a four-year-old toddler with us and he loved the hills because he can roll down his Tonka truck. Sean Sells fire wood if you forget it and it's much cheaper than any of the local stores so if you forget to grab some don't worry! If you were camping with little kids and get bored, you can definitely walk or take a little bike ride to snow summit and there's a couple activities there. There are shops there and even at Starbucks! We were campsite 29. We were directly across from the bathrooms. One thing I'm always afraid when I'm close to the bathroom is but foot traffic. But there was none that disturbed us. read more

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We went up Labor Day weekend and stayed in Pine Knot campgrounds. I was a little hesitant because we usually stay at Serrano campgrounds but I actually fell in love with this spot. The bathrooms were very clean as well as the campsites. Each campsite felt very spacious and you weren't on top of one another. It was a nice surprise when Seann the camp host came by and did magic tricks. He even made us killer frog balloon. Four grown adults and we loved every second of his tricks. The only down fall is they don't have showers but won't stop us from going back. Happy Camping! read more

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This was such a fun time. It was quiet and the camp host was very friendly! Bathrooms were clean and it made for a enjoyable time.

This review is toward recreation.gov and also the pineknot facility member who is in charge of reservations, not about the campground. (Currently the campsites i booked is CLOSED legally due to the obvious wildfires in California. It says the campsite is CLOSED on their website (pineknot campground at big bear) and on google information. They are refusing to give me back my full refund, saying that it would be considered a "cancellation" even though in their reservation and rules policy stated on the site CLEARLY states that a recreation.gov TEAM MEMBER or the CAMP FACILITY manager HAS TO give full refund in case of a emergency closure. I've called and contacted their online support multiple times, only to get a run around - BS - list of responses. Just wanted to give everyone the heads up that recreation.gov is extremely shady. Think about it, am I not going camping because I didn't want to? Or because the LAW and FIRE closed it down? And yet they are refusing to give me my refund. I have added all photos CLEARLY and LEGALLY stating on their website, of the case of a emergency closure that it should be a full refund. and the BS runaround that the recreation.gov help center is giving me. read more

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Just ending our trip here for 4th of July week. It was a great campground near snow summit. Quiet area and pretty generous spaced campsites. Definitely a tight fit for trailers, the limit on the website said 26 trailer length limit. It was very quiet except the group camp sites next door who was blaring music until 2 am. We ended up calling the non emergency line. The restrooms are clean and kept clean multiple times a day. They do not offer showers so keep that in mind. Very close to town, yet offers a great Forest area to camp in. Good prices and would definitely be returning to this campground. read more

Pineknot Family Campground - Sunset from the summit about 10 minute walk. Fireworks visible on July 4th - Campgrounds Near Me - Big Bear, California

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Just stayed at this campground over Labor Day weekend. We had spots 16 & 18 which were not very close together. Spot 20 was extremely close to spot 18 though in case anybody would like that option. Luckily they were very nice people and it was no problem. Bathroom is just two stalls and a barely working sink near out campsite. It was pretty clean and always had toilet paper and had soap for a couple days and nothing the last day. Yellowjackets everywhere! Holy cow! Any time any meat product (bacon, sausage, turkey, cheese...) they were swarming. Nobody ever got stung but it was a little scary. Definitely bring bug spray! Our camp host Shawn was so amazing! Always making the rounds, always had wood and a friendly smile. Had heard he was good with the magic tricks so we asked him to visit our camp sometime so we could see. He came by the following morning and entertained the whole group and it was so fun! I will definitely come back to this camp ground! There are so many hiking spots around this area and we appreciate having cell signal so my husband can work when he needs to. One thing we didn't expect was some altitude sickness. My husband was quite bad off, barely able to move around and sleeping non-stop. Me and the other adult took lots of extended naps to recover from the low oxygen. My husband saw some oxygen bottles the size of a water bottle in one of the gift shops and bought some. Said they helped him a lot. By the time we left on Monday, he was starting to get fluid in his lungs and it was a good thing we were heading back to the beach. read more

I love this campground. It reminds me of the campground of the Pacific North West where you have your own space, not cramped amongst your neighbour where you can hear them gossiping about an aunt or some in law. Back to this camp! We camped when kids went back to school and during the weekday. It was definitely quiet, had some college students about 3 camps over with their music blaring during the afternoon. Luckily it was our type of music! So no complaints there! They only stayed for a night and quieted after 10 that was also a plus. All in all it was very calming and just nice to be in specially in such chaotic world we're having. They're banning fire and we had a tin of citronella candle about 5" wide, which also served as a mosquito repellant. That was kind of our fire pit. The park ranger or caretaker drove by and didn't pay us no mind and it was nice as it sets up that camping mood. Oh, there are no showers! So if you're the type who wants to wake up spanking clean this may not be your campsite. The bathroom offers working flushable toilets and sinks with running water! We only spent 2 nights and it was enough for us as we were getting close to Friday. You can see that the town got busy fast and people coming in and as said we just wanted that calmness. Also watch out for big game. Our campsite was 2nd row from the back of the mountain. My bladder woke up around 1am. And sometimes no matter how brave you are when you're in an unknown place ask someone to accompany you to the loo. I woke up my spouse to come with me and off we went. The bathroom was probably about 150 yards or so. When walking I don't flash my light ahead I flash it around, it's a natural action for me as I've done backpacking in the PNW when we lived there. My spouse's light is always pointing forward. As we were coming back I noticed two glowing eyes within a the bush, at the foot of the mountain. When we got back in the tent the animals around us started making sounds and one distinct sound made us known that a cougar was close by. It was probably about 50 yards from us. It made this yeeping call, might sound cute but it's a familiar call I've heard too much before. Then silence. The next day before sunlight came and I walked around our camp where the sound came from looking for tracks and indeed it was a cougar. This for me a very cool experience. At end of it we loved this camp! We definitely will come back and bring our outdoor shower and just latch it on some tree! read more

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This is my go to campground in Big Bear for tent camping. Lots of RV's there too, but double-check the length requirements for certain spots first. I was lucky enough to get one of my favorite end spots last minute due to someone else's cancellation. Most parking is flat, most spots have the tables, BBQ and fire-pit fairly close to where you park which is convenient. And the flat areas for tents (if you bring a tent) feel nice and secluded. The bathrooms and water are all pretty close to the sites too. It was really nice to see super clean bathrooms that are checked often. If they made them any cozier people would take too long in there lol. The camp hosts were awesome, they were patrolling the park almost non-stop, offering help and advice and answering questions. I came on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and I never heard a peep from the entire campground. I saw kids playing and having fun when I walked my dogs, but for whatever reason, that sound didn't travel far once I was back at my spot. We did have a coyote visitor on the last morning coming through our spot. My dogs (German Shepherds) saw him first and we just watched as he made his way back up into the hills. It's the mountains, wildlife is expected so it wasn't a surprise :) The campground is super easy to find if you come in off of Summit Blvd (go to the parking lot and turn left). Some of the spots actually back up to the lifts and runs, which my dogs loved. read more

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This campground was great. Our site 33 had a small creek behind it that we could hear while sleeping. The wind and shade made our hot summer days seem cool. We were right next to Snow summit so we could hike all around. My one complaint is the camp host having a dog that barked at everything that went by all ours of the night. The camp host was also playing music and revving cars and talking loudly past 10 pm. read more

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Just had a lovely stay at Pineknot campground. The facility was beautiful and covered in tall pines. Facility was well maintained and wood available for purchase. The groundskeeper Sean was WONDERFUl! Helped us get settled and gave suggestions for kids activities. He even put on a magic show for all the children! read more

Pineknot Family Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Big Bear, California

Campground is nestled right in the city so you have access to lots of restaurants, shops and coffee stores. But if your looking for more solitude and quiet nights this isn't the place. Snow Summit is right next door. Make no mistake these campsites are very close together, you can and will hear everything your neighbors say! Not a lot of privacy, but there a few campsite without neighbors too close. We camped at 48, which was has no privacy and got very noisy at night. Bathrooms are decent and well maintained, but can get messy on weekends. Best sites for privacy are 47, 45, 33, and 19. read more

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Camped out here with friends. Spot 40 is def the spot to get, secluded to yourself which is pretty neat noticing every other spot your pretty close to other people. The campground was clean when we got there. There's a food safe to keep food in from animals and a built in fire pit / bbq. The camp ground people were really nice and funny, def there if u need anything. Didn't go to the bathroom but from other reviews there are no showers. Bought fire wood from the camp ground people, $8 for a few log wads. read more

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We stayed recently at campsite 20 and had more than enough space for our trailer and truck to fit without issue. Paved roads and well kept campground. The host drives around in the evening with extra firewood for purchase which was awesome. The bathrooms are clean and easy to access. We will be back. read more

Pineknot Family Campground - Campsite 20 - Campgrounds Near Me - Big Bear, California

I enjoyed our family camping trip here in late July. The host was visible and accessible throughout the day and into the evening. The other campers were polite and friendly, the campsites were nicely distanced and well kept, and everyone respected the quiet hours. It was perfect for an inexperienced camper like myself. Outdoors, away from the city, pitch black and quiet at night, AND a quick 5 minute drive into town for the supplies I forgot to pack. Each site included a bear box, fire pit, grill and picnic table. While the restrooms were clean and well stocked, there were sooooo many flies. I don't know if it was just the restrooms near site 48, but the swarm of flies at the entrance of the restroom to get to the stall was gross, though not enough to deter me from returning. We plan on visiting again soon! read more

Love this camp ground. Shawn made us feel welcome and did a magic show for the kids. It's real quite and relaxing, yet close to town!

The host was really nice! However the actual camp itself though is very hard to find. And I did not like how the set up of our site was it literally looked like someone just threw the table and bbq and pit around in areas that didn't make sense. And In the pictures it looked like a flat area however when we arrived it was definitely not flat it was slanted Don't book #site 9 read more

Stayed here for Memorial Day weekend on site #16. I had booked it last minute so there were only 2 options of site 16 and 17. I didn't choose 17 because it was in the peripheral area of the campground. When I had arrived, I quickly realized I made the better choice. Site 16 had more trees and was more secluded from the "outside" world. The women's restroom had 2 flushing toilets and a sink (cold water only). There were a couple of times when there was a short line to use the restroom. It was always clean and stocked with toilet paper. Each site had bear resistant storage, picnic table, charcoal grill, and a fire pit. Site 16 had enough trees but I would've preferred if there had been more. The ground was not level so we had to shovel dirt around. Access to water was really close by. Parking was just enough for 2 cars, although I did see others with a small car + RV/camper parked in their space. The friendly hosts were on site and available for check-in as well as delivering firewood ($8 for a small bundle). The campground was literally next to snow summit so we were able to walk to the scenic sky lift and hike around the top of the mountain. It was a short, convenient drive to the lake and big bear village. Overall, we had a great time. Each campsite was spaced out far enough so there was more than enough privacy. My only complaint would be the few number of restrooms. Google maps provides directions that take you to the campgrounds in a roundabout way. I recommend following the directions on pine knot's website via summit drive and cutting through snow summit's parking lot. read more

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If you're looking for a clean and dog friendly campground this is it. We came here for the weekend, reservations were booked ahead of time. It's a nice clean campground and the sites are spacious. There are a few sites that aren't that great but what I did notice is that the middle section is the best. The areas are flat and pretty big. Enough for more than one tent for sure! They have in ground fire pits, bbq, a picnic table and bear boxes for all your goodies. One car is included for your site and an extra car is $7 a day. The parking spot will fit two cars but it'll be a tight fit. If you're bringing in an RV they don't recommend anything larger than 26 feet because the turns to get in are pretty tight. The camp hosts are very friendly and on top of things. We noticed after a few campers left they were there right away cleaning the site. They also clean the restrooms at least twice a day! We will definitely come back! read more

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I visited Pine Knot Campground and found it to be satisfying. The camp host Sean went above and beyond and entertained my whole family with amazing balloon animals and a magic show. I will definitely come back next year! read more

My family had a great time camping at PineKnot Campground. The Hosts, Sean and Alfie were so helpful and amazing. Shoutout to Sean for saving my camping trip with some helpful advice for a problem that almost ruined it for the whole family. Really great guy. Great location, just a short walk from Snow Summit. Two cons, the camp spot was not level(ok, the campground is on the side of a mountain) and rocky, but the bathrooms - oh man! Gigantic swarms of flies! We got through with short bathroom runs to nearby Snow Summit to use their facilities, and for the sloped ground, we positioned our air mattresses in the tents so our feet were downhill. We had our trusty dog with us, made a great fire(our first, and bought the firewood from the hosts on site ($8) with hotdogs and s'mores, and slept under stars. A great Big Bear trip was had with great nearby hiking(Woodland Trail), and easy access to town, while still getting a great camping experience. Thanks again Sean! read more

Pineknot Family Campground - View of camping area from the other side of the lake. It's to the left of Snow Summit. Fun trip. - Campgrounds Near Me - Big Bear, California

Wonderful wooded campsites. Not far from the lake and all the things a village has to offer.

PineKnot Campground: 4 stars for camping experience Tips: * Drive around to Pick the right site, it makes all the difference. * There is no staff to sign you in. This was confusing. They come to you. * They don't sell firewood (bring it w you) If you want to camp in nature go to Pine knot campgrounds. It is more secluded then Serrano. My site (45) is completely private w noone around me. You park your car & walk Up a small hill & your surrounded by trees! I couldnt see any other campers! The tent spot is shaded! Comes w firepit, grill & picnic table. It was PERFECT!! read more

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The campground itself is nice. There are plenty of trees around and opportunities to hike. It is a convenient place to camp but it isn't out in the wilderness and is very close to neighborhoods and main streets. I think the main highlight of this campground is that it is right next door to the resort so you can take the ski lifts up in the summer and explore. The bathrooms are maintained okay. Note that there are no showers in case that is an amenity that you must have. My low rating of this campground is because of the CAMP HOST. When she checked us in in the afternoon she was helpful and gave us information for the grounds. I felt it was kinda rude though because she kept referring to me as "blonde" because I had misunderstood something she said. Later that night we joined our neighboring campsite at their fire and she yelled at us to go back to our site because no more than 8 people can be in one site at a time. (This was way before 10pm, which is quiet time.) Our two groups split up so that there were 8 people at each site, then she returned and said we couldn't do that because each person needs to stay in the campsite we were assigned to. Really??? I've never heard that before and I have a lot of experience camping all over Southern California. The camp host then took our IDs and wrote down our information and said she's going to make it so we can never stay at Pine Knot again. That pretty much ended the night. In the morning during breakfast she rampaged into our site and starts screaming at us! She said a lot of things that didn't make sense to any of us. We are still trying to figure out what happened. Some things she said were, "You could be in jail right now," "One of you could have gotten raped last night," "I used to be married to a marine and used to screw other marines," "Would you do what you did last night in your own homes?". We ended up apologizing to her because that's what she wanted to hear, but to this day we still don't know what it was we apologized for. She wouldn't let us ask any questions. We weren't very loud, or drunk, or doing anything illegal. All we did was talk to our neighbors, then after that we stayed at our site till we slept. I think that she may have thought we did something we didn't do or maybe another campsite did something and she thought it was us. Whatever it was, how she spoke to us was very disrespectful and offensive! I'm never going to stay at Pine Knot again and that terrible camp host might have me blacklisted anyways! I wish I remembered her name, but if you encounter her beware! read more

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Don't camp here unless you want to get yelled at and threaten by the hostess. The male host came to our site in the evening and yelled at our group for eating all together. We were told no more than 8 people can hang out at one site 24/7. Yet, we had 14 sites reserved all next to each other. He threaten us to call the cops if we didn't go to our sites. So there was our 14 families that went to spend time together only to be told we couldn't even enjoy a meal together. The male host would drive by and count the heads, it's ridiculous! We were asked to turn off the fire by 10pm or else they would call the cops and kick us all out. The male host said it would only take a phone call. We were woken up at 7am by a yelling hostess for having a "dirty" campsite, when in reality, it was just our camping gear and a few cans on the floor, but yelling is not the way to approach us. These people don't know how to talk, they yell with an attitude and treat you worse than in boot camp. The campground is gorgeous, unfortunately, the hostess killed it for us. The biggest memory we take from this place is being harassed by these people. We came to have a good time with family and kids not to get yelled out and get babysat. read more

I barely ever go camping, but since I moved to CA, I've been wanting to get out into the woods and play. I finally got my chance this weekend. Four of us packed up our gear (which means a change of clothes and tons of beer) and headed up to Big Bear for an overnight trip. We camped out at Pine Knot and it was gorgeous. Big huge trees everywhere, fat squirrels running around for entertainment and as an added bonus - flushing toilets! Actually, the bathrooms were really clean for a campground. I wasn't grossed out at all. And they weren't so far away from our site that it was terrifying to walk there in the middle of the night. No showers tho. The camp host was friendly (even if he did smell like Patchouli) and nobody complained when we were the only ones awake at 1am and we were a little loud and obnoxious. The best part? $30 for a night. And you can reserve online at www.recreation.gov Seriously, this is the cheapest way in the world to take a vacation. read more

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Gonna start off by saying the bathrooms were very clean and always stocked with toilet paper. My five friends and I stayed at site 44 for 4 days, 3 nights. The host were very nice and didn't bother us the entire time we were staying. The only downside of this campground is how close together each of the campsites are to each other. Because there isn't too much privacy between each of the sites, you can hear other people talking. read more

Pineknot Family Campground - site 44 - Campgrounds Near Me - Big Bear, California

Pineknot (one word) Campground is a small, basic campground just to the east of the Snow Summit ski area in Big Bear Lake, California. The access road is quite hard to find. Enter the Snow Summit parking lot. On your left you will see a red "Yield" triangular sign. Turn just before the sign. Continue ahead and around the S curve to your right. The curve straightens out behind a long row of condominiums. Continue about 50 yards east. You will see the Pineknot Campground sign on your right. Turn right (uphill) into the campground. The campground is closed during the winter. The location is terrific, immediately adjacent to the Snow Summit ski area. Big Bear Lake shops and restaurants are close by, as well as the lake itself. The campground is very basic, with only flush toilets and running water. There are no showers, and no electricity. Reservations must be made using recreation.gov (search for "Pineknot"). The site fee was a little over $27/night as of summer, 2016. The campground is a good mix of pine trees and sunny areas. No ranger office. Only a camp "host". Maximum 8 people per campsite. Pets okay. read more

Pineknot Family Campground - Access road from the Snow Summit parking lot. Turn left off parking lot. The road is marked only by a red, triangular "Yield" sign. - Campgrounds Near Me - Big Bear, California

Nice campground; was very quiet during the week for those of us who don't work in the summer. We reserved ahead of time online, but it wasn't necessary for Sunday-Tuesday. Lots of open spots and very quiet. We were glad not to be by the people who were blasting country music and the other people blasting rap. I don't know why people think anyone else wants to hear their music because no one ever does. The lots were large, but unfortunately some areas were kind of sparse in trees. From our site #4 you could see some rental housing that I'm guessing they use in during the ski season. Not very foresty. Although we did see lots of Blue Jays! The bathrooms were clean enough. Bring your own soap if you want to wash your hands. They did have toilet paper though. Glad each site had a fire pit and grill. As for our belongings we left them in the tent all day while we weren't around and no one went near them. At night you can see a lot of stars and relax. If you bring food definitely bring it inside at night. We left out some bread and paper towels- the squirrels got to both of them! read more

Pros: Great campsite overall, reasonable price, and not overcrowded during the weekdays. We had site 36 which is really close to the bathroom and water. Normally I would think that a site close to the bathroom is bad, but not in this case. There was no bad smell or noisy footsteps around us. So it was actually very convenient to be nice and close to the restroom. The restrooms and campsites are well maintained. The campground location is remote enough to provide a nice quiet woodsy experience but also not too far from town and the lake to do activities. We lucked out by having courteous neighbors that were quiet during the quiet hours of 10pm-6am. Cons: This was our first time at this location and I felt like the check-in and check-out process is a bit confusing. There are no signs posted to inform you to wait at your campsite for the employee truck to come to your site to check you in. We walked from our site to the camp host, knocked on the door and were told to wait at our site until we see an employee drive by and flag them down. For check-out we weren't sure either if we needed to talk to anyone, so we packed our things and just left before the check-out deadline. Tip: Even though setting up your tent under a shady tree sounds great, we ended having tons of very small orange larvae type insects falling from the tree and crawling into our tent. They are small enough to fit through the mesh netting around the tent. My advise would be not to set up directly under a tree. And bring plenty of bug spray to protect yourself from mosquitos. read more

Campground is great in the off-season. During the busy season you have to contend with all of the noise and activities surrounding the camp and the inevitable obnoxious camper(s). This year the camp hosts made our camp stay excellent. They kept all the campsites clean, the bathrooms clean and enforced the reasonable rules. Speaking of rules, I always prefer the National parks to the CA state parks because of the "law enforcement attitude" I detect at many CA state parks. Perhaps it is because state parks have so many laws to enforce and camp sites are jammed together. Anyway, back to this campground. We were welcomed by the camp hosts within minutes of arriving and all our questions were answered. They were always available and are the best camp hosts I have ever met. I hope they stay here for a while. We decided to leave our vehicle in the camp spot and use bicycles to get around town. The main street was about a mile away and there are plenty of stores and restaurants within a few miles either way. You can even bike around the lake pretty easily. Unfortunately the lake level was down quite a bit and many of the boat docks were sitting on dry land when we were there. One odd thing ... going west there is a bike lane on the main boulevard to keep out of direct traffic. If you turn around and travel east there is no bike lane and the car lane has markings and signs indicating that bikes and cars share the same lane. It was nerve wracking for me especially with the truck traffic going by. There are no showers. read more

Overall a good campground. What I liked * Fire pit, has a little grate on it for cooking too. * Easy access to town * Has bathrooms What I did not like * There was an insane amount of screaming children from sunrise to sunset * The campsites are pretty close - not much privacy. *Bathrooms didn't have soap, one literally had throw up down the wall. * Campsites are extremely different. Some are perfect and ideal while some are on a hill. The site that I was at I was sliding all night long down the hill because there was no flat area available. It sucked. But other campsites are literally perfect. read more

Stayed at this campground many many times for the last 8 years, but today was different or I should say unusual; I will not go into details just gonna say that I had a chance to meet the host and let me tell you, he is just beyond awesome. Because of his exceptional customer service, me and my family had a great day. We were at #2 today, but usually use #21. They are all nice and to be honest is fun to change sites. The campground is well maintained and the bathrooms are nice and clean. Thank you again for making the whole family happy :)) see you soon read more

Very nice campground, kept very clean and well maintained. In the middle of town. Firewood bundles $8! Right next to a resort with dirt biking and other (expensive) activities. Campsites 33, 34, 35 right next to camp host. This campground is on a LAX overnight flight path, which means jet noise all night Long. read more

Stayed in camp spot #19 on a Wednesday night in July. We could not be more happy with our trip. The camp hosts were so nice and helpful. They do a wonderful job keeping bathrooms clean and monitoring the grounds while still giving you privacy. We were up until 2 with a campfire talking with ourselves and had no problems. I feel like #19 was the perfect spot for us because we had a lot of privacy. Thank you so much! We will be back. read more

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Pine Knot is a terrific place to camp! I'd seen the photos posted here on Yelp, and I was concerned because it seemed to be quite near homes (and I wanted to have the "wilderness" feel). We were happily surprised! Although the campground is indeed near homes/cabins, the area is so foresty that you feel "away from it all." Besides, it was nice being near the town because that also means we were near the lake (a ten-minute bike ride). As someone else mentioned, there are no showers; however, there are several bathrooms with a sink and toilets, and better yet, the bathrooms are clean! There is a camp host who cleans them and is available to respond to any needs or concerns you may have. Each campsite has a grill, picnic table, a firepit, and flat ground for setting-up tents. There are water spigots in between every five or so campsites. My only wish was that the campsites were spread out a bit more. That said, we were not able to hear our neighbors' conversations, and we felt we had enough privacy. Things to do: fishing, boating, hiking, mountain-biking, walking, shopping, bird-watching, photography. read more

Pineknot Family Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Big Bear, California