This was wounderful. I've been here twice! My first time here my family and I were in the smallest…read morecampground. (it was 5 feet away from 1 of about 15 little streams. when I slept, I loved the sound of water through my ears. Its DEFINETLY worth the wait even with bumpy roads, highly reccomend! 5 stars!

This place was a dream! I've camped my entire life and literally just found the best place ever!…read moreHighly recommend! Roads to get there are smaller and a bit bumpy but nothing to worry about! Took my 22 ft motorhome and it was easy. 5 Stars!

I stopped in needing to dump my holding tank. They have the symbol on the sign out front. No one…read morein the office to help. Dry grass with nothing to offer. It seems to be kinda self serve? Makes me nervous what you do if there is a noisy neighbor playing music or running a generator at night? Anyway, I called the number at the office and left a message. Four days have passed with no call back.

Do not stay here...we made reservations based on website and it's all a scam. Nobody at the office,…read morevague instructions about checking in, no answer when calling for help, no response to texts. The sites are just dry weeds, broken up asphalt pads and hookups are on the wrong side...pond is just a gross mud bog. We ended up leaving and driving to another site. This place is a dump.

My family has been camping at Buckeye Flats Campground for over 50 years, starting with my grandma…read moreand her best friend Sylvia. The scenery is beautiful, the river is peaceful, and the campground has a charm that keeps us coming back year after year. It's a special place full of memories for our family.

Best camping place ever it's a wonderful place to take the entire family of just the wife..read more

We love staying a little off the beaten path when road-tripping to national parks, especially…read moreplaces where we can cook and spread out. Traveling with three kids and a dog, we also need space and at least two bathrooms, and this place delivered for first visit to Sequoia/Kings Canyon. This location is closest to the Kings Canyon entrance, and the drive is beautiful. If you're visiting in winter, just be prepared. After December, the highway into the park can close due to weather -- this happened to us for a couple of days - snowed before followed rain. The alternate route is possible but very long. We stayed four days and had flexibility, but definitely bring chains if you're visiting in winter. The property has RV spots and rental homes. We stayed in a three-bedroom house with 2 baths with 5 people (and a small dog) for 5 days/4 nights for New Year's and had plenty of space. The home was comfortable, with a full kitchen and included a gas BBQ, dishes, and cookware. A few small things would make it even better: more kitchen utensils and serving plates/bowls, plus extra towels. We were a family of five with a dog visiting during very rainy weather, and towels went fast. It would also be more convenient if the washer/dryer were in the unit instead of shared at the office/library. Important tip: bring all your food and drinks with you. There is no store or grocery nearby, and this is not a "pick it up down the road" situation. The closest grocery stores are in Woodlake or Visalia, about a 45-minute drive EACH WAY. Bee stopped in Visalia on the way in at Winco to buy food. The internet was surprisingly excellent -- fast and reliable. We also loved the wildlife around the property. We saw lots of animals, but especially enjoyed the friendly cats that stopped by and the silly quails wandering around. Overall, this is a peaceful, family- and dog-friendly place with a lot of character. If you're looking for a quiet home base near Kings Canyon and Sequoia and don't mind being remote, we'd definitely recommend it and would stay here again.

My wife and I stayed in a cabin here for 2 nights. It's a very interesting place with some crazy…read morehistory. The cabin was okay. We had the smallest one, but it worked just fine. Could use some updates for sure. A/C struggled to keep up and the floor is uneven. The tv is old, small and pretty useless. Would not take much to replace with a tv smart tv that streams. We used my laptop instead. The WiFi was strong, as was the internet. Starlink for the win! Be warned, this is a place you come back to after your activities. There really is not much to do or places to eat. Bring food with you to prep and cook in the kitchen. That being said, we did explore the property for 1/2 a day and that was fun. Google the place and its history, then go check out the old airstrip and buildings. That was fun. The lake is more of a dirty pond, you can look at it, but that's it. No swimming or anything. You would not want to. I probably would not return, but I would recommend a first visit if you are up for an adventure.

This wasn't on the plan but we visited this place based on a hunch that we could give this pit stop…read morea try after seeing their billboards on the highway. No regrets at all. They are a conservation effort to providing safe haven for many kinds of cats - lions, mountain lions, tigers, jaguars. leopards, bob cats, lynx etc. They offer only guided tours, every half hour. Every tour is about 1.5-2 hours long. Very good and very informative. Our host was wonderful at answering questions and very knowledgeable. She kept the momentum with interesting facts and kept kids engaged. Highly recommend!!

An unique sanctuary for larger felines…read more It was surprising to see such a haven in the middle of nowhere. The parking lot was free but dusty and hilly. Likewise the tour required lots of walking uphill and downhill so make sure to bring good tennis shoes. We were welcomed in groups and general admission was checked at the very end of the tour. Admission was $19 per adult, including a conservation fee. Unfortunately I saw some people skip out on the payment which was a shame considering the good work the volunteers and employees were putting into this haven. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Our tour took closer to 1.5 hours than the expected 1 hour. Our guide answered all of our questions and even looped back around if a cat wasn't visible so then we had a chance to see everyone. Some cats lazed out while some approached the fence to interact with the crowd. The total walk was about 1/4 mile but adding in the incline made it feel much longer. At the very end, the gift shop contained a huge variety of souvenirs. I especially liked how there were custom magnets of all of the cats so you can buy one to support your favorite. Such an intimate and interesting experience for a reasonable price. This felt like an advanced zoo experience without the large crowds and noise. This was highly recommended for children and adults alike.

Buyer beware. This business does not post their cancellation policy anywhere on their website or in…read moretheir terms and conditions. However, upon booking you will get an email that your deposit in nonrefundable. I attempted to cancel 3 weeks later, I am a first responder and was supporting a fire emergency, and was told no. Note, this was still 2 full months ahead of the trip, not a last minute cancellation. I'm disappointed at their dishonest business practices. This all could have been avoided if they were up front about their cancellation policy instead of just dropping it on you after you've already made a deposit.

Terrible! Dirty Rooms, paid extra l for a resort fee and the pool and spa were both Ice Cold…read more Service was poor. Don't stay! There are much better places for less money and working pools

The lake was absolutely beautiful and everyone was so nice. The amount of hard work the staff put…read moreinto this camp is incredible. The staff that works in the pondy kitchen are amazing. And the food was great. Love to come visit again sometime soon. Highly recommended this to people needing fresh air, great community and a great view.

Quality/Quantity - Sadly the bridge was under construction,…read moreso they lowered the water on the lake where we were staying. So none of the lake activities were open. But it still had beautiful views. The food exceeded my expectations, and I can't believe I did NOT take pictures of the food! Plenty of food options, at reasonable prices. Options to stay at dorms, cabins, cottages, hotels, campgrounds, etc. Atmosphere - 365 acres!! Beautiful views. Rifle, archery, ax throwing, basketball, pickleball, ping pong, corn hole, fire pits, 4x4 jeep tours, etc. Not much fish, but again maybe because they had to lower the lake to work on the bridge. Service - Great customer service. Most local kids from Joshua School were working. Approximately 114 employees. Price - See website, but overall I felt it was very reasonable. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1946!

This was my first time in Sunset Campground and second trip to Kings Canyon. I read Yelp for some…read moretips and although I found some information, this time I gathered more detailed info I wish I had found: *Also, this trip we had 4 sites, but best was site #40* 48 was good and large and near 40. 27 and 44 were okay. 1. It is true. Site 40 is probably the best of the sites, and the one next to it. The sunset view is insane. You can also see in the distance the layers of mountains and trees that seem to go into infinity. These sites are usually taken very quickly when the reservation opens so if you can't get it, you can always walk here from your site to see the sunset. Just don't disturb the occupants when you walk past their setup. 2. Yes, there seems to be constant firewood to be gathered albeit in amorphous shapes and sizes. They burn good (went in July where everything was pretty dry). I only brought with me one bundle of purchased firewood and left with about 3 pieces back... Tons of firewood can be found when you walk to the trail that takes you to General Grant. 3. Site #27. Best to stay a site distance away from the restrooms as I noticed some people will walk across my site to get to them (really depends where). But it had a really close water source and restrooms right there. Two Parking spots. 4. MOST SITES HAD ONE PARKING ONLY. Read carefully as my friend assumed their site had 2 parking spots each but that wasn't the case. You can't park on anything except asphalt they said. 5. There is overflow parking and for what i saw, it was fairly spacious and had empty spots available on a weekend when I started my hike. It's near the check in booth for the campground. 6. Hume lake is 30 mins drive and people kayak here, take a dip in the water (don't go far), and fish too. I only caught fish the size of my hand so they were all released. 7. Sequoia Lake is PRIVATE and owned by the YMCA, so you can't go there. 8. Market is very close but should drive there. Anything you need they'll have, ice, cooking oil, ice cream, etc. Highly recommended even if it was full. It didn't feel too crowded and people seemed to respect quiet hours. The air was clean and full of oxygen. The view of the sunset was the best part **I hope you find these tips Helpful, helps me know if it's worth writing about this as I am usually a food reviewer person** Thanks! Happy camping.

Plenty of firewood to gather from fallen trees and stumps that were provided to sit on or burn for…read morea long long time. Flushable toilets and running faucets to wash dishes and potable water. No showers. No camp host but just Forest Service workers maintaining the facilities for the most part. Best campsites would be the west side of the campground for the awesome sunset views. If you're lucky enough to reserve those sites be prepared for the whole campground to walk through your site to share the golden hour moment. There's a trail that can be accessed behind the Ampitheatre which will lead you to Grant Groves visitor center and Grants Tree. ~4 mile loop from the campground.

My first time visiting…read more If you love nature, you will love this park. It's just breathtaking and deserves to be seen. I only spent a few hours there as I drove from San Francisco, which is about 4.5 hours. $35 a car. One thing I didn't like, when paying to get in, the Ranger asked if I was a legal resident. He asked that because he said it's $100 for a non-resident. Trump at his finest because the Ranger said it was an Executive Order. There are so many beautiful sites. Definitely worth visiting. Oh, I almost forgot. They have gas stations, and when I saw the price, I filled my tank. $6.19 for regular.

Before I visited the place, I had heard of the Sequoia National Park several times throughout my…read morelife and all these mentions amounted to me believing one large fact: that the place was a sprawling, maybe never ending, sea of deep forest pageantry. And do not get me wrong, the place is in fact miles and miles and cubic centimeters of forest as commonly imagined. It had tall trees, meadows, dirt paths with twigs and shrubs all around and views so expansive the word majestic comes to mind. But after walking the same scenery for hours the beauty in green became a dull brown motif. Wood sprites might have heard my words or seen my unimpressed and tired face because Sequoia stopped being a forest of trees and green and it started to become a land of different weathers that not only gave me new challenges and vistas to experience but it also gave me beauty I had to endure. As I saw my friend Denise walk into a spherical cloud of fog, I realized that this place oscillated between being both proof of nature's magic and her jagged disposition. The fog seemed like a portal to Avalon where Pulk waited with prose, but it was also a reminder of all the sailors and drivers lost when the thickness of mist impairs good visual choices. The fog sphere was seen after Denise and I walked for hours, uphill, to see Morro Rock. As we walked up, we first passed mist that seem to have broken from a cloud. This was a sensational moment. She and. had both skydove but this is the first time where we felt like we walked through cloud veils, insetad of zooming past them with the hope of gravitiy abandon. I do not think I will ever re-feel the sensation of walking on cloud air, literally. She and I got separated. I thought I could follow the signs. But the signs were tricksters. As I walked toward the museum I saw a sign that said this way to Crescent Meadow. I did not see a sign that said this way to Crescent Meadow (pointing to the left) and this way to the Museum (pointing ahead). I assumed that because I no longer saw signs assuring me that I was on the right path, I must have gotten into the wrong one. I share this as the biggest piece of advice that I wish to give: Stay the trail, despite not having signs of reassurance that you are still in the right direction. The signs, and my broken internal compass, are both valid reasons as to why I eventually left the designated path and got lost. Like legit lost in the wilderness of Sequoia. I was not in an episode of Naked and Afraid but I did feel scared, disoriented and like I would not see my life tomorrow. Before I got to this point of panic, I arrived at a bluff of a white mountain that saw me greet miles of green pines that streched as far as the eye could see. It was a Rocky-like-triumph moment, except that I had to drag myself, as I sat, down this white mountain, but that was my survival experience that I am proud to have endured. After sliding down, I searched for paths that seemed walked on before, and found several that I had to follow and eliminae. I climbed over trees by hugging their fallen bark, and almost lost my shoe. I continued and eventually found a path and others humans. I was save for now. I got lost again but this time my survival was quicker as I walked down to the road. Rangers told me that I was not able to ride in the truck after I explained I was scared and unable to find my way twice. One of them told me to follow the road and eventually I would hit the museum. I did just that and I found my friend Denise waiting in the museum. After hugs laced with relief, she and I continued our trek to Sherman. But we got hit by rain. I had a hoodie. She did not. Her face looked beautiful covered with the remains of heavy rain. We walked and the sleet followed. We were wet, damp, and we were scared. What could be next? We could not find our path to Sherman. We waved people down, hoping that someone would take us to our car near Sherman. Eventually, we met Chester and he let us both into his car. The snow now was falling hard. She and I did not expect snow. We did not expect white to fall from the sky not when we were promised green on top of green all around. We got to the car and she drove in Snow for the first time. It was both scary and and beuatiful. I imagined that I was in snow caped mountains seeing frozen giants walk around. The night was gray. The monsters were there. She worried about us not having snow tired but still we drove down the snow covered pines, in a pilgramage to safety. Before we left the park we saw mist contrasted in the dark of the knight. It was a spooky evening, yes, the one that frames scary stories. But for us the night mist was further proof that Sequoia offers weather that is cyclical within a day. With space from the experience, I am only happythat I visited the place and was ensconsed by its many seasons. And, grateful that I survived the beauty of it all.

I'd give this place a 4.5 stars if I could. They lost half a star because the bathrooms were…read moredisgusting. It appeared they cleaned it maybe once a day. But it was stocked with toilet paper. Other than that the campgrounds was great. I love the fact the market is reasonably priced. They have a Cafe, showers, cleaner restrooms, and a laundry facility. The campsite was beautiful. Not too many bugs. Everywhere you looked it was beautiful. There's lots of campsites nearby but not too close. Our campsite was 202, right behind the large rock and pretty close to the river. It was nice hearing the rush of water throughout the day. The bathroom was close enough except for during the the night. Knowing that bears are in the area made it really scary going in the middle of the night. Wear a headlamp, it's much better than a flashlight. The shuttle will come inside the campgrounds and pick you up near the restrooms in the main parking lot. There are a few trails for hiking (which we didn't have time to do). I do recommend if traveling with another family to work out the food situation because there's only one bear box per site. One large cooler can fir or two smaller ones. One large and one small cooler will not fit in the box. ALL food, snack, even perfume, & body spry should be put into the bear box.

Really beautiful area to camp at. Right next to the Three rivers. There is plenty to do every day:…read morehiking, fishing, dipping in the many pools. We've been here multiple times and this time the water was very much filled with algae in the upper areas near the waterfall and cleaner as you went through towards the bridge. Make sure to test the rocks before you step on them or you might slip! Each campground spot has a fire pit (with a very annoying and disgusting swiveling grill on top), and a bear box. I would say the amount of space you get per spot is pretty spacious compared to some other campgrounds. There are potable faucets throughout the campground and bathrooms nearby. The bathroom isn't very clean and only four stalls so there is a wait sometimes but the faucets are motion sensored which is very convenient. There are a lot of interesting bugs at this camp site. And a lot of chipmunks. If they find any scraps they'll be coming back often. We had to scare them off to stop them from coming and digging into our bags. There is a ranger truck patrolling the area at all hours and will stop by your camp site to find things you're doing wrong. We got a warning for leaving out unscented (free and clear) hand soap. And the ranger picked up our trash bag with a few blow out diapers and shoved it on top of our baby food inside the bear box. If you look at the bear box label it tells you to put your kids car seats in there but you are provided a box that will not fit them and all your other stuff. Cross your Ts and dot your Is.