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Campsite #43 at Codorniz Rec Area, CA
$30
Campsite #43
| 8 people | |
| 55 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | good |
5/30
6/11
Campsite #43 Features: Back-In parking, 50 amp hookup, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed, Drinking Water
Campsite Reviews (4)
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@UriL010B63C9B6 · Camped on Dec 22, 2024 at Campsite #43
Was the place most quiet I have ever been. Incredible view and placeWe hadnt water at all
@LauraAnn519537 · Camped on Mar 16, 2024 at Campsite #43
Site 43 has some nice features:It's very close to Restroom #3, about 200 feet. There are two trash cans only 30 feet away. It's well-aligned with the access road, so it's easy to back your vehicle in. The picnic table and fire pit are 10 feet away from the back of the parking pad, and on the same level - no having to climb a hill between the parking pad and the picnic table like at some of the sites in this campground. The view to the east is very scenic. There is a large oak tree right next to the rear section of the parking pad on the west - hanging a light or lantern from a tree branch and angling it just right lights up the picnic table after sunset so you can easily do food prep at night if you want. There's plenty of flat space around the rear of the parking pad and the picnic table to set up a tent.Activities:There is a boat ramp 1/4 mile away, and day-use areas 3 miles away on the west side of the lake. There are hiking and biking trails, and in springtime when the grass is green, the whole area around Eastman Lake is very beautiful, with wildflowers growing all over. It's very peaceful, and the spring season soundscape is relaxing: lots of birds, and in the distance you can hear cattle in the pastures, and coyotes yipping at night.If you don't have a boat, but do have a car for making day trips, it's 90 miles each way to Yosemite National Park, via Highway 41. If you can get up early and get on the road by 06:00am, you can be in Yosemite Valley by 09:00am, and have more-or-less a full day to explore the place, then drive back to Codorniz after sunset. There are other National Forest campgrounds closer to Yosemite, but none with electric hookups that I know of.If you are tent camping, as I am, the optimal season here is about October 1st-to March 31st. From April through September, it's very hot in the daytime, and December through February can be very cold at night, but March is ideal for tent camping, with the spring flowers and green grass.
@LowellK6070707 · Camped on Apr 23, 2023 at Campsite #43
43 was a good campsite, and we enjoyed the electric hookups. plenty of space between our campsite and neighbors..
@DavidB419 · Camped on Oct 15, 2021 at Campsite #43
Took my family of 5 up there and backed in our 26ft. Jayflight trailer. Had a great time overall. Rangers and hosts were friendly and helpful. Campsite were maintained with plenty of space between sites. The spacing made each site somewhat private and that was nice. Kids loved the playground. Downsides were WIFI was only accessible within 30ft. range of host site, the lake was pretty far from our site (which was site 43), and lastly everything was dry (I get it. It was October, so of course everything was dry, but it was still a downside. We will just have to return in the spring for those green rolling hills).
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