Kings Canyon National Park21
Campsite #21 at Lodgepole Campground, Kings Canyon National Park, CA
$32
Campsite #21
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 26 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | fair |
6/15
Campsite #21 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 26-foot driveway, Fire ring w/ Grill, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (13)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 77% |
| 4 star | | 0% |
| 3 star | | 8% |
| 2 star | | 8% |
| 1 star | | 8% |
@CodyH6682234 · Camped on Oct 2, 2025 at Campsite #21
awesome time and the rangers are incredibly helpful. I only did an overnight trip and my tent got rained out but I am definitely going to come back soon! i hiked the tokopah falls trail and got some absolutely incredible pictures, as well as the surreal feeling when walking through the giant forest is incredible.
No Service
@KiK3F505723743 · Camped on Jun 22, 2025 at Campsite #21
It was one of the nicest campground!
No Service
@IsabelleB5E18B · Camped on Sep 8, 2024 at Campsite #21
Overall the campground is great. Enjoyed the location and the Ranger talk on site. Bathrooms need a major renovation. Walking distance to the market. Lots of wasps making it hard to relax especially when cooking meals or eating.
Some Coverage
@MichelleUD4015 · Camped on Jul 8, 2024 at Campsite #21
The bathrooms by site #20 were disgusting. Toilets overflowing with feces, trash all over, sinks had puke in them. I asked the ranger to please resolve this and it took a few days to be handled. We were told to use the bathrooms at the Visitors Center in the meantime (which closed at 9 and didn't open until 8am), which also were filthy. The showers were disgusting as well (massive clumps of hair, trash, etc,) and most were not working. I learned that these are handled by the visitors center, not the rangers. Upon requesting to have them cleaned and the quarter machines emptied in the 2 stalls that worked (They were so full you had to shake them down to get your quarters in to take a shower-FYI $1 gets you 3 minutes), I was informed "Well we can't just go in there and clean them! And there's a guy that comes every so often to empty the machines. We don't do that" Mind you this is July, the peak season. I don't mind roughing it, but with what they charge for nightly campsites/things at the visitors center, they can afford to maintain the bathrooms/showers.
Good
@JeremieB20C5C8 · Camped on Jun 9, 2023 at Campsite #21
Good overall experience at this site. It is close enough to the river that you can hear the river, but the river is not visible and the sound is not overwhelming. Very close to the bathrooms, but not so much where the traffic is an issue. We were able to fit 2 cars (a jeep and a 4-Runner) onto the pad, and two tents. The site is pretty flat. This site is near the entrance of the small loop, as well as near the front of the campground, so there is higher exposure to traffic than say, if you were in the upper part of the campground. Limited shade at this site, so exposure is high. This site is average; there are better, and there are definitely worse.
No Service
@DennisP9096753 · Camped on Oct 2, 2022 at Campsite #21
Campsite and park was very clean with nice spacious sites. We were a little disappointed that Lodgepole welcome center had closed the day before we arrived. The website said that it closes for the winter season but would have liked to have a date of closure before we arrived.Overall our experience at Lodgepole was very good.
No Service
@GabrielaG39140 · Camped on Jul 8, 2022 at Campsite #21
Very great experience camping here. The rangers were very friendly, bathroom was clean with flushable toilets. Right next to the convenient store and a bunch of trails. Would definitely stay again.
@LisaC6980823 · Camped on Jun 20, 2022 at Campsite #21
Great experience! Lodgepole is a very nice campground. Walking distance to the market and the shuttle stops right in the park! Bathrooms are flush toilets, but since it is a campground, there are bugs and spiders in there at times. It didn't bother me but my daughter wasn't thrilled about it. The bear box for food/toiletries was very large and if you brought a LOT of food, they do have extra boxes to use in each loop. The box fit my cooler, and several boxes/containers of my shelf stable food. Bear proof trash bins, recycle boxes are in each loop. The market has everything you'd need (seriously): sleeping bags, food, firewood, OTC medicine, candy, and even ice cream! There also have shirts, hoodies, water bottle stickers, and other gift items.
@WayneC2425168 · Camped on Sep 6, 2021 at Campsite #21
Not the most level sites, but adequate. Couldnt shower due to drought conditions. Saw two of the best ranger programs ever. Could not believe how quiet it was at night. Brightest stars I have ever seen. All rangers were friendly and very helpful. Would definitely go back. Overall a very good experience.
@WayneC577 · Camped on Sep 6, 2021 at Campsite #21
Not the most level sites, but adequate. Couldn’t shower due to drought conditions. Saw two of the best ranger programs ever. Could not believe how quiet it was at night. Brightest stars I have ever seen. All rangers were friendly and very helpful. Would definitely go back. Overall a very good experience.
No Service
@FrancisP549 · Camped on Aug 8, 2021 at Campsite #21
Beautiful campground, we did tent camping for 2 nights. Several water faucets close to the campsite and restroom are not too far either. Only downside was that Showers were closed for the season at Lodgepole market place
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