Campsite #4 at Fern Basin Campground, CA
Campsite #4
8 people | |
20 ft | Back-In |
1 | weak |







Campsite Reviews (4)
2.0 out of 5
5 star | | 0% |
4 star | | 50% |
3 star | | 0% |
2 star | | 25% |
1 star | | 25% |
Cons: Campsite is backed up against a hillside, so there are no flat tent pads near the picnic table & fire pit. There is one flat spot up the hillside, but it means walking up a short hill to get to it, but it is not so bad.
Camped here in #4 early June. Weather was beautiful. Very quiet, peaceful campground. Plenty of kindling firewood for the fire pit, supplemented with a bundle of wood from the local market in Idyllwild 3-4 miles away. Although there is a water spigot in the campsite, the incoming water pipe for the entire campground was broken when I stayed there; t was a short ride up to Marion Mountain campground to retrieve water. Hopefully they will have the water line repaired soon. I was told by rangers that no bears frequent this campground, so for me the food stayed in a bin in the car without issue.
Other campsites at Fern Basin that looked good for me:
#7 has a cool outcropping of rocks, that provide some privacy from other campsites, although it is adjacent to the loop road.
#18 is nice, a small creek runs through it, but it was closed when I was there because it was too damp for tent camping.
#19 is large, and 50 yards away from latrine. Lots of flat spots, and no immediate other campsites around it, since #18 was closed.