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Sequoia National Forest › Kern River Ranger District › California
› Kern County
› Kernville
› Headquarters Campground
› Campsite #8
Campsite #8 at Headquarters Campground, CA
$32
Tent Site #8
| Walk-In | 6 people |
| 2 | no signal |
5/28
5/30
Campsite #8 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Fire ring, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (2)
5.0 out of 5
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| 2 star | | 50% |
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@JessicaH782 · Camped on May 26, 2021 at Campsite #8
Great place to be able to float in the river along side the campground. Host is super cool and interactive. Remember, no showers available and only has vault toilets. Check your campsite location to see what fits you best. Some have more shade than others while some have lots of large rocks all throughout. Keep your food and personal items locked at night to keep out critters. Also, no cell service at all so perfect spot to really separate yourself from the world. About 10 minutes into town to get basically anything you need. There is also a small general store closer to the campground.
@MARISSAI403 · Camped on May 20, 2021 at Campsite #8
This spot is closer to the road than their map indicates; which is pretty loud during the day. And even though there's less traffic at night, the large trucks will wake you as they go by. The spot was decent all by itself. We did have a slanted table. We had to prop our stove up with a cutting board so pans wouldn't slide off.
However, the worst parts were that there were no showers. That's on us, we should have checked - we just assumed they'd have them.
But worst of all, there wasn't enough blue stuff in the toilets and it made a decent camp trip into one where we DREADED having to answer the call of nature.
The toilets were disgusting. It smelled so bad. And what we had to look at was stomach-turning. Assuming that the toilets should be serviced every day as the chart in there indicated, it was not being done. Toilet paper wasn't being replaced, there was poop on the floor and the wall. By the end of our stay, there was toilet paper and beer bottles strewn about; not just down inside the toilet but in the bathroom where the camp host could easily have picked them up.
However, the worst parts were that there were no showers. That's on us, we should have checked - we just assumed they'd have them.
But worst of all, there wasn't enough blue stuff in the toilets and it made a decent camp trip into one where we DREADED having to answer the call of nature.
The toilets were disgusting. It smelled so bad. And what we had to look at was stomach-turning. Assuming that the toilets should be serviced every day as the chart in there indicated, it was not being done. Toilet paper wasn't being replaced, there was poop on the floor and the wall. By the end of our stay, there was toilet paper and beer bottles strewn about; not just down inside the toilet but in the bathroom where the camp host could easily have picked them up.
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