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Sequoia National Forest › Kern River Ranger District › California
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Campsite #8 at Limestone Campground, CA
$32
Tent Site #8
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 30 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | no signal |
5/22
6/1
Campsite #8 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 30ft driveway, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (17)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 47% |
| 4 star | | 35% |
| 3 star | | 18% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@KarlS9409040 · Camped on Oct 22, 2024 at Campsite #8
Very clean bathrooms. Nice view of the river with the sound of it all night. Highly recommended.
@DianaG5374683 · Camped on Jun 20, 2024 at Campsite #8
Wonderful view. Perfect access to the sandy beach and alligator rock! Did a little fishing, no catch but the kids loved it!
@MariaA9377949 · Camped on Jun 17, 2024 at Campsite #8
June 2024 was the best summer ever at Limestone! We've camped there at least 4-5 times in past years and we've never had such pleasant weather. We camped from June 17-20 and the weather was an unbelievable 77 - 83 degrees. (I believe we got lucky - soon after that the temps went up drastically.) Other years there have been so many bugs & gnats in the mornings & evenings - this year, there was almost none. The bathrooms are vault toilets - no surprises there, they are what they are. Our campground host came around on the last day of our stay - super friendly & welcoming guy. We drove up to see the Trail of 100 Giants one day, but basically spent the rest of the time at the river by Croc Rock. Water is pretty high and current is stronger than other years, but the beach area has a nice shallow area for kids and grownups to get wet in. We had an awesome time at Limestone - will definitely keep going there!
@CarimiAB413D39 · Camped on Jun 7, 2024 at Campsite #8
We stayed at limestone campground #8 it was a great spot with an amazing view of the river but the only bad thing is that people cross through our campsite to get to the river and are disrespectful
@SarahR6066410 · Camped on Apr 26, 2024 at Campsite #8
We had a great time at Limestone campground site #8! We were there 4/26 thru 4/28/24. Site #8 backs up to a short downhill trail that leads right to a sandy beach on the river -- so lovely! One thing to note is that the camp area (containing the picnic table and fire pit + grate) is downhilll from the driveway where you park your car. The whole site is *slightly* downhill sloped which may make it difficult to find a perfectly level spot for a tent. My partner and I slept in our car in the driveway (which was pretty level) so this wasn't an issue for us. Two other couples were camping with us, so there was a total of 3 cars parked in the driveway. We helped each other angle the vehicles at a slant so we could all fit. The 2nd and 3rd vehicles were considered "additional" and cost $8 per vehicle per day. On Saturday morning (we arrived Friday, late afternoon/evening) we paid the ranger who came around $32 in cash for the additional vehicles. Although it was a bit chilly (definitely not summer yet) we had a great time hanging out and cooking up some good food together! The campground was relatively quiet and clean over all. The pit toilets were clean but stinky as expected! Thank you for a great stay. :)
@DahliaS7566B5A · Camped on Apr 19, 2024 at Campsite #8
I booked this place for a group of friends and got a lot of praise from the group for choosing such a good spot. It really is magically being right on the river and hearing the water as you fall asleep. I had a great time. The spot we were in was well shaded and the campground was in two parts, a lower part and an upper part, each with their own bathroom (vault toilet) that was stocked by the rangers with toilet paper. It never felt crowded. No cell phone reception, no potable water, but still within a reasonable distance to the nearest market if you forget something. One thing, the reservation you make on recreation.gov is for ONE car. Youll be asked to pay for a second car per night. Hope to be back.
@EdwinH4209F673 · Camped on Sep 15, 2023 at Campsite #8
The best part of our camping experience was Ginger, our camp host and the s'mores by the campfire.
@MikeW4539708 · Camped on Sep 10, 2023 at Campsite #8
Place was clean and ready for me. Though this website said campground reservations were full, I actually had the place to myself, which I didn't mind at all. Weather was perfect, bugs were crazy this year though. One question, why put another picnic table right where someone could put a larger tent?
@tylerC5881408 · Camped on Oct 28, 2022 at Campsite #8
I stayed in #8 and I highly recommend it! It's one of the back-most spots, with easy access to the river. The campsite itself is pine and oak shaded, and overlooks the Kern.
@BrentG1792983 · Camped on Jul 20, 2022 at Campsite #8
Very low water flow, hot days. It was really busy on Saturday!!
@MaraC6777087 · Camped on Jul 8, 2022 at Campsite #8
Bathroom needs to be updated
@TuffA8570729 · Camped on Jun 13, 2022 at Campsite #8
1. campsite #008 was great location, located at the far end of the campground, overlooking the water.
2. campsites # 007 & 006 were occupied with campers that knew one another, loud music, a dog that barked all day every day that we were there, woke at 5:30am to go down to the river to do quiet flyfishing with my young son and discovered them "doing the deed" needless to say my child does NOT need to see this it is a PUBLIC campground.
3. campsite to the right of us was a bumper pull travel trailer with generator! This is suppose to be tent only.
4. campsites were littered with trash, never did see the camp host.
2. campsites # 007 & 006 were occupied with campers that knew one another, loud music, a dog that barked all day every day that we were there, woke at 5:30am to go down to the river to do quiet flyfishing with my young son and discovered them "doing the deed" needless to say my child does NOT need to see this it is a PUBLIC campground.
3. campsite to the right of us was a bumper pull travel trailer with generator! This is suppose to be tent only.
4. campsites were littered with trash, never did see the camp host.
@EamonD593 · Camped on Jun 15, 2021 at Campsite #8
It was hot!!! Even at 4,000 feet of elevation. To escape the heat We went to higher elevation to walk around The Sequoias at 7,000 and 8,000 feet.
Limestone is a great camping area.
Unlike most campgrounds, the Sites are off the main highway.
Our site, #8, was perched atop the Kern River. Beautiful swimming area with the “Croc Rock”.
It is a bit far (24 miles) from Kernville. So gas up and stock up on food and water there because there is nothing after Kernville fir a while.
The only negative were a group of young biker campers who chose to ignore the No Open Fire signs. Why would someone choose to ought a fire when the risk of fire is so high? Did not say or report anything because these days something like that can get you shot at or stabbed.
Limestone is a great camping area.
Unlike most campgrounds, the Sites are off the main highway.
Our site, #8, was perched atop the Kern River. Beautiful swimming area with the “Croc Rock”.
It is a bit far (24 miles) from Kernville. So gas up and stock up on food and water there because there is nothing after Kernville fir a while.
The only negative were a group of young biker campers who chose to ignore the No Open Fire signs. Why would someone choose to ought a fire when the risk of fire is so high? Did not say or report anything because these days something like that can get you shot at or stabbed.
@MaraC714 · Camped on May 29, 2021 at Campsite #8
Everything was clean and relaxing
@EVERV491 · Camped on Jul 11, 2020 at Campsite #8
We had lots of fun the mini beach was excellent place to cool down. The down side was that site 8 was in a bad slope but nearest to the water butt beautiful camp site
@AmandaG880 · Camped on Jul 9, 2020 at Campsite #8
Restrooms could use some more cleaning. We stood at campground 009. The view was nice. However, we did find some glass and beer cans in our spot that we had to pick up. There is no booth were you check-in. The park ranger comes by and places a ticket in your spot. Mcnally is a great spot 20 min out heading downhill but the place closes at 4pm.
@NickV282 · Camped on Oct 25, 2019 at Campsite #8
Nice location. Campground is about 100 feet higher than the river. We enjoyed our stay.
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