Campsite #30 at Lewis At French Meadows Campground, CA

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Campsite #30

3 reviews
Drive-In 6 people
42 ft Back-in
2 no signal
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Campsite #30 Features: Drive-In access, Back-in parking, 42ft driveway, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed

Campsite Reviews (3)

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@JoseLM1E538FCB · Camped on Jul 27, 2024 at Campsite #30
What a beautiful camping area. I was afraid it was going to be bad on my way there. There was a huge fire that took everything out driving up. This campsite luckily survived. There are bathrooms with running water, but when I was there they had water issues. The alternative bathrooms were great and clean though. The staff came regularly to clean and stock the bathrooms. They took the trash every morning. The lake is beautiful, but you should drive to the boat launch down the road for more water. There is parking there. All in all I loved this place. I will definitely come back.
@DavidF8210922 · Camped on Jun 23, 2022 at Campsite #30
The French Meadows recreation area, the American River, and Granite Chief Wilderness are one of California's hidden gems. Great beauty, remote wilderness, butterflies, massive trees and ferns, river flows swollen with snow melt, an immense reservoir with clear cold water and a generally lay back vibe. There are plenty of camping sites in this zone, and they're often quite beautiful, most of them require reservations, but some are first-come. This site was great. But I'm giving the overall experience four instead of five stars because of the loud, lewd, and obnoxious behavior of the fully adult campers next to our site. Note to camp host: why post 10pm noise ordinance if there's no enforcement? Notw to fellow campers: why come to the wilderness only to spoil it for others?
@MikeS6104174 · Camped on May 29, 2022 at Campsite #30
First time to this campground and I really liked it. It is pretty remote and quite the drive to reach the area but it's beautiful and worth the effort. I did have a somewhat unpleasant experience when I got there as our site that I reserved had people in it. They had been there the day before and decided to stay longer and didn't bother to tell anyone. When I spoke to the campground host he didn't even know I had a reservation, he didn't have updated information. Fortunately, we grabbed another site that was not occupied and it was actually way better then what I reserved but still a little annoying that no one is really monitoring it. Either way, it's a beautiful campground with great access to the lake. Our site was very big and had pretty good privacy.

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