Best Campgrounds Near Fresno
20 hand-picked camping destinations curated for families visiting REI Fresno. Each campground selected for quality, scenery diversity, and memorable experiences.
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Meadows Campground
Meadows Campground at Millerton Lake is the best close-to-Fresno option, combining easy access with warm-water swimming, biking, and boating in an oak-dotted foothill setting that’s ideal for quick family getaways.
Lower Billy Creek
Lower Billy Creek on Huntington Lake delivers classic high-Sierra lake camping with strong reviews, great shoreline access, and a mix of hiking, paddling, sailing, swimming, and trout fishing that works well for active families.
Mono Hot Springs
Mono Hot Springs pairs a wild San Joaquin River setting, nearby alpine lakes, and natural hot springs, offering a more adventurous, high-country experience with excellent hiking, fishing, and soaking opportunities.
Belknap
Belknap Campground immerses families in a true giant sequoia grove with a creek running through camp, combining big-tree wonder, creek play, and nearby trails in one of the highest-rated options in the region.
Convict Lake Campground
Convict Lake Campground is a premier Eastern Sierra destination with dramatic alpine scenery, an iconic turquoise lake, and a great balance of family-friendly hiking, shoreline fishing, and paddling.
Buckeye Flat Campground
Buckeye Flat Campground in Sequoia National Park offers warm-weather river camping above the Middle Fork Kaweah, with riverside sites, swim holes, and easy access to park trails and scenery for a classic family weekend.
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Fort Miller and Dumna Strands Campground
Fort Miller and Dumna Strands Campground sits right on the Millerton Lake shoreline, giving families quick-to-reach waterside camping with good bank fishing, swimming coves, and easy bike rides.
Hidden View
Hidden View at Hensley Lake offers another close reservoir option with rolling oak hills, developed lake access, and room for kids to ride bikes and play near the water.
Dorabelle Campground
Dorabelle Campground is a high-review Shaver Lake favorite, blending tall pines, easy lake access, and family-friendly hiking and paddling in a cooler, mid-elevation setting.
Rock Creek (Sierra National Forest, Ca)
Rock Creek Campground (Sierra National Forest) offers a fun foothill experience with a creek, natural swimming holes, and a rock water slide that kids love, plus easy exploratory hikes.
Princess
Princess Campground places you among sequoia stumps and mixed conifer forest just a short drive from Hume Lake, combining big-tree ambience with access to lake swimming, paddling, and biking.
Kirch Flat Campground
Kirch Flat Campground sits along the Kings River in a dramatic canyon, appealing to families who want riverside camping, rafting outfitters nearby, and plenty of warm-weather swimming and fishing.
Summerdale Campground
Summerdale Campground offers lush meadows, creek access, and forest shade just outside Yosemite’s south entrance, making it a great base for families exploring the park without committing to a longer Eastern Sierra drive.
Spring Cove
Spring Cove at Bass Lake provides classic lake camping with boat access, a nearby swim beach, and a mix of oak and pine forest, ideal for families wanting a more developed resort-style atmosphere.
Upper Soda Springs Campground
Upper Soda Springs Campground offers serene, lodgepole-pine sites right along the upper San Joaquin River, with strong ratings from campers who value quiet, cool forest camping and good stream fishing.
Twin Lakes Campground
Twin Lakes Campground in Mammoth Lakes delivers dramatic lake and waterfall views beneath Mammoth Mountain, plus easy access to family-friendly trails, fishing, and paved paths for biking.
East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest (Ca)
East Fork Campground along Rock Creek (Inyo National Forest) places you beside a tumbling alpine creek with excellent trail access into the John Muir Wilderness and renowned trout fishing.
Four Jeffrey
Four Jeffrey Campground sits in a beautiful Bishop Creek canyon setting among Jeffrey pines and aspens, giving families creekside camping, high-country views, and short drives to multiple alpine lakes.
Upper Sage Flat
Upper Sage Flat Campground in Big Pine Canyon provides easy access to Big Pine Creek’s turquoise pools and trailheads into the high Sierra, balancing rugged alpine scenery with creek play for families.
Whitney Portal
Whitney Portal Campground is an iconic base beneath Mt. Whitney with towering granite walls, cool creekside sites, and short family-friendly hikes to waterfalls alongside access to more advanced trail adventures.
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