French Gulch Campground is located at 2,500 ft. elevation on the southeast shore of Isabella Lake off state highway 155 in the Kern River Ranger District. The facility contains 1 group site that can accommodate up to 100 people at one time. The site has 24 picnic tables, 3 benches, 2 large grills and 1 fire ring. There are 2 flush toilet buildings. A wood framed shelter pergola with 6 picnic tables serves the group site. Concrete sidewalks connect the site, parking lot, toilet, and picnic shelter.
Hospital Flat Campground is located at 2,970 ft. elevation north of Isabella Lake off county highway M99 along the Kern River in the Kern River Ranger District. There are 40 single family sites (up to 30 ft. length) and 1 group site (30-person capacity). Each single family site contains a table, fire ring and bear resistant food storage box. The facility contains 6 double wooden vault buildings and 4 portable toilets at the group site. The road and spurs are paved.
Stony Creek Campground, elevation 6,450 feet, is located off FSR 30, the General’s Highway, at the southeastern tip of the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Hume Lake Ranger District. Upper Stony Creek and Stony Creek campgrounds and, Fir and Cove Group campgrounds sit within a half mile of each other in this area. There are 45 campsites: 43 single family sites and 2 double sites. Each site contains a heavy-duty redwood table and fire ring and bear resistant food storage locker. The facility contains 6 double CXT vault toilets. The roads are paved, and sites are a natural surface.
Camp 9 Recreation Site is located at 2,630 ft. elevation on the east shore of Isabella Lake off county highway 521. The operating season is year-round. This site offers the traditional developed single family and group campgrounds, a boat ramp, RV sanitary waste station, fish cleaning station and day use shoreline activities all in one sprawling location adjacent to the lake shore.
Upper Richbar day use site, elevation 1,440 ft., is located 5 miles inside the forest boundary off state highway 178 in the lower southwest corner of the Kern River Ranger District. It is the third facility visitors come to travelling state highway 178 past the forest boundary. The site is within a mile of the Live Oak and Lower Richbar sites and all sites are adjacent to the Kern River. There are 15 single family picnic sites. The facility contains 2 double CXT vault toilets. The site offers fishing, picnicking, rafting, and kayaking. The road and both parking lots (43 total spaces) are paved and the trails to the sites and river are natural surface.
Lower Coffee Camp day use site, elevation 2,000 feet, is located east of Porterville, CA off state highway 190 in the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Western Divide Ranger District. It is the first facility visitors come to as they enter the forest traveling on state highway 190. The site is within a mile of Upper Coffee Camp day use site. There are 10 single family picnic sites each with a table. The facility contains 2 double CXT vault toilets. The road and 19 space parking lot is paved and the trails to the sites are natural surface.
Quaking Aspen group campground is located at 7,000 ft. elevation at the intersection of state highway 190 and county road M107 in the northeast section of the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Western Divide Ranger District. It sits within a short drive of 5 giant sequoia groves. The campground is adjacent to a 30 site family campground and a rental cabin, Summit Mountain National Recreation Trail, Slate Mountain Botanical Area and Tule River. The facility contains 7 group units that can accommodate up to 136 people at one time and 1 group yurt. The site contains 1 single CXT vault and 2 double wood vault toilets. The parking, camping and roads are paved.
Poso Guard Station cabin is located at 4,480 ft. elevation on a forest service road east off county highway M3 and M9 in the southwest corner of the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Western Divide Ranger District. The cabin is approximately 10 miles west of Sugarloaf Park winter play area (FSR23S16) and an hour drive from Porterville or Bakersfield. The cabin features unobstructed views of the San Joaquin Valley, Greenhorn Mountains and Tobias Peak. The one story, one-bedroom cabin was built in 1933 and has a capacity of 5 people at one time. The cabin does not meet accessibility standards. Amenities include 1 queen bed, 1 twin bed, a hideaway couch located in the living room area, dining table with chairs, fully equipped kitchen with microwave, coffeemaker, pots, dishes and utensils, and propane operated stove, furnace, and hot water heater. There is electricity for the lights and refrigerator.
Boulder Gulch Campground is located at 2,644 ft. elevation on the east shore of Isabella Lake off state highway 155 in the Kern River Ranger District. There are 72 single family sites. Each site contains a table, fire ring and/or pedestal grill. The road through the campground is paved but the sites are a natural surface. A fish cleaning station is located near the restroom and has 7 faucet hydrants for 10 stand up cleaning stations. The station is open air and one trough with cutting boards drains into a vault. Trash cans are located under the trough. Hungry Gulch Campground and the Isabella Peak trailhead are located across the highway.
Landslide Campground, elevation 5,750 feet, is located off state highway 180, the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway, then south for 8 miles on FSR13S09 past Hume Lake in the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Hume Lake Ranger District. It sits a couple miles south of Hume Lake. There are 10 campsites: 8 single family sites and 2 double sites. Each site contains a heavy-duty redwood table and fire ring and bear resistant food storage locker. The facility contains 1 single CXT vault toilet. The roads and sites are a natural surface.
Coy Flat Campground, elevation 4,700 feet, is located east of Porterville, CA off state highway 190 in the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Western Divide Ranger District. It sits within the Belknap giant sequoia grove. There are 18 single family and 1 double site. Each site contains a table, fire ring and/or pedestal grill and tent pads. The facility contains 3 double wooden vault toilets. The road and camping pads are paved.
Limestone Campground is located at 3,800 ft. elevation north of Isabella Lake off county highway M99 along the Kern River in the Kern River Ranger District. There are 20 single family sites (up to 30 ft. length). Each single family site contains a table and fire ring. The facility contains 4 double wooden vault toilets. The road is paved, and sites are natural surface.
Headquarters Campground is located at 2,800 ft. elevation north of Isabella Lake off county highway M99 along the Kern River in the Kern River Ranger District. There are 44 single family sites (up to 27 ft. length) including 1 accessible site. There are two 16 ft. diameter yurts. Each single family site contains a table, fire ring and bear resistant food storage box. The facility contains 2 single CXT vaults and 6 double vault buildings. The road and spurs are paved.