USFS Campgrounds – Rock Creek
A dozen popular USFS campgrounds line the road; most are along Rock Creek and a few are reservable.
Must-see hotels in Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
- Reds Meadow Campground
Great spot for access to hiking trails. It has potable water and flush toilets. No reservations.
- Bridalveil Creek Campground
Quieter than the Yosemite Valley campgrounds, with 110 sites at 7200ft.
- Porcupine Flat Campground
Primitive 52-site area at 8100ft; some campsites near the road.
- NPS & USFS Campgrounds
Reservation service for many of the campgrounds in the parks.
- Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park Services Company
Some Sequoia National Forest lodgings.
- All Seasons Groveland Inn
Small, chintzy historic house with five individually designed rooms and antique features throughout. Each room takes inspiration from it's surroundings –…
- Hostel California
A rambling, historic Victorian house located in the center of town, this hostel packs in dusty long-distance backpackers during June and July, with a more…
- Virginia Creek Settlement
Easily found on the highway 6 miles south of Bridgeport (look for the old-fashioned windmill by the roadside), Virginia Creek has a number of…
- Annett’s Mono Village
Twin Lakes Rd dead-ends at Annett’s Mono Village, a huge and rather chaotic tumbledown resort on Upper Twin Lake. It has cheap, cramped lodging, and a…
- Horse Creek Campground
At Lake Kaweah, about 20-minutes' drive from Sequoia National Park, this developed family campground has all the amenities, including warm showers, water…
- Rio Sierra Riverhouse
Beside the river, a stone's throw from the National Park, this cottage-style inn rents four suites, each with a TV/DVD player, telephone, minifridge and…
- Bodie Victorian Hotel
To experience an 1800s boarding house in all its rickety glory, try a room in this building transplanted from the abandoned mining town of Bodie. It can…
- Fern Creek Lodge
Around since the late 1920s, this place is a good choice if you don't mind slightly bland furnishings in exchange for some homey privacy. Each cabin has a…
- Silver Maple Inn & Cain House
A good choice, whether you stay in one of the standard rooms in the whitewashed classic roadside motel, or one of the more contemporary and luxurious…
- Yosemite Westgate Lodge
Located east of Groveland in the Stanislaus National Forest only 12 miles from the entrance to Yosemite, it has remodeled, hotel-style rooms with plush…
- Juniper Springs Lodge
You can't beat the location of this ski-in and -out five-floor resort next to Eagle Lodge, with 180 suites and townhouses. Rooms have classic furnishings…
- Big Meadow Lodge
A cluster of six cozy, clean wooden cabins sit a few minutes drive south of Bridgeport town. Although anyone is welcome, the place is set up for fishing…
- Buckeye Campground
This campground west of Bridgeport and north of Twin Lakes in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is a quiet camping experience with tables, fire grates…
- Lake Alpine Resort
If you’re not ready to rough it at rustic lakeshore campgrounds, this lodge with a general store, lake-view restaurant and bar has a handful of wooden and…