Lake Kaweah Horse Creek Campground

I've been "glamping" before when I was younger - my family used to rent a cabin and we would then explore the mountains. However, I had never camped in a tent prior to this. However, Horse Creek was a good introduction to the camping world.At $20 a night, you get your own campsite that can fit up to 8-10 people. We were able to fit about 4 tents. The ground was flat enough to set up camp, and the grounds to eat and chill were spacious enough. As for the bathrooms, the showers are fairly clean and the toilets aren't too shabby either. It seemed like they were cleaned on a daily basis.As for entertainment, the campsite is right near the lake so every morning I woke up to the beautiful sight of nature - the sunset was pretty as well. The lake wasn't too dirty, although I would recommend water shoes. Also, the main office has friendly staff to answer any questions. Ultimately, if you want a campground that's at the bottom of the mountain (it's only 10-12 miles away from the entrance of the Sequoia National Park) that's clean and family-friendly, this place is extremely solid. I highly recommend it.

Probably a nice campground but they lock the gates at 9pm. Sorry out of luck. We drove 6 hours and couldn't get in at 930pm. This is unacceptable in my book and we checked their website first and no mention of this policy. Hopefully they change it someday. My son was heartbroken we couldn't get in. FAIL

I enjoy car camping. Not quite the serious "hike into your spot" kind of camping. But drive up, unload, pitch a tent and relax. This campground was perfectly just that. The sites are RIGHT on the shore of the lake. In fact, the site we reserved was UNDER WATER when we arrived in early May. They're not joking when they say the whole campground is closed in the summer months due to flooding. Thankfully they only allow half the sites to be reserved and they moved us to an open spot, right at the front. It also gave us an easy spot to fish from the shore in the mornings and evenings. I'm glad we chose this campground when finding a weekend getaway. I heard it gets crowded inside the main campgrounds in Sequoia Park. Sites are well spaced out. Each spot had either a canopy or a tree for shade. Of course theres a fire pit too. The bathrooms were sufficient. 1 shower inside, with hot water. The local general store is within a 5 minute drive to get firewood and supplies and Kaweah Marina is close by too to rent a patio boat to enjoy the day on the lake. They will close the gate entrance at 9pm sharp. But you can park in the dirt lot or next to the gate over night. The exit is open all night, but its got those 1 way spike strips... exit only.

Great area to stay if you don't want to pay as much to stay in Sequoia National Park, $20 a night, can't really beat that! It's also right by a lake so bring your fishing rods or boats and set sail!Camped here for labor day 2015, and everything was basically dry, so no worries on any flooding, in fact, you can see where the water level USED to be and it's way way way lower nowadays, save water California!The campsites aren't bad, pretty spacious, I believe they allow 2 cars, 2 tents, max of 8 people and pets allowed if on leashes to one campsite, at least the one that I rented. They should have more options than that though if you're camping with more people. The campsite has a picnic bench, as well as a firepit for campfires, with half a grill so that you can cook food on it. BEWARE: bathrooms are not as amazing as they seem. There are only 4 bathrooms to each restroom center area (porta potties are scattered around as well) but what sucks is that the shower is in each bathroom stall, so in the morning and evening times, it'll take hours to wait in line to just use it for the restroom. It's unfortunate that this was designed better. I went real camp crazy and just didn't shower the whole three days! (of course i forgot a towel too so made the decision easier as the showers were pretty gross since it's in the same area as the toilet).Besides that though, great area, nice scenery, quiet, and spacious. Great clear night skies for star gazing (you'll see a few shooting stars guaranteed!)

After staying in Seqouia National Park at Potwisha, I thought this place would be adequate for a stop over, a place to flop on our way...we ended up staying here for 4 days!The lake is almost dry for most of the year, this being February. ..we were able to walk across a lake, it was so cool. There was old homesteads on the bottom, including a swimming pool....very cool and surreal. When the lake fills a good portion of the campsites are under water...it was cool to imagine which sites are lakefront property : -)Check it out

Friendly, but busy.Campsites have a good amount of room between them, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. Though you're not too close to your neighbors, it seems like each site has multiple tents, a few cars, and a dozen people and kids. And a radio. That said, it was also Labor Day weekend, so there were a lot of families around.Also, very pretty landscape, but you can hear highway traffic nearby through the night. Though it's not too bad, it reminds you that you're not fully in nature. That said, the couple managing the campsite is lovely and went above and beyond to help accommodate us (without a reservation, on one of the busiest weekends of the year). They definitely earned my highest regards.All in all, I'd say that Lake Kaweah wasn't the most peaceful of campgrounds I've visited, but it was definitely very family-forward and good for groups. Don't regret staying at all, but I don't think I'd come back during another long weekend.

This place is the best too.We been here lot of tms with my family! The river there is so clean!!! The water is so warm!!! This is the best part for us the water!!!! Fresh air. We always camp at horsecreek ,

So I had 2 criteria for the night:1. Tent camping2. Open pit fireYeah, found a place to pitch a tent right before 10pm....when this campground was closing ...right in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is not on the map....actually, passed by, on those winding mountain roads, the 2 campgrounds that were on the map, on accident....and thought it was a lost cause...until this place popped up. A great place it is.You can have it ALL here...EVERYTHING except material greed.You can watch the stars up above,Have a wild fire in your pit andA grill plate for those beer-bathed-brats (although it was a bit covered in rust) and most importantly,WIDE OPEN space. Usually, I do not like seeing headlights when I camp...but something about this place....seeing those lights high off in the distant mountain...made me feel less insignificant in this wild world.Hot showers, for free, never crowded, actually I was lucky to wave "HI" to one other human being.I think I personally counted over 5 space debris meterorites hitting the atmosphere, and my buddy counted way more than that....each visualized at different times.....go ahead, child, make a wish on that shooting star!Dog friendly.Fire friendly.Me friendly.It gets 4 stars.

Good place to walk on a cool dayLots of family picnic during the weekend So felt safe But found some beer bottles with women's underwear at the corner So not sure if I wanna go after sunset

Spacious sites, beautiful surrounding hills, nearby highway with road noise, clean restrooms. The camp host was awfully grouchy!