Redwood Meadow Campground

Great amazing place!!! Definitely going to come every year it's an amazing place to enjoy the woods and some hikes!!!

We were here for labor day weekend in 2018. The campsite is small, and several campsites have lots of space and privacy. We stayed at campsite 2, which is very spacious, is located across from the meadow and has a Yurt. The site has a maximum of 6 people, but they also allow you to pitch a tent in addition to the Yurt, so you can have plenty of space. The Yurt was dusty inside, I was glad that I brought a tub of antibacterial wipes to clean it. However, there was A LOT of dust on the floor, so if you have small crawling kids or asthma, you need to bring a broom/mop to thoroughly clean it. The Yurt was spacious and the mattresses were in good/clean condition. We brought sheets and mattress covers from our house to use. There is a double beds and bunkbed that has a double and a 1 single. Even though it was the first few days in September, the temperature was quite cold at night (low 50s), so make sure that you are prepared with plenty of warm blankets/sleeping bag, hats and sweaters. Temperatures in the daytime were in the low 80s. There is NO RUNNING water in the campground and no electricity. We brought four 2.5 gallon containers of water for use during 3 days/2 nights. We used it sparingly (4 people and 1 dog) and we had barely enough. The campsite has a small souvenir shop, but no general store. So you need to make sure that you are well prepared/stocked up since there is nowhere to buy anything. Also there is NO CELL SIGNAL. The campsite was private and very quiet, since it only has around 13 sites. It was a great location from where to explore nearby trails. The Trail of 100 giants can get very crowded for labor day weekend. So I recommend that since you are staying in this campsite, you go to this trail very early (before 9 AM, or after 6 PM), that way you can enjoy it without the large crowds. We tried going to it around noon, and it was like Disneyland! Hundreds of people and tens of dogs on the trail. So to avoid the crowds I went on it at 8 AM, and then at 6 PM. At those times, only a couple of people were there, and we had the trail to ourselves. Dogs on leash are allowed on the trail and at the campground. The best campsites in my opinion are 2, 4, 6 and 7. I would avoid the ones that are closest to the bathrooms because of the smell. There are also wasps/yellow jackets that come over and pester you while trying to eat, as a solution, you can always eat inside the yurt. There was lots of firewood scattered nearby, but you need to bring a saw or axe to cut it into small pieces to fit i nside the fire ring. They did not have firewood for sale with the camp host or at the souvenir shop. The bathroom by Site 1 gets tons of use because the campsite also has day parking for visitors to the trail ($5), so you may need to walk to the other bathroom near site 7.

This campground is just beautiful. It is small so there is not alot of noise. We stayed in yurt #2 and had an amazing view down to the meadow behind the campground. Our picnic tables were right underneath our very own Sequoia and the path to the meadow was close enough for our little ones to be able to explore without us. The yurt was perfect for us, our 7, 6 and 3 year old all slept on the bottom bunk with sleeping bags and we were able to keep all our bags on the top bunk. The baby slept in a pac n play, and there was plenty of room left for the kids to play. We did wish we would have brought a full size broom to sweep up the floor but mostly just because our baby is still a crawler and would just get soo dirty anytime he was down. We had a great time exploring the meadow and just walking around the surrounding area and letting our kids climb and explore and get dirty with their only rule to be respectful of the environment. A far cry from our packed like sardines life in San Diego. The Trail of 100 Giants is right across the street and we just really took our time exploring, our 3 year old was able to hike the whole trail and we wore the baby so we didn't have to bring a stroller. There is no running water at the campground so we stopped at California Hotsprings on our way down to shower and swim before heading home.This trip was soo perfect for our family! We will definitely be making this a regular vacation spot!

It was my first time camping out for 3 nights, 4 days. I live near San Mateo and it took more than 6 hours to get there. The road to the campsite was very confusing, and we left our house at 11:00, but ended up arriving past 5:30. But the campsite was amazing. I stayed 7/1 through 7/4. It was cool in the mornings, but past noon was very hot. At night, it was very cool and it would sprinkle for a few minutes, but it would fade away immediately. I stayed at the yurt on #13. It had a camp pit, a picnic table and parking spot. It's right near the road, so you won't have to worry about the bears attacking. There are plenty of bugs there, but with candles and bug spray, no one in my family got stung. There is a bathroom with toilet paper included. The yurt was very comfortable to sleep in. There was one bed and a bunkbed. My family each slept with a sleeping bag and we were warm enough. There is absolutely no water on the campsite, so you should bring your own water to clean, to cook etc. We used 5 of the plastic water containers found at my local supermarket. The "Trail of 100 Giants" is right across from the campsite, which was amazing. Overall, this camping trip was a success! I will definitely return again.Feel free to message me for any questions!

I've camped at Redwood Meadow a few times, and each time, I love it more. It's almost a four hour drive from Los Angeles. The campground is small - I'd guess under 20 sites. My favorite campsite is number two, but three is right next to it and also really nice. If you're going with a larger group, book those two - they're right next to each other, and the meadow is behind them. there's a tiny creek to cross, and the meadow is behind it. It's so beautiful! These sites are away from the street too, so they're super quiet (not that many cars are driving by up there, haha). The bathrooms are pretty close to these sites too, but not close enough to smell. Speaking of the bathrooms... no showers, and no flush toilets. There are vault toilets, so be sure to bring your own toilet paper. Anytime I've ever been up there, there hasn't been any. You can park two cars at each site and they're both included in your reservation. Sometimes when I'm here, the camp hosts are strict about the 10pm quiet rule, but other times, no one seems to mind people playing music, singing, or talking all night. I guess it all depends on the camp host's mood that day. Speaking of the camp hosts, they sell firewood, but there's a market on the way up the mountain that sells it too, and there's plenty to cut down yourself once you're up there. This campground is full of trees and bushes - don't even worry about trying to find shade, haha. It's everywhere. The Trail of 100 Giants is right across the road from the Redwood Meadow campground. It's a really easy mile or so paved loop through the giant trees. Bring your camera! These trees are breathtaking. There's also a hot springs down the mountain a little way - maybe half an hour or so. Lake Isabella is about an hour down the mountain in Kernville, too.

This is one of the places I am sad to leave. Bathroom right next to our site, surprisingly no smell at all, I saw the host cleaning up these restrooms at least twice a day, right across the 100 Giants trail, unfortunately half was close. But get to see amazing views, at the dome rock, breath taking. Natural water slide, nice place, sadly off road trails were close due to wildfires; however, this is my favorite place so far.

As with many campgrounds in general, your experience of this place will vary depending on which campsite you can get reservations for. We were at site 10; the site across the street and behind us were closest, but we still had good trees and a little cover and privacy. Not so much for the people RIGHT NEXT to the bathrooms, who got to experience the glorious symphony of the latrine door slamming every time anyone had to go. And while we're on this subject, the campground's bathrooms will redefine the word SMELLY to you. Bring your own TP as usual.Protip: the sites you encounter when you first entire the campground are the best - they say 001, 002, 003, 004, 005 on the recreation.gov website - these sites actually have the eponymous Redwood Meadow behind them. The rest of the campground does not have a bloody meadow behind it or near it. These sites are closest to the river on the website's little map. PS we had an annoying couple across from us who actually asked us if we minded if they played their Steely Dan music. "Contemporize, man!" We also had to endure like 2-3 hours of the Grateful Dead later that night. Try to get the sites I recommended or you'll end up too close to some tie-dyed yuppie minstrel show.

Good spot on the south end of Sequoia N.F.. Very nice setting and 100 yards from a trailhead for the 100 Giants. I would say the spot we had #10 is the least desirable in the campground with the picnic table and fire ring within 20 feet of one of the pit toilets, lots of door slamming and kinda smelly. Any other spot and you're good, we'll go back again if other spots are open. Also the closest store for supplies and firewood is about 20 mins up the road in Ponderosa.

Just got home yesterday. The trip was fantastic and the campground was great. Each yurt has bunk beds with a single on top and a double on the bottom with an additional futon couch that lays down to a bed. Bring fitted sheets to cover the mattress even if you are using a sleeping bag. Very small camp ground and great host, Dennis and Michelle were awesome. The toilets don't smell and each site has great shade And privacy. The trail of a 100 giants is across the street which is paved and a 1 mile loop. We are definitely coming back. The yurt was very clean and at night it got down to 40 degrees over the Labor Day weekend. Lots of switchbacks to get up there, took us 4 hours from Los Angeles on a Friday morning to get up. Make sure you fill up with gas before you get into the switchbacks, having to go down to camp Nelson for gas ate up about and hour of out Fun time. We did a hike to a waterfall and also checked out Dome rock. Ponderosa has a great general store and restaurant, no gas though. If you need to shower everyday and put toilets gross you out, this is not your place to camp. The campground can get a little busy during the day because of day hikers to the giant trees across the street

We just spent the weekend here and really enjoyed ourselves. We do plan on camping in the area again in the future and although this site won't be our first choice, we will come back if something else isn't available. We tent camped on Site 5, which is located right behind the camp host. The site has easy access to the two vault restrooms which are located next to Site 1 and across from Site 7. Pros: Large enough site for 2 tents and all our. equipment Campsite located right across the street from the Trail of 100 Giants Souvenir gift shop located right at the entrance. Many fallen trees to gather firewood (bring an axe) Nice table and large fire pit Paved enough for bike riding Small and quiet campground Camp hosts very friendly and on top of supplying toilet paperCons: Smelly (The vault toilets and large trash container omit continuous bad odor) Inside the bathroom sometimes smelled better than outside. Day parking available for hikers so lots of activity at bathroom #1 Camp host didnt have firewood available to purchase so Buy where you burn didn't work out for us. The general store down the mountain with the big sign saying firewood didn't have any either. Luckily we had a small axe to gather for ourselves. No water (We did bring our own 5 gallon bottles with a pump and it worked out fine for us) Sand wasps. Not scared of getting stung, but I can't describe what a nuisance they were. We struggled to eat because we couldn't keep them away. They would literally try to ride the food into our mouths.