Dinkey Creek in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Dinkey Creek in CA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Set among ponderosa pines and cedars in the Sierra National Forest, Dinkey Creek Campground features standard single sites, tent-only sites, and a 50-person group area. All sites include paved parking spurs, picnic tables, and fire grills, with drinking water, flush toilets, and vault toilets located nearby. The facility includes an outdoor amphitheater and a picnic area set on a sandy flat above the creek. Visitors have direct access to the Dinkey Creek Trail, mountain biking paths, and natural granite swimming holes known as The Slicks and Honeymoon Pool.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 10%.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 123-site campground. Bear Mountain stands 3,793 ft above the site, 4.0 miles northeast. A river runs 0.2 mi off. 2 hike-in sites -- most of them shaded. The nearest town, Auberry, is 16 mi off.
September normals 50–76°F, 0.3″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov