Hungry Gulch in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Hungry Gulch in CA
CampgroundUSFS
2.4 mi from Lake Isabella
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 10%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 30 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 30 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 30 ft.
Campground details
Setting
Hungry Gulch Campground sits on a pine-covered hillside at 2,640 feet in Sequoia National Forest, three miles from the western shores of Lake Isabella. The layout features nearly 80 non-specific sites, many with distant views of the reservoir. On-site amenities include picnic tables, campfire rings, and drinking water. Nearby Lake Isabella and the adjacent Kern River offer fishing for trout, bass, crappie, and catfish, along with swimming, waterskiing, windsurfing, and local hiking trails.
Getting there: From Bakersfield take Highway 178, to the town of Lake Isabella. From Lake Isabella, take Highway 155 North approximately four miles to the campground.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, an 81-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Lake Isabella shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Cooks Peak stands 4,272 ft above the map pin, 4.9 miles northwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 49–79°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 96 of 100.