Eshom Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Eshom Campground in CA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Eshom Campground is set at 4,800 feet in the Sierra Nevada foothills within Giant Sequoia National Monument. The facility features 23 multi-family sites split into an east section with informal aprons and stone fire rings, and a west section with two loops, potable water spigots, and sites suited for tents and slide-in campers. Eshom Creek runs adjacent to the property, with a foot trail following the water. The surrounding coniferous forest of ponderosa pine, cedar, and giant sequoias connects to trails leading into the Redwood Mountain and Whitaker forest groves, an hour from Kings Canyon.
Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, dirt, pitching to 10%.
Redwood Mountain stands 2,158 ft above the site, 1.4 miles east. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 24-site campground. Most of them shaded. The nearest town, Squaw Valley, is 14 mi off.
September normals 55–79°F, 0.2″ 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