Horse Creek in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Horse Creek in CA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Horse Creek Campground lies along the Kaweah River in the Sierra Nevada foothills, three miles west of the Terminus Dam at Kaweah Lake. The campground contains 80 campsites without hookups, set in a broad, open valley with limited tree shade. Facilities include flush toilets, showers, a dump station, and an amphitheater for weekend programs. Kaweah Lake provides access for boating, water skiing, sailing, and fishing for bass, crappie, and trout. The southern entrance of Sequoia National Park is located 11 miles away.
The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad.
Tharps Peak stands 2,069 ft above the site, 1.3 miles east. Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.2 miles off, an 84-site campground. The Lake Kaweah shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 2 -- true dark-sky territory. The nearest town, Three Rivers, is 4.7 mi off.
September normals 70–95°F, 0.1″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.