Upper Stony Creek Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Upper Stony Creek Campground in CA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Set at 6,500 feet in the Sierra Nevada, Upper Stony Creek Campground offers 17 reservable campsites positioned along the banks of Stony Creek below Shell Mountain. Located on Generals Highway between Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, the facility serves as a base for exploring nearby giant sequoia groves, Jennie Lakes Wilderness, and Hume Lake. On-site amenities include vault toilets, picnic areas, and drinking water. Visitors have immediate access to the Stony Creek Trailhead, creek fishing, and regional mountain biking and off-road trails.
Road difficulty 4 of 5 -- a difficult drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 14%, 10% of it on a shelf.
Shell Mountain stands 3,128 ft above the site, 2.9 miles northeast. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 24-site campground. 3 hike-in sites -- 1 boat-in site, most of them shaded. Woodward Creek runs 0.9 mi off. The nearest town, Three Rivers, is 16 mi off.
September normals 47–72°F, 0.4″ 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