Sierra National Forest

	Central California Consortium
	Three-Forests Interpretive Assn.
	Pacific Southwest Region
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Sierra National Forest 1600 Tollhouse Road Clovis, CA 93611-0532 (559)297-0706 Hearing Impaired: TTY: (559) 322-0425 California Relay Service 711

Recreation - Kings River Area Camping

Status	Open
Elevation	1,000'
Setting	Located along north side of the Kings River on a large sandy flat area. Some shade. No Shade.
Directions	Take Belmont Avenue east from Fresno. Follow Belmont Avenue until it turns into Trimmer Springs Road. Continue on Trimmer Springs Road past the community of Piedra and around Pine Flat Reservoir. Travel past Kirch Flat campground, crossing over the Kings River. Continue another mile until the pavement ends at the Bailey Bridge. Cross over the bridge and make right turn up the Garnet Dike Road. Campground is about 2.5 miles from the bridge. Driving time from Fresno is 2 hours.
Reservations	No reservations, first come first served.
Map Quad	Verplank Ridge Quad
Road Access	Paved and dirt (last 1 mile)
Total Campsites	1
Walk-In Campsites	None
Max. Vehicle Length	25'
Max. Length of Stay	14 days
Max. Group Size	50 per site
Water	No
Restrooms	Vault, Toilet is handicap accessible
Tables	Yes
Stoves	Yes, grills and fire ring
Fee	No
Season of Use	Year around
Services	Please pack out all garbage. No cell phone coverage in the area. Pay phone is available at Balch Camp.
Site Manager	Sierra National Forest
Special	Take a day hike on the Bear Wallow trail located just west of the campground. When fire restrictions are in place, (usually during summer months) no campfires or charcoal fires are permitted. Camp stoves are permitted. Great place for camping in spring and fall. Very hot during summer months.

US Forest Service - Sierra National Forest
Last Modified: Monday, 09 August 2010 at 15:40:17 EDT