Eshom Campground

Restrooms are a disgrace! Our site (#24) was very well located, private and quiet. I loved being next to the little creek so the kids could play in it. Plenty of shade during the day unfortunately there was not campfire allowed. Vault restrooms are horrible, not well kept. There was a sign that it stated that they've got cleaned 3 times a day and during our stay I only saw the host cleaning it once a day. They are gross!!! The host has a dog with her and not on a leash, while I was walking down to the restroom my mother and I almost got attacked by the dog. The host would only say "it's OK, it won't bite" but he was very aggressive.

The campground itself is nice - if you're planning to just hang out around there. The forest is lovely, the stream runs right along the campground, looks like there'd be wild berries later in the year, and the vault bathrooms are the cleanest/least smelly I've ever used. Not that it really mattered, but with Verizon we even had two bars of service. We did overall have a good stay in the campground. Do be prepared for a long windy road up to the campground and the roads around the campground itself are dirt. No bear boxes or bear trashcans at the campground which seemed strange to us. The biggest drag about this campground and why I'm only giving 3 stars was how far away it was from Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks. As the crow flies it's really close, it's in the Sequoia National Forest and it even shows up on the NP park maps. BUT it's literally at the end of the road in the national forest with no direct connecting road into the parks. If you wanted to take the dirt forest road (probably best with 4x4) from the campground to the parks, it was a windy 1 hour drive to the nearest entrance to the parks. If you preferred the paved road, it was 1.5-2 hours drive into the parks. It just wasn't a great base for exploring the national parks which is what we were there to do.

Kathy was the best! She was so helpful and guided us with directions. She was welcoming. Sending kudos to Kathy for all the help!!!

Kathy was the best! She was very helpful and even gave us a map to get around the camp. I definitely recommend Eshom

Kathy was the best! She was so helpful and guided us with directions. She was welcoming. Sending kudos to Kathy for all the help!!!

Kathy was the best! She was very helpful and even gave us a map to get around the camp. I definitely recommend Eshom

Great small campground! The only issue is in the morning when it start to warm up the bathrooms smell so bad that you may puke! Other that that it was great and the dirt road right by the campground can get you to Hume lake in about 45 minutes.

Great small campground! The only issue is in the morning when it start to warm up the bathrooms smell so bad that you may puke! Other that that it was great and the dirt road right by the campground can get you to Hume lake in about 45 minutes.

Stayed at Eshom for the first time this weekend. I enjoyed it a lot. First time visitors, know that this campground is pretty deep into the mountains and there is not much around unless you are willing to drive. SUVs are probably best for the off roading to get to the campfire. Have a full tank of gas too. Campfires were not allowed during the time we went which was a bummer. This campsite does not provide bear boxes. The bathrooms were kept very clean! I'd love to come back one day.

Stayed at Eshom for the first time this weekend. I enjoyed it a lot. First time visitors, know that this campground is pretty deep into the mountains and there is not much around unless you are willing to drive. SUVs are probably best for the off roading to get to the campfire. Have a full tank of gas too. Campfires were not allowed during the time we went which was a bummer. This campsite does not provide bear boxes. The bathrooms were kept very clean! I'd love to come back one day.