Eshom Campground

Great upgrades to the camp! Never disappoints.

Campsite was clean, bathroom maintained daily. Charles is available for any questions.

Campsite was clean, bathroom maintained daily. Charles is available for any questions.

I have never been to Eshom Campground before and was wondering what it would be like. Well . . . it is fabulous. It is beautiful, quiet, and peaceful. A special shout-out to Charles, the camp host. My daughter and I (she lives in Texas) had quite a few conversations with him, and he was very helpful. An interesting occurrence happened on our third day, when a small herd of angus cattle wandered through the campground on their way to feed somewhere. No bear, no deer, but cows! Pretty amusing. Once again, we had a great time!
David Thornburg and Anita Gage

I have never been to Eshom Campground before and was wondering what it would be like. Well . . . it is fabulous. It is beautiful, quiet, and peaceful. A special shout-out to Charles, the camp host. My daughter and I (she lives in Texas) had quite a few conversations with him, and he was very helpful. An interesting occurrence happened on our third day, when a small herd of angus cattle wandered through the campground on their way to feed somewhere. No bear, no deer, but cows! Pretty amusing. Once again, we had a great time!
David Thornburg and Anita Gage

5 star experience for those who look for wilderness with a toilet and running water!!
We came from the south, heading northeast on CA-198 E. We took the CA-216 W to Dry Creek Dr. and stayed on that to Eshom Valley Dr. This was a long, narrow, windy road. Then Wortman Mills Rd to the campground entrance. Middle of nowhere before the Kings Canyon entrance. It was so quiet, and if you didn't breathe too loud, you could hear the creek from our campsite. Isolated dark skies and a million stars! The creek was within walking distance of almost all the sites. There is a large meadow at the end of the campground that was lush in August. There are bear boxes, fire rings, and tables on each site. The bathroom was clean and the spigot was close. We collected loose wood at the entrance for fire wood a couple nights. A great tranquil campground! I highly recommend visiting if you have time to commute to and from the park entrance. It's as close as you can be to the park without being in with the crowds. It took about 45 minutes on forest roads to get to the park entrance. Wortman Mills Rd turns left and becomes Forest Rte 14S75. Then a couple miles on 14S43 and 14S45, which ends at the General's Highway 180. The forest service roads are mostly compacted and smooth, with breathtaking vistas, but a few deeply rutted areas made me glad we brought my husband's Chevy Silverado and not my Subaru Forrester.

5 star experience for those who look for wilderness with a toilet and running water!!
We came from the south, heading northeast on CA-198 E. We took the CA-216 W to Dry Creek Dr. and stayed on that to Eshom Valley Dr. This was a long, narrow, windy road. Then Wortman Mills Rd to the campground entrance. Middle of nowhere before the Kings Canyon entrance. It was so quiet, and if you didn't breathe too loud, you could hear the creek from our campsite. Isolated dark skies and a million stars! The creek was within walking distance of almost all the sites. There is a large meadow at the end of the campground that was lush in August. There are bear boxes, fire rings, and tables on each site. The bathroom was clean and the spigot was close. We collected loose wood at the entrance for fire wood a couple nights. A great tranquil campground! I highly recommend visiting if you have time to commute to and from the park entrance. It's as close as you can be to the park without being in with the crowds. It took about 45 minutes on forest roads to get to the park entrance. Wortman Mills Rd turns left and becomes Forest Rte 14S75. Then a couple miles on 14S43 and 14S45, which ends at the General's Highway 180. The forest service roads are mostly compacted and smooth, with breathtaking vistas, but a few deeply rutted areas made me glad we brought my husband's Chevy Silverado and not my Subaru Forrester.

Charles was a great camp host! It was great to be back after a few years. A bit of a rocky start with getting into our reserved campground but Charles helped us get everything squared away!

Charles was a great camp host! It was great to be back after a few years. A bit of a rocky start with getting into our reserved campground but Charles helped us get everything squared away!

A little off the beaten path, but very nice campground. Camp host was a great guy.