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About Big Reservoir Campground
Number of accommodations: 14
Activities & Attractions
Nearby
Boating
Fishing
Swimming
Year-round
Fishing
Spring
Boating
Summer
Boating
Swimming
Fall
Boating
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water Access
- Beach Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (15)
What Guests Are Saying
Big Reservoir Campground is praised for its beautiful surroundings, making it an attractive option for nature lovers. However, many reviews highlight issues with rude staff, hidden fees for lake access, and campsites that are poorly maintained and closely situated. Overall, while the location offers natural beauty, the campground experience may be hindered by management and logistical challenges.
What Guests Are Saying
Big Reservoir Campground is praised for its beautiful surroundings, making it an attractive option for nature lovers. However, many reviews highlight issues with rude staff, hidden fees for lake access, and campsites that are poorly maintained and closely situated. Overall, while the location offers natural beauty, the campground experience may be hindered by management and logistical challenges.
Review Summary
Seth S
VerifiedDecember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
Staff / host were abrasive
Seth S
VerifiedDecember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
Staff / host were abrasive
Seth S
VerifiedDecember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
Staff / host were abrasive
Lucy H
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
Malo cobran por entrar al lago llegamos viernes en la tarde noche y salimos el domingo a medio día solo estuvimos en el agua el sábado y nos cobraron los tres y es de muy mal carácter el encargado.
El lugar muy bonito …
Lucy H
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
Malo cobran por entrar al lago llegamos viernes en la tarde noche y salimos el domingo a medio día solo estuvimos en el agua el sábado y nos cobraron los tres y es de muy mal carácter el encargado.
El lugar muy bonito …
Lucy H
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
Malo cobran por entrar al lago llegamos viernes en la tarde noche y salimos el domingo a medio día solo estuvimos en el agua el sábado y nos cobraron los tres y es de muy mal carácter el encargado.
El lugar muy bonito …
Kayla W
VerifiedJuly 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
AVOID!! I have never felt compelled to write a review for a campground until now. Our campsite was covered in trash, not a few pieces of cardboard but toilet paper, bottle caps, half melted crayons. The hosts were extremely rude and wanted to charge extra for everything. The hosts own the lake but not the campsites and it was clear they didn't give the campground any effort. If you want to camp in this area check out Sugar Pine lake down the road. We found a spot in Shirttail Creek Campgrounds that was lovely.
Shannon M
VerifiedJuly 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
The listing for this campground is incredibly misleading. The recreation.gov booking only gives you access to a camp site which most of them don’t even have a vehicle parking spot at each site, you have to park in the overflow section. each campsite is extremely close together and is lacking in decent flat spots to pitch a tent.
The adjacent privately owned Morningstar Campground controls access to the lake and does not allow dogs in the water. The fees to use any facilities owned by Morningstar are outrageous. $25 per day for lake access, an additional $25 per fishing pole in the water per day, and $50 to walk your dog on leash on the trail around the lake. Otherwise your dog must be kept in your campsite. All of these fees are in addition to the $24 a night for the recreation.gov booking too.
Morningstar only accepts cash and doesn’t have their fees posted online anywhere so your only choice is to drive back into Foresthill and use an ATM. This was an incredibly disappointing trip, after learning about the hidden fees and unfriendliness towards dogs, we turned around and went home instead of bothering to stay and try and salvage the trip.
Kayla W
VerifiedJuly 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
AVOID!! I have never felt compelled to write a review for a campground until now. Our campsite was covered in trash, not a few pieces of cardboard but toilet paper, bottle caps, half melted crayons. The hosts were extremely rude and wanted to charge extra for everything. The hosts own the lake but not the campsites and it was clear they didn't give the campground any effort. If you want to camp in this area check out Sugar Pine lake down the road. We found a spot in Shirttail Creek Campgrounds that was lovely.
Shannon M
VerifiedJuly 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: Big Reservoir Campground
The listing for this campground is incredibly misleading. The recreation.gov booking only gives you access to a camp site which most of them don’t even have a vehicle parking spot at each site, you have to park in the overflow section. each campsite is extremely close together and is lacking in decent flat spots to pitch a tent.
The adjacent privately owned Morningstar Campground controls access to the lake and does not allow dogs in the water. The fees to use any facilities owned by Morningstar are outrageous. $25 per day for lake access, an additional $25 per fishing pole in the water per day, and $50 to walk your dog on leash on the trail around the lake. Otherwise your dog must be kept in your campsite. All of these fees are in addition to the $24 a night for the recreation.gov booking too.
Morningstar only accepts cash and doesn’t have their fees posted online anywhere so your only choice is to drive back into Foresthill and use an ATM. This was an incredibly disappointing trip, after learning about the hidden fees and unfriendliness towards dogs, we turned around and went home instead of bothering to stay and try and salvage the trip.
Location Big Reservoir Campground
Address:
Po Box 119
Foresthill, CA, 95631
United States
Follow Foresthill Rd to Sugar Pine Rd
37 min (28.6 mi)
Turn Left onto Sugar Pine Rd. Take Forest Rte 24 to Rd Big Reservoir Campground
Big Reservoir Campground is accessed via Foresthill Rd, which connects to several other roads but does not have direct access to interstates or major highways within 25 miles.
Latitude & Longitude: 31.1437 / -120.756
Elevation: -4003 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Last updated: August 4, 2026
