About French Meadows
Number of accommodations: 60
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (248)
What Guests Are Saying
French Meadows offers a beautiful and remote camping experience with clean facilities, spacious sites, and easy access to a lovely lake for swimming and kayaking. Campers appreciate the quiet atmosphere and helpful staff, though some note that the roads can be challenging and the descent to the water is steep and rocky, making it less suitable for families with young children. Overall, visitors enjoy the scenic views, cleanliness, and tranquility of the campground.
What Guests Are Saying
French Meadows offers a beautiful and remote camping experience with clean facilities, spacious sites, and easy access to a lovely lake for swimming and kayaking. Campers appreciate the quiet atmosphere and helpful staff, though some note that the roads can be challenging and the descent to the water is steep and rocky, making it less suitable for families with young children. Overall, visitors enjoy the scenic views, cleanliness, and tranquility of the campground.
Review Summary
Christopher B
VerifiedJuly 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Great campground out in the forest. The lake is super nice and clean enough to swim in. There is no real "beach" just a lot of rocks so bring shoes with you. Plenty of off road forest service trails to check out as well.
Christopher B
VerifiedJuly 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Great campground out in the forest. The lake is super nice and clean enough to swim in. There is no real "beach" just a lot of rocks so bring shoes with you. Plenty of off road forest service trails to check out as well.
parag k
VerifiedJuly 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Amazing location and nice campsite. restrooms as is expected not very clean but the location and the views compensates for that.
Damond H
VerifiedJuly 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Nice campgrounds and place was well kept. Only three stars because the camp host was nom existent. First night a group of 6 cars partied until midnight keeping everyone awake and the host didn't shut them down. Second night another group partied till midnight, again keeping everyone awake. Seems like a good place to party for naive city people since no one working there cares about 10pm curfew.
Also flushing toilets kept being opened for an hour and then locked again for rest of the day. Which made it a long hike to the other bathrooms.
Was a great place and nice camp, just had the luck to have neighbors that were too self centered to care about others around them.
parag k
VerifiedJuly 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Amazing location and nice campsite. restrooms as is expected not very clean but the location and the views compensates for that.
Damond H
VerifiedJuly 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Nice campgrounds and place was well kept. Only three stars because the camp host was nom existent. First night a group of 6 cars partied until midnight keeping everyone awake and the host didn't shut them down. Second night another group partied till midnight, again keeping everyone awake. Seems like a good place to party for naive city people since no one working there cares about 10pm curfew.
Also flushing toilets kept being opened for an hour and then locked again for rest of the day. Which made it a long hike to the other bathrooms.
Was a great place and nice camp, just had the luck to have neighbors that were too self centered to care about others around them.
MICHAEL M
VerifiedJune 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
We went stayed here June 14-17, 2020. This is a nice clean campground and the fishing was surprisingly good. Unfortunately, the reservoir was very windy during our stay which made boating and fishing almost impossible. It's also a long walk to the shoreline unless you snag a site near the lake. We probably won't rerun.
MICHAEL M
VerifiedJune 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
We went stayed here June 14-17, 2020. This is a nice clean campground and the fishing was surprisingly good. Unfortunately, the reservoir was very windy during our stay which made boating and fishing almost impossible. It's also a long walk to the shoreline unless you snag a site near the lake. We probably won't rerun.
Rebecca L
VerifiedJune 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Great campsite, beautiful drive, and views!
Rebecca L
VerifiedJune 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Great campsite, beautiful drive, and views!
Location French Meadows
Address:
American River Ranger District
Foresthill, CA, 95631
United States
High clearance vehicles may take Foresthill Rd to the 43 Rd (Robinson Flat Rd) to Mosquito Ridge Rd, snow permitting. Access from Soda Springs and the 43 Rd is not recommoned to trucks with trailers, motorhomes/RV's or passenger vehicles that are not high clearance vehicle with four wheel drive.
The campground is on the south shore.
The nearest major road access is via Foresthill Rd and Mosquito Ridge Rd, but there are no interstates or major highways within 25 miles of the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.1139 / -120.424
Elevation: 1619 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.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
