About French Meadows
Number of accommodations: 60
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2026 Season availability
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Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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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
Ashley N
VerifiedJuly 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Overall a good campground that is well maintained. Our campsite had good space and shade. Easy water access and bathroom access. Bathrooms have running water but no light. We had a couple of very noisy neighbors and it seems like it gets rowdier on the weekends but quieter during the weekdays. Walk to the water is pretty easy but there aren't clear trails/paths to it, you kind of weave your way through. No phone connectivity so be prepared for that. Our campground also had a lot of mosquito activity.
Ashley N
VerifiedJuly 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Overall a good campground that is well maintained. Our campsite had good space and shade. Easy water access and bathroom access. Bathrooms have running water but no light. We had a couple of very noisy neighbors and it seems like it gets rowdier on the weekends but quieter during the weekdays. Walk to the water is pretty easy but there aren't clear trails/paths to it, you kind of weave your way through. No phone connectivity so be prepared for that. Our campground also had a lot of mosquito activity.
Jessica H
VerifiedJuly 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Went here coincidentally during a heatwave. Loved swimming in the lake which is icy cold. You can fish or kayak etc. However, mosquitos were an issue & you should bring your own water (or good filter). The water source here is limited and the water coming out had a white hue to it.
Jessica H
VerifiedJuly 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Went here coincidentally during a heatwave. Loved swimming in the lake which is icy cold. You can fish or kayak etc. However, mosquitos were an issue & you should bring your own water (or good filter). The water source here is limited and the water coming out had a white hue to it.
Jessica T
VerifiedJuly 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Wonderful and beautiful place.
Jessica T
VerifiedJuly 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Wonderful and beautiful place.
Snehalbhai T
VerifiedJuly 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
This was one of the best camp sites. Very well maintained with clean and flushable toilets. Easy access to reservoir where water was super clean and comfortable during our stay in July. We enjoyed soaking in the water and others with Kayaks and Stand up boards seemed to have fun with the accessibility for those activities.
Snehalbhai T
VerifiedJuly 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
This was one of the best camp sites. Very well maintained with clean and flushable toilets. Easy access to reservoir where water was super clean and comfortable during our stay in July. We enjoyed soaking in the water and others with Kayaks and Stand up boards seemed to have fun with the accessibility for those activities.
Amanda G
VerifiedJuly 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
Everything at the campsite was great, we have a small trailer and tried to use the dump and it was locked up and no one around, only thing that wasn’t excellent!
Hunter S
VerifiedJuly 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: AREA FRENCH MEADOWS
It was perfect views nice weather and the road was paved all the way to the campsite and very affordable stayed only a day and a night but will definitely come back again
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
