Cal-ida

The campground was great — the location is beautiful and not too crowded. The staff were very friendly, and the bathrooms were exceptionally clean. They came every day to clean and take out the garbage, which we really appreciated.

Unfortunately, we had neighbors next door who played loud music on a speaker until midnight and weren't very cooperative when we asked them to turn it down. It would be nice if there were a bit more control or enforcement around quiet hours.

I liked our spot 12 was wonderful

I liked our spot 12 was wonderful

My review of Cal-Ida. Ok site, restrooms were clean, water was good. Problem was no one came by to check on sites. Neighboring tent site had 4 cars and at least 20 people. Site was to be 2 cars, maximum of 6 people. They were loud. Not acceptable for some to follow the rules and others don’t give a dam.

My review of Cal-Ida. Ok site, restrooms were clean, water was good. Problem was no one came by to check on sites. Neighboring tent site had 4 cars and at least 20 people. Site was to be 2 cars, maximum of 6 people. They were loud. Not acceptable for some to follow the rules and others don’t give a dam.

We arrived at the campground to find it literally destroyed by construction crews. Several campsites were eliminated and all the numbers were changed. The area where site 19 was is one big gravel parking lot. We booked site #1 and which was eliminated and the new #1 was a tent site-we have a 30' trailer. While trying to figure out our next move I tried to use the restroom but it was out of order. Eventually a person from the Forest Service drove in and I flagged her down and asked what I was supposed to do and she admitted that there was no communication between Rec.gov, USFS and the Sierra-YubaTrail folks who hired the contractor to install electric bike charging stations. By accident Rec.gov cancelled all reservations that weekend at Indian Valley Campground so she sent us there and they had a site for us. We have site #10 in Cal Ida booked in July but #10 is now #7 and we can't fit into the new #10. Not sure what we are going to do especially since the Cal Ida is pretty much destroyed right now and every other campground is booked solid. She took our number and said a Ranger would call-no call yet and we are 2.5 weeks from our reservation date. What a debacle.

We arrived at the campground to find it literally destroyed by construction crews. Several campsites were eliminated and all the numbers were changed. The area where site 19 was is one big gravel parking lot. We booked site #1 and which was eliminated and the new #1 was a tent site-we have a 30' trailer. While trying to figure out our next move I tried to use the restroom but it was out of order. Eventually a person from the Forest Service drove in and I flagged her down and asked what I was supposed to do and she admitted that there was no communication between Rec.gov, USFS and the Sierra-YubaTrail folks who hired the contractor to install electric bike charging stations. By accident Rec.gov cancelled all reservations that weekend at Indian Valley Campground so she sent us there and they had a site for us. We have site #10 in Cal Ida booked in July but #10 is now #7 and we can't fit into the new #10. Not sure what we are going to do especially since the Cal Ida is pretty much destroyed right now and every other campground is booked solid. She took our number and said a Ranger would call-no call yet and we are 2.5 weeks from our reservation date. What a debacle.

Cal-Ida remodeled and screwed up our reservation. A lady called me the day of our trip and told us that we wouldn’t get our spot. I was furious. I reserved that spot 6 months prior. Then they told me the space they still had available was in the same physical location as the space I had originally reserved. Well it wasn’t. We pulled up to the area and she had lied to me. Then I asked a USDA lady driving around the campground to check on my August reservation and I get home to discover it’s been cancelled!! We come to Cal-Ida twice yearly. It’s our family tradition. You may think I’m being dramatic but space18 now 13 was our gem. Lastly our gem space is now no longer available for reserving!! I reserved it twice a year at least six months in advance. No where are we going to go? The uncertainty of first come is just frustrationing! Especially in this digital world!!

Cal-Ida remodeled and screwed up our reservation. A lady called me the day of our trip and told us that we wouldn’t get our spot. I was furious. I reserved that spot 6 months prior. Then they told me the space they still had available was in the same physical location as the space I had originally reserved. Well it wasn’t. We pulled up to the area and she had lied to me. Then I asked a USDA lady driving around the campground to check on my August reservation and I get home to discover it’s been cancelled!! We come to Cal-Ida twice yearly. It’s our family tradition. You may think I’m being dramatic but space18 now 13 was our gem. Lastly our gem space is now no longer available for reserving!! I reserved it twice a year at least six months in advance. No where are we going to go? The uncertainty of first come is just frustrationing! Especially in this digital world!!

Campsites 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 have been removed; we were not informed beforehand. In fact, I received a "get ready for your reservations" email one week prior and another two days before the check-in date. There were no garbage cans, so prior campers left their garbage in the bear boxes, and one of the restrooms was out of order, and just FYI - there was an exorbitant amount of mosquitoes, most likely due to the creek.