Pinnacles Campground

1 out of 5 stars. Had 4 night reservation to camp and still charged $30 entry fee. Seems a bit excess and a cheap way to make more money from citizans. Also ZERO use of generators? lame. Website says that there are quite hours 10pm - 7am but it is ZERO use. Will NOT be coming back. Nickel and diming your visitors!!

Campsite no. 6. loop A, there's no shade in the late afternoon when the sun starts to set but this would be a good time to use the pool. No issues with racoons, except we saw 1 walk through our campsite on one occasion. Water and restrooms nearby and we were close to the showers and pool.

shuttles are essential during busy periods. Campground is very nice, but wouldnt want to be there mid summer.

The campground needs more showers and more toilets

It says on the website showers are available. However, the only shower place is primarily for the swimming pool (which is not a pool but more like a large backyard pool). The water is cold. There are only two spots for the whole camping ground (more than 100 sites).

We love our national parks and enjoyed camping in the canvas tents at Pinnacles. It was a treat to not have to hunker down in our regular tent when it rained! One of our tents was at an RV hookup spot, and the little space heater provided was very comfortable on a cold night in the 30s.

What an under rated national park. It was such a great few days. The campground was beautiful, as was the park. We enjoyed a few days of climbing and hiking. The cold pool after a day out was icing on the cake. It was truly a perfect trip.

Spacious rv sites. Didn't realize there was a pool! Shuttle service up to hiking trails was a plus though there needed to be more communication between the park store staff and the actual rangers. Staff didn't have any Shuttle experience to share

First Off-in case you only read first sentence or two-campsite 63 has little to NO SHADE! The web site lists it as a shady site-but they must of cut the shade trees down. In Mid-April there was no shade until 4pm and by then the tent was a furnace...so, if you're like me, and enjoy an afternoon nap after hiking, you'll need to find another place to snooze. We were lucky that the beautifully shady site 61 next to us had late arrivals so we put out our matts and napped there until our neighbors arrived to setup their camp. Also, 63 is right next to the road and everyone can see in your site and you them so there is not much privacy. However, everyone was pleasant and it had a small-town feel, so it wasn't that onerous.
Besides that, it was WONDERFUL!!!
Also, if you're in the back of campsites you don't get real bathrooms-you get porta potties. Up front they had bathrooms. Showers were by entrance and were very nice and were included in the camping price with soap and shampoo dispensers (but don't count on them being full).
The High Peaks trail is ICONIC and well worth the elevation. However, you must be fit enough to climb up hand-hold carved-out steps in a few, steep spots. Old Pinnacles is a very nice and FLAT hike (except for the caves where you must crawl and scramble in a few spots). coming out of the caves is a 400' uphill but it's worth it-it gives you a taste of the High-Peaks trail like experience.
A great variety of Birds- If you've never used a bird call App on your phone, you should definitely try it in this park. Also, a few wildflowers were out that I've never seen before which was very cool (a Fire Poppy and Donkeys Ears for instance).
Don't count on the little store for much-Hollister should be your last supply stop.
I wish we could learn from the Canadian National Parks-their campgrounds have firewood (also helps prevent tree disease by burning local wood), showers, and cook-out shacks with picnic tables and wood burning stoves (great if raining).

The caves and trails were beautiful, breathtaking! The campground could use more flush toilets. Especially in the campsites that are towards the back of the campground. The showers were very nice. The store had a good assortment of items. We did not encounter any raccoons at all. The only negative comment would be the price of the firewood. It is the most expensive firewood in the many national parks we have visited in the past.