Pinnacles Campground

Clean well maintained

The campsite is great - private, fully shaded, and surprisingly cool even during the day.
That said, the seclusion comes with risks for families with small kids: the site backs directly onto barbed wire with no natural barrier, and it sits right on the edge of a steep drop to the river. Kids could easily slip if not closely supervised. But I must say the shade alone outweighs the downsides.

Shade, flat space for tent, not next to a main road, close to a bathroom, showers, picnic table. Just watch out for the raccoon robbers.

such a great experience being out there with nature. camping was a great experience with the racoons eating up anything you leave outside. You can hear them with families of exploring racoons !

This site is excellent. It’s much more private than many other campgrounds I’ve driven by. The restroom (honey bucket) is only a short walk away, and it’s very clean.

This review is for Site #47: We camped for 3 nights (Th-Sun) in a toy hauler RV that is about 24’ pin-to-bumper. This spot was fairly narrow and at a junction, which made backing in more of a challenge, but once we got positioned it was okay. Remember to fill your water tank before you park, too! The spot is sunny until early afternoon, then shaded by a large oak tree. It backs to a creek, with oak and scrub trees immediately behind the site. There is a family of raccoons that live in the oak tree and we saw them every night - be prepared and they are no big deal. If you leave out food, trash, or anything smelling like food, they will pick you apart like buzzards on roadkill! It is better to just admit that they are better at this than you and take the appropriate precautions! There was an amazing variety of wildlife at the campground. We saw deer, turkeys, raccoons, quail, bunnies, hawks, and even a bobcat. We also saw 4-6 condors soaring on the updrafts from the ridge immediately south of the campground every evening. The hikes are great, but our real goal was the talus caves. We did Bear Gulch cave (this is a fairly short hike at about 2.3 miles round trip) and Balconies Cave (this was a 7.8 mile round trip). Take lots of water and a flashlight or headlamp. There is some stairs/scrambling, mainly in Balconies cave. And, keep an eye out for the bats! That was a treat. And, if you do Balconies cave, make sure to do the Balconies Cliff trail - the views are amazing!

Great experience

This is really an exceptional campground. The non-electrical camping areas have a decent amount of privacy landscaping between sites. The showers are exceptional

Pinnacles is truly a hidden gem. The campground, which is surrounded by beautiful peaks, is very nice and well kept. I especially love that generators are not allowed at anytime. The only downside is that the group campsites are right across the creek from many single sites so unless you don’t mind listening to a lot of noise all day and night, reserve a site further away. There were two groups of school children when we were there and there was a lot of shouting and screaming in the mornings and evenings. Some of the hiking trails are challenging but the magnificent views, with chances to see condors, are well worth the effort. The campground store has a good selection of what you might need and hot showers are provided for free to campers.

We stayed in the tent cabins. Access was simple. The tents were spacious and clean. We had a good experience.