Meadowview Campground

We moved from meadow view to pine crest to be closer to the lake. The campground is very nice. However, restrooms need a serious renovation.

I was happy that Meadowview has started taking reservations. Our site #409 was shady and large, but the bear box was filthy and we needed to clean it before using. Be aware that yellowjackets are out in force and will swarm you at every meal. The bathrooms are in a state of disrepair with toilets that barely flush and only one working sink. Staff did a poor job of cleaning it.
The highlight was discovering that the Pinecrest Community Lodge, just across from the 400 loop, has clean bathrooms and you can buy a hot shower there for $10.
Cell service for T-mobile is non-existent, but Verizon had weak signal. The General store at Pinecrest is well-stocked with camping essentials.

Very busy campground but nice large campsites. Some large groups of people, most of whom were quiet after 10pm, but not all. Our campsites were near the road which had traffic early morning. Great hike around Pinecrest lake and good to get away from all the crowds at the main access area to the beach/lake. The drive through Sonora Pass is spectacular and well worth it. Beautiful hike from Kennedy Meadow Resort.

The bathroom toilets were frequently clogged and some bathroom sinks were not working. Also, campsite rules not enforced. Other sites had 4-6 tents and had well over 6 people. Noise was a problem.

Dont expect it to be quiet after quiet time

we’ve been going to meadow view for about 15 years now or more. I’m happy they added a reservation system especially with how overcrowded pinecrest has become, it’s clean and they have flushable toilets, toilet paper always stocked as well

My first time camping at Meadowview, camped at Pinecrest a couple of times.
We had a nice site (201), plenty of room and next to a meadow.
The bathroom was clean but needed repairs as one sink was not functioning and the fixture on the other was loose and ready to fall apart.
We stayed Friday and Saturday nights, and I expected it to be loud, and it was. The neighbors in the sites across the road from us were partying until 3 am. There were way more than 6 people per site and I was too outnumbered to ask them to be quiet. Things were calmer Saturday night.

Overall, a nice campground that needs some updating. Midweek or offseason it’s a nice alternative to the busier Pinecrest campground.

Stayed over Thursday to Sunday, and we’re lucky to have quiet before the Saturday groups drove in. Our Saturday large group neighbors were horrible and absolutely did not have any common courtesy for the rest of us. The host did a great job on the first night to remind them of quiet hours at night, however that didn’t deter them from being ridiculously loud, disregard rules to not wash or bathe at the water spigots, and then to wake up by the adults and their kids screaming by 7:30am. Aside from that, we did have a late-night bear (mama bear and her cub) sighting and from our neighbors camp (bear got into their food storage and a drink cooler) across the meadow, so great reminder to practice bear safety. The yellow jackets were bad around the trees on our site. Aside from all of that, we enjoyed ourselves as the campground and bathrooms were maintained nicely. This site is at the end of a hillside with a bit of slope, alongside the open meadow, that had one larger flat level spot for our 6-person tent. We didn’t need a canopy for shade since the trees provided ample shade throughout.

Clean and quiet.

Everything was fun! Closer to the lake and other than the mama and baby bear in our camp ground the first night due to no bear boxes we had a blast. Will definitly be back next year