Codorniz Recreation Area Campground

Love going here.

Codorniz Campground is very beautiful and very well maintained. We had an excellent stay at the campground.

Cloudy and cool but a wonderful campground. Clean and well maintained. Rangers/hosts are attentive. We did have loud neighbors come in Friday night and found one “guest” sleeping in his car right behind our rv.

Site 43 has some nice features:
It's very close to Restroom #3, about 200 ft. There are two trash cans only 30 ft away. It's well-aligned with the access road, so it's easy to back your vehicle in. The picnic table and fire pit are 10 ft away from the back of the parking pad, and on the same level - no having to climb a hill between the parking pad and the picnic table like at some of the sites in this campground. The view to the east is very scenic. There is a large oak tree right next to the rear section of the parking pad on the west - hanging a light or lantern from a tree branch and angling it just right lights up the picnic table after sunset so you can easily do food prep at night if you want. There's plenty of flat space around the rear of the parking pad and the picnic table to set up a tent.
Activities:
There is a boat ramp 1/4 mi away, and day-use areas 3 mi away on the west side of the lake. There are hiking and biking trails, and in springtime when the grass is green, the whole area around Eastman Lake is very beautiful, with wildflowers growing all over. It's very peaceful, and the spring season soundscape is relaxing: lots of birds, and in the distance you can hear cattle in the pastures, and coyotes yipping at night.
If you don't have a boat, but do have a car for making day trips, it's 90 mi each way to Yosemite National Park, via Highway 41. If you can get up early and get on the road by 06:00am, you can be in Yosemite Valley by 09:00am, and have more-or-less a full day to explore the place, then drive back to Codorniz after sunset. There are other National Forest campgrounds closer to Yosemite, but none with electric hookups that I know of.
If you are tent camping, as I am, the optimal season here is about October 1st-to March 31st. From April through September, it's very hot in the daytime, and December through February can be very cold at night, but March is ideal for tent camping, with the spring flowers and green grass.

Codo 11 was the perfect site to camp with family! Just a few steps away to capture a beautiful sunset and another few steps to check out the water. Definitely recommend!

it was great and relaxing! watching all the wildlife

Absolutely loved this place! Lots of wildlife and beautiful scenery. Bathrooms were clean.

Great tent camping venue for the cooler months of the year. Nicely maintained sites and restrooms. Friendly volunteer camp hosts.

Clean camp grounds, clean bathrooms. Friendly and helpful camp host.
Sites are level with almost all sites on lake edge giving a great view of the lake.

My party had a great time. The weather was great. The Volunteer hosts were also very friendly and accommodating. The camp was clean and quiet.