About Dinkey Creek
Number of accommodations: 120
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Reviews (458)
What Guests Are Saying
Dinkey Creek offers a beautiful natural setting with excellent hiking opportunities and friendly camp hosts who provide helpful service. The campground is well-maintained, and many visitors appreciate the spacious campsites and clean facilities. However, issues such as the lack of functioning flush toilets and potable water have caused some inconveniences, alongside noise from generators and nearby campers. Overall, many families enjoy returning to this campground for its charm and the memorable experiences it provides.
What Guests Are Saying
Dinkey Creek offers a beautiful natural setting with excellent hiking opportunities and friendly camp hosts who provide helpful service. The campground is well-maintained, and many visitors appreciate the spacious campsites and clean facilities. However, issues such as the lack of functioning flush toilets and potable water have caused some inconveniences, alongside noise from generators and nearby campers. Overall, many families enjoy returning to this campground for its charm and the memorable experiences it provides.
Review Summary
Doug C
VerifiedAugust 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: B
Will keep campgrounds. Friendly staff.
Heather P
VerifiedJuly 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: G
Best place ever!
korrina G
VerifiedJuly 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 127, Loop: K
My family and I visit Dinkey every year, we love it! The new camp host and staff were extremely nice and friendly. They checked on the bathroom multiple times a day and always had a positive attitude.
Dan P
VerifiedJuly 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: E
This review is for site 50, loop E at Dinkey Creek Campground during my stay from Monday July 22 - July 25, 2024. Overall, I was happy with the site, but there are negative things you need to know before you select this site.
First, the good things: The campsite is huge and largely isolated from the other campers. This means that even though the campground was sold out completely this campsite remained pretty quiet and almost unobservable from other folks. There is plenty of space and several flat locations to pitch a tent. The picnic table was mostly level and there was a good (unmelted) fire ring. Dinkey Creek is very close by and is fun to wade in.
Now for the other stuff: There is almost no shade. The only shade is provided by tall trees with tufts of foliage near the top (like a Sequoia tree) that give a lollipop shade on the ground that moves throughout the day. Regardless where you place your cooler, it ends up in full sun unless you move it 20 times per day. The highs every day were over 90 °F, and it was too hot to hang around at camp.
The reason the site was so isolated is that it is 50 vertical feet lower than the road and 100 yards distant. I was full-on car camping with a lot of stuff and this meant a lot of trips back and forth (and up and down). Too much. Also, you are very far away from the toilets which would be a problem for the ladies.
Lastly, the fire ring has a cooking grate, but it's much too high in the air if you use charcoal. It would only be functional if you were cooking over a big wood fire.
I recommend this site only for people who wants to do lots of hiking before they begin their hikes, and if you stay when it's not so hot like spring or fall
Brenda W
VerifiedJuly 25, 2024 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: B
Nice clean sites.
Enrique M
VerifiedJuly 25, 2024 • Stayed at: 075, Loop: F
My favorite activity at Dinkey Creek is swimming in the creek. The water isn’t deep at all. And you can see the creek floor in some areas.
Mike Z
VerifiedJuly 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: C
Lovely campsite, beautiful river, incredible location.
Susan D
VerifiedJuly 20, 2024 • Stayed at: 094, Loop: H
Everything was great until Friday afternoon when it seemed there were no rules for the number of people, tents, cars, quiet time and animals off leash. We left (thankfully) early Saturday morning so not sure if anything was done about the large crowds at each campsite. I understand a group site can accommodate more than a regular site. Very disappointing. Maybe the camp hosts have the weekends off.
Randy H
VerifiedJuly 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 113, Loop: I
The value isn’t there any longer. Price goes up and services go down.
Darlene and Louie
VerifiedJuly 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 092, Loop: G
Been going camping at Dinkey Creek for the past 40 years, always have a great time making memories. Camp grounds, restrooms are always clean. Roads could use some work but I know that cost money.
Location Dinkey Creek
Address:
Sierra
Shaver Lake, CA, 93664
United States
From Clovis, California, travel east on Highway 168 to Shaver Lake.
Turn southeast onto Dinkey Creek Road and travel 13 miles to the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.0681 / -119.157
Elevation: 1741 feet
Policies & Rules
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Please register at the campground office; if closed, register the following morning |
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Be bear aware; keep all food out of site in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating; always keep a clean camp and do not feed any wild animals. |
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Two pets per site and leashed at all times. |
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Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle for single site or one vehicle for single tent camping. Two RV’S with tow vehicle per double site or two vehicles for double tent only camping. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground. |
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Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact the High Sierra Ranger District, Sierra National Forest (559) 855-5355 |
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Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. |
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Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov. |
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Click here to learn more about the Sierra National Forest |
