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Dinkey Creek

A photo of facility DINKEY CREEK with Picnic Table, Fire Pit
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A photo of facility DINKEY CREEK with Picnic Table, Fire Pit
A photo of facility DINKEY CREEK with Picnic Table, Fire Pit

About Dinkey Creek

Dinkey Creek is spread out along the banks of its namesake creek in a thick forest of Ponderosa pines and cedars. The facility's high country setting with trees, streams and open space, make it a scenic destination for all types of visitors.

Number of accommodations: 120

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently closed - Opens on May 1

Sites & Availability

120 Sites Available

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Price
🚐 001, Loop: B
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 002, Loop: B
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003, Loop: B
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 004, Loop: B
No Hookups
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🚐 005, Loop: B
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🚐 007, Loop: B
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🚐 008, Loop: B
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🚐 009, Loop: B
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010, Loop: B
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 013, Loop: B
No Hookups
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🚐 014, Loop: B
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🚐 015, Loop: B
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🚐 016, Loop: B
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🚐 017, Loop: B
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🚐 018, Loop: B
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🚐 019, Loop: C
No Hookups
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🚐 020, Loop: C
No Hookups
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021, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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022, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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023, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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024, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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025, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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026, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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027, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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028, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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029, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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030, Loop: C
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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031, Loop: C
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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032, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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033, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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034, Loop: C
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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035, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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036, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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037, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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038, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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039, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 040, Loop: E
No Hookups
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🚐 041, Loop: E
No Hookups
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🚐 042, Loop: E
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🚐 043, Loop: E
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044, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 045, Loop: E
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🚐 046, Loop: E
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🚐 047, Loop: E
No Hookups
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048, Loop: E
6 guests · Pet Friendly
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049, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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050, Loop: E
6 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 051, Loop: E
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🚐 052, Loop: E
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053, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 054, Loop: E
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055, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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056, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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057, Loop: E
6 guests · Pet Friendly
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058, Loop: E
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 059, Loop: E
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🚐 060, Loop: E
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🚐 061, Loop: E
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062, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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063, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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064, Loop: F
6 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 065, Loop: F
No Hookups
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🚐 066, Loop: F
No Hookups
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067, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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068, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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069, Loop: F
6 guests · Pet Friendly
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070, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 071, Loop: F
No Hookups
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072, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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073, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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074, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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075, Loop: F
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 076, Loop: F
No Hookups
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077, Loop: G
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 078, Loop: G
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🚐 079, Loop: G
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🚐 080, Loop: G
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🚐 081, Loop: G
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🚐 082, Loop: G
No Hookups
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🚐 083, Loop: G
No Hookups
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084, Loop: G
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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085, Loop: G
6 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 086, Loop: G
No Hookups
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🚐 087, Loop: G
No Hookups
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088, Loop: G
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 089, Loop: G
No Hookups
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🚐 090, Loop: G
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🚐 091, Loop: G
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🚐 092, Loop: G
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🚐 093, Loop: H
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🚐 094, Loop: H
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🚐 095, Loop: H
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🚐 096, Loop: H
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🚐 097, Loop: H
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🚐 098, Loop: H
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🚐 099, Loop: H
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🚐 100, Loop: H
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🚐 101, Loop: H
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🚐 102, Loop: H
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🚐 108, Loop: I
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🚐 109, Loop: I
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🚐 111, Loop: I
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113, Loop: I
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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114, Loop: J
6 guests · Pet Friendly
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115, Loop: J
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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116, Loop: J
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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117, Loop: J
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 118, Loop: J
No Hookups
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119, Loop: J
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 120, Loop: J
No Hookups
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🚐 121, Loop: K
No Hookups
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🚐 122, Loop: K
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🚐 123, Loop: K
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🚐 124, Loop: K
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🚐 125, Loop: K
No Hookups
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🚐 126, Loop: K
No Hookups
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127, Loop: K
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 A, Loop: DINK
No Hookups
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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.

Review Summary

4.2
458 reviews
5
57.9%
265
4
21.2%
97
3
7.9%
36
2
7.0%
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1
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Emilie D

Verified

July 9, 2023 Stayed at: 094, Loop: H

5

We loved Dinkey Creek! The campsite is beautiful, the staff friendly and professional, and the facilities clean and well stocked. Thank you for helping us make wonderful memories!

Alberto M

Verified

July 8, 2023 Stayed at: 017, Loop: B

2

I am very upset that for the 3rd year in a row the bathrooms next to site #25 are out of order. This is unacceptable! Why have they not been fixed? This is very disappointing when you have to walk farther from your site to use the restroom. I think we should get a refund!

Rhys C

Verified

July 8, 2023 Stayed at: 035, Loop: E

1

Adjacent to vault toilets, three dumpsters and water faucet for general use. Having the vault toilets so close makes cooking very unpleasant, and with water faucet so close makes it that you are never without privacy. Sun is brutal as it sets right on top of the site so bring a canopy for shade. Will not recommend camp site 35E.

Ann M

Verified

July 7, 2023 Stayed at: 076, Loop: F

5

The general store was perfect for daily ice runs and an occasional ice cream float! Definitely hike down to the ‘creek’. The scenery is simply beautiful. The only con about the campground is the showers weren’t clean, but that could be because we used them near closing. Having flush toilets near our campsites was awesome! It would have been nice to have running water in the bathroom sinks. If you need to check in at home, head to Shaver Lake. They have plenty or stores and restaurants, and you can rent boats if you want to venture out on the water.

Roberto M

Verified

July 5, 2023 Stayed at: 091, Loop: G

3

Too big of a campground for my liking, but in a good location.

Vladana Z

Verified

July 3, 2023 Stayed at: 026, Loop: C

4

26 C is a great site. Lots of space and privacy unlike some other sites. The restrooms were clean. Hosts were nice. One hike with no name starts from the campsite.

Evelyn M

Verified

June 28, 2023 Stayed at: 057, Loop: E

4

This is a nice campground, but the sites are not next to the creek.

Enrique M

Verified

June 25, 2023 Stayed at: 076, Loop: F

5

We had tents & sleeping bags, 30degree rated. It was extremely cold at night. But if you stayed in your sleeping bag, you were comfortable. Site was great and there was lots of room for the kids to run around. My parents were on site 75 & I stayed on site 76. We try to get sites next to each other. Dinkey Creek Campgrounds have been our favorite grounds to visit. This was our second year attending and will probably be our to go location year after year.

Terri H

Verified

June 24, 2023 Stayed at: 113, Loop: I

4

Have been camping at Dinkey since 1977. I'm surprised that the steps going down to Honeymoon Pool still have not been repaired. I suppose it will take someone falling and breaking a leg before this is taken care of. With what is charged per night for camping with no hookups, it seems there would be plenty of money to fix the steps.

BRIAN L

Verified

June 21, 2023 Stayed at: 120, Loop: J

5

Another great trip to Dinkey Creek, one of our favorite places to camp. The hosts were super nice and the bathrooms were clean. The water flow in the creek was raging and nothing like we've experienced in past visits. It will probably be weeks if not months before it's safe to swim in. There is a small spot where Rock Creek hits Dinkey Creek that had calm water where kids were playing.

Location Dinkey Creek

Address:
Sierra
Shaver Lake, CA, 93664
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 37.0681 / -119.157

Elevation: 1741 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Please register at the campground office; if closed, register the following morning

General

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.

General

Two pets per site and leashed at all times.

General

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. 

General

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

General

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. 

General

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.

General

Click here to learn more about the Sierra National Forest

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