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Average nightly rates120 total sites
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68 sites
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52 sites
About Dinkey Creek
Number of accommodations: 120
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2026 Season availability
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General Store
Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Restrooms
River Access
Showers
Fire Pit
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- Restrooms
- Showers
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- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
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- General Store
Water Access
- River Access
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (1022)
What Guests Are Saying
Dinkey Creek is a well-maintained campground with clean restrooms and friendly hosts, making it a great destination for families and groups. Visitors enjoy the beautiful setting, access to swimming holes, and spacious campsites, though some sites can be sunny and noisy during busy weekends. Overall, the campground offers a positive experience, despite occasional issues with loud campers and maintenance concerns.
What Guests Are Saying
Dinkey Creek is a well-maintained campground with clean restrooms and friendly hosts, making it a great destination for families and groups. Visitors enjoy the beautiful setting, access to swimming holes, and spacious campsites, though some sites can be sunny and noisy during busy weekends. Overall, the campground offers a positive experience, despite occasional issues with loud campers and maintenance concerns.
Review Summary
Rosa S
VerifiedJune 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: F
If you’re looking for a place or your kids can run free, make noise, laugh, run, and enjoy themselves this is not the place. This time around we couldn’t play music not even low.
We have been coming to Dinkey Creek for the past six years our last five years were memorable, we played music, played games, laughed, hiked, went in the creek and enjoyed ourselves. This year we don’t know what changed, management? Grounds keepers?
From the moment we arrived we were targeted.
The Grounds keeper was rude, shoved papers in my 17 year olds face. Yelled at my husband when my husband wasn’t even at the camp site while we were playing music. He Kept making rounds and found any little thing to complain. Honestly this all started when we played Mexican music.
So if you have kids, want to play music during non quiet time hours, laugh, run, and play, this is not the place to camp at.
Rude, racist, no customer service!
Rosa S
VerifiedJune 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 074, Loop: F
If you’re looking for a place or your kids can run free, make noise, laugh, run, and enjoy themselves this is not the place. This time around we couldn’t play music not even low.
We have been coming to Dinkey Creek for the past six years our last five years were memorable, we played music, played games, laughed, hiked, went in the creek and enjoyed ourselves. This year we don’t know what changed, management? Grounds keepers?
From the moment we arrived we were targeted.
The Grounds keeper was rude, shoved papers in my 17 year olds face. Yelled at my husband when my husband wasn’t even at the camp site while we were playing music. He Kept making rounds and found any little thing to complain. Honestly this all started when we played Mexican music.
So if you have kids, want to play music during non quiet time hours, laugh, run, and play, this is not the place to camp at.
Rude, racist, no customer service!
Tim M
VerifiedJune 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: B
Melanie, a camp host went through a very elaborate scheme to convince us that our Senior pass was not good at the campground. Acted like she made a phone call to to someone to confirm. Showed us pictures of proper passes. Took 20+ min to go through the process. I just bought this 6 months ago. She said no, cost us $100+ in additional cost.
When we extended our stay, she was back hosting, the new reception desk person, very nice, booked the stay with the 50% senior pass in 2 minutes. Too late to get paid back. Was told how we could have booked on line to avoid the problem. We should not have to. Provide adequate training for people to operate the gate. Other point, is there were three people in the kiosk the second time. One appeared to be a female supervisor. She seemed to be mocking us as we had the discussion about our experience with Melanie.
Also, drinking water is an issue at this facility. People did not know if it was safe. Three days later they said it was ok.
reconsider the groups that run and oversee this facility. Won't be back.
Tim M
VerifiedJune 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: B
Melanie, a camp host went through a very elaborate scheme to convince us that our Senior pass was not good at the campground. Acted like she made a phone call to to someone to confirm. Showed us pictures of proper passes. Took 20+ min to go through the process. I just bought this 6 months ago. She said no, cost us $100+ in additional cost.
When we extended our stay, she was back hosting, the new reception desk person, very nice, booked the stay with the 50% senior pass in 2 minutes. Too late to get paid back. Was told how we could have booked on line to avoid the problem. We should not have to. Provide adequate training for people to operate the gate. Other point, is there were three people in the kiosk the second time. One appeared to be a female supervisor. She seemed to be mocking us as we had the discussion about our experience with Melanie.
Also, drinking water is an issue at this facility. People did not know if it was safe. Three days later they said it was ok.
reconsider the groups that run and oversee this facility. Won't be back.
Jesse P
VerifiedJune 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: C
Nice spot to camp
Jesse P
VerifiedJune 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: C
Nice spot to camp
Greg B
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: E
Always a great time. Campsites and bathrooms were kept clean. Friendly service at the well stocked store.
David C
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 127, Loop: K
The setting is sublime. Always love most the McKinley grove but it is all great. Have not been here in three years and noticed how many trees have been cut down, no doubt due to the infestation/disease that had been increasing alongside the creek
Greg B
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: E
Always a great time. Campsites and bathrooms were kept clean. Friendly service at the well stocked store.
David C
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 127, Loop: K
The setting is sublime. Always love most the McKinley grove but it is all great. Have not been here in three years and noticed how many trees have been cut down, no doubt due to the infestation/disease that had been increasing alongside the creek
Location Dinkey Creek
Address:
Sierra, 53001 Dinkey Creek Rd
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.
The campground is accessible via Highway 168, which connects to Clovis and leads to Shaver Lake.
Elevation: 1741 feet
Nearby National Park
Big Oak Flat Entrance
Approximate driving time: over 1 hr (92 min)
13 mi drive to downtown Shaver Lake (about 22 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
- Register at the campground office upon arrival.
- Reserved sites must be occupied or they will be forfeited.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Wildlife & food storage
- Keep food secured to avoid attracting bears.
Pets
- Limit of two pets per site, must be leashed.
Vehicles & parking
- Vehicle limits apply based on site type; extra vehicles incur a fee.
Fires & fuel
- Fire restrictions may occur in dry conditions; contact for updates.
- Do not move firewood; buy locally to protect forests.
Safety & rules
- Visit for more information on the Sierra National Forest.
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Last updated: September 11, 2026
