About Dinkey Creek
Number of accommodations: 120
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2026 Season availability
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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
Joshua C
VerifiedJanuary 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: C
Everything was great! The staff is very helpful and the camp sites are clean.
Cynthia C
VerifiedDecember 19, 2019 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: C
Our guy who cleaned and kept up the restroom was great! We hope to see him again next year!
Melissa G
VerifiedDecember 19, 2019 • Stayed at: 099, Loop: H
We took our grandkids and son (ages 10-12) on their very first camp experience. The campsite was under renovation so there was alot of trees down but we felt safe to let the kids go about and play in a group. The campsite was large enough for us to enjoy and cook over a campfire, setup table and chairs for 6, set-up 2 tents, and close enough to the restrooms which were very well kept. We were able to join a private tour hosted by a volunteer which was really incredible! The lakes were refreshing but very slippery. The only suggestion I have is more security shoild be at the shared spaces because there were some sketchy visitors that made our water visits short.
Alma M
VerifiedDecember 19, 2019 • Stayed at: 127, Loop: K
We go to dinkey creek every year and we just love the atmosphere there and the workers we have been coming here since i was a little girl and as i got married iand kids i took our family there since they were babies and they love going there and now we take our 3 oldest grandchildren there and they love it as well.
Ana B
VerifiedDecember 18, 2019 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: G
It's a great place to camp. You have fire pits, water, bathrooms, fun place to fish.
Sabrina A
VerifiedDecember 18, 2019 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: B
We reserved 4 sites for our 4th of July weekend stay. Sites were great and roomy. Our camp host started out friendly and went to being pushy, inconsiderate and rude. He didn't like having to clean and restock the bathrooms and was very vocal about it with quite a few campers, ourselves included. We also felt harrassed about the rule on charcoal grills. We checked before driving up (as we do every year) that they were permitted and were told yes. That had changed after we arrived and we were fine with that. We clearly had the grill strapped closed and off to the side. Every time he drove by to check it was in the same spot and were told we had to place it in a vehicle or we would be cited and could be asked to leave if we didn't comply. We explained that it wasn't being used and just being kept off to the side. Yet, we still received the same threat every time. We also had one site vacated a day early due to campers being noisy and vulgar way past the curfew time. Mind you, we had at least a dozen minors under the age of 12 that aren't exposed to such language. We tried to bring this to the attention of our host and were told it wasn't his business and he couldn't do anything about it. What is the purpose of a camp host? This will not deter us from camping here again, but it was a bad experience. Every other stay has been pleasant.
KELLY M
VerifiedDecember 18, 2019 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: B
We loved the campground, it's very well kept and is right off the creek.
Melanie T
VerifiedDecember 18, 2019 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: E
This campground is amazing! We went during the week and it was pretty empty. Check on the situation with the water before you go because we had no idea that there wasn’t potable water. (This changes). The water was so high in the creek that we couldn’t use the slides but still had a blast.
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 |
