Dinkey Creek

Another year at Dinkey Creek in the book. This time we RSVP #17 which I consider the best spot I’ve stayed at. Spacious, good covering, perfect distance to both restrooms, level for our trailer.
Wife enjoyed stargazing at a clearing between the waterfall and general store.

Awesome campground. The sites are hit or miss with shade. A lot of trees have been cut down so some of the pictures are not up to date. Bring pop ups and you’ll be fine.
The camp hosts are some of the best I’ve ever dealt with. We had a truck parked in our spot when we showed up.
We let the staff know and they took care of it right away. The store and showers at the entrance are a big plus.
We had a great time and will be coming back again.

Also there was no cell service at all.

Awesome campground. The sites are hit or miss with shade. A lot of trees have been cut down so some of the pictures are not up to date. Bring pop ups and you’ll be fine.
The camp hosts are some of the best I’ve ever dealt with. We had a truck parked in our spot when we showed up.
We let the staff know and they took care of it right away. The store and showers at the entrance are a big plus.
We had a great time and will be coming back again.

Also there was no cell service at all.

Great

Great

Camp rangers and staff at the store are all very nice. Nice drive with meadows and wildflowers.

Camp rangers and staff at the store are all very nice. Nice drive with meadows and wildflowers.

The Sheriff , National Park Employees and the Forest Rangers are all on different sides, conflicting guidance was given regarding evacuation for the Basin fire 20 mi away . The sheriff told us to pack up and leave , the forest ranger on site in radio communications with the office in Prather said they were holding meetings to advise of the campsite on evacuation yet the ranger was called to leave the post not the campers , to be fair the National park camp employees were the only ones to get it right , Dinkey was not evacuating but only under a smoke warning . Yet how were we to know , there is no phone service or internet , so we ended up coming off the mountain and ending what would have been our family reunion to find out the closure area was below dinky creek road for all of July 2024 with the campground to remain open . Of course people should take precautions with forest fires and play it safe , so not to blame anybody in particular, unfortunately this are the current conditions of the sierra .

The Sheriff , National Park Employees and the Forest Rangers are all on different sides, conflicting guidance was given regarding evacuation for the Basin fire 20 mi away . The sheriff told us to pack up and leave , the forest ranger on site in radio communications with the office in Prather said they were holding meetings to advise of the campsite on evacuation yet the ranger was called to leave the post not the campers , to be fair the National park camp employees were the only ones to get it right , Dinkey was not evacuating but only under a smoke warning . Yet how were we to know , there is no phone service or internet , so we ended up coming off the mountain and ending what would have been our family reunion to find out the closure area was below dinky creek road for all of July 2024 with the campground to remain open . Of course people should take precautions with forest fires and play it safe , so not to blame anybody in particular, unfortunately this are the current conditions of the sierra .

The campground was clean and sites were far enough apart to not feel like you’re on top of your neighbor. We stayed at 5 days and really enjoyed all of the hiking areas and the rock water slides ! Definitely will be coming back. My only complaint was the bathrooms did get clogged several times but I think that was due to other campers not reading the “hold for 5 seconds to flush “ properly signs.