East Meadow Campground

The campground ran out of water and closed the bathrooms. The dump station was also closed. Otherwise, the campground is nice. The lake was low but didn’t stop us from swimming and paddle boarding. The PCT is close and makes for good hike.

Jackson Meadows is always a beautiful area. Campsites have fallen in disrepair over the years. We have been going there for 50+ years it is disappointing to see the campgrounds in the shape they are the agency needs to contact people about water problems and sewer problems when they’re about to camp not afterwards or during

There were many problems, and the worst news is that we were not alerted to these problems before we arrived. There was no potable water, which is its own problem, but also means that none of the flush toilet bathrooms worked. That left one vaulted toilet to be shared by the entire campground. The boat ramp was only open between Thursday and Sunday, so we had to travel elsewhere to fish. The dump station did not work. It was also not clear whether or not campfires and charcoal BBQ's were allowed; some campers thought "yes", but others said "no" (where were the signs, if they were not?). We have used this campground for the past five years, and every year it has problems such as these ones. When will the operators finally get their act together?

The campground is in a beautiful location. However, the campground is in disrepair to a level that I would not recommend staying here if you are tent camping. There were only 2 working water spigots out of perhaps 15 were working and 1 bathroom of 3 were working.

Water was turned off with no notice, closing flush bathrooms and access to water in the section of the campground we were staying, and camp host seemed annoyed when flagged down to ask a question.

I’ve been coming to this campgrounds for almost thirty years. I am excited to share this place that is special to me. The campsites are well kept and the running water is a luxury when it is not shut off.

They came mid week and shut the water off no explanation , the dumpster were full. We went to the RV dump station and water was flowing out of the box on the ground so we went to the camp host and he said its not his problem it was the forest service problem and it was too late to call them. Shutting off the water in early august during peak fire season is not very smart.

The campground itself is nice, and the bathrooms were reasonably clean with toilet paper restocked daily. That said, there are some real drawbacks to know before booking.

The path down to the lake is steep and not very convenient. Our site (and several others nearby) wasn't level, and the parking pad was quite small.

The biggest issue: there's no camp host on site. This became a serious problem when two large separate groups in the two double campsites were extremely loud and rowdy until 2 AM, every single night. With no host present, there was no one to turn to and no way to get it addressed, it just kept happening.

If noise and site management matter to you, I'd think twice about this campground until they have someone on-site to enforce quiet hours

The camp ground was great!
The bathrooms were in poor shape.

Beautiful campsite not too close together. The water was very pretty. The bathrooms could use a refresh and daily cleaning. Signage for the cut through path down to the water would have been helpful so people didn’t use our campsite as a cutting through point at much.