Horse Creek

Warning

General

NOTE: Reservations are required at least 1 day in advance of your planned arrival date. No same-day or first-come-first-served reservations.

Horse Creek Campground- Lake Kaweah
Campsite #1
As lake levels rise, the spring time view of the lake increases at the campground
Horse Creek Campground sign
Campsite #5

Featured amenities

Showers Showers

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

80 total sites

RV Sites

68 sites

Tent Sites

8 sites

About Horse Creek

Horse Creek Campground is located on the Kaweah River in the foothills of central California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Terminus Dam on Kaweah Lake is three miles east of Lemon Cove, CA.

Number of accommodations: 80

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Sep 8 to Dec 31

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Showers Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Showers
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

80 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 05, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
06, Loop: YOKU Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 07, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 08, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
09, Loop: YOKU Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 10, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
11, Loop: LIVE Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 12, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 13, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
14, Loop: LIVE Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
15, Loop: LIVE Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 16, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 17, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
18, Loop: LIVE Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 19, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 20, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 21, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 22, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
23, Loop: LIVE Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 25, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 26, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 27, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 28, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 29, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 30, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 31, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 32, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 33, Loop: LIVE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 34, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 35, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 36, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 37, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 38, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
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🚐 39, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 40, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
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🚐 41, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 42, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 43, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 44, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 45, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 46, Loop: SHOR RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 47, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 48, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 49, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 50, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 51, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
52, Loop: YOKU Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 53, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 54, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 55, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 56, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 57, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 58, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 59, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 60, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 61, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 62, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 63, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 64, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 65, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 66, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 67, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 68, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 69, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 70, Loop: TERM RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 71, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 72, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 73, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 74, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 75, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 76, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 77, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 78, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 79, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 80, Loop: YOKU RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🏕️ 81, Loop: CORRAL Equestrian
16 guests
Price not available
🏕️ 82, Loop: CORRAL Equestrian
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🏕️ 83, Loop: CORRAL Equestrian
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🏕️ 84, Loop: CORRAL Equestrian
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available

Reviews (276)

What Guests Are Saying

Horse Creek Campground offers stunning views and a serene atmosphere, making it a delightful choice for families and nature enthusiasts. While some amenities, particularly restrooms and showers, were closed or in poor condition, many visitors appreciated the cleanliness of the portable toilets and the overall beauty of the site. The campground's proximity to Sequoia National Park and friendly rangers contributed to a positive experience for most campers, despite minor maintenance issues.

Review Summary

3.7
276 reviews
5
43.1%
119
4
22.8%
63
3
11.6%
32
2
10.1%
28
1
12.3%
34

Leah R

Verified

March 27, 2022 Stayed at: 21, Loop: LIVE

2

Nice camp ground. I know they are currently updating some things and working on bathrooms.

I did stay here so I could shower in the bath house rather than staying in the park, but I regretted it. The showers and bathrooms were filthy.

Staff was very nice. The views of the lake are beautiful and weather was great in mid-March. It was a nice place to walk my dogs.

I am not sure I would stay here again until the bathrooms are renovated.

Lilibeth L

Verified

March 26, 2022 Stayed at: 18, Loop: LIVE

1

The woman camp host was rude and loud music was playing loudly all night.

Christy V

Verified

March 15, 2022 Stayed at: 58, Loop: YOKU

2

Amazing view and location has great potential. Researched location a few months in advance and reviews stated that bathrooms were out of service- we stayed months later and bathrooms were STILL out of service. Available showers were dirty and neglected.

Most sights were not level and not clean at all! Trash to include the norm - bread ties, bottle caps, snack rappers, and the fire pits were filled with odd trash items.

Location either has a lazy staff or is short staffed.

This place has great potential, BUT needs a detailed oriented site manager to make it great.

Would not recommend…

Chloe M

Verified

March 12, 2022 Stayed at: 29, Loop: LIVE

4

Pros:
Great location, close enough to sequoia and awesome view of the hills!
Clean bathrooms, warm showers, helpful check in process

Cons:
Not much privacy site to site (ie. No tree coverage), sites are close together
Highway was a bit loud

David D

Verified

March 9, 2022 Stayed at: 59, Loop: TERM

4

We visited Horse Creek Feb 25 and 26, 2022. We had a good experience and appreciated the spacious camp sites. While the campground is impacted by road noise from The Generals Highway, there was little traffic so the campground was quiet.

We do caution that because most of this campground goes underwater at full pool of Kaweah Lake, there is very little shade at most camp sites. Summer visits could be uncomfortably warm as a result.

We stayed at Horse Creek to visit Kings Canyon National Park. We are glad we stayed here rather than Potwisha Campground inside Kings Canyon NP as it saved hauling our travel trailer up a narrow, winding road to Potwisha, which has much smaller, albeit much shadier, campsites.

James M

Verified

March 3, 2022 Stayed at: 51, Loop: YOKU

5

We thoroughly enjoyed our experience - staff is excellent and very helpful in all respects -

Ralph c

Verified

February 28, 2022 Stayed at: 20, Loop: LIVE

5

Was great only problem there was no toilet paper.we had to go call the camp hoist

Venkata K

Verified

February 25, 2022 Stayed at: 64, Loop: TERM

1

Hi I didn’t use the reservation at all as the showers weren’t working and one of the toilets was closed and other toilet was far . So please refund the reservation amount

Lester B

Verified

February 21, 2022 Stayed at: 32, Loop: LIVE

4

Very nice campground, well laid out.

Robert B

Verified

February 19, 2022 Stayed at: 10, Loop: YOKU

3

Excellent place to stay and close to Sequoia as well. Very spacious sites and nice views. I'd stay there again. Was close to some fresh fruit stands in Lemon Cove that had awesome oranges.
There was a little noise from the highway but not too bad at all.
Unfortunately the dump station and main restrooms are out of order for an extended time and that WAS NOT listed on the web site. If it had not been for this glaring oversight in communication I would have rated it 5 stars. As it was I had to drive to another town and pay to dump at a commercial RV park.

Location Horse Creek

Address:
37843 Sierra Drive
Three Rivers, CA, 93271
United States

Highway access

Horse Creek Campground is accessible via HWY 198, which is approximately 20 miles east of Visalia, CA.

Elevation: 208 feet

Nearby National Park

Yosemite National Park

Big Oak Flat Entrance

Approximate driving time: 1 hr 16 min

Distance to downtown

6.2 mi drive to downtown Three Rivers (about 10 min)

Policies & Rules

General

  • Park Hours:
  • Peak Season: . Gate closes at .
  • Non-Peak Season: . Gate closes at .
  • Access to the shoreline may vary from month to month
  • After hours, the entrance is closed to inbound traffic
  • Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
  • Be campfire safe. Do not leave the campfire unattended. The campfire should be completely cold / put out upon departure. 
  • Lake Kaweah Park Rules and Regulations are posted at the information board.

Warnings & Advisories

Warning

General

NOTE: Reservations are required at least 1 day in advance of your planned arrival date. No same-day or first-come-first-served reservations.

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Last updated: September 7, 2026

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