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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.

Warning

General

Due to rising lake levels, individual campsites will be closing for season based their elevation compared to the current and predicted lake levels. This is an annual occurrence, and sites will reopen for reservations once they are out of the water and are ready for use. We appreciate your understanding and patience. Stay tuned for updates, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon! If you have any questions, please call the Lake Kaweah headquarters office at 559-597-2301.  

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

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

Campground Amenities

  • Showers
    Showers
  • Dump Station
    Dump Station

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
Jan
Feb
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Currently open - Jan 1 to May 21

Sites & Availability

80 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
/ per night
🚐 05, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
/ per night
06, Loop: YOKU
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$30.00
/ per night
🚐 07, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
/ per night
🚐 08, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
/ per night
09, Loop: YOKU
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$30.00
/ per night
🚐 10, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
/ per night
11, Loop: LIVE
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$30.00
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🚐 12, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 13, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
/ per night
14, Loop: LIVE
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$30.00
/ per night
15, Loop: LIVE
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$30.00
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🚐 16, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 17, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
/ per night
18, Loop: LIVE
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$30.00
/ per night
🚐 19, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 20, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 21, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 22, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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23, Loop: LIVE
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$30.00
/ per night
🚐 25, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 26, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 27, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
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🚐 28, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 29, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 30, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
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🚐 31, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
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🚐 32, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 33, Loop: LIVE
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 34, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 35, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 36, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
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🚐 37, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
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🚐 38, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
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🚐 39, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
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🚐 40, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 41, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
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🚐 42, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
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🚐 43, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
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🚐 44, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
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🚐 45, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 46, Loop: SHOR
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 47, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 48, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
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🚐 49, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 50, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 51, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
/ per night
52, Loop: YOKU
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$30.00
/ per night
🚐 53, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 54, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 55, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
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🚐 56, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 57, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 58, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 59, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 60, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 61, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 62, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
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🚐 63, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
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🚐 64, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
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🚐 65, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
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🚐 66, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 67, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 68, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 69, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 70, Loop: TERM
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 71, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 72, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 73, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 74, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 75, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 76, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 77, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 78, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 79, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 80, Loop: YOKU
No Hookups
$30.00
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🚐 81, Loop: CORRAL
No Hookups
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 82, Loop: CORRAL
No Hookups
$40.00
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🚐 83, Loop: CORRAL
No Hookups
$40.00
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🚐 84, Loop: CORRAL
No Hookups
$40.00
/ per night

Reviews (273)

Review Summary

3.7
273 reviews
5
42.5%
116
4
23.1%
63
3
11.7%
32
2
10.3%
28
1
12.5%
34

Eugene V

Verified

October 5, 2025 Stayed at: 72, Loop: YOKU

5

The rangers were exceptionally helpful and courteous.

Mary Z

Verified

September 28, 2025 Stayed at: 26, Loop: LIVE

5

Great place to stay. Friendly staff. Well maintained.

Evan B

Verified

September 28, 2025 Stayed at: 34, Loop: SHOR

1

It is inexcusable that you cannot reserve same-day at this campground. There is absolutely no reason for it to be that way. Rangers come by frequently and they are able to check reservations and will ask you to leave because you can’t make a same day reservation, yet there are dozens of campsites unoccupied that could be filled, yet you can’t reserve same day. Make it make sense…. This is a huge wasted opportunity and frustration

Ellie K

Verified

September 24, 2025 Stayed at: 75, Loop: YOKU

2

While this could be a great campsite with good access to both national park and amenities, we specifically booked a site to have showers and restrooms for the night. We had no prior warning that the showers would be down and only porta pottys put outside. Also, the gates were supposed to be closed for security which was not done. There was clearly someone living out of there car right by our site with trash all over.

Matthew D

Verified

September 22, 2025 Stayed at: 68, Loop: TERM

4

Camped and rushed for four days. Water level low.

Leonard O

Verified

September 22, 2025 Stayed at: 58, Loop: YOKU

4

Horsecreek was nice . Great views . Level camp spots. But knowone to help us when we showed up loaded with sticker weeds in the camp spots. Moy enough to keep us from enjoying the views

David L

Verified

September 21, 2025 Stayed at: 45, Loop: SHOR

4

This was a great campground. The valley was gorgeous, sites spread out nicely -- choose your site carefully, many are not level enough to use with a trailer. Changing sites is painful, Recreation.gov does not give enough control to the local staff to make on-the-fly changes. We stayed here in mid September. After talking to the Ranger, spring stays are out of the question - the campground is underwater from spring run off! :-)

Cedric N

Verified

April 17, 2025 Stayed at: 32, Loop: LIVE

1

Don't even think about taking a shower or going to the bathroom here. Light didn't work although I would've preferred not to see how disgusting those toilets/showers were.

Steve M

Verified

April 7, 2025 Stayed at: 51, Loop: YOKU

5

We stayed in site #51, which is a boondock, back in. Leveling was a challenge in our 39'MH but doable. We had a picnic table and fire pit. The view from our site was incredible. We had a pleasant experience with all staff we spoke with. Roads in the park are a little narrow with a few sharp turns which made navigating our rig a bit difficult. Definitely recommend disconnecting the toad at the office. We were able to stream with AT&T, but cell coverage was spotty. Sequoia NP is less than 30 minutes up the road. As with most all COE parks, it was quite clean and well maintained.

Benjamin G

Verified

March 27, 2025 Stayed at: 68, Loop: TERM

5

Keep in mine I went in March! It has a great view of the lake and mountains! The sunset and sun rise is beautiful also!! There some shade but not much, it’s walking distance to a water valve and the Restroom are up the hill across from the office(when I went the bathrooms weren’t working so they had porta potties but they were cleaned ever other day) and there’s another bathroom that has showers(there’s hot water!) but that’s on the other side of the campground if you want to go on adventure you could walk there but be careful because people think the campsite is for day use or first come first serve so they will drive in and leave, if they stay the Park Rangers will tell them to leave and explain the rules. The Park Rangers drive around often to check up on the campground there’s a maintenance guy he’s pretty cool just don’t mess up the campground! But it’s very peaceful for the most part when I went, I’m already going back in a couple of months but at a different campsite got to find my favorite one but so far my number one!!!

Location Horse Creek

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

Latitude & Longitude: 36.3906 / -118.955

Elevation: 208 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Park Hours:

General

Peak Season: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Memorial Day through Labor Day). Gate closes at 10 pm. 

General

Non-Peak Season: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Gate closes at 9 pm. 

General

Access to the shoreline may vary from month to month

General

After hours, the entrance is closed to inbound traffic

General

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.

General

Quiet Hours: 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m.

General

Be campfire safe. Do not leave the campfire unattended. The campfire should be completely cold / put out upon departure. 

General

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.

Warning

General

Due to rising lake levels, individual campsites will be closing for season based their elevation compared to the current and predicted lake levels. This is an annual occurrence, and sites will reopen for reservations once they are out of the water and are ready for use. We appreciate your understanding and patience. Stay tuned for updates, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon! If you have any questions, please call the Lake Kaweah headquarters office at 559-597-2301.  

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