Sentinel Campground

I tried so hard to book a weeks stay at Sentinel that sites filled up too fast. I was able to get a day here in a day there. The problem is when I actually got to Sentinel. Most of the sites were empty? This means people reserved and paid for them, but didn’t bother to show up. There is no enforcement for empty sites. This means people who would show up don’t have access to the national park. Additionally, many of the bathrooms had plumbing or were out of service. I love Cedar Grove but it is not being taken care of.

We always love camping in Kings Canyon. I even got to experience a yearling bear 3 ft from me in camp.

Due to budget cuts, maintenance and custodial staff were cut dramatically. Every bathroom we went in had at least 1 toilet or sink out of order and the state of the bathrooms was terrible. Absolutely disgusting. Several points on the road needed repair and had been that way for quite a while. Worst i have ever seen it in the last 40 years.

Campsite 27 was clean and ready to use. Very few bugs. We walked to Cedar Grove Grill to get dinner -- pulled pork sandwich for me and burgers for my friends.

The only downside was that the closest men's restroom only had one working toilet -- no other running water inside the restroom (but water at outside sink).

I’m not sure if it’s a staffing issue, but it be great if quiet hours were enforced. There was a college-age party that went on till 3:00 AM. I feel bad for the families with smaller children who had to listen to the noise at all hours of the night. Not the wilderness experience that people come to experience.

Awesome as always!! Friendly and thank you for your service.

Campsite is a tad further away than the parking spot as previously stated however it’s an awesome large spot. Creek runs through the back of it and plenty of shade. Local to a spigot, bathrooms and dumpster

The complete lack of WiFi at national park campgrounds is ridiculous.

Lovely spot deep in kings canyon. Gorgeous tree coverage and relatively close to the water. There’s a ranger station with a little amphitheater that put on education, which was pretty neat. Just across the short bridge from a store with plenty of odds and ends in case you forgot something or need snacks.

Many unused camping sites even though on Rec.Gov.showed reserved.Ranger assistants only checked once in 6 days my reservation but same sites stayed vacant all week so obviously they were not being reported as no-shows. This is a third year in a row. I have noticed a 33% vacancy rate.