Sheep Creek Campground

Excellent camp ground

Excellent camp ground

This was my 3rd visit to the Sheep Creek campground.
My previous visits were excellent, and as far as the campground itself goes this was no different.
The huge problem with this visit was the lack of rangers to enforce the campground rules, which lead to a rather disappointing experience where on one site (!) a group of no less than 20 people settled (max is supposed to be 6) with multiple huge tents and proceeded to run a generator well into the night (past midnight) in order to run the amplifiers, huge speakers and lighting system for a full blown party with a DJ blaring into his microphone every couple minutes.

This is the kind of stuff that you can expect in some small regional campgrounds, rude people that the rules don't seem to apply to, but in some 20 years that I've been camping in the NPS campground I HAVE NEVER ran into anything remotely close to this.
It was completely unacceptable and unfortunately was not shut down by the rangers who seem to be understaffed (budget? Covid? who knows..).

This was a terribly disappointing experience which I hope to never repeat.
Hopefully someone at SeKi picks this up and sends more rangers to make sure the campgrounds aren't turning into a war zone at night.

This was my 3rd visit to the Sheep Creek campground.
My previous visits were excellent, and as far as the campground itself goes this was no different.
The huge problem with this visit was the lack of rangers to enforce the campground rules, which lead to a rather disappointing experience where on one site (!) a group of no less than 20 people settled (max is supposed to be 6) with multiple huge tents and proceeded to run a generator well into the night (past midnight) in order to run the amplifiers, huge speakers and lighting system for a full blown party with a DJ blaring into his microphone every couple minutes.

This is the kind of stuff that you can expect in some small regional campgrounds, rude people that the rules don't seem to apply to, but in some 20 years that I've been camping in the NPS campground I HAVE NEVER ran into anything remotely close to this.
It was completely unacceptable and unfortunately was not shut down by the rangers who seem to be understaffed (budget? Covid? who knows..).

This was a terribly disappointing experience which I hope to never repeat.
Hopefully someone at SeKi picks this up and sends more rangers to make sure the campgrounds aren't turning into a war zone at night.

This was my 3rd visit to the Sheep Creek campground.
My previous visits were excellent, and as far as the campground itself goes this was no different.
The huge problem with this visit was the lack of rangers to enforce the campground rules, which lead to a rather disappointing experience where on one site (!) a group of no less than 20 people settled (max is supposed to be 6) with multiple huge tents and proceeded to run a generator well into the night (past midnight) in order to run the amplifiers, huge speakers and lighting system for a full blown party with a DJ blaring into his microphone every couple minutes.

This is the kind of stuff that you can expect in some small regional campgrounds, rude people that the rules don't seem to apply to, but in some 20 years that I've been camping in the NPS campground I HAVE NEVER ran into anything remotely close to this.
It was completely unacceptable and unfortunately was not shut down by the rangers who seem to be understaffed (budget? Covid? who knows..).

This was a terribly disappointing experience which I hope to never repeat.
Hopefully someone at SeKi picks this up and sends more rangers to make sure the campgrounds aren't turning into a war zone at night.

Sheep Creek is a wonderful campground along the Kings River that has wide camping spots and many trees which provide ample shade during the heat of the day. The restrooms are maintained and there are both recycle and trash dumpsters. One can rinse their dishes at the large sinks provided outside of the bathrooms. Just remember, no cell service so you will be using pay phones at the ranger station or general store to make phone calls, plan longer stays. My family has camped at Sheep Creek since the early 1990's and not much has changed in the way of Kings Canyon. It is like an untouched time warp, much different than its sister park to the north. Thank you rangers and staff.

Sheep Creek is a wonderful campground along the Kings River that has wide camping spots and many trees which provide ample shade during the heat of the day. The restrooms are maintained and there are both recycle and trash dumpsters. One can rinse their dishes at the large sinks provided outside of the bathrooms. Just remember, no cell service so you will be using pay phones at the ranger station or general store to make phone calls, plan longer stays. My family has camped at Sheep Creek since the early 1990's and not much has changed in the way of Kings Canyon. It is like an untouched time warp, much different than its sister park to the north. Thank you rangers and staff.

Sheep Creek is a wonderful campground along the Kings River that has wide camping spots and many trees which provide ample shade during the heat of the day. The restrooms are maintained and there are both recycle and trash dumpsters. One can rinse their dishes at the large sinks provided outside of the bathrooms. Just remember, no cell service so you will be using pay phones at the ranger station or general store to make phone calls, plan longer stays. My family has camped at Sheep Creek since the early 1990's and not much has changed in the way of Kings Canyon. It is like an untouched time warp, much different than its sister park to the north. Thank you rangers and staff.

This is our 56th year of coming to Camp 1/Sheep Creek in Cedar Grove. I will admit that I was confused about the online reservation process, but once I figured it out, easy! I just can’t find 1 negative thing to say; this place is so special to us. We had the opportunity to participate in the Campfire Talk on Friday, 8/27. I will say that the Ranger-in-charge was exceptional and the program was one of the best we have seen. On a personal note, with my was my 93-year-old mother and my 3-week-9old granddaughter on her first (of many!) camping trip. The family tradition continues!

This is our 56th year of coming to Camp 1/Sheep Creek in Cedar Grove. I will admit that I was confused about the online reservation process, but once I figured it out, easy! I just can’t find 1 negative thing to say; this place is so special to us. We had the opportunity to participate in the Campfire Talk on Friday, 8/27. I will say that the Ranger-in-charge was exceptional and the program was one of the best we have seen. On a personal note, with my was my 93-year-old mother and my 3-week-9old granddaughter on her first (of many!) camping trip. The family tradition continues!