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Horse Creek

4 mi east of Lemon Cove, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
Reservablebooking
Mar–May & Oct–Novbest months

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. Kaweah Lake offers boating, water skiing and sailing. Horse and walking trails are available during low water. Anglers can fish for largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish and rainbow trout. The campground contains 80 sites without hookups. Amenities include flush toilets, showers and a dump station. Weekend programs are held May through September in the campground's amphitheater. The campground is settled on the river in a broad, arid valley with few trees. Shade is limited. The Horse Creek campground is 11 miles from Sequoia National Park's southern entrance station. Visitors enjoy viewing the inspiring Giant Forest Grove and mighty General Sherman Tree - the world's largest tree in volume. It…

  • Fees: There is an entrance station that is intermittently open. It is volunteer camp host operated with Park Rangers supplementing the times.…
  • Managed by: Kaweah Lake, USACE
  • Where: 4 mi east of Lemon Cove, CA · 36.39056, -118.95472

Things to do:

FishingHikingHorseback ridingBoating & paddlingSwimmingBikingWildlife & birdingWinter sports

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

58°
38°Jan
63°
40°Feb
68°
44°Mar
74°
46°Apr
83°
53°May
92°
60°Jun
98°
66°Jul
97°
65°Aug
92°
60°Sep
80°
51°Oct
67°
42°Nov
58°
37°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Mar–May & Oct–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.

See Horse Creek from above

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Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Rural edge

The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.

Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Sequoia and Kings Canyon Dark Sky Festival (Astronomy festival), 5 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 12.2 mi
Water fill-up: 22.2 mi
Propane: 12.5 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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