California · Federal campground

Wishon

2 mi west of Sequoia Crest, CA · AT&T 4G

Federal campgroundtype

34sites

Reservablebooking

May–Jun & Sep–Octbest months

About Wishon

Wishon Campground straddles two forks of the Tule River in the Sequoia National Forest, sitting at an elevation of 4,000 feet. A creek runs through the site into the Tule River, which originates in the Golden Trout Wilderness. There are many hiking and fishing opportunities in the area, including the Rose Grave Trailhead. Visitors can wade in the river at Wishon Fork. This year-round campground is configured in 3 parts: the Front Entrance section (sites 2-9) the Main Loop (sites 11-33) and the Doubles Spur (sites 34-36.) Wishon Campground offers 33 reservable campsites - 29 single sites and 4 double sites The Sequoia National Forest, located at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada in central California, takes its name from the giant sequoia, the world's largest tree, which grows in more than 30 groves on the Forest's lower slopes. The Forest comprises about 1.1 million acres, and…

Fees: Fee
Managed by: Sequoia National Forest, FS
Where: 2 mi west of Sequoia Crest, CA · 36.19014, -118.66413

Things to do:

FishingHikingBikingWildlife & birding

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

Weather by month

53°

31°Jan

53°

31°Feb

57°

33°Mar

61°

36°Apr

69°

43°May

80°

51°Jun

88°

58°Jul

88°

57°Aug

82°

52°Sep

70°

43°Oct

59°

35°Nov

52°

30°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.

See Wishon from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Fox Farm	ATV road	at camp	5.4 mi
Jacobson	Horse	1.0 mi	5.4 mi
Doyle	Horse	1.0 mi	4.4 mi
Dunn Fire	Hiking	1.6 mi	2.8 mi
Hossack	ATV road	1.8 mi	0.9 mi
Tule River	Hiking	2.2 mi	5.4 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

AT&T 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 23.7 mi
Propane: 21.6 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Methuselah Group Campground 1.7 mi
Campsite · 4 mi NW of Sequoia Crest 2.3 mi
Hedrick Pond Campground 2.9 mi
Frasier Mill Campground 3.5 mi
Moses Gulch Campground 3.9 mi
Shake Camp Campground 4 mi