• Giant Sequoia Trees

    Sequoia & Kings Canyon

    National Parks California

  • Road Construction Delays in Sequoia NP through Mid-Aug. (if entering/exiting via Hwy. 198)

    Expect 20-minute to 1-hour delays on weekdays and 20-minute delays on weekends along main road through parks. Weeknight closures with one pass through the construction zone at 11:30 p.m. See link to schedule and map or call 559-565-3341 (press 1, 1, 1,). More »

  • 22-foot Vehicle Length Limit in Sequoia National Park

    Planning to see the "Big Trees" in Sequoia National Park? If you enter/exit via Hwy. 198, all vehicles must be less than 22 feet in length. Even vehicles towing trailers must be less than 22 feet in combined length. Longer vehicles must enter at Hwy. 180. More »

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Dorst Creek Campground

Dorst Creek campground is located 10 miles (16 km) from the Giant Forest, under open stands of evergreen trees.

Region

Giant Forest area in Sequoia

Elevation

6,800 ft (2,073 m)

Open

Late June through Labor Day

Reservations

Recommended, see below

Fee

$20/night

Number of sites

218 

RV/Trailer length

 

Pets

Permitted (Learn more about pet regulations)

Dump and water station

Yes

Groceries, showers, laundry

6 miles from Wuksachi Lodge, 8 miles to Lodgepole market

Accessibility

6, 11, 172-175 are suitable for wheelchairs

Ranger Programs

At the campground amphitheater

Phone

Yes

Restrooms

Flush toilets

Food storage

Large food locker - 47"W x 33"D x 28"H

You are required to store food properly in order to protect bears. Learn more about bears and food storage in the parks.

Reservations 
All campsites (#1-218) including Group sites A, B, C, & D reservation dates are available from June 22, through September 4, 2012. You may make reservations starting 6 months in advance of the date you would like to camp. For example, reservations for July 4 can be made starting January 4.

Go online to www.recreation.gov or call toll free: 877-444-6777 (TDD 877-833-6777) from 10 a.m. - midnight EST March 1 through October 31, or 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. EST November 1 through February. Customer Service: 888-448-1474.

There is potential to have heavy snowpack in the campground in early Spring. If the park is unable to open all or portions of the campground that could affect your reservation the park will help you find a different campsite in a different park campground at no additional cost. For updated information please contact the parks at 1-559-565-3341.

Download the Dorst Creek campground map (pdf, 391 kb).

 
Dorst Creek campground map
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Did You Know?

California toad

Amphibians and reptiles live at all elevations within Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. They range from common (such as western fence lizards and garter snakes) to rare (such as the mountain yellow-legged frog) to locally extinct (such as the foothill yellow-legged frog).