Camp 4 Campground
Located at 1,000-feet elevation, Camp 4 campground offers five campsites near the Wild and Scenic Kings River with a table, fire ring, and a vault toilet. Rafting is popular here, with up to Class III rapids in the river. Supplies may be obtained in Piedra. No drinking water is available. Unsuitable for trailers.
More like this: first-come in California · tent only in California
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Sequoia National Forest |
| Booking | No reservations. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 36.8570° N, 119.1069° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedGrant Grove Fall Rx
10 mi from the campground · 466 acres
- PrescribedCy26 Snf Rx Support
24 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Shaver Lake Sports ↗ | 20.8 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 21.6 mi |
| RV sales & service | RV sales & service ↗ | 44.3 mi |
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Worth a stop
- 2.3 miHermit's Hole Day Use Area ↗Day use
- 4.5 miKings River Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 8.2 miChicago Stump Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 9.8 miMillwood Ohv Staging Area ↗OHV / range
- 9.8 miCherry Gap Ohv Staging Area ↗OHV / range
- 11.6 miCedarbrook Picnic Area ↗Day use
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- 11.9 miHume Lake Fishing Pier (North) ↗Fishing site
- 12.2 miHume Lake Fishing Pier (South) ↗Fishing site
Trails nearby
- 0.4 miBear Wallow ↗7.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.5 miRogers Ridge ↗5.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.7 miLake2.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.6 miKings River NRT ↗6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
John Muir Wilderness begins about 1.4 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 1.4 miJohn Muir Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 652,903 acres
- 1.9 miSierra National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,418,790 acres
- 11 miSequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness ↗Wilderness · National Park Service · 768,222 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Gamlin CabinBuilding · Wilsonia · 10.6 mi
- Wilsonia Historic District (Additional Documentation)Historic district · Wilsonia, Kings Canyon National Park · 11.9 mi
- Dinkey Creek BridgeStructure · Dinkey Creek · 14.8 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Camp 4 Campground?
No. Camp 4 Campground is first-come, first-served. No reservations. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is Camp 4 Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Camp 4 Campground?
Camp 4 Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Camp 4 Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Green Cabin Flat Campground (0.3 mi, first-come), Mill Flat Campground (0.5 mi, first-come), and Gravel Flat Camping Area (0.6 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby