Crystal Springs Campground

Closed — Closed for the season. The campground typically operates from late May through mid-September.

About

Crystal Springs Campground is centrally located in Kings Canyon National Park within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in central California's rugged Sierra Nevada range at an elevation of 6,500 feet. The campground is nestled in a mixed conifer forest of sugar pines, incense cedar, fir and sequoia trees. From your campsite, you can hike to a sequoia grove that includes the General Grant Tree, the Nation's Christmas Tree and only living memorial to military veterans. Other nearby trails lead to Ella Falls, a 50-foot waterfall, and to Panoramic Point for breathtaking views of the high Sierras. The campground is within an hour's drive from the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home of the General Sherman Tree, and the Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park. Summer days can be warm and dry with cool nights. Wildlife is abundant and includes black bear, mule deer, gray squirrel, golden-mantled ground squirrel, and a variety of resident birds. The dynamic landscape evolves from geologic processes that have sculpted granite, marble and other forms of rock over millennia, creating canyons carved by rivers and glaciers and towering rugged peaks.

Directions

From Fresno, take Highway 180 East for approximately 1.5 hours. Vehicles over 22 feet should use the Kings Canyon National Park entrance, as they are not advised on the route between Potwisha Campground and Giant Forest Museum when entering through Sequoia National Park.