Kelty Meadow

Overview

Kelty Meadow Campground is located in a mountainous area near Bass Lake. This horse-friendly camp is shaded by pine and cedar trees alongside Kelty Creek, with campsites wide and open enough to accommodate small horse trailers, slide-ins, tent trailers or tents.

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

RV, Tent

Sites

11 campsites

Reservations

Reservable online

Phone

559-642-3212

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Kelty Meadow, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• Kelty MeadowHike · 0.0 mi from campShow on map
• Fresno Dome DrailheadTrailhead · 1.6 mi from campShow on map
• Bull Buck TrailheadTrailhead · 2.3 mi from campShow on map
• Shawdow Of The Giants Nrt TrailheadTrailhead · 2.9 mi from camp

  Shawdow Of The Giants Nrt Trailhead. Recreation.gov

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• Perimeter TrailHike · 4.5 mi long · 5.2 mi from campShow on map
• Mariposa Grove TrailHike · 3.5 mi long · 5.3 mi from campShow on map

Mountain biking

• Ride a Bike in Yosemite ValleyBike ride · 1-6 Hours · 21.2 mi from camp

  Cycling is a great way to experience the park and allows you to cover more ground during your time here. National Park Service

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• Pa'san Ridge TrailBike ride · 6.5 mi long · 23.1 mi from camp

  A loop mountain-bike route.

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• Wuh-ki'o TrailBike ride · 1.5 mi long · 24.0 mi from campShow on map

Scenic sights

• Fresno DomePeak · 7,539 ft · 1.1 mi from camp

  Fresno Dome is a dominant granite dome rising in isolation above the forest of Soquel Meadow in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, California. Wikipedia

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• Speckerman MountainPeak · 7,156 ft · 2.2 mi from campShow on map
• Corlieu FallsWaterfall · 4.7 mi from camp

  Corlieu Falls is a waterfall on Lewis Creek in the Sierra National Forest, near Sugar Pine in Madera County, California. Wikipedia

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• Red Rock FallsWaterfall · 5.1 mi from campShow on map
• Bass Lake VistaViewpoint · 5.1 mi from campShow on map

Climbing and snow sports

• Goat Meadow Snow Play AreaSkiing and snowshoeing · 5.7 mi from campShow on map
• El Capitan BaseClimbing · 20.6 mi from camp

  Climbs around the base of El Capitan (not the big walls). OpenStreetMap

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• North DomeClimbing · 21.8 mi from camp

  Approach via North Dome Trail (from the north, toward Tuolumne Meadows) or by first climbing Royal Arches (from the Valley, to the south). OpenStreetMap

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Trail and sight data: Recreation.gov and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and National Park Service. Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)
• OpenStreetMap — ODbL 1.0 — © OpenStreetMap contributors

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.