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U.S. Forest Service · Giant Sequoia National Monument · CA

Big Meadow Campground · Site 021.

at Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest (CA)

This site, in 2 agency photographs
Photos · U.S. Forest Service
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
22 ftLongest rig
101 ftRoom
7,580 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
192 ftWater · to Big Meadows Creek
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

101 ftto the nearest other site, against 96 ft typical here
#18 of 43roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites020 101 ft022 224 ft019 249 ft017 298 ft018 313 ft023 322 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopBig Meadow Campground
Max vehicle length22 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway GradeSlight
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles1
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Driveway Length20 ft
Fire PitYes
Food LockerYes
GrillsYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Picnic TableYes
Proximity to WaterSprings
Site Height/Overhead Clearance11 ft
Site RatingPreferred
Tent PadYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentto 40 ft

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 021 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest (CA) →

Most private sites here032 231 ft033 231 ft036 149 ft011 130 ft035B 126 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index