Buckeye Flat Campground
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- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $16From, per site
- Sites
- 2826 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices
In the agency’s own words
Buckeye Flat Campground is located in Sequoia National Park, in the heart of the Sierra Foothills. The campground sits at an elevation of 2,800 feet, perched above the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River and shaded by a stand of large Live Oaks. For more information and trip planning please see our website at www.nps.gov/seki Recreation Whether you are visiting the spectacular sequoia trees in the Giant Forest or backpacking into the wilderness of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Buckeye Campground offers a convenient starting point. Located just six miles from the Ash Mountain Entrance Station, the campground is within a 30-minute drive to countless miles of trails and natural wonders. Keep reading
Facilities
Buckeye Flat Campground offers 27 reservable campsites accommodating tents only. Picnic tables, fire rings and food storage lockers are provided at each site. Flush toilets and drinking water are available within the campground.
Natural Features
The Foothills consist of the lower elevations of Sequoia National Park, where the grassy valley floor gives way to granite peaks. Oaks, chaparral and river canyons are plentiful here in an area with more biological diversity than the conifer forests and High Sierra combined. Winters are relatively snow-free and mild; summer is characterized by hot and dry weather. Wildlife is frequently seen in the area, including the American Black Bear, mule deer and bobcats, as well as numerous bird species.
Nearby Attractions
Buckeye Flat Campground is located within a 30-minute drive from the Giant Forest, home to the largest trees on Earth. Moro Rock, Crescent Meadow and the Congress Trail are also located in the Giant Forest area, as well as numerous other opportunities for exploration in Sequoia National Park. The Crystal Caves are about a 45 minute drive (16 miles/26 km) from the campground. Reserve tour tickets in advance on Recreation.gov.
Charges & Cancellations
Payment in full will be charged to your credit card upon completion of the reservation. A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. Additional fees will apply for late cancellations. All cancellations made between midnight on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival are considered late cancellations and will incur a $10.00 cancellation fee and will also forfeit the first night’s use fee. Cancellations for a single night’s reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply.
What the agency tells you
If your campsite remains vacant for 24 hours after your arrival date it will be cancelled and made available on rec.gov. You will be charged for the first night's campsite fee and a $10 cancellation fee, all other fees after that will be refunded. Recreation.gov policies apply to all reservations, cancellations, refunds and date changes. RV's and trailers are prohibited on the road to Buckeye Flat and in the campground. Upon making a campground reservation: Site occupants agree to follow ALL campground rules. Failure to comply may result in a fine. You are responsible for your guests.
Campground Rules and Regulations: • Food Storage- You are in an ACTIVE BEAR AREA. Black Bears are active day and night. When not in arms reach, you must properly store all food, drinks, scented items, coolers, and equipment used to prepare food, inside provided food storage lockers. These items must be stored day and night. Food storage locker dimensions are 28" high x 33" deep x 47" wide. • 6 Person Limit- There is a maximum of 6 people per campsite. If you exceed this number, purchase 2 sites and spread your group and equipment out evenly between campsites. This is to preserve the natural resources and minimize noise levels. Reservations can be made in advance to accommodate a larger group size at a group campground. • Check-In and Check-Out is at 12 NOON- Please be prepared to show a screen shot (limited cell service) or printout of your reservation confirmation email upon arrival to the campground. Campsites need to be vacated (vehicles and occupants) by 12:00 NOON. • Parking Pad- Vehicles must be parked with all four wheels on pavement. Vehicles that do not fit on the provided parking pad must be parked in overflow parking areas. • Quiet Hours 10pm to 6am- Music, talking, and generators should not be audible beyond your immediate campsite. Unreasonable noise is prohibited any time of day. • Generator Hours- 9am to 9pm. • Fire Restrictions- Check current fire restrictions at nps.gov/seki. Fires mus t be attended. DO NOT build additional fire rings. Glass, aluminum, and food are prohibited in fire rings. Firewood is sold locally. Dead and down wood may be gathered for your campfire. Logs must fit within the fire ring. Chainsaws are not allowed. Fires must be extinguished completely with water and be cool to the touch before leaving your campsite or going to bed. • Tents- Pitch tents only on tent pads or within campsite boundaries. • Dogs/Pets- must always be kept crated, caged, or on a leash no longer than six feet. Pets are allowed in campgrounds and picnic areas. Pets may not be left unattended. Pets are not allowed beyond 100 feet of public roads or parking areas. Pets are not allowed on any Park trails. • Preserve Natural Resources- Injuring plants or trees by cutting, breaking, or attaching nails or other hardware is prohibited. Driving off pavement is prohibited. • Bicycles- Helmets required if under 18 years of age. Bicycles are not allowed on any park trails. • Trash Disposal- Please keep your campsite clean. Place all litter/trash in bear proof campground trash dumpsters. To prevent bears from getting trash please DO NOT forget to lock or relatch the dumpster. Do not leave cigarette butts, bottle caps, confetti or litter on the ground. • Water Disposal- Do not dump grey-water on the ground or at the water spigots. Bring a tub to wash dishes or to collect shower water. All grey-water must be disposed of at the restrooms, dish sinks, or at a RV dump-station. Used water must not be allowed to run onto the ground. • Propane Tank Disposal- DO NOT leave in the park. We are unable to recycle your used propane tanks. Please take them home with you and dispose of them properly.
Tire Chains may be required at any time. Be prepared at any time of year for a wide range of temperatures and weather conditions. Check Road Conditions at nps.gov/seki. Vehicles longer than 22 feet (including trailers) are not advised between Potwisha Campground and the Giant Forest Museum. Visitors with vehicles over 22 feet in total length hoping to visit the Giant Forest or camp at Lodgepole and Dorst Creek Campgrounds are advised to enter via the northern, Highway 180, entrance to these parks. Dangerous Rivers! Many drowning victims were playing near rivers. Rivers present a far greater danger than lakes or pools. Surfaces may look calm, but strong currents often run below. Be cautious walking near rivers as rocks can be slippery. Getting out of a cold, swift river is often impossible. Falling Objects- Don't linger under dead, cracked, or broken branches. Run if you hear cracks or snapping from tree roots, trunks, or branches (know that sometimes there is no sound, and very little time to react). Report falling branches or trees to a ranger. A California state fishing license is required to fish in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and Sequoia National Forest lakes and streams. Fishing licenses may be available at National Park and National Forest markets.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 28 · 26 tent-only
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 21 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Bear boxes
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 30 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- River, Meadow
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Visitor center
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 701st darkest of 1,201 in CA
- Bortle 3
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 26 of the 28 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
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Every line of the receipt · 17
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the lowest per-night amount the agency’s fee record states ($16), plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. Additional fees will apply for late cancellations. - All cancellations made between midnight on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival are considered late cancellations and will incur a $10.00 cancellation fee and w…” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · record Aug 23, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
28 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 26 mapped sitesAll 28 sites
| Buckeye Flat | 28 | type not stated | 17 ft | |||
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 01 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 79 ft | 324 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 02 | tent only nonelectric | 12 ft | 30 ft | 361 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 03 | tent only nonelectric | 19 ft | 40 ft | 307 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 04 | tent only nonelectric | 16 ft | 30 ft | 352 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 05 | tent only nonelectric | 17 ft | 40 ft | 307 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 06 | tent only nonelectric | 16 ft | 56 ft | 265 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 07 | tent only nonelectric | 17 ft | 56 ft | 267 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 08 | tent only nonelectric | 19 ft | 46 ft | 194 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 09 | tent only nonelectric | 19 ft | 46 ft | 208 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 10 | tent only nonelectric | 21 ft | 29 ft | 166 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 11 | tent only nonelectric | 19 ft | 27 ft | 141 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 12 | tent only nonelectric | 20 ft | 27 ft | 115 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 13 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 61 ft | 130 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 14 | tent only nonelectric | 20 ft | 38 ft | 173 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 15 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 38 ft | 209 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 16 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 35 ft | 178 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 17 | tent only nonelectric | 17 ft | 35 ft | 171 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 18 | tent only nonelectric | 14 ft | 44 ft | 165 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 19 | tent only nonelectric | 16 ft | 44 ft | 153 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 20 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | yes | 11 ft | 190 ft |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 21 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 11 ft | 193 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 22 | tent only nonelectric | 16 ft | 27 ft | 174 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 23 | tent only nonelectric | 19 ft | 27 ft | 197 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 24 | tent only nonelectric | 13 ft | yes | 39 ft | 236 ft |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 25 | tent only nonelectric | 17 ft | 29 ft | 226 ft | |
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 26 | type not stated | 13 ft | 249 ft | ||
| BUCKEYE FLAT | 27 | tent only nonelectric | 17 ft | 39 ft | 270 ft |
25 of 28 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Potwisha CampgroundSequoia National Park · 2.1 mi
Wolverton Stock CampsitesSequoia National Park · 4.8 mi
Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National ParkSequoia National Park · 6.3 miAuxiliary DamSequoia National Park · 6.4 miChamise Flat Dispersed CampgroundSequoia National Park · 6.4 miOld Goldledge CampgroundSequoia National Park · 6.4 miBuckeye Flat Campground is easily accessed from Visalia, California and Highway 99. Follow Highway 198 East from Visalia for 36 miles, until you reach the Ash Mountain Entrance Station. The campground is located 6 miles beyond the entrance station, across from Hospital Rock. Please visit our website for more specific driving directions, as well as area maps.
The weather
the next four days
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Three Rivers, CA
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land

Buckeye Flat Campground is in California’s 20th congressional district. Its representative, Vince Fong (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →