National Park Service · Sequoia National Park · CA

Buckeye Flat Campground

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ReservableOut of season; the next season isn't published.
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A night
$16From, per site
Sites
2826 on recreation.gov
21 ftLongest rig
2,930 ftElevation
360 ftWater · Middle Fork Kaweah River
4.7 miNE of Three Rivers, CA
42%Tree cover

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

Rule

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.

Rule

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.

Rule

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
Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets
Flush Toilets - seasonal
Drinking water
Yes
Bear boxes
Yes
Stay limit
30 nights
recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

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
Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

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.

Booking windowOut of seasonOut of season, no booking. The last reservable season the agency published ended September 26, 2023, and it hasn't published the next one.recreation.gov
Max stay30 nightsthe facility record
A night$16plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s fee record
A weekend$40DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above
If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservation; this campground publishes its own terms toorecreation.gov’s schedule
Runs itNational Park ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record
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What you actually pay

The sign priceNational Park Service
A night, from$16
ENTRANCE FEES APPLY: 1-7 Day Pass- $35 per vehicle (private, non-commercial).
Person (on foot, on bicycle, or bus).$20
Motorcycle (not per person). 12 month pass available at Ash Mountain & Big Stump Entrance Stations.$30
Check www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/fees.htm for details.
CAMPING FEES: $32 per night for Regular Camping and $16 per night for valid lifetime Access Pass, lifetime Senior Pass, and annual Senior Pass.
No other passes receive reduced rates.
Failure to notify the campground prior to 12:00 pm noon the day following your scheduled arrival may result in your reservation being cancelled.
The booking feerecreation.gov
Reservation fee, booked online$8
One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.
Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.
What a stay costs
One night, fromDerived$24
A weekend, Friday and Saturday, fromDerived$40

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.

If your plans changerecreation.gov
Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10
Cancellation fee$10
Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night
No-show$20 + your first night

“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

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The sites

28 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 26 mapped sites
38 ftbetween you and the next site, typically
Least room20 10 ft21 10 ft22 27 ft

All 28 sites

27 of 28 sites located
Tent only26Type not stated1
Sleeps
Buckeye Flat28type not stated17 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT01tent only nonelectric15 ft79 ft324 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT02tent only nonelectric12 ft30 ft361 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT03tent only nonelectric19 ft40 ft307 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT04tent only nonelectric16 ft30 ft352 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT05tent only nonelectric17 ft40 ft307 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT06tent only nonelectric16 ft56 ft265 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT07tent only nonelectric17 ft56 ft267 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT08tent only nonelectric19 ft46 ft194 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT09tent only nonelectric19 ft46 ft208 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT10tent only nonelectric21 ft29 ft166 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT11tent only nonelectric19 ft27 ft141 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT12tent only nonelectric20 ft27 ft115 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT13tent only nonelectric15 ft61 ft130 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT14tent only nonelectric20 ft38 ft173 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT15tent only nonelectric15 ft38 ft209 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT16tent only nonelectric15 ft35 ft178 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT17tent only nonelectric17 ft35 ft171 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT18tent only nonelectric14 ft44 ft165 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT19tent only nonelectric16 ft44 ft153 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT20tent only nonelectric15 ftyes11 ft190 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT21tent only nonelectric15 ft11 ft193 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT22tent only nonelectric16 ft27 ft174 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT23tent only nonelectric19 ft27 ft197 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT24tent only nonelectric13 ftyes39 ft236 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT25tent only nonelectric17 ft29 ft226 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT26type not stated13 ft249 ft
BUCKEYE FLAT27tent only nonelectric17 ft39 ft270 ft

25 of 28 listed

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Coordinate36.52106, -118.76260
The phone559-565-3714
The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Getting there

Buckeye 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

Tonight60°Clear
Saturday76°Sunny
Saturday Night59°Clear
Sunday74°Sunny

NWS forecast for Three Rivers, CA

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Vince Fong, official portrait

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 →

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How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from
Right now: National Park Service publishes no season and no closure for this campground, and it takes no bookings we can read. That’s a gap in the record and not a locked gate: the number below is the only way to be sure.
Cell signal: the Park Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.