Meadowview Campground
- Right now
- OpenListed open; its database flags it not open
- A night
- $38From, per site
- Sites
- 10097 on recreation.gov
- Season
- May 1 – October 31Open May 1 through October 31
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices
In the agency’s own words
IMPORTANT CAMPGROUND UPDATE — RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Beginning Summer 2026 , ALL CAMPSITES at Meadowview Campground will require advance reservations during peak season . Peak Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend These sites were previously first-come, first-served and will no longer be available without a reservation during this time period. Please plan ahead to secure your site. Meadowview campground is located by Pinecrest Lake, just 30 miles east of Sonora, at an elevation of 5600 feet. The area includes a day-use beach and a marina, a small shopping center and Coffee Shop. Keep reading
The campground caters to all ages and is within walking distance of the lake, an amphitheater, visitor center, swimming beach and spectacular hiking trails. Meadowview offers a variety of tent, trailer, and RV camping with access to all the fishing, hiking, swimming, paddling and everything else that Pinecrest Lake is famous for. The area is mostly forested and each site has a paved parking pad, picnic table, and fire ring. Pets are welcome, but must be compliant with Tuolumne County leash laws and never be left unattended.
Recreation
The Pinecrest Lake National Recreation Trail takes hikers on an easy 4-mile stroll around Pinecrest Lake. Rainbow trout is a common catch in the lake and swimming is enjoyed at the sandy beach. Educational programs are also a highlight of the recreation area. Bike rentals are on hand so campers can bike around the area.
Facilities
Amenities for each site includes a paved parking pad, picnic table and campfire ring. Drinking water is handy and restrooms have flush toilets, sinks and a utility sink. No RV hookups area available and no showers. 100-200 loops remain first come first serve.
Natural Features
Many campsites are shaded by trees and sit near the southwest side of the 300-acre Pinecrest Lake in Stanislaus National Forest. In this beautiful mountain landscape, wildlife viewing opportunities include marmots, squirrels, coyotes and deer. Stanislaus National Forest is situated in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite. The area boasts gorgeous views of snow-capped mountain peaks and California's Great Central Valley.
Nearby Attractions
Located in the nearby area are several activities. There are ample hiking trails, horseback riding, fishing, mountain bike riding, and water activities. Pinecrest lake is a boating and swimming recreation area with restaurants, stores, boat rentals, and an outdoor movie theater. Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort is a ski area in the winter and in the summer is a basecamp for mountain biking, hiking, and a great indoor/outdoor BBQ. Aspen Meadow Pack Station is three miles from Pinecrest Lake and offers horseback rides and trail head for hiking. Kennedy Meadows is 30 miles east of Pinecrest and offers great river access for fishing, horse bike rides, hiking, and restaurants. Sonora Pass, a scenic winding highway that has guided people across the Sierra Nevada since 1852, is located nearby.
What the agency tells you
Welcome to Meadowview Campground ► IMPORTANT CAMPGROUND UPDATE — RESERVATIONS REQUIRED◄ Beginning Summer 2026, ALL CAMPSITES at Meadowview Campground will require advance reservations during peak season. Peak Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend These sites were previously first-come, first-served and will no longer be available without a reservation during this time period. Please plan ahead to secure your site. We look forward to hosting you at Meadowview Campground!
CAMPGROUND RULES & REGULATIONS Operated By Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort Under Special Use Permit From Stanislaus National Forest CAMPERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING AND ABIDING ALL INNKEEPER RULES CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT Check-In: 2 P.M. | Check-Out: 11 A.M. Leave Site Clean And Free Of Debris. Reservations: Will Be Checked Into Reserved Site at 2 P.M. Walk-Up Reservations: Select From Available Posted Sites Only. Do Not Register For Occupied Sites. Failure To Register/Pay Within 30 Minutes May Result In Fines And/Or Eviction. Your Official Receipt Must Be Completely Filled Out And Posted At Your Campsite Available For Inspection. Your Campsite Must Be Occupied (Slept In) The First Night; Camping Gear (Tent, RV) Must Stay Set Up To Show Your Site Is Occupied. NO SAVING SITES Maximum Stay: 14 Days for Any Person Or Group. This Includes Camping Equipment. CAPACITY LIMITS Max Of 6 People Per Site. Up To 2 Licensed Vehicles Per Site (Includes Cars, Travel Trailers, Boats, Utility Trailers, Etc.). 3 Tents Or 1 Rv/Trailer + 1 Tent Per Site. VEHICLES Speed Limit: 5 Mph. All Vehicles, Including Trailers, Must Be Parked Behind White Line With All Tires On The Parking Pad. Overflow Parking Available At Pinecrest School Rd Access From Dodge Ridge Rd. (see map) EMPTY CAMSITES MAY NOT BE USED FOR PARKING. Off-Highway Vehicles Or Other Unregistered/Unlicenced Vehicles Are Not Allowed In The Campground. Riding In The Back Of A Truck Is Prohibited Under C.A Law CVC23116(A) All C.A State Vehicle Laws Apply In Campground Roadways. SANITATION & WATER No Water Hookups For Trailers/RVs. Potable Water Is For Small Containers (5 Gallons Or Less). DO NOT CONNECT ANYTHING TO WATER SPIGOTS In Campgrounds. No Bathing, Cleaning Fish Or Dishwashing At Water Spigots. Dishwashing Is Only Allowed In Utility Sinks At Restrooms. Do Not Drain RV Sewage Onto The Ground. Gray Water May Be Collected In A Container, Filtered And Dispersed Over The Forest Floor, Away From The Camping Area. Dump Station Located On HWY 108. Dispose Of All Trash INSIDE Of Dumpsters With The Lid Closed And Locked. Do Not Leave Garbage Outside Of The Dumpsters. If Trash Does Not Fit In Container, Pack It Out. NOISE Quiet Hours Are From 10 P.M. To 6 A.M. No Loud Noises (Music, Conversations, Dogs, Etc.). Day Use Areas And Beaches Are Closed During These Hours. Generators: Limited To Up To 3 Hours Per Day Between 8 A.M. And 8 P.M. Chainsaw Use: 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. For Cutting Firewood Only. No Cutting Of Standing/Live Trees. ADDITIONAL RULES Dogs: Never Leave Unattended Or Unleashed. Clean Up After Your Dog. Pets Are Not Allowed On Beaches. Skateboards/Rollerblades: Not Allowed. Bikes/Scooters Follow One-Way Signs-18 Helmets Required Campfires: Must Be Contained In Fire Rings With Minimal Flame And Attended By An Adult At All Times. Daytime Fires Are Discouraged. Only Dead And Downed Wood Within Campground Limits May Be Collected For Campfires. Do Not Use Nails/Axes In Trees. Hammocks May Be Hung With Rope Only. Do Not Move Picnic Tables Or Make Tarp Walls Around Campsites.
For more information on Stanislaus National Forest, click here
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 100 · 11 tent-only
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 49 ft
- Paved pads
- 93 of 100
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- FLUSH TOILETS on 5 of 100 campsite records, FLUSH TOILETS (SEASONAL) on 100 of 100 campsite records
- Showers
- None at this campground
- “No RV hookups area available and no showers.”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…pad, picnic table and campfire ring. Drinking water is handy and restrooms have flush toilets, sinks…”
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Beach, Meadow
- Biking
- Boating
- Disc Golf
- Evening Programs
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Horseback riding
- Ranger programs
- Kayaking
- Mountain biking
- Ranger Station
- Swimming
- Water access
- Night sky · 540th darkest of 1,201 in CA
- Bortle 3
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 97 of the 100 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.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 12
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $38 a night, 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.
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 · 5
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
100 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 92 mapped sitesAll 100 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 95 of the 100 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 86 of the 100 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| 100 | 101 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 66 ft | 1,300 ft | 1,176 ft | |
| 100 | 102 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 45 ft | 1,333 ft | 1,111 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 103 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 59 ft | 1,422 ft | 1,101 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 104 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 59 ft | 1,462 ft | 1,048 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 105 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 70 ft | 1,420 ft | 1,008 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 106 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 81 ft | 1,478 ft | 935 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 107 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 56 ft | 1,420 ft | 905 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 108 | tent only nonelectric | 20 ft | 56 ft | 1,463 ft | 854 ft | |
| 100 | 109 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 68 ft | 1,377 ft | 866 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 110 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 67 ft | 1,373 ft | 812 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 111 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 67 ft | 1,317 ft | 818 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 112 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 74 ft | 1,244 ft | 884 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 113 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 63 ft | 1,242 ft | 833 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 114 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 63 ft | 1,180 ft | 888 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 115 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 58 ft | 1,149 ft | 863 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 116 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 58 ft | 1,199 ft | 806 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 117 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 70 ft | 1,131 ft | 847 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 118 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 71 ft | 1,176 ft | 785 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 119 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 70 ft | 1,098 ft | 840 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 120 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 70 ft | 1,157 ft | 773 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 121 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 86 ft | 1,097 ft | 819 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 122 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 50 ft | 1,076 ft | 836 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 123 | tent only nonelectric | 50 ft | 1,025 ft | 887 ft | ||
| 100 | 124 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 61 ft | 969 ft | 942 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 125 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 62 ft | 1,013 ft | 899 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 126 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 74 ft | 928 ft | 984 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 127 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 69 ft | 970 ft | 956 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 128 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 69 ft | 923 ft | 1,015 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 129 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 90 ft | 944 ft | 1,026 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 130 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 70 ft | 1,013 ft | 988 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 131 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 68 ft | 976 ft | 1,049 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 132 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 68 ft | 1,042 ft | 1,002 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 133 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 71 ft | 1,022 ft | 1,069 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 134 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 71 ft | 1,068 ft | 1,071 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 135 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 70 ft | 1,153 ft | 982 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 136 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 70 ft | 1,154 ft | 1,032 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 137 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 96 ft | 1,262 ft | 953 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 138 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 96 ft | 1,295 ft | 1,010 ft | $38 |
| 100 | 139 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 1,292 ft | 1,110 ft | $38 | |
| 200 | 201 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 101 ft | 1,166 ft | 744 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 202 | tent only nonelectric | 49 ft | 1,241 ft | 691 ft | ||
| 200 | 203 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 49 ft | 1,257 ft | 666 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 204 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 83 ft | 1,338 ft | 583 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 205 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 96 ft | 1,407 ft | 535 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 206 | tent only nonelectric | 117 ft | 1,307 ft | 660 ft | ||
| 200 | 207 | tent only nonelectric | Flush Toilets (seasonal) listed | ||||
| 200 | 208 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 98 ft | 1,295 ft | 743 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 209 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 98 ft | 1,252 ft | 831 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 210 | tent only nonelectric | Flush Toilets (seasonal) listed | ||||
| 200 | 211 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 101 ft | 1,069 ft | 914 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 212 | tent only nonelectric | 101 ft | 974 ft | 816 ft | ||
| 200 | 213 | tent only nonelectric | 68 ft | 904 ft | 760 ft | ||
| 200 | 214 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 68 ft | 960 ft | 823 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 215 | tent only nonelectric | 71 ft | 914 ft | 793 ft | ||
| 200 | 216 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 80 ft | 986 ft | 872 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 217 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 71 ft | 1,093 ft | 877 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 218 | tent only nonelectric | 62 ft | 1,081 ft | 866 ft | ||
| 200 | 219 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 62 ft | 1,139 ft | 804 ft | $38 |
| 200 | 220 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | Flush Toilets (seasonal) listed | $38 | ||
| 200 | 221 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | Flush Toilets (seasonal) listed | $38 | ||
| 200 | 222 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | Flush Toilets (seasonal) listed | $38 | ||
| 300 | 300 | type not stated | 22 ft | 1,176 ft | 1,139 ft | ||
| 300 | 301 | type not stated | 1,087 ft | 1,148 ft | |||
| 300 | 302 | type not stated | 989 ft | 1,183 ft | |||
| 300 | 303 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 68 ft | 936 ft | 1,195 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 304 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 68 ft | 871 ft | 1,221 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 305 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 78 ft | 909 ft | 1,161 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 306 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 72 ft | 872 ft | 1,151 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 307 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 72 ft | 800 ft | 1,115 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 308 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 72 ft | 776 ft | 1,049 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 309 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 68 ft | 823 ft | 1,039 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 310 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 64 ft | 757 ft | 971 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 311 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 64 ft | 810 ft | 983 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 312 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 69 ft | 756 ft | 914 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 313 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 66 ft | 812 ft | 929 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 314 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 66 ft | 820 ft | 894 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 315 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 66 ft | 803 ft | 840 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 316 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 87 ft | 733 ft | 825 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 317 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 88 ft | 704 ft | 746 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 318 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 90 ft | 606 ft | 669 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 319 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 73 ft | 555 ft | 696 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 320 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 73 ft | 606 ft | 769 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 321 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 75 ft | 593 ft | 833 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 322 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 67 ft | 552 ft | 862 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 323 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 69 ft | 617 ft | 914 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 324 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 74 ft | 580 ft | 948 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 325 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 78 ft | 653 ft | 1,013 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 326 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 79 ft | 639 ft | 1,038 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 327 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 74 ft | 721 ft | 1,108 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 328 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 62 ft | 715 ft | 1,070 ft | $38 |
| 300 | 329 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 62 ft | 773 ft | 1,132 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 401 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 78 ft | 508 ft | 764 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 402 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 67 ft | 486 ft | 818 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 403 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 70 ft | 462 ft | 884 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 404 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 70 ft | 518 ft | 948 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 405 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 78 ft | 465 ft | 893 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 406 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 76 ft | 535 ft | 930 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 407 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 65 ft | 477 ft | 855 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 408 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 65 ft | 481 ft | 822 ft | $38 |
| 400 | 409 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 73 ft | 549 ft | 892 ft | $38 |
25 of 100 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
PinecrestStanislaus National Forest · 0.5 mi
Pioneer TrailStanislaus National Forest · 0.9 miTeleLi puLaya (Black Oak) CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · 2.7 miFraser Flat CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · 3.9 miBeardsley Dam CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · 4.3 miHerring Creek CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · 5.6 miFrom Sonora, take Highway 108 east for 30 miles, take the Pinecrest exit onto Pinecrest Lake Road and continue to the campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Strawberry, CA
Typical weather
Typical October night 45°F, day 70°F.
Coldest night of the open season: typical May night 44°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or moreOutside the published season
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Meadowview Campground is in California’s 5th congressional district. Its representative, Tom McClintock (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →