Kings River Special Management Area

2 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 2 free to camp.

2Campgrounds

2With first-come sites

2Free to camp

1,330–1,820 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 2 of these 2 campgrounds

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 2

2 campgrounds

Bear Wallow Camping AreaKings River Special Management Area · CAFree · 1,330 ftFirst-comeOpen Gravel Flat Camping AreaKings River Special Management Area · CAFree · 1,820 ftFirst-comeOpen

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Roadless

Oat Mtn.12,223 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Kings River52,999 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Sycamore Springs10,015 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire

Wildfire Training fire · 7.8 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres

Wildfire

Bass fire · 40 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 6, 2026

Who answers for this land

Kings River Special Management Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Tom McClintock (R)CA 5th · 2 campgrounds · grade F

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly