Crystal Springs Campground Mid-Sized Group Sites

Crystal Springs campground is centrally located in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, in central California's rugged Sierra Nevada range. This mid-sized group campground is at an elevation of 6,500 feet. There are numerous recreation opportunities in the immediate area. From your campsite, you can hike to a sequoia grove that includes the General Grant Tree, the Nation's Christmas Tree and only living memorial to our military veterans. Hike to the beautiful Ella Falls, a 50 foot waterfall, or to Panoramic Point for a breathtaking view of the high Sierras. The 14 mid-sized group sites are for tents only, with paved and graveled parking areas, and each includes 3 picnic tables, a fire ring and 2 bear boxes, accommodating 7-15 people. Flush toilets and potable water are available at the campground. There are also 35 standard size campsites at Crystal Springs. The campground is located near Grant Grove Village, where you will find the Kings Canyon Visitor Center, a restaurant, gift store, post office and market, and nightly campfire programs are offered at the nearby amphitheater. Crystal Springs is located in a mixed conifer forest of sugar pines, incense cedar, fir and sequoia trees. Summer days can be warm and dry with cool nights. Wildlife is abundant and includes black bear, mule deer, gray squirrel, golden-mantled ground squirrel, and a variety of resident birds, among many others. The dynamic landscape of the park evolves from geologic processes working over millennia to sculpt granite, marble and other forms of rock: canyons carved by rivers and glaciers, towering rugged peaks, miles of underground caverns, thousands of lakes and ponds, and miles of rivers and streams. The campground is within an hour's drive of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home of the biggest tree in the world, the General Sherman, and of the Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park. Fishing is 30 minutes away at Hume Lake in Sequoia National Forest, which also includes Converse Basin and Chicago Stump, where you can learn the history of logging in the area. The Crystal Caves are about a one and a half hour drive (39 miles/63 km) from the campground.