Atwell Mill Campground

47050 Generals Highway
Three Rivers, CA 93271

Overview

The Mineral King area features the highest elevation campground in the parks. At 7,500 feet (2280 m), it is only open during the summer months. It takes approximately 90 minutes to drive the long narrow, winding, largely unpaved road that leads to the area and its two campgrounds. RVs and trailers are not recommended on Mineral King Road and are not permitted in campgrounds. Mineral King is not connected to the rest of Sequoia National Park by roads.

Recreation

Trails to alpine lakes and mountain passes begin nearby.

Facilities

The campground is situated along the East Fork of the Kaweah River in a once logged sequoia grove. Atwell Mill campground contains 21 sites. The Atwell-Hockett Trail begins here. The campground has no sinks and no flush toilets, pit toilets only.

Natural Features

Hikes into the backcountry out of Mineral King will give visitors an ever deeper understanding of the beauty and uniqueness of Sequoia National Park. Hike to alpine lakes and over mountain passes, or climb a peak.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (559) 565-4404.

Nearby Attractions

There are limited services at Silver City Resort, 1.7 miles (3 km) east of the campground. More extensive services can be found in Three Rivers, 23 miles (37 km) west of Atwell Mill Campground (approximately 1.5 hours away).

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.
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. Call (559) 565-4404 if you will be arriving 24 hours after your arrival date so your site won't be cancelled.

Camp site features

Across 19 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 19 sites
Pets allowed: all 19 sites
ADA accessible: 1 of 19 sites
Longest RV: 20 ft
Largest party: 6 people

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest dump station: 8.2 mi

Nearest water fill: 7.4 mi

Fees

ENTRANCE FEES APPLY in Mineral King -buy your pass ahead of time. 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. 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. Call (559) 565-4404 if you will be arriving 24 hours after your arrival date so your site won't be cancelled.

Directions

Atwell Mill Campground is located 19 miles (31 km) from Highway 198 on Mineral King Road, which turns off in Three Rivers, and 6 miles (10 km) before the end of the road. It is an approximately 90 minute drive. The road is primarily unpaved, narrow, winding, and deeply rutted in places. It is not advised for longer vehicles, especially recreational vehicles. No RVs or trailers are permitted in the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 12 PM, check out by 12 PM.

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bessy M

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Reviewed 25 days ago

it was nice and very beautiful 💓

Dennis K

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Roads were maintained and campsites are taken care of. The bear box at my campsite was clean inside. The restroom I call the outhouse was clean and well stocked with toilet paper. My experience was excellent and I stayed there 6 consecutive nights. I managed to explore several areas while I was there. I’ll probably return there again next year.

Rocío J

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Space really reduce, no noise control at all, we sleep there two nights and it was a nightmare, first night cross for us was a group of people chopping wood and yelling till late, second night a group of people arrived around 3 am making a lot of noise as well sooooo we didn’t sleep or rest there. In the other hand lote 21 it was convenient the bathroom really close.

Fernando C

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Reviewed 2 months ago

There is a horrible construction going on right now on the street, so everything moves and you cannot camp in peace

Henry H

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Reviewed 2 months ago

The Road to the Camp was worse that worst. Given the Location is absolutely far away from everything else in Sequoia National Park, the Road itself is in catastophic state.

Aaron D

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Really great place - not easy to get to, especially at night, but absolutely beautiful between the old large giant sequoia stumps and newer tree growth. Campground was well maintained, clean, and large. Bathrooms were checked and stocked at least daily and trash was collected daily as well. Very large bear boxes provided which were really nice and a friendly team of rangers to make sure people used them. Only one report of a bear over our Labor Day weekend stay. Our group took over site 12 and 12a which was a really neat spot. Would recommend to anyone interested in the trek!

Availability

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