Summerdale Campground

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HIGHWAY 41
FISH CAMP, CA

Overview

Summerdale Campground is located just 1.5 miles from Yosemite National Park, and sits in a scenic wildflower-filled meadow, surrounded by fir, cottonwood and cedar trees. The campground's proximity to Yosemite, the excellent fishing at Big Creek and the cooler summer temperatures make it a very popular destination.

Recreation

Anglers can fish for rainbow trout in Big Creek. A few miles from the campground are opportunities to ride off-road vehicles in the Miami Motorcycle Trails Area or hike the 3.7-mile Lewis Creek National Recreation Trail.

Facilities

Each campsite has a paved parking spur, picnic table, grill and campfire ring. Vault toilets are available, and water is provided. Camping supplies are available in the nearby community of Fish Camp.

Natural Features

The Sierra National Forest, located on the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada, is known for its spectacular mountain scenery and abundant natural resources. The terrain includes rolling, oak-covered foothills, heavily forested middle elevation slopes and the starkly beautiful alpine landscape of the High Sierra.

Summerdale is located in the Highway 41 Corridor of the Bass Lake Ranger District, an area known for its giant sequoias. Big Creek, which runs by the campground, is active with the local beaver population.

Nearby Attractions

Visitors enjoy making day trips into Yosemite National Park, or taking a ride on the logging train at Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. Nelder Grove is also in the vicinity, offering the opportunity to walk among giant sequoias.

Charges & Cancellations

Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

Camp site features

Across 56 camp sites:

Fire pit: 2 of 56 sites
Picnic table: 31 of 56 sites
Pets allowed: 32 of 56 sites
Longest RV: 30 ft
Largest party: 6 people

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest dump station: 3.6 mi

Directions

Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, just past the town of Fish Camp. The campground is on the left side of the highway, 1.5 miles before the entrance to Yosemite National Park.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Dmitry N

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Reviewed a month ago

Beautiful (even though one a pricier side) campground! Pines, furs, aspens, and cedars! The camp host Annette (and her cutest dog Gemma) are the best! She takes pride taking such good care of the campground! Reservation tags / placards at each campsites; sparkling clean (I am not exaggerating) bathrooms.

Steve B

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Nice quiet campground; great Camp Host!

Alberto Jose V

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Richard C

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Summerdale is one of those old decrepit campsites that has no water, vault toilets and it’s pretty bare. At $36 it is way overpriced compared with campsites in Yosemite or Bryce Canyon.

Melanie C

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Love the campsite. It’s very private, extremely close to the Yosemite Mariposa south entrance gate and people seem to be pretty nice about letting you cut in the line once you come out of the driveway. We stayed at campsite 11, and if I do book this again, I would choose a different campsite number for this site for a couple of reasons. One being that the table was sitting on a slant, so stuff would roll off, or was on the brink of tipping over (I think a party had moved it from a previous booking). The table was rickety, and my partner and I were too scared to move it out of fear that it would breakdown on us. Not to mention it was really heavy and it was just the 2 of us. Next reason is that our campsite had absolutely no shade available. Most of the other campsites had trees surrounding them that allowed for you to be sit under a cool spot. If we had no plans to go into the park as much, hanging out there during the daytime would’ve been extremely rough. The creek was running heavily at night and it was somewhat audible. Next time I would definitely book a site right next to it. Besides that, this was a lovely campground and so far my favorite!

Elise S

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Cute little campground with a nice host. Small creek running through the site was nice to be at during the hot day. Clean campground and bathrooms. Site 12 is shady and beautiful. There is sound from the road above, but it didn't bother me. Site 12 is not too far from the restroom or trash bin and water. I never saw any bears. Was worried about not having a locker after prior comments - but kept my food in my trunk and had no issues.

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