Vermillion

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Notice

Please be advised: This facility can only accept cash payments for First Come First Served Sites.

Jun 1, 2026 – Jun 2, 2027

Overview

Vermillion Campground is located on the northwest shore of Edison Lake, in a shady stand of Ponderosa pine. Most sites provide lake views. The campground is ideal for tents, as well as small RVs. Visitors can enjoy mountain views of the surrounding John Muir and Ansel Adams Wilderness areas.

Recreation

Edison Lake has a free public boat launch. Canoeing and kayaking near the shoreline are popular activities. Anglers can fish for rainbow, brown or brook trout. Sandy beaches within the campground provide lake access for swimming.

Campfire programs are offered throughout the summer. Numerous hiking and equestrian trails are in the area.

Facilities

Each campsite has a picnic table, campfire ring and bear-proof food storage locker, all set off a bit from the parking spur. Some sites are sloped and not suitable for tent camping. Vault toilets are provided. There are 8 water spigots in the campground with potable drinking water.

Limited supplies and pay showers are available at the Vermillion Valley Resort, which is within walking distance.

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.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (559) 893-2308.

Nearby Attractions

Vermillion Campground is an excellent base for exploring the Ansel Adams or John Muir Wilderness Areas. The Vermillion Valley Resort offers ferry rides across the lake to trails within the Ansel Adams Wilderness.

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 30 camp sites:

Picnic table: all 30 sites
Pets allowed: all 30 sites
Longest rig: 50 ft
Largest party: 6 people

Directions

From Clovis, take Highway 168 east to Shaver Lake. Continue through Shaver Lake to Huntington Lake. At the east end of Huntington Lake, turn right on the Kaiser Pass Road (at Eastwood Visitor Center). Travel 17 miles to the Edison Lake Road. Turn left toward Edison Lake and travel 7 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

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Josh S

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Reviewed 7 days ago

Campgrounds were nice. Lots of yellow jackets and lake was almost 3 football fields away. It was great for swimming if you are up for a walk.

Lea L

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Reviewed 7 days ago

love this campground!! Its at the end of the road!! Cant get any further....

Beverly W

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Reviewed 8 days ago

The camp host was incredibly friendly and hospitable. Always a pleasure to visit this camp.

Lea L

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Reviewed 11 days ago

Hate to write a review because then too many people will go!! LOL we LOVE camping here every summer, it is the perfect place to get away from everyone!! END OF THE ROAD is the only place to be! Can't backpack anymore because of my knees, this is the perfect solution, in the backcountry without the hiking. LOVE LOVE LOVE it here, the camp host is just the best of the best, everyone is so nice and friendly here. There is bear activity, so you have to be smart with your camp cleanliness and food storage.

Gordon C

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Reviewed 24 days ago

We stayed at the very end of the campground. Generous site spots, very convenient pit toilets, very convenient water. Lake view and a walk down a small hill to get to the lake. Only one other camper during the weekday. Easy walk over to Vermillion Valley Resort (or drive) which offers breakfast, lunch and dinners--check serving times; has items for sale that you might have left (lighter, razor, firewood, beer, smore makings). The mono Creek trailhead is just around the bend. If I had known that the Mono Creek trailhead had camping for permit holders for the day before, I would have likely just gone there, though the there was an issue with the toilets there (no TP or were out of order) the day we started our hike. It also has a lake view, but is further up so just a little longer walk down to the lake and to VVR.

Moises G

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Reviewed a month ago

Very nice area and beautiful stars at night. No cell connection. Showers at $8 for 8 minutes.

Availability

See the Camp Sites section below to find detailed booking availability.

Reserve Watch

Popularity: Moderate

Busiest in August, when about 45% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 11 years of reservations.