Upper Sage Flat Campground

We travel in a small 15ft trailer which is easy to maneuver. Driving the steep, winding road up ( and down ) to this campground, and then around the the loops, looking for sites, is a bit daunting for the faint at heart. But I actually saw much larger rigs doing it.

We were here in late Sept and some of the sites were reservable and some first come first serve. Many of the reservable sites had "no shows". That's become a big problem in California.

Location is up Glacier Lodge Road in a tight canyon, in a Jeffery Pine forest. Bear boxes and fire rings at each site. Water spigots, pit toilets,, and trash bins are scattered through out. Asphalt road surfaces and site pads.But I prefer dirt.

I was surprised to see little clumps of miniature prickly pear cactus scattered about the campground and area.

This is a pretty little forested campground on a tiny creek, but the sites are very small and close together, and the road thru the campground is very cramped and hard to make the turns. Also, the road in from 395 is tight, narrow, windy, and lots of overhanging trees. We brought our 24" Class C in and felt lucky to make it. Too stressful so won't go back again. We did check out the campground even further up the road and it was worse and even harder to get around in. These campgrounds are really more for tent campers in my opinion.

We didn't actually end up staying here. We were hoping to find a campsite at higher elevation for the cooler temps, but there is no cell signal to be found here, even with a booster. Beautiful though, with big trees and a beautiful creek.

The campsites are paved and have fire rings & such, but most are pretty short (like truck camper or small trailer sized). There are more sites here than at lower Sage Flat that could accommodate a larger rig but the campground road is narrow and twisty, with trees close to the pavement in many areas. If you have a larger rig, scout the site *and the whole route you'd need to take* before bringing a larger rig in here.