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POTWISHA CAMPGROUND

Three Rivers · Tulare County · CA

Source: Recreation.gov · imported Aug 14, 2026

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Can you camp here?

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Cost

$32/night

Key campground facts

Reservation

Required

Reservation details

Vehicle & access

2WD vehicle: Yes

Van: Yes

Access and vehicle suitability

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Fire conditions

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Fire restrictions

Restrictions

Reservation required before arrival.

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Where it is

Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

Map and coordinates

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The essentials

Key campground facts

Identity-level facts as published by the source record. Fields no source publishes are left out rather than shown as Unknown.

Price

$32/night

Type

Campground

Camping status

Official campsite

Land manager

National Park Service

Sites

40 campsite records

Reservable sites

37 of the records read

Reservation

Required

Check-in

12:00 Pm

Check-out

12:00 Pm

Facility phone

559-565-3714

Facility email

ashley_occhipinti@nps.gov

Reservation page

Know before you go

Reservation required before arrival.

Can you camp here?

Camping legality

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Getting there

Access and vehicle suitability

Only what the managing agency or Recreation.gov published. Road surface, clearance, grade and seasonal access are never inferred, and fields no source publishes are left out.

RV and trailer guidance
Vehicles longer than 24 feet (7.3 m) are not advised. Potwisha Campground has sites for RVs and trailers, including pull-through sites. When making reservations online, you can filter available sites by entering the length of your RV.
Source: National Park Service

Will my vehicle fit?

2WD vehicle

Yes

Source: National Park Service

Van

Yes

Source: Recreation.gov

Yes

Source: Recreation.gov

Also reported: National Park Service states UNKNOWN

Trailer

Yes

Source: Recreation.gov

Also reported: National Park Service states UNKNOWN

Big rig (35 ft+)

Yes

Source: Recreation.gov

Published dimensions

Longest vehicle the agency recommends

24 ft

Applies to: Agency guidance for the access road and area

Source: National Park Service

Longest trailer the agency recommends

24 ft

Applies to: Agency guidance for the access road and area

Source: National Park Service

Longest vehicle a campsite accepts

49 ft

Applies to: Campsite records — what an individual site accepts

Source: Recreation.gov

Also reported: National Park Service states 24

National Park Service recommends a vehicle no longer than 24 ft on the way in. Plan to that limit even though campsite records list 49 ft.

Overhead clearance

16 ft

Source: Recreation.gov

Site overhead clearance

16 ft

Source: Recreation.gov

Vehicles allowed per site

Source: Recreation.gov

Permitted equipment

CAR, CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN (max 49 ft), FIFTH WHEEL (max 40 ft), PICKUP CAMPER (max 49 ft), POP UP (max 40 ft), RV (max 30 ft), RV/MOTORHOME (max 49 ft), SMALL TENT, Tent, Trailer (max 40 ft), VEHICLE (max 49 ft)

Applies to: Campsite records — what an individual site accepts

Source: Recreation.gov

National Park Service recommends trailers no longer than 24 ft on the way in. Plan to that limit even though campsite records list 40 ft.

Roads and route

Access roads

Paved Roads - All vehicles OK

Source: National Park Service

Road surface

Paved

Source: National Park Service

How you reach the sites

Drive-In

Source: Recreation.gov

Accessibility

ADA access published

Source: Recreation.gov

Accessible campsites

Source: Recreation.gov

Campground classification

Developed Campground

Source: National Park Service

Access statements published by National Park Service, Recreation.gov. Conditions change — verify with the managing agency before you rely on them.

Where it is

Location

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1 mapped

State

County

Tulare County

Nearest city

Three Rivers

Elevation

2,111 ft

Coordinates

36.51744, -118.80038

Site-level source data

Campsite specifications

40 of 40 Recreation.gov campsite records read. The figures below describe the 37 standard, individually bookable campsite records. 3 management records are reported separately. Every line states how many records reported it.

Electric hookups

37 of 37 sites report no electric

All 37 site records state a value.

Site length limits vary

13 to 49 ft depending on the site

Published by 37 of 37 site records. The campground ceiling is in Access and vehicle suitability.

Overhead clearance

Up to 16 ft · sites range from 10 to 16

Published by 20 of 37 site records.

People per site

Up to 6 people

Published by 37 of 37 site records.

Straight from the source

Published record details

Statements the source record publishes, shown as published. Anything it does not publish is left out rather than shown as Unknown.

Published use types

Overnight

Published campsite types

MANAGEMENT, STANDARD NONELECTRIC, TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC

Park phone

559-565-3714

Reservations

Amenities

Only amenities the source actually states are listed. Unknown is never shown as No.

Fire ringYes

Picnic tableYes

RestroomYes

ShowerNo

LaundryNo

TrashYes

Pets AllowedYes

Potable waterYes

Dump stationYes

Facility-level electrical status: not fully published.

Site-level: 37 of 37 sites report no electric. See campsite specifications below.

Camping

Only camping types present in the source record.

Developed campgroundRVTent

Setting & surroundings

What's around this campsite

Official park information

Published by the land manager as being at or associated with this place. These are stated facts, not measured distances.

Water

Fishing

Land & terrain

Hiking

Source: Recreation.gov

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Activities

Sourced only — activities are never inferred.

HikingYes

Wildlife viewingYes

FishingYes

National Weather Service

Weather

Forecast for the POTWISHA CAMPGROUND coordinates. Values NWS does not publish stay blank rather than being estimated.

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Staying reachable

Connectivity

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Agency fire orders

Fire conditions

Published fire restriction orders from the managing agency, matched to these exact coordinates. Fire permission is never inferred from land ownership, campground type or weather.

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Nearby services

Fuel, water, dump, supplies and more

Straight-line distance from the campground coordinates. Mapped places only — never inferred.

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Solar

Off-grid power

Will you make enough power to stay comfortably off-grid here? Modelled from published solar climatology for these exact coordinates, credited in the details.

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Is this place right for you?

Experience & practicality

Two transparent read-time scores. Unknown facts never count for or against a place, and a score is never used as filter evidence.

Experience

Published recreation and setting.

5.9/ 10

Documented depth: 9.5 of 16 evidence weight, from 4 published facts. A low number means little is published, not that the place is poor.

Why

Mountain setting
Hiking
Fishing
Wildlife watching

Practicality

Published logistics: access, cost, facilities.

8.6/ 10

86% of the 21 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (100% of the 16-weight target). High data coverage · 6 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.

Why

Camping is published as allowed
2WD passable
Paved or gravel access road
Restroom
Drinking water
Cell service
Cost is published
RV friendly
Big rig friendly
Dump station
Fire ring
Maximum vehicle length published
Pets allowed
Trailer friendly
Trash service
Van friendly
Picnic table

Published as not available

No reservation required
$25 or less per night
Shower
Laundry

Fully supported: both dimensions earned a score from 25 published facts.

Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.

Overview

Why this place?

Campground managed by National Park Service.
Camping status: Official campsite.
Located in Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA at 2,111 ft.
Source lists 3 recreation activities here.
Nightly price: $32.
A reservation is required.

Photos

What it looks like

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Official imagery

A common plant in California, the yucca is an agave relative that blooms in the spring and summer. It's tall, sometimes towering center shoot is topped with a candle flame-like bush of white flowers. These flowers are always open, which allows for day and nighttime pollinators - like moths and bats.Recreation.gov · NPS

Trailhead and sign for the marble falls trail. On the left is the trail sign, with information about the trail and what you will find on it. To the right is the trail itself, dirt and gravel, with grass and local trees growing up alongside it. It is very green because this is an image from spring. It is not normally green.Recreation.gov · NPS

Early blooming lupin flowers. If you are from Texas, you will try to call these bluebonnets. In California they are lupins. Yes I have had this argument with a friend.Recreation.gov · NPS

A large brown sign, pointing the way to the entrance of Potwisha Campground from the Generals HighwayRecreation.gov · NPS

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Community reports

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Official source

Fees and reservation source material

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Fee notes from Recreation.gov

Recreation.gov's fee text describes a per-night camping fee.

CAMPING FEES: $32 per night for Regular Camping and $16 per night for valid lifetime Access Pass, lifetime Senior Pass, and annual Senior Pass.

ENTRANCE FEES APPLY: Check Entrance Fees & Passes - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (U.S. National Park Service) for details. 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. Failure to notify the campground prior to 12:00 pm noon the day following scheduled arrival may result in your reservation being cancelled.

Free text as published. It is never converted into a nightly price.

View facility 249979 on Recreation.gov

Data & trust

Source confidence

High

Confidence describes how well the ingested sources agree for this record. Verification is a separate state: Unverified.

Source

Recreation.gov

Last source update

Aug 15, 2026

Source record

#249979

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