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ESHOM CAMPGROUND
ESHOM CAMPGROUNDESHOM CAMPGROUND
USFSSequoia National Forest · California

Eshom Campground

Overview Located in the Giant Sequoia National Monument at 4,800 feet in elevation, this facility is nestled among Ponderosa pine, Cedar,Giant sequoia and other conifers.
Sites2416 reservable
Elev.4,934ft
Comf.n/a
Max rig35 ft4 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Fresno1h21real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

Sits at 4,934 ft. 24 sites total: 16 reservable and 8 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 4 pull-through, and the longest takes a 35-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Fresno
61 mi
1h21
02
Los Angeles
242 mi
5h23
03
Sacramento
248 mi
5h31
04
San Francisco
267 mi
5h56
05
San Diego
381 mi
8h28
By drive time
Fresno · 1h21Los Angeles · 5h23Sacramento · 5h31San Francisco · 5h56San Diego · 8h28Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.9 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 24 SITES
Color byShow only

24 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

4
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
24
Sites
★ The standout
Site 24
ESHOM CAMPGROUND · shaded.
To neighbor
232 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
55
Peaks
3
Viewpoints
3

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.9 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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