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Pull-thru
USACEKaweah Lake · California
Horse Creek
Overview Horse Creek Campground is located on the Kaweah River in the foothills of central California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Sites8480 reservable
Elev.686ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rig50 ft33 pull-thru
Electric44×50-amp
From Fresno1h31real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 686 ft, Horse Creek has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 42°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 84 sites total: 80 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 33 pull-through, 4 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. 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.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
98%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 12
Last spring frost; first fall frost .
73°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fresno
68 mi
1h31
02
Los Angeles
216 mi
4h48
03
Sacramento
267 mi
5h56
04
San Francisco
278 mi
6h11
05
San Diego
356 mi
7h55
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 84 SITES
Color byShow only
84 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
4
50-amp
0
Accessible
1
Prime
84
Sites
★ The standout
Site 79
YOKU · prime location.
To neighbor
45 ft
Location
Prime
Max rig
38 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
8 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.