U.S. Forest Service · Sequoia National Forest · California

Horse Camp

Located 13 miles SE of Grant Grove via Generals Highway to Big Meadow Road (Road 14S11). Five (5) units, horse corrals and vaulted toilet. Campsite elevation is 7,600 feet.

Closed for the seasonFirst-come, first-served

More like this: first-come in California

Horse Camp
Photo from the area. Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
3fires
active
Land · 7 mi away · 20 acres
2 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Season & status

StatusClosed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date.
ForestSequoia National Forest
BookingPlease see camp host at the camp ground.
FeesHorse Camp is accepted on-site.

Sequoia National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Horse Camp30°40°50°60°70°January: 8.03 inches of precipitation, 37.7 inches of snowFebruary: 7.33 inches of precipitation, 44.8 inches of snowMarch: 7.81 inches of precipitation, 35.1 inches of snowApril: 3.58 inches of precipitation, 20.0 inches of snowMay: 1.37 inches of precipitation, 4.9 inches of snowJune: 0.53 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowJuly: 0.27 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.16 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.32 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 2.37 inches of precipitation, 3.5 inches of snowNovember: 3.26 inches of precipitation, 8.6 inches of snowDecember: 6.63 inches of precipitation, 30.8 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 35.9°F averageFebruary: 35.5°F averageMarch: 37.8°F averageApril: 41.0°F averageMay: 48.7°F averageJune: 58.2°F averageJuly: 65.6°F averageAugust: 65.4°F averageSeptember: 60.1°F averageOctober: 50.7°F averageNovember: 42.2°F averageDecember: 35.4°F average0 in10 in20 in30 in40 in50 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Grant Grove, 6 miles from the campground at 6,580 feet, station USC00043551 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 42 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 186 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates36.7175° N, 118.8490° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Land

    7 mi from the campground · 20 acres

  • Prescribed
    Grant Grove Fall Rx

    7 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Grant Grove Rx Spring

    8 mi from the campground · 15 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗10.3 mi
Outdoor gearShaver Lake Sports ↗37.4 mi
RV sales & serviceRV sales & service ↗42.8 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

Explore

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 1.3 mi
    Starlight Ski
    1.5 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
  • 1.8 mi
    Fox Meadow Access
    0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 2 mi
    Jennie Lake ↗
    5.9 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 2 mi
    Weaver Lake ↗
    6.8 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 2.2 mi
    Big Baldy
    0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2.6 mi
    Little Boulder Grove
    1.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads within three miles

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

Guidebooks for Sequoia National Forest and California

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  • Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
    Laurel Scheidt, 2022
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  • Moon Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon
    Ann Marie Brown, 2021
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  • Moon California Camping
    Tom Stienstra, 2022
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Horse Camp?

No. Horse Camp is first-come, first-served. Please see camp host at the camp ground. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

How much does it cost to camp at Horse Camp?

Horse Camp is accepted on-site.

Source: Forest Service

Is Horse Camp open right now?

Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

What if Horse Camp is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Buck Rock Campground (0.4 mi, first-come), Big Meadow Campground (1.1 mi), and Ten Mile Campground (3.5 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby