Gigantea Campground
Located half a mile from the McKinley Grove of Giant Sequoias, Gigantea Camground offers slightly more rustic camping. The area has some slopes and flat areas. Cedar, fir and sugar pine trees offer excellent shade for campsites. Each site has a table and grill. Access to the road is paved and dirt roads. Water and trash service are not provided.
More like this: first-come in California
Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Season | May to October |
| Forest | Sierra National Forest |
| Fees | $24 per night, per site. $10 per additional vehicle, per night |
| Rules | Maximum length of stay = 14 days Maximum vehicle length = 35' Maximum group size = 6 per site No reservations, first come, first serve. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 37.0156° N, 119.1054° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedGrant Grove Rx Spring
19 mi from the campground · 15 acres
- PrescribedGrant Grove Fall Rx
20 mi from the campground
- WildfireLand
25 mi from the campground · 20 acres
- WildfireDome
47 mi from the campground · 6,788 acres · 95% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Shaver Lake Sports ↗ | 13.4 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 13.6 mi |
| RV sales & service | RV sales & service ↗ | 54.8 mi |
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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.
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Explore
Worth a stop
- 4.4 mi
- 5.6 miTrails End Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 8 miWoodchuck Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 10.9 miHermit's Hole Day Use Area ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- 0.5 miMcKinley Grove ↗0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.3 miDinkey Creek ↗13.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, snowmobile and 2 more
- 1.9 miSnow Corral ↗13.9 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 3.6 miStriker Loop0.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 4 miSwamp ↗12.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 4 miStew0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, 4WD and 1 more
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
This campground sits inside John Muir Wilderness, which overlaps Sierra National Forest.
- inJohn Muir Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 652,903 acres
- inSierra National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,418,790 acres
- 7.5 miDinkey Lakes Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 30,863 acres
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.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Dinkey Creek BridgeStructure · Dinkey Creek · 4.5 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Gigantea Campground?
No. Gigantea Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Gigantea Campground?
$24 per night, per site. $10 per additional vehicle, per night
Source: Forest Service
Is Gigantea Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026. Season May to October.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Gigantea Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Buck Meadow Campground (2.4 mi, first-come), Dinkey Creek (4.6 mi), and A Group Group Campground (4.7 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby