A Group Group Campground
A Group Group Campground
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. |
| Forest | Sierra National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 37.0708° N, 119.1556° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedGrant Grove Rx Spring
24 mi from the campground · 15 acres
- PrescribedGrant Grove Fall Rx
24 mi from the campground
- WildfireLand
30 mi from the campground · 20 acres
- WildfireDome
43 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
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 9.4 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Shaver Lake Sports ↗ | 9.4 mi |
| RV sales & service | RV sales & service ↗ | 58 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
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.
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Worth a stop
- 0.3 mi
- 1.1 miTrails End Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 6.8 miTamarack Ridge Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 9 miDorabelle Picnic Site ↗Day use
- 12.5 miHuntington Boat Ramp & Launching Site ↗Boat launch
Trails nearby
- 0.5 miSnow Corral ↗13.9 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 1.4 miGlen Meadow0.8 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 1.5 miDinkey Staging0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 1.9 miPine0.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 1.9 miBald Mountain T70.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 1.9 miV Rock0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
Trailheads within three miles
- 1.1 miTrails End Trailhead ↗Sierra National Forest
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
- 5.6 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 · 0.2 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at A Group Group Campground?
No. A Group Group Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is A Group Group Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
How many sites does A Group Group Campground have?
128 sites.
Source: Forest Service
What if A Group Group Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Dinkey Creek (0.2 mi), Gigantea Campground (4.7 mi, first-come), and Bretz Mill Campground (5.2 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby