Kennedy Meadows Campground

US Forest Service · California

Kennedy Meadows Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Located on the Pacific Crest Trail near the South Fork of the Kern River, at 6,200 ft. elevation, Kennedy Meadows campground is surrounded by the South Sierra and Golden Trout wildernesses. Some of the 37 sites are shaded by juniper and pinion. Maximum vehicle length is 30ft.Vault toilets, no water, no trash service, no fee.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

195

Listed facilities

toilets (as published by the agency)

Coordinates

36.05311, -118.12938

Nearest sites we map

• Fish Creek Campground8 km · US Forest Service
• Troy Meadow Campground10 km · US Forest Service
• Long Valley Campground23 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Chimney Creek Campground25 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Horse Meadow Campground27 km · US Forest Service
• Lower Peppermint Campground33 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-04-30, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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