Kern River Campground (Lake Ming) | Established Campground

March 11th, 2024 by Saoirse_YVR

Great place with camping spots by the river. $20 for first night and $12 per night. Cl3an washrooms and showers. Will return again next time I am in the area.

February 14th, 2024 by Van

very nice place with warm showers, and all is clean and the place is very nice ! You can hear the river water flowing from the campsite, gorgeous! we will definitely go back

January 20th, 2024 by rlstrieff

Nice, clean and safe. $20 a night dry camping with picnic table and all paved roads. Hot showers and clean bathrooms.

January 13th, 2024 by moalone

Arrived on a Saturday night around 6pm, plenty of spots available. Same price if you book your site online vs with the camp host who will take your credit card. $20 per night includes the $8 reservation fee at this time of year. Easy to arrive after dark-all sites are level, paved, pull through. New showers and bathrooms. Very nice camphost!

January 5th, 2024 by junkmail011235

nice campground. Have to register online. Half empty on a Friday in January.

November 19th, 2023 by jackbutterick97

Camp host great. Good spot to spend a night

October 31st, 2023 by talferez

This was a good stay. Dirt road winds down along the river way past the organized camp ground. No one around…very quiet. Full att bars. Lazy river. Not sure about permission, etc. worked well for me.

August 31st, 2023 by antoine.guirlinger

Great place, space between each pitch, a table with enough space to make a fire and a barbecue. Very quiet, clean toilets and shower. Rob the manager is super nice. I sincerely recommend.

June 27th, 2023 by demotius

Great place, 24$ / night + 8$ fees. They have a brand new Showers/Toilets block and hot water.

May 3rd, 2023 by Zimmermann

We thought to sleep near the lake Isabella but it was too fresh. We went down to this camp-site and there was place left and we were very satisfied. It was nice, the site is green and quiet with squirrels everywhere! There were chemical toilets, tables and fire rings, for 30$.

March 16th, 2023 by mbertrand1007

I really like this campground especially during the off season when it's only $12 a night... but it sucks that right now it's $25 a night PLUS an $7 registration fee and there's still no showers

February 27th, 2023 by max.sand

Good for an overnight. No water, showers. Port a potty toilets. ew showers and toilets under construction.

November 15th, 2022 by roguepilgrim

Nice campground on the river. Hard to beat at $12… website payment only. Kinda sad to see the amount of small trash in the grounds :(

October 11th, 2022 by info

I have actually stayed here a week. Weekdays are quiet and weekends are full. Quiet when no one is here. I was able to set up my Starlink on Campsite #8 with no problems although there were some times when the satellite was too busy to let me on around 3pm for a few hours. Both rooms are suppose to be under construction but there are no signs of any work being done. They have campfire pits where you can have a fire which I think is insane considering the area is such a dried fire hazard. I have stayed at three different sites here and was by the river where there are horses across from it. All sites are the same price. October 15th begins their winter season for $12 a night. Normal price is $25. I am sure it will go up once they finish their bathrooms if that ever happens. Rob is the host and actually gave me some better spikes for my awning. He said to ask him if I need anything like that because people leave things all the time. I will stay here again when passing through.

October 7th, 2022 by info

I have actually stayed here a week. Weekdays are quiet and weekends are full. Quiet when no one is here. I was able to set up my Starlink on Campsite #8 with no problems although there were some times when the satellite was too busy to let me on around 3pm for a few hours. Both rooms are suppose to be under construction but there are no signs of any work being done. They have campfire pits where you can have a fire which I think is insane considering the area is such a dried fire hazard. I have stayed at three different sites here and was by the river where there are horses across from it. All sites are the same price. October 15th begins their winter season for $12 a night. Normal price is $25. I am sure it will go up once they finish their bathrooms if that ever happens. I have my own toilet and barely used the bathroom. Rob is the host and actually gave me some better spikes for my awning. He said to ask him if I need anything like that because people leave things all the time. I will stay here again when passing through.

March 25th, 2021 by srahders

Lovely, calm and quiet site right on the river. We were able to make a same-day reservation online when we knew we’d get in late, no problem with a 9:30pm arrival. Sites have easy pull-through driveways for our truck with a 17ft trailer, and are wide open with lots of grassy space in between. Camp host was super friendly and carries dog treats!

February 16th, 2021 by leannrbennett

Great quiet spot with hiking, biking and boating close by. Easy commute off hwy. Pet friendly. Hot showers a s fire rings. We will stay again! $20 for first night $12 thereafter

January 19th, 2020 by drpochoa

Earlier reports of Nov 2019 still seem accurate, self pay kiosk still doesn’t work, camp host says it’s a known issue. He checked us in with his iPad...$20 includes the goofy $8 reservation fee for the system that doesn’t work. Potable water for the travel trailer, sewer dump. Easy access to garbage bins. No fee shower. Bathrooms are unseated, rusty/dirty, commode looks to be Dept of Corrections surplus. But it works. Nice open spaces, quiet. Good for overnight stop while traveling. About 15 minutes from Walmart/Costco. Solid AT&T cell signal.

November 16th, 2019 by gilleyhensley

As of 11/16/19, kiosk is out of order and campers must make online reservation or track down camphost to pay. Sign posted on kiosk warning campers of recent generator thefts and recommending that campers lock up generators. With that and driving through during the day we opted to move on and didn't stay overnight. Bathrooms are very dirty.

October 16th, 2019 by k_witten

Off Season Pricing: $12 + $8 “reservation fee” + $5 per dog with a max of 2

So for off season we got a campsite that was fairly clean and level. Half the park was closed down. The restrooms in the open area were closed for repairs, so you had to walk to closed side. The showers are single stall and based on the rest of the restrooms cleanliness, probably a pass.

For $10 our dogs didn’t receive any amenities ;)

January 5th, 2019 by Van Girl76

I tried to camp here but after messing with the kiosk for a while and it not working I decided I wasn’t going to stay. The reason I am leaving a review because I hiked at Hart Park Big Loop down the road from here and it was a really nice hike. This campground may be worth it, despite the kiosk troubles and other reported shower cleanliness/value. Also, the kiosk was showing $20 for one night, it $12 for some reason.

March 7th, 2018 by john

The grounds are nice and the camp host was very friendly but the bathroom didn't look like it had been cleaned in months. The bottom of the urinal and tile around it was brown with filth. I didn't even bother checking the shower. If you have a bathroom/Porta Potty this is a great stop. If you have to use their bathroom, not so much.

February 4th, 2017 by Gazelle

Showers are cold and dirty. As said before otherwise it wouldn't be bad.

November 29th, 2016 by amacneill

Good spot close to town +\- 15 mins to anything you may need. Potable water available and the restroom had warm showers. They are old and not in great shape but the water is warm. 12$ per night plus 7$ for your second vehicle if you're pulling one! The rangers are very nice and there are trails around to explore. There is also the Kern River Bike Path that goes around Ming Lake and up to the CALM (zoo) and continues on to a giant park!

November 28th, 2015 by gespanntreisen.com

eigentlich schöner großer Platz mit großen Stellplätzen, für 12 Dollar, aber Sanitäranlagen furchtbar (vorallem Männertoi ohne Türen und Wände...) und Hunde kosten extra 4 Dollar (for what?)