Big Meadow Campground
USFS · Campground · Fee
Fast facts
- Cost
- Fee charged
- Managed by
- USFS
- Type
- Campground
- Hours
- Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 12:00 p.m.; Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
- Reservations
- recreation.gov
- Nearest dump station
- Indian Creek Camp Ground-Trailer Dump Site · 28.5 mi
- Nearest water fill
- Indian Creek Camp Ground-Potable Water · 28.7 mi
- Coordinates
- 38.4168, -120.1065
- Last verified
- September 18, 2026
About this place
Scenic campground is within a conifer forest of red fir, white fir, and lodgepole pine with scattered quaking aspen. Sites are large, private and shady. Natural granitic rock outcrops are scattered throughout. Each site has a picnic table, food lockers, fire ring a tent spot and parking spur. Please practice Leave No Trace and Pack it in, Pack it out principles.
From the USFS.Official page
Is Big Meadow Campground free?
No. Big Meadow Campground charges a fee. It is managed by the USFS. Sites are reservable through recreation.gov.
How do I get to Big Meadow Campground?
Adjacent to Big Meadow Group Campground, nine miles southwest of Lake Alpine on Highway 4, 20 miles east of Arnold, located on southside of highway before Spicer Road.
Nearby
- Big Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest)0.1 mi
- Big Meadow Group Campground0.3 mi
- Sand Flat Campground1.4 mi
- Stanislaus River Campground3.3 mi
- Rocky Point Campground5.0 mi
- Sandy Flat - Utica Reservoir (Stanislaus NF)5.1 mi
- Sandy Flat Campground5.1 mi
- Black Springs OHV Campground5.5 mi
- Indian Creek Camp Ground-Trailer Dump Site28.5 mi
- Indian Creek Camp Ground-Potable Water28.7 mi
SourceData from the USFS. Last synced September 18, 2026. Community reports and photos are submitted by travelers and are not verified by the agency.
