Horse Creek Campground
Army Corps Of Engineers
Write a Review Sierra Drive Lemon Cove, CA 93244 559-597-2301 Official WebsiteGPS: 36.3896, -118.9558
Overview of Horse Creek Campground
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by Kelly on 2/1/2024
Longest RV Reported: 25 feet
Reported by Spelunkus on 4/26/2016
Number of Sites 76
Reservations yes
Elevation 721 ft / 219 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Horse Creek Campground 13 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 6/1/2021
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Last reported 5/16/2021
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Last reported 4/6/2022
“Informative host, Clean restrooms. Everything else below expectations of Corp of Engineers campground.”
Reviewed 2/1/2024
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 35 |
Overall Rating
Host was friendly, informative and accommodating. Were there in late January so water spigots throughout the camp were shut off. Entire area was covered with cockleburs and we were pulling/cutting them off our dog for several days. Rest rooms were clean but old. Shower head emitted a stream rather than a spray (good pressure tho). H... more
Host was friendly, informative and accommodating. Were there in late January so water spigots throughout the camp were shut off. Entire area was covered with cockleburs and we were pulling/cutting them off our dog for several days. Rest rooms were clean but old. Shower head emitted a stream rather than a spray (good pressure tho). Have stayed in several COE campgrounds and would rate this the lowest.
Large sites with plenty of room between them. Ours was a paved and level site. All are paved, many are not level. Sandy ground around picnic table and fire pit.
Alongside a highway so get some traffic noise throughout the night.
Chose it due to its proximity to Sequoia National Park.
Google Maps took us past the entry of the campground to a COE boat ramp with a very tight turnaround (pickup with 29’ travel trailer)
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“Beautiful spot”
Reviewed 4/6/2022
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 28 |
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Nice clean sites with a view of the lake. It’s pretty basic with picnic tables, fire pits, toilets, and showers. The road on the camp is paved and nice for a little bike ride. The vista is beautiful and the grass is freshly mowed. There’s water access and a dump station. It’s a swell place to overnight or use as a base for Sequoia. Don... more
Nice clean sites with a view of the lake. It’s pretty basic with picnic tables, fire pits, toilets, and showers. The road on the camp is paved and nice for a little bike ride. The vista is beautiful and the grass is freshly mowed. There’s water access and a dump station. It’s a swell place to overnight or use as a base for Sequoia. Don’t expect a resort.
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Dr. Shutterbug would stay here again
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“Beautiful spot”
Reviewed 4/6/2022
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 28 |
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Nice clean sites with a view of the lake. It’s pretty basic with picnic tables, fire pits, toilets, and showers. The road on the camp is paved and nice for a little bike ride. The vista is beautiful and the grass is freshly mowed. There’s water access and a dump station. It’s a swell place to overnight or use as a base for Sequoia. Don... more
Nice clean sites with a view of the lake. It’s pretty basic with picnic tables, fire pits, toilets, and showers. The road on the camp is paved and nice for a little bike ride. The vista is beautiful and the grass is freshly mowed. There’s water access and a dump station. It’s a swell place to overnight or use as a base for Sequoia. Don’t expect a resort.
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Dr. Shutterbug would stay here again
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Reviewed 6/1/2021
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 68 |
Overall Rating
Close to Sequoia National Park, which is the only reason I could see paying $20 a night. The scenery was beautiful, but for $20 I would hope for a little more. I would struggle to call this big rig friendly because of the steep driveway and winding campground layout. The spots are paved but not many of them are level. There is a dump s... more
Close to Sequoia National Park, which is the only reason I could see paying $20 a night. The scenery was beautiful, but for $20 I would hope for a little more. I would struggle to call this big rig friendly because of the steep driveway and winding campground layout. The spots are paved but not many of them are level. There is a dump station here and community water spigots. You would need a water bandit if you wanted to fill your RV or just bring your jugs.
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olivia would stay here again
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“No electric so if it’s hot you need a generator”
Reviewed 5/16/2021
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 58 |
| RV Length: | 20' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
No electric so if it’s hot you need a generator. It is only about 20 miles to Sequoia national Park and 20 miles to Visalia for shopping and laundry. It had a dump station and the showers were ok. There are not a lot of shade trees. We were there five through 10 May 2021. On the weekend it was totally full on the weekdays maybe 10 camp... more
No electric so if it’s hot you need a generator. It is only about 20 miles to Sequoia national Park and 20 miles to Visalia for shopping and laundry. It had a dump station and the showers were ok. There are not a lot of shade trees. We were there five through 10 May 2021. On the weekend it was totally full on the weekdays maybe 10 campers. It is an Army Corps of Engineers campground so the old person passed gets half off camping.
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jks would stay here again
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“Good launch point for Sequoia, not much else.”
Reviewed 9/2/2019
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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I stayed here with my Girlfriend for two nights while we explored Sequoia. Pros: only 30 to 40 min to Sequoia NP, cheap, free showers, decent bathrooms, easy to get to, picnic table and fire pit, good camp hosts. Cons: Cell service is spotty, little to no shade, lake is farther than you think, long line for the bathrooms and show... more
I stayed here with my Girlfriend for two nights while we explored Sequoia.
Pros: only 30 to 40 min to Sequoia NP, cheap, free showers, decent bathrooms, easy to get to, picnic table and fire pit, good camp hosts.
Cons: Cell service is spotty, little to no shade, lake is farther than you think, long line for the bathrooms and showers, sites are not very level.
Probably not always this way, but the crowd that was camping around us seemed to be the younger type, those looking to party and inexperienced campers in general. What I mean by that were people playing their music for the whole campground to hear and people setting up their tents at 9 pm using their high beams in the dark. Good thing the host came around to to quiet everything down around 10 pm.
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“Yucky ”
Reviewed 3/26/2019
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 50 |
Overall Rating
There is no one at the reception area, yet we called to see if we could switch spaces. We were originally at site 16 (which is on a hill and not big enough for my 16’x16’ tent) So we got the okay to move to site 50. At around 9pm the ranger came and gave us a hard time about switching spaces even though we had the okay from t... more
There is no one at the reception area, yet we called to see if we could switch spaces. We were originally at site 16 (which is on a hill and not big enough for my 16’x16’ tent) So we got the okay to move to site 50. At around 9pm the ranger came and gave us a hard time about switching spaces even though we had the okay from the main office. The bathrooms were dirty and the portapottys had mouse poop all over them. I wouldn’t use the shower; I’d rather be dirty the showers were so bad. There is no one there patrolling the area so you just have to pray no one comes in and steals your stuff while you go fishing or go sight seeing up in the sequoias. Also the 1 guy that is like the maintence man, came up to use and asked us to make sure our kids do not kill the trees growing. My kids were just sitting at the table they are very well behaved and listen well. He also smelled of alcohol. I wouldn’t stay here again, I’d rather sleep in my car!
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“Beautiful Scenery, Campground Needs TLC”
Reviewed 3/24/2019
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 80 |
| RV Length: | 24' |
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This campground is great for scenery and location, but a bit below our COE expectations. Many sites were quite steep and hard to level and the shower house is dated. The majority of sites are nice and large with a nice view iof the lake. Also, it’s right on CA 198 so road noise is incessant, but the Verizon signal is pretty good. Overa... more
This campground is great for scenery and location, but a bit below our COE expectations. Many sites were quite steep and hard to level and the shower house is dated. The majority of sites are nice and large with a nice view iof the lake. Also, it’s right on CA 198 so road noise is incessant, but the Verizon signal is pretty good. Overall, we find this campground just average, but okay for a couple nights.
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BuckeyeCruisers would stay here again
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“Nice spot, 45min from Sequoia entrance”
Reviewed 11/16/2018
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 58 |
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We rocked up early and checked ourselves in without issue. A lot of the spots seem awkward to back a trailer into so be wary when booking online. We had our pick as it was low season and found spot 58 which was an easy pull through. The more awkward spots were in the higher camp sites. Each spot comes with table and fire ring. Ba... more
We rocked up early and checked ourselves in without issue.
A lot of the spots seem awkward to back a trailer into so be wary when booking online. We had our pick as it was low season and found spot 58 which was an easy pull through.
The more awkward spots were in the higher camp sites.
Each spot comes with table and fire ring. Basic toilet and shower facilities, nothing to write home about but they function just fine.
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Natalie would stay here again
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“Lakeside camping...but watch out for rising water in the spring”
Reviewed 5/30/2018
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Travel Trailer) |
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Nice campground...but don't plan on coming here in the late spring/early summer. As the lake level rises the sites slowly disappear until all that are left are a few walk-in sites. We stayed here in mid-April and had to move to higher ground midway through our stay. The camp host told us that by mid-summer the water recedes and the sit... more
Nice campground...but don't plan on coming here in the late spring/early summer. As the lake level rises the sites slowly disappear until all that are left are a few walk-in sites. We stayed here in mid-April and had to move to higher ground midway through our stay. The camp host told us that by mid-summer the water recedes and the sites reappear. Aside from the watery sites, we liked the location and enjoyed the lake view.
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WatsonsWander would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 20 Amp
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- ADA Accessible
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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