High Sierra RV & Mobile Park

Ours was a last-​minute reservation, only 7days in advance, so I was happy to get anything. They have a great website but it is deceptive. This is mainly a trailer court with some RV sites near a ‘river’ that is at best a ‘crick’. They advertise pull-​thru but only have 2 such spots. Cable TV was very low-​budget. Wi-​Fi is slow, erratic. Lock your doors. If all you want is a place to park and sleep while you visit Yosemite, it’s ok.

I don’t get all the negative reviews. I think most people are just primadonnas. I have a 35ft with 4 slides and I fit with no problems. Are the sites small? Yes but does it matter when you go to Yosemite which is just about a 45 min drive? They are gravel sites. Is the street down to it small and steep? Yes but you can’t handle your rig? This place is surrounded by beautiful mature trees and green. It’s really quint and quiet. I’m no tent camper but those sites are all located along the creek. I’m basing this off of my rating system. I’ve stayed in all types of places. I can’t speak for the restrooms Cus I don’t need to use them.

Really… just perfect! Clean, quiet, staff was nice. Clean bathrooms and showers. Great to see the streams running with water. We will be back :)

Great rv spot! Just outside Yosemite and right in town but very quiet and tranquil. We had a great experience, the sites where great and clean.

Do not go here if you base your option on there website. This place looks clean and nice on the website but you show up and drive through a mobile home park to get to a dinky run down RV park with small sites that they say is pull through. But unless you have some hover craft to get through the hill and sand you might be able to. I drove 6 hours to get here and I am severely not impressed!!!

If I could give negative stars I would! Do not stay here. The pictures online are NOTHING like what the actual camp ground is. The camp site is nowhere near Yosemite! Online it makes it seem like you are right there in the park and everything is right outside for you to do… this is NOT the case! When I complained to the front desk/​office the lady said well what am I supposed to do update the website? I said Um yes!!! SERIOUSLY!

This was a last minute reservation (close to Yosemite) and we’re thankful they had a spot for us till we left on July 3^rd. We didn’t have full hookup but had spot 33 which was a prime spot near the swimming hole and semi private since we had a hill on the other side of us. Pros: nice area with very little shade; lots of wildlife (deer’s, beaver, ground fowl, gray squirrels, lil sunfish); staff was friendly and gave great directions; close to town and shopping (nice town) small laundry room; office was also a mini store. Close to Yosemite. Cons: if the RV park is full it’s difficult to backup your RV into a spot; you pay $ 25 deposit for a key to 4 showers and 2 restrooms which get packed; swimming hole water was low, stagnant and had a layer of pollen on top which was a breeding ground for mosquitos; slow wifi, no cable but no biggie we enjoyed the outdoors. Overall, it’s a decent place, we’d stay here again if we’re in the area. I’d recommend this RV park.

the staff is very nice, there is no river at all when we got there just mud that is VERY disappointing but I don’t see how it’s the parks fault we’ve been in drought. The bathrooms are clean I really appreciated that the staff tried their best to keep them clean. The showers are two shower stalls for men and two for women. It was annoying to have to wait for inconsiderate guests taking long showers and taking up all the space but like before that’s people being rude not the parks fault. We saw lots of wild life here a mama deer and her baby, a bunch of quails and their chicks, a fox lots of funny woodpeckers. Overall it was a nice stay we brought 3 kids and they had plenty of room to explore here within eye sight. We played volleyball on their court we saw other kids playing badminton. I didn’t have too much of a hard time finding the location or getting backed in to our spot with a 30′‘ft rv. Oh one awesome bonus we left at 3am and just left our shower key in the box figuring since no one was at the office we lost our deposit but we got an email that very morning saying our deposit was on its way back to us in the mail! Very honest of them.

We booked this because good same gave this park a 9. very over rated.
It looks like it was a park that went bust then was taken over by the golf course owners. There is No cable or Wi-​Fi you can connect to, If you have a trailer over 30 ft. the road to get there has some steep climbs and tight turns. I have a 32 ft trailer and it was a white knuckler. We meet a couple there with a 37 footer and they were afraid they may not be able to pull there trailer out from the park. When we arrived, It looked like an Abandon park. we went to the golf course pro shop to check in around 4 pm and the Guy at the front desk just said park where you like then check back in tomorrow, OK Starting to worry…
There is No staff to help you when the golf curse is closed. It had water and 50 amp power but the whole seen was very strange. No river, just a ditch. There is no green grass like the photos show and like I said. it’s like a ghost town. Some homeless came in and camped for two nights. The reason we were there was for Yosemite which was a very good spot to leave our trailer but if you want the KOA type sight. This is not it.

$ 43 for a basic hookup, no grass or shade, poor service (throttled wifi included but try getting a password). Amenities in need of maintenance. Nearby bars and restaurants in walking distance are great (dirty donkey for drinks, toms BBQ for dinner — recommended). If you are self sufficient, worth staying for the locals, if you are roughing it — drive on to another place…

If I could give zero stars, I would. I was told over the phone that we got lucky, there was «one» spot available and it was right next to the river! And the pics online left me drooling for the great outdoors. Woohoo… NOT! This is a trailer park, with some gravel thrown down, next to a drainage ditch, in the middle of town, next to random commercial low end buildings. This is not camping, I am pissed, as are the RVers next to us who got the same BS. Leaving tomorrow and never, ever coming back!!! This places sux,

It seems like everyone has a problem finding this spot. It is off road 426 and left at Golden Oak. Navigation doesn’t know what it’s talking about. The staff is very nice and it seems like this place gets a lot of business. I know other Unilocalers complained about the buildings across the street but I hardly noticed. You are in a town, there are going to be buildings. My major complaint is the sites are very small. We have a 28′ trailer and we could just barely pull out our awning. Also, the sites are in a pattern of rv, trailer, rv, trailer… So if you are with a group of people that all have the same type of rv (as we were — trailers), every other person couldn’t hook up. This place is very close to Bass Lake. I would recommend for people going there, not Yosemite as you still have to drive an hour into the park. The swimming hole is a creek that seem to go up and down depending on that years rain and time of year. Nevertheless, it was big enough for numerous families and a great spot.

Location hard to find as sign out on SR41 is very small. Then you have to come down a steep hill to park in front of office. Camp is gravel and dirt only, but pads are level and fairly easy to back into. No pull-​through sites at all. Only concrete is access road and around restrooms and shower areas.
Restroom was clean, but you have to share with tent campers. Shower areas was small and very little privacy. Shower areas were dirty from tent campers not cleaning up after themselves. «River» is nothing more than stagnant water, there are no «swimming holes» as website advertises.
We pulled a 36′ RV with three slide-​outs, there was barely enough room in-​between vehicles to place our chairs and rug. Picnic table was old and warped. View across «river» was of the back parking lot of a utility company – not attractive at all. Smoke from tent camper’s fire rings drifts straight up into RV section at night. We had to shut all our doors and windows but the smell still permeated our RV. Water pressure ok coming into rig. No Wi-​Fi or cable TV. Laundry room facility looked ok, but never used this amenity. Trash areas were well-​maintained and emptied daily.
There are permanent residents that live in trailers also in this location. Many of these residents stash their assorted «belongings» outside their trailers creating an very unappealing appearance around the park.
However, great location to Bass Lake, Wawona and Yosemite South Park Entrance. Oakhurst location not good for visiting north end of Yosemite National Park – way too far to drive.

Not bad, but if you make a reservation maker sure you try and get a pull thru our a spot on the end as the rest are packed together.

This place is awful. We have been camping in a teardrop trailer across the US for 5 months, staying 2 – 7 nights at one site. This the worst place we have stayed — & the most expensive.
Bathrooms are old and crummy. There are no paper towels. The showers are low flow. There are only 2 men’s and 2 women’s toilets (literally toilets) for the entire campground. There are 2 men’s and 2 women’s showers in very cramped quarters. If you are not totally self contained this place is miserable. It’s a parking lot with very few trees. Then there is the bathroom key issue. You get one key to pass around to your party members. The river is a ditch with a trickle.

1^st off we drove past the road to this place — GPS failure, imagine that, and we were not the only ones as our next-​site neighbor ended up driving all the way uphill! So a really nice big sign would really be helpful instead of that small ground standing sign that they have, which you will finally see once you’ve gone by the road on your 2^nd try.
After driving past a mobile park you will come upon what is known as the High Sierra RV Park. Office personnel were nice and friendly, but after showing us where our RV site will be, which was close to the office, it was like «this is it???» It was a tight squeeze, all rocks and dirt and you’re looking directly across some warehouse building and parking lot! So I am not sure what happened to all that nice green grass picture that was posted on their website but it would not be found here. Also on their website is the river, which goes through the property, and probably due to the time of the year the only place to go swimming would be at the end of the property where the swimming hole is located.
We spent a few nights here due to its close proximity to Yosemite National Park — which was very beautiful and should be on your must-​see list — and funny enough we saw more wild life here than we did at Yosemite! A couple of times we’ve seen a deer and its baby going through the property, was really cute.
Otherwise the place was kept clean, quiet and you’re close to all the amenities that Oakhurst has to offer — grocery, gas, restaurants — by the way El Cid is also a must try for Mexican food!

Stayed overnight on weekend of Nov 5^th, 2010. Only a few spaces used, had quiet stay right by Fresno River and heard sound of waterfall. Pet friendly (we travel with our dogs), old but clean showers, no mold, funny smells, etc. Friendly and helpful staff made stay enjoyable at reasonable rate. AAA approved campground.
Would stay here again

Having never been to Oakhurst, CA and having to stay here for a night, I will never be back! Sites were dirty, with garbage left from previous campers, and should have been seen as we had our site right next to the offices. We paid for 2 nights, and ended up cutting our trip to Yosemite short because the conditions were so poor.
«River» was nothing more than stagnant water that looked like it was in a drainage ditch.
Showers were dirty and had holes in the walls where plumbing was being repaired. They even have to give you a key to bathroom/​shower as they have had too many problems with vagrants.
If you cant dry camp in Yosemite, I would not recommend that you go this direction.

Even though I was a little late to the game, I decided to hike Half Dome with a group of friends last weekend. They’d planned this adventure months in advance, so they already had their campsite in Yosemite Valley on lock-​down. Little old me, however, was left out in the cold trying to figure out where to lay my head before and after the Summit.
Finding campsites outside of Yosemite Park on-​line can be a difficult task. (Take this as a nudge to all you Unilocalers to start sharing the details on your Sierra Nevada secrets!) Lucky for me, High Sierra has a decent website that gives you just enough info to get your butt to the right place.
When you pull into the park, you go down a hill past the the mobile homes, then the RV pull-​thru sites, and at the very bottom along the river are the tent sites. I can only vouch for the tent campsites, but the RV sites looked great too, if that’s how you roll. Here’s a list of amenities from their brochure:
Cable TV — What, what?!
Free Wi-​Fi — Seriously, we’re Unilocalers. No matter how much we rough it, you’ve got to love this.
Beach & Swimming Area — Um, the beach part is to me an exaggeration since it’s the Fresno River, but with a bit of liquid courage I would have so jumped in!
Fire Rings & Picnic Tables — Awesome! I couldn’t find this detail on the website for the life of me, but I was happy to see we could have campfires.
A few perks from my own list…
After hours check-​in — They’ve got a board that lists your reserved site, or if you don’t have reservations, they list the sites that are open. Very useful to us Angelenos that can’t leave until after work and arrive during the twilight hours.
Electrical outlets at tent sites — They were attached to the back of the water spigots at each site. I could have charged my cell phone!
Walking distance to Oakhurst amenities — My group was very surprised to see that Oakhurst is not a small town and has everything you could possibly need. For us, that was beer, but we opted to drive since the hill out of the park was a doozy and we needed to save ourselves for Half Dome.
Only 20 minutes to the South Gate of Yosemite — Not bad!
Close to Bass Lake — Never been, but might check it out on my next visit.
One negative:
On the opposite bank of the Fresno River is a huge warehouse and a ton of utility vehicles. Kinda a bummer since all the campsites have this in their view, but it’s only an eyesore.
High Sierra gave us everything we needed on super short notice, and totally fit the bill. You definitely won’t be roughing it, but it’s nice to feel the earth beneath you as you sleep and hear the calming rush of a waterfall just a few feet away even when you don’t have the time to pull yourself far away from civilization.

Want to spend time exploring Yosemite National Park, but can’t deal with the hassles of reserving a campsite in the National Park Campground? Try staying at High Sierra. We did… and we’ll be back.
This is a great little RV park with good sized sites, full hookups, friendly staff, and their own river! (OK… it’s the Fresno River, but it DOES run right through the park, LOL!). They’ve put together a great combination: full service amenities with that «real camping» feel. So you can spend your days touring around the area, visiting Yosemite, and come back home to either your RV or tent site and have all the «goodies» you desire.