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A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Forest Service campground

Sweetwater

Forest Service campground in Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County, California. 2,989 feet. 23.3 miles from Sonora.

Reserve on Recreation.gov
Managed by
Forest Service Stanislaus National Forest
Elevation
2,989 ft USGS elevation model, at the mapped point
Sites
13 13 standard non-electric
Hookups
None listed
Reservations
Recreation.gov
County
Tuolumne County

Overview

Sweetwater Campground is located on a mixed conifer forested site adjacent to Highway 120, in close proximity to Yosemite National Park. Sites offer camping furniture (picnic tables, campfire pit with grill). Accessible vault toilets and potable water is available.

Facilities

Sweetwater Campground has 12 single camping units. All units are suitable for tents & RV's (32 ft. max). All interior and spur roads are poaved. Each unit contains at least one picnic table, fire ring and bear box. This is one double vault toilet until (2 toilets). Well water is available and is piped to 3 faucets throughout the campground.

Nearby Attractions

Rainbow Pools is .8 miles from campground and has hiking around it.

Preston Fall Trailhead is 7.3 miles from the campground and is a 4.5 mile hike.

Carlon Day Use area is 9.8 miles from the campground.

Buck Meadow is 3.1 miles from the campground.

The description, directions and fees are the Forest Service’s own words, from its record on Recreation.gov.

What people do here

  • hiking

The land around Sweetwater

The ringed pin is this campground; the others are its nearest neighbours. Switch on forest roads or BLM routes to see the way in.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Nearest campgrounds

Camping near

Source: Recreation Information Database (Recreation.gov), record updated July 15, 2026. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Seasons, fees, water and fire rules change; the managing office has the final word.

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