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Spring Cove Campground Sierra National Forest California

Spring Cove Overview

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Spring Cove Campground has 62 campsites and is located across the street from Bass Lake in a beautiful forest of oak, pine and cedar trees. Campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. Each campsite also has a  paved parking spur (20-30 feet), table, fire ring and grill.

The campground has drinking water and flush toilets.  There are also a few picnic areas near the campground. Firewood is available for sale from the camp host. Cell service is also fair in the area.

Spring Cove – Area Recreation

Bass Lake offers a variety of outdoor recreation including fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and other water sports. Visitors also can enjoy mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding and picnicking. You can also see a variety of wildlife including bald and golden eagles.

Bass Lake offers a beach and boat ramp. Nearby hiking trails include Willow Creek, Goat Mountain, Spring Cove and Way-of-the-Mono Interpretive Trail.

Other campgrounds in the area include Wishon Point, Forks, Recreation Point Group, Lupine and Cedar Bluff.

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Amenities
  • BBQ Grills
  • Boat Launch/Ramp
  • Boat Ramp
  • Boat Rental
  • Campground Host
  • Campsite Tables
  • Cell Service Fair
  • Drinking Water
  • Equestrian trail
  • Fire Pit
  • Fire Rings
  • Firewood Available
  • Golden Age & Access Passports accepted
  • Grills
  • Pets OK
  • Picnic Tables
  • Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
Activities
  • Beach
  • Biking
  • Bird Watching
  • Boating
  • Boating (non motorized)
  • Canoeing
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Historic Sites
  • Horseback riding
  • Kayaking
  • Lake
  • Mountain Biking
  • Nature Trails
  • Photography
  • Picnicking
  • Stargazing
  • Swimming
  • Walking Trails
  • Water Sports
  • Wildlife Viewing
Road 222
Bass Lake, California 93644
559 642-3212
Lat / Long:

37.30056, -119.54139

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# of Campsites:

62

Campsite Vehicle Size:

20 to 30 feet.

Season:

Late May – Early September

Elevation:

3,413

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3 Comments on “Spring Cove”

  1. Debbie Calafato Sanders says:

    Bass Lake is one of my very favorite places to camp – specifically at Spring Cove campground. The lake is fairly shallow so it heats up to a very refreshing and comfortable 85 degrees during the summer. And it is one of the few lakes in California that you’re still allowed to swim in. The water is clean and very inviting.

    The campsites at Spring Cove are very well-kept, as are the bathrooms, but there are no showers. I bring my own, or you can use the showers at the two Marinas just north and south of the campground… both are within a few miles.

    There are many places to hike in the area, and I have found some great swimming holes created by snow run-off as it carves into the huge boulders on the side of the mountains. The 55 degree water on some of these hiking trails can be very attractive in the hot summer weather 🙂 Here’s a link to a couple of my favorite hiking spots: http://www.waterfallswest.com/ca-devils-slide-falls.html

    Yosemite is only 20 miles north of Bass Lake, so many of my camping visitors do make it a day-trip when camping with me, but I’ve done the Yosemite thing and hiking thing many times on my travels up there, so MY favorite thing to do is spend all day floating on the lake, swimming, and reading.

    At the far north end, where the snow run-off feeds the lake, there is a large boulder you can climb up and slide down. The water is cold there, but it is a fun natural water slide and definitely worth a try or two 🙂

    I’m not sure why, but this lake is never over crowded. You can rent all types of boats – motorized or not – at one of the two marinas, and waterskiers and jetskiers have a great time on the underpopulated water.

    Campers are kind and outgoing people, and I’ve built some great and lasting friendships with those I’ve met at Bass Lake. 🙂

  2. Spring Cove is an awesome campground! We have camped there twice now and really enjoyed both trips. All the sites are walking distance from Rocky Point Cove, which is a day use beach/floating area with picnic tables and plenty of areas to tie up your blow up rafts or floaties. Millers landing is a nearby store, restaurant, ice cream shop and boat rental place.. would definitely recommend rentals through them. You get a discount for camping, which isn’t offered at the other boat rental place across Bass Lake.
    As for the sites, site 45 does not look like the picture on this website. There was a fire a few years back that dramatically changed the landscape of Bass Lake and the trees surrounding Spring Cove were cut down to reduce fire danger. There is little to no shade at site 45.
    46 is an awesome site and the picture doesn’t do justice.. tons of shade and flat land. We had a group that got both 45 and 46 and we only had one neighbor, which was nice.
    The second year we got sites 30 and 32.. great for groups but site 30 is overgrown with vegetation that isn’t maintained by staff. Only about 2 areas for a tent and very small with no shade but worked out for a group setting because we put a table down there for games and things. 32 is a pretty cool site even though it is right next to the road, the table and fire ring are in a good spot and theres a little trail down to the tent areas that lies next to a small creek. Very nice and relaxing.
    BEST SITES FOR GROUPS: 33&34 – all shady with some sun, practically right next to each other and lots of flat tent space.. if you want to add 32 to it and have three sites, it would be awesome because they are close together.
    48 & 47 – 48 is a smaller site but is very shady and would be perfect for the kitchen area. 47 is huge and a good tent site.. less shade.
    BEWARE SMALL SITES – 28, 29 & 31 – all three are practically right on top of each other and very small.. only can fit one large tent or two small ones.

  3. I’ve been camping at Spring Cove since 1969 as a young girl. Nothing like it! Lupine and Cedar are awesome after Labor Day. Back to SC…these photos do not represent the dry conditions of summer. Even before “climate change”. Yet, each campsite has something to offer. Space, or parking, or privacy, or shade, or proximity to the restroom. (Side note: flush toilets and sinks were not available till sometime in the 70s. Much appreciated!). Do your homework before booking, or roll the bones and dig what you end up with. Know this: Spring Cove was never designed for RVs. Even a short 5th wheel will not make it around some of those loops. R-pods, teardrops, and some tent trailers will make it just fine. Look at the photos and note the relationship of the driveway to the rest of the campsite. No matter which campsite you get, you and your family/friends will have an epic time. Elmer!

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