Grandview Campground

Awesome campground. The stars are amazing at night. Pretty quiet, flat and a decent amount of room. Close to the Sierra overlook.

Nice Forest Service campground. Picnic tables, vault toilets, shade trees and fire rings. No hookups. Beautiful views up in the mountains. No cell service. Plague warnings in all the campgrounds around here; if you bring your pets, make sure they’re on flea preventative. Stayed here 6 nights. Never packed; always had some privacy. Town for supplies within an hour or less. Would come back.

Loved it!!! Beautiful and secluded! Loved the scenery, the drive wasn't too bad. I did not have any cell service up here and I have Verizon. From big pine it was about a 40-45 min drive up to the campground. Very windy and narrow roads. There's a section of the road where it goes down to one lane, but it's a small section. Each campsite has a picnic table and firepit. You will need a fire permit, which is easy to get online. They have several vaulted restrooms, but the only one that was open was the one at the entrance of the campground. There were some people being loud unfortunately, but quieted down after 11pm. We took our dogs with us. Loved the clear night sky. We went early April and the weather was great. It did get pretty cold at night and around 5am, about 25°, but overall not bad. It was about a 15 min drive up to the bristlecone pine forest. The drive up was fantastic! Highly, highly recommend.

Situated in a great loop around a beautiful sage meadow at 8500 feet, Grandview Campground is gorgeous with glimpses of the Sierra Nevada to the west and Deep Springs Lake playa to the southeast. The campsites are spacious and many are quite private. They are all first-come-first-served and there is no fee. However a $10 donation is recommended for upkeep. The USFS website says $5 - clearly hasn't been updated in some time. The official signage at the campground requests $10. Still incredibly reasonable, for all that. There are well-kept pit toilets onsite but there is no running water. You are responsible for transporting any water you may require for the duration of your stay. Grandview is a dark skies campground. As such it is popular with astronomy clubs and stargazers. If you are planning a stay here, pay close attention to what phase the moon is in. It fills up quickly during a new moon. By virtue of the meadow, do be mindful that sound carries very clearly across the area. Please be mindful of your fellow campers as night falls. The visitor center at Schulman Grove is a short drive from the campground; the drive to the Patriarch Grove is an additional 12 miles on dirt roads up to around 11000 feet.

Awesome dark skies. Very out of the way and resides at 8500ft elevation. Decent amount of shade. Had a great time for one night with my four year old. Close to the ancient bristlecone forest. Keep in mind there is no water and all trash needs to be packed out. Will definitely be back - what a hidden gem!