Please note: there are 2 campgrounds across from each other: Stoney Creek and Upper Stony creek. We stayed at the latter, and are very glad for it!

So maybe I shouldn't write this.... one of the best things about the campground was that it was so quiet. We didn't plan to camp here, first tried Lodgepole (full) and then Stoney Creek (also full and felt very "packed"), but in the end we were very happy we stayed here. Of 2 weeks camping (with moderately sized camper), this was our most memorable stay.

Only 3 or 4 other campers far far away, very spacious grounds, prints of bear paws everywhere, good sized fire pit, nice ranger, very cheap, store & gasstation close by and only a short drive to wonderfull hiking trails (I recommend The Trail of the Sequoias - beautiful, quiet, ran into a bear ;-)). There are no amenities, save for a tap with cold water and an outhouse, but dumping stations close by.

If you want to camp IN NATURE, hear absolutely nothing at night, experience true darkness, see deer and (if you're lucky - we weren't) bears: this is your spot!

This really is a beautiful place. Most campsites, except for a few choice sites, are fairly close together, limiting privacy. There are a few sites though that are very secluded, right on the creek, and are excellent places to camp if you can get them. There are 49 total sites and at least 10-15 of them are quite nice, in my opinion. Campsite #16 would be my first recommendation. As others have said, there is plenty of bear and deer activity, but as long as you don't do something stupid, you'll be fine. USE the food lockers! Lock up everything with a scent - not just food. Gum, Citronella candles, bath products, etc. The lockers are pretty big and will accommodate pretty much everything a family of 4 could bring. There is a store 1/2 mile from the campground that has all the essentials - milk, bread, drinks, etc. Both pay phone stalls were bare, so don't expect to be able to call anyone. Of course there is no cell phone reception either. The campground has flush toilets, and sinks with running cold water. They're not fancy but hey, it's a campground. The campground was nearly full when we were there and I was surprised by how many cars drove through at night! Most places I have camped are fairly quiet after dark, and I swear 30 cars drove through this place from 8PM to 10PM. But all in all, it was a very positive camping experience. On the 10 scale, I give this campground a solid 7.5, maybe 8. One of the better campgrounds in the Kings Canyon/Sequoia area. (Better than Crystal Springs, our previous favorite.) If you're interested in fishing, you might really enjoy this area as long as there haven't been drought conditions during the year. We were there in mid August, and the creek was nearly un-fishable. We saw a few decent rainbows (8-10 inches), but you better have a drop line and some bait because the water was only about a foot deep. You couldn't drag a spinner through it. But I would guess that under better conditions, it's a very fun stretch of river to fish. If you're heading to this area and want a nice place for family camping, you're not likely to be disappointed with this campground. $20 per night as of Aug. 2009. One word of caution - forget about 'Upper Stony Creek'! It's horrible! The roads are unpaved, the campsites are unkempt and ugly, the bathrooms are vault toilets... yuck! Stick with Stony Creek. :)

This was by far one of the best campgrounds in the area. We have stayed at Azalea, Dorst, Potwisha and at cedar creek. We also have had a good look at lodgepole. I would say out of all of these our favorite has been at Stony Creek.
We stayed here in June of 2008 with our 30 foot trailer at site 40. One of the greatest things about this park is that most of the spots are LEVEL. This took setting up to be a breeze. Since we set up so quick we were able to really enjoy the camping experience. It started right away due to the fact that there is a running creek right next to our camp site. We were able to fish and swim in the many swimming holes.
Another great thing about this campground was the bathrooms. They were so clean. Compared to the other campgrounds this was a nice surprise.
One thing to let people know. We did have bears visit us every night. I left out the dirty laundry one night and they scattered the clothes everywhere.

This was a nice place to camp. We reserved the site back in April. This campground is not in the park, its between the two parks on the Generals highway. Stony creek is a large campground . Mostly locals were camping here. There are only 48 sites all very large, it has flush not pit restrooms .The creek flows rite next to the campground and many sites are next to it. We stayed 4 nights at site #3.The bear boxes are very lg 4' X 4' X 17" high set on a cement slab. We seen a bear the first day. It was a yearling and didn't bother anyone. The 2nd nite a car alarm went off about 3am and a few sites where food was left out were rummaged through. Keep all food in the lockers! There were deer in and out of the campground day and nite. This is a great place to camp if you want to avoid all the tourists. Its a 1/2 mile to the store at stony creek lodge and gas station gas was $3.49. There are showers at the store $4.00 for 15 min per person.The pay phone at the store was broken. The showers were disgusting. Lodgepole is 10 miles down the hwy if you want to shower. We stopped in just to look around. The showers there were $3.85 for 8 min and 25 Cents a min for extra mins and line was long. Lodgepole looked like a nice campground, it just had to many tourists for me.