Sunset Campground

Camped here for Memorial Day weekend and had a great time. We arrived around 9:30am on Friday and had a really nice selection of sites to choose from. The campground was completely full before sunset, for those who may be coming on a holiday weekend during First Come First Serve time. We camped in site #51, which was next to the restrooms and on a bit of a slope. This site also comes with a lot of free pine sap, so do be mindful that everything will stick to the bottom of your shoes and going barefoot is not recommended. :)
I found the layout of the sites to be a little cramped, as #52 was thisclose to us, but everyone who camped around us was very chill. We had to share a parking space with site 52, so please keep that in mind if you have multiple cars in your group. You will get a note from the rangers on your car if you’re not parked with all 4 tires on the pavement, but there is an overflow lot near the front of the campgrounds if you can’t all fit.
Restrooms were clean but make sure to bring your own soap, as this isn’t provided. There were also some nice ranger programs at the amphitheater every night at 8pm, the schedule is updated daily at the Kings Canyon visitor center. The center is located practically across the street from Sunset and is within walking distance. There you’ll find the post office, gift shop, visitor center, food court, and general store. If you’ve forgotten anything at all, you’ll be able to find it there. Sunset is also a really great central jumping point to all of the amazing hiking in Kings Canyon. A trail running 1 mile to the Grant Tree can be found within Sunset as well.

Just got home from an amazing couple of days at sunset campground. Check out is at noon, so get there around then to scope out a good spot. (The campground is first come, first served) Plenty of clean restrooms and drinking water access, fire pits and picnic tables. Our sights 114 & 115 had direct access to an awesome little 5 mile hiking trail. There is a convenience store, restaurant, and visitor center about a quarter mile from the campground. Love this place! We’ll definitely be back :)

We just got back from 2 wonderful nights at Sunset. All sites are first come, first serve, which is typical for campgrounds in this area. Sunset is just inside the King’s Canyon entrance. It’s waking distance via a nice trail to the Grant Grove area and a short drive to showers near the visitor’s center. Showers are $ 1 (quarters only) for 3 minutes. The line for the girl’s shower moves SLOW, so be prepared to wait.
I was surprised to find the bathrooms at Sunset fully stocked with toilet paper at all times. There are 2 stalls in each, but there was never a line.
We had campsites 38 & 40, which had great views. I don’t recommend either site, however, without the other. They are set up in a funny way and you will always be in each other’s space. Also, if you have these sites or any other site along the ridge, be prepared for the rest of the camp to come over and stand in your campsite for sunset. This particularly affected the people in the site next to us, site 41. They had the majority of the people hanging out in their site, just a foot away from their tent and picnic table. Very strange that people didn’t seem to have any consideration for their personal space. Some families stayed in their space with their noisy children for quite a while. I don’t recommend site 41 for that reason. You can also see the city lights below from here, which some people may or may not like.
All spots have large bear boxes which easily fit 2 large coolers plus a bunch of other stuff.
We will definitely be back!

Stayed at site 54 and it was amazing! The sunset was beautiful and the city lights were visible at night. It is first come first serve but there were plenty of spots when we went (June 8 – 9). We arrived early in the morning and got lucky with this spot. Restrooms were clean and it was close to a convenience store and visitor’s center.

One of the best campgrounds I ever been too since I was 9. It’s a first come first serve basis. The best part of Susnset are the camp site toward the west facing the sunset. Beautiful view for pic’s and at dusk you can see the city lights below. This place is awesome to take your freinds and family. The amphitheatre, the grocery store, Visitors Center, post office and a restaraunt are in a walking distance. Love going to Sunset …

We stayed at the beautiful campground a few weeks ago, for our annual summer camping trip. I have to say it is a great campground! We stayed in probably the best 3 sites of the entire campground, site 37, 38 and 40 between two families. These sites have amazing views especially in the evening for sunsets. Expect traffic through your campground as people want to see the sunsets, its that good! These sites are close to a water spigot, restrooms (very clean and well kept) and trash and fire ash refuse. We used 37 for our tents and 38 and 40 for cooking and eating. The fire pits are great as well. There is an amphitheater nearby where we visited on Friday for a park ranger talk about John Muir complete with Scottish accent and period attire as well, very interesting. At the end of the talk, he told us how to get to Muir stump which in an absolute Must See! We visited Hume Lake which is a beautiful lake for fishing, canoeing and paddle boarding. We hiked Mist Falls and visited Boyden Cavern. Along the road we stopped at various waterfalls along the way. We toured Grant Grove and saw the Grant Tree. All of these are must-see’s when visiting. Be prepared to not answer phone calls and text messages as there is no service! That was awesome. Lastly, the campground is a stones-​throw away from Grant Grove where there is a Visitor’s Center, convenience store that is well stocked, a restaurant with free Wi-​Fi access, a pizza joint (good food, bad service), gift store, and a post office. All you could need for and within walking distance. Word of caution, there is no gas once inside Kings and Sequoia, so fill up at the bottom of the hill. All-​in-​all, highly recommended and will be going there again!