HOSPITAL FLAT

campground · CA

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Key facts

Name: HOSPITAL FLAT Type: campground Location: CA Coordinates: 35.828046, -118.458108 Facilities (from source description): The campground offers several single-family sites on a single loop along the river. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided, as are vault toilets and drinking water. Phone: 760-376-1815 Website: Not listed Email: jhumphries@goexplorus.com Reservable on Recreation.gov: Yes Managed by: USDA Forest Service Recreation area: Sequoia National Forest

Where is it?

State on record: CA (no town listed in the source). Coordinates: 35.828046, -118.458108. Part of: Sequoia National Forest (USDA Forest Service). Directions from the source: From Kernville, go 6.5 miles north on Sierra Way (Mountain 99) to the campground.

What facilities are there?

The campground offers several single-family sites on a single loop along the river. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided, as are vault toilets and drinking water.

About — from the official source

Overview Hospital Flat Campground is situated along the Kern River, 6.5 miles north of the town of Kernville. Hiking, fishing, kayaking and rafting are popular activities. Recreation Hiking, fishing, kayaking and rafting are popular activities in the Upper Kern River area. Click here to learn more about the area, including safety and permitting requirements and a listing of local outfitters. Facilities The campground offers several single-family sites on a single loop along the river. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided, as are vault toilets and drinking water. Natural Features The campground sits within Sequoia National Forest at an elevation of 3,000 feet in an open area overlooking the Kern Wild and Scenic River. Gray pine, scrub oak, grasses and shrubs cling to steep, canyon walls along the river, and cottonwoods and willows line the riverbanks. Sequoia National Forest, located at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada in central California, is named for the giant sequoia, the world's largest tree, which grows in more than 30 groves on the forest's lower slopes. The forest comprises about 1.1 million acres. Elevations range from about 1,000 to 12,000 feet, creating precipitous canyons and mountain streams with spectacular waterfalls such as Salmon Creek Falls and Grizzly Falls. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (760) 376-1269. Nearby Attractions The Cannell Meadow National Recreation Trail begins just north of Kernville. The trail stretches 11.5 miles as it climbs through mixed pine and fir forest to Cannell Meadow and a historic Forest Service cabin built between 1904 and 1909. Hikers are awarded beautiful views of the Kern River Valley along the trip. Visitors enjoy making day trips to Sequoia National Park and Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Fees

Not listed — check official source.

Reservations

This facility is listed as reservable on Recreation.gov.