Wheelbarrow Camp
Independence, California · 11,260 ft · In Kings Canyon National Park
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
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Wildfire 33 mi W: Land, 20 acres
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · inferred from the kind of place
- Elevation
- 11,260 ft (3,432 m)11,260 ft3,432 m
- Land
- Kings Canyon National Park
National Park Service
Other campgrounds in Kings Canyon National Park 6
Nearest first. This park is spread out: the closest is 16 miles away.
- Moraine Campground (CA)121 sites · $32 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov17 mi
- Sentinel Campground5 loops · Center Loop, Left Outer Loop, Right Inner Loop, Right Middle Loop, Right Outer Loop · 82 sites · $22–$32 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov17 mi
- Sheep Creek Campground111 sites · $32 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov18 mi
- Crystal Springs Campground (CA)35 sites · $32 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov33 mi
- Sunset Campground (Ca)2 loops · Grant Grove and Sunset Campground · 158 sites · $32 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov33 mi
- Azalea Campground2 loops · Azalea and Scan and Pay · 110 sites · $32 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov33 mi
Also in the park: 3 group areas · 9 backcountry and High Sierra camps · 12 single sites
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Cell service
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Cell service at Wheelbarrow Camp: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- TueSunny29°23°
- WedSunny42°31°
- ThuSunny40°32°
- FriSunny41°31°
- SatSunny, 1% chance of rain42°31°
Nearby camping
SeeSee all on the mapOutside the park, nearest first.
Anvil Camp
Dispersed · 2.9 mi · Independence
Onion Valley
Public Land · 4.5 mi · Independence
Grays Meadows
Public Land · 6.6 mi · Independence
3 more within 25 mi
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