Portal Forebay Campground

in Sierra National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Portal Forebay Campground

Located along Kaiser Pass Road at Portal Forebay Lake. Sites are shaded by pine and cedar trees and each campsite has a picnic table, grill and bear-proof food storage locker. Vault toilets are provided. Drinking water is not available . Paved and dirt roads provided access to the campground. Large RV’s or motorhomes not recommended for travel on Kaiser Pass Road.

Before you go

Season

June – September

Reservations

First-come, first-served

Fees

Single site $32.00, Holidays/$2.00 additional/night Double $61.00, Holidays/$4.00 additional/night. $10.00 fee for each additional vehicle.

Accessibility

No

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.