Beautiful area but noisy at night
A few pros: the general area is very beautiful and remote, which is what we were looking for. There is a little playground for kids.
However, I would not camp here again, definitely would not recommend for summer camping. The whole area is sloped and so finding a location to pitch your tent is difficult. There is not much afternoon shade, so that limits choices. While we had our choice of sites since we were the only ones there, we camped in Site 2 b/c the other two did not offer enough shade or flat areas for tents. Most importantly, the creek is not perennial (at least not in a drought year, as most years in CA are now) as the posting states, so if you are planning on filtering water for drinking, that's not an option. It appears the posting has been updated in the last day to state that the creek is ‘low’, but it should not state the creek is ‘year round’, and should say the creek is dry by the campground. Their website has not been updated to reflect this. The host was vague about this when I asked after we had booked; she should have been honest and stated that there is no water flowing by the campsite and that we could not rely on it for filtering, or perhaps offer to let campers fill up at the ranch.
While it was quiet in the evenings, it was loud at night. A neighbor runs their generator much of the night. On the first night we were kept up by nearby barking dogs. The family camping with us left after one night because they did not get any sleep due to the noise. The second night, a neighbor started blasting music at midnight. Calling the site a ‘meadow’ is a stretch; the field is largely covered in yellow star thistle, which should be mowed regularly. Note that it is a 45 minute drive to Calaveras Big Trees. Cell service is limited. Overpriced for what you get.