Near Kings Canyon National Park
Within a 60-minute drive from the Kings Entrance.
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85% Recommend30 ratings · 25 reviews
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· July 2024
Tent · Group trip ·
Cattle & Horse Ranch
Jon, his wife and the staff went out of their way to make our stay as comfortable as possible. We had a great time at the ranch
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Gerardo A.
2 reviews
Recommends
· June 2024
Tent · Group trip ·
Cattle & Horse Ranch
Me and my family had a great time. Can’t wait to come back. Jon was the best host you can ask for. He made my family and I feel like a part of his family. Couldn’t have asked for anything better.
Jon, thank you for everything you did for us. We appreciate you going out of your way to make us feel comfortable. Definitely will recommend this to all my friends
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Gerardo A.
2 reviews
All went well, Jon was very welcoming and happy to host us. He was flexible, did a tour of the ranch , and gave us full freedom on discovering his site. We had a very good time with all his animals, horses, pigs, chickens, goats, …
Don’t hesitate to call him at check in as he might be working on his truck ☺️.
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Alexandra T.
3 reviews
My biggest regret about staying here is not staying longer! This is an AMAZING place to stay, and I am definitely coming back. Cows softly mooing, goats chattering (during the day, not at night), clean and wonderful property, and welcoming hosts. I even got to pet a calf - Jon invited me to stay for the day’s events, but I had to roll on. But I am definitely coming back!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
There’s even a cafe (which I didn’t get to enjoy this trip, but I’m sure it’s wonderful)
Danielle V.
5 reviews
Jon's place was not at all what we had expected the place to be from the photos, listing, and user reviews. First for the good. This site is more suited for tent campers. The grass is green and lush, there's a bathroom close by, and a sheltered eating area.
Here's what we didn't like.
Most importantly, the animals are dangerous. We arrived to the site late and could hear a couple of cattle throughout the night. When we woke the next morning, we went to explore to see what animals were around. There were not that many. There was a pig in the distance and two cattle at the edge of the gravel parking lot. My family and I went up to the cattle and fed them some of the hay that was right outside their pen. Shortly after, the ranch manager informed us not to approach the cattle because they were bulls and dangerous. This was not communicated to us before our visit by Jon. We also spoke to him on the phone the day of and he neglected to warn us of these bulls by the site. No signs were posted not to approach the animals either. For a listing named Cattle and Horse Ranch and with reviews talking about feeding animals with kids, we did not have that kid friendly ranch experience. We appreciate that the ranch manager stopped by to warn us but preferred if Jon had communicated this danger to us before our visit.
As I mentioned earlier, the site is good for tent campers. We traveled with a camper trailer and felt cramped in the gravel parking area. I didn't see where an advertised 36' RV or camper/vehicle could fit while being close to the grass area. The site was in between two rented out units and we we could not park with our camper door opening up to the grassy area because we would block the tenant's paved driveway that was adjacent to the site's gravel parking area. We ended up parking our minivan and camper side by side.
The fire pit was a cement ring out by the gravel parking lot away from the grassy area. The firewood available was scrap osb plywood. We did not take Jon up on his offer to use the fire pit and his firewood.
The swing set wobbled a lot when the kids were climbing it. The swings seats are set too high for my kids to climb up and swing on their own and the horse swing rested on the ground so the kids could not swing on it. The swing set needs to be stabilized and the swing seat heights adjusted.
There was too much of the wrong things going on at Jon's property to give it a ranch feel. It was right off a busy road and between a business and apartments. We didn't mind the smell much but there was no added benefit of ranch animals to go with it.
Peter V.
2 reviews
The kids had a lot of fun feeding the goats and watching the cows. Very shady campsite, great place to relax with the family.
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Elsa V.
4 years on Hipcamp
Beautiful scenery, wonderful host, clean bathrooms, and a peaceful stay. We will be back for sure.
Jamie P.
5 years on Hipcamp
We had a great experience staying at Jon's ranch. Jon was very welcoming, happy to show us around and introduce us to his ranching crew. The area we camped in was super clean and well kept. The opportunity to stay on a cattle ranch was so fun! I would highly recommend staying here! Thanks Jon!
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Kim H.
3 reviews
Recommends
· February 2021
Group trip ·
Cattle & Horse Ranch
The place was a nice getaway that wasn't too far from the city.
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Adam B.
4 reviews
Highly recommended! They were extremely friendly and helpful, the site was nice and private (we had the whole site to ourselves), Horses, cows, chickens around property, really nice and clean shower/bathrooms (with hot water!!! 😍), drive to Sequoia National Park was really nice and about an hour long. Jon regularly messaged us to make sure everything was ok and made us feel at home. We’ll definitely be back again!
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Luis C.
2 reviews
Not recommend
· September 2020
The site location is hard to compare to pictures we saw and don’t ask about privacy, its like 2-3 people camping in the lawn of a california home.
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Prashanth N.
5 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· September 2020
Group trip ·
Cattle & Horse Ranch
This was a fun experience for our family. The campsite is right next to the Tulare County Stockyard. It has a nice grassy courtyard and bathrooms and a shower available for use. As others have mentioned you can hear the livestock throughout the night but it did not bother us at all. It was a fun place to camp and close to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. It is also a short drive to Dinuba for food and supplies. I'd definitely camp here again.
Edward D.
4 reviews
Recommends
· August 2020
Great host!
James I.
5 years on Hipcamp
The campsite was on a lawn next to homes that were occupied and it was just a couple feet away from where they keep the cows so the smell was very strong and there was ALOT of flies and other bugs. I really wish they would make it known in the description that you will be only a couple feet away from where they keep the cows. I wouldn’t have booked this place if so would have known that. I booked it for two nights and we decided to just leave after the first night because of how strong the smell was.
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Michelle P.
5 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· July 2020
The previous reviews did not lead us astray. We pitched our tent in a grassy patch by the stockyard. They sell animals on fridays, and as we were staying Friday evening through Monday morning there wasn’t anything disruptive about it (minus the rooster who echoed our early alarm clock).
It gets warm soon after the sun rises until it sets, so was the ideal base camp as we explored Sequoia and Kings. Was at least 90 minutes to Kings, depending on our starting point. Jon was very friendly; was nice to have a bathroom and a shower after hiking.
I recommend for laid back travelers, not to light sleepers as the water pump that was running/could be heard all night. That said, it provided an easy white noise. There is a corner market about five minutes away which was helpful for ice and extra beverages.
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Mirelle R.
2 reviews
We had a very enjoyable stay for 2 nights at this site. Jon was extremely friendly and accommodating. He has done a great job with the property and there is definitely a pride of ownership. The restrooms were very clean and the shower is a great extra that not all campsites have. The only drawback is that this is certainly a working stockyard and there is work to be done and livestock to tend. It got a little noisy at times but we had a good time and took this in stride. Jon also has great information regarding the area including the Sequías and Three Rivers area.
Rick P.
3 reviews
We spent one night on Jon's land. It was about an hour from Kings Canyon National Park where we stayed the night before. It was very hot in the valley so we didn't get comfortable until late in the evening. The patch of grass we have to camp on is very nice. There are decent bathrooms available and parking was close to the site. There was a big group also camping nearby and there was not a lot of privacy. This is a working stockyard and there were animals making noise all night and more coming in in the morning which I thought was fun but you might not love that. It is also pretty close to a loud road but it didnt affect my sleep beyond being aware of it. So I would recommend for proximity to Kings Canyon and the novelty of animals. Host stopped by in the morning and showed off some animals. Felt safe on the property.
Frederick Y.
3 reviews
Recommends
· July 2020
Group trip ·
Cattle & Horse Ranch
Cows and roosters!
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Victor F.
5 years on Hipcamp
I asked my 10 years old daughter to write the review and that is what she wrote :)
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗱𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲, “ 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻?“☺︎︎
𝐼 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒♡︎
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Ido M.
5 years on Hipcamp
We had a great stay at Jon's ranch. It's a very relaxed place with a simple camping setup. Earplugs were necessary at night, and you should expect to be woken up by the animals pretty early. We would recommend!
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Madeline S.
5 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· July 2020
Group trip ·
Mountain View Hay Ranch
IT was very funny for the kids to be in the middle of a real ranch !
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Alice M.
5 years on Hipcamp
Host could not have been nicer and more accommodating. Super friendly, and gave great directions. Hipcampers should know, it’s not as secluded as some other sights. It’s next to a working cattle and feed lot. As long as you’re ok with that, I highly recommend this place.
Kristen D.
5 years on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· June 2020
Campsite was very clean. The ranch and orchards are really beautiful. We met Jon’s colleague who showed us around. The campsite is on nicely kept grass and there was a pavilion that gave shade and a nice spot for us to sit and hang out in the evening. Do note this is definitely a ranch with a lot of live animals. If you’re there when there are tons of animals it’s pretty noisy at night. Most of the people in our group used ear plugs and were fine. Saturday the animals had been sold so it was quiet and wonderful. If you’re a very light sleeper I’d say this place isn’t for you, but it was a great location near the sequoias which was our main motivation for the visit. Very nice host and I’d recommend.
Erica W.
5 reviews
Recommends
· May 2020
Amazing
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Narsim S.
5 years on Hipcamp
Jon and his ranch are awesome! He found us the perfect spot and also gave us an awesome tour of the farm for our kids and even got a camp fire for them for s’mores. Very clean facilities and close to all the action the lakes, mountains, three rivers etc. his farm is awesome too! Great getaway during covid and staying away from those crowded sites.
Amod S.
2 reviews
Location
Dinuba, Tulare, California, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
Hosted by Jon D.
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