Pioneer Point
Its 80 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $36 per night. Pioneer Point is a National Forest campground near Lake Hughes, California.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- National Forest
- Managed by
- None
- Hookups
- 30 ft
- Max RV length
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $36 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 80
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 30 ft
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✕ Toilets
On site: Potable water and fire rings. No toilets.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Campsites
80 sites; the longest takes a 30 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 001 |
| 002 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 002 |
| 003 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 003 |
| 004 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 004 |
| 005 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 005 |
| 006 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 006 |
| 007 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 007 |
| 008 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 008 |
| 009 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 009 |
| 010 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 010 |
| 0011 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 0011 |
| 011 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 011 |
| 0012 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 0012 |
| 012 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 012 |
| 013 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 013 |
| 0013 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 0013 |
| 0014 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 0014 |
| 014 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 014 |
| 0015 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 0015 |
| 015 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 015 |
| 016 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 016 |
| 017 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 017 |
| 018 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 018 |
| 019 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 019 |
| 020 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 020 |
| 021 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 021 |
| 022 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 022 |
| 023 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 023 |
| 024 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 024 |
| 025 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 025 |
| 026 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 026 |
| 027 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 027 |
| 028 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 028 |
| 029 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 029 |
| 030 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 030 |
| 031 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 031 |
| 032 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 032 |
| 033 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 033 |
| 034 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 034 |
| 035 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 035 |
| 036 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 036 |
| 037 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 037 |
| 038 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 038 |
| 039 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 039 |
| 040 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 040 |
| 041 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 041 |
| 042 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 042 |
| 043 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 043 |
| 044 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 044 |
| 045 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 045 |
| 046 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 046 |
| 047 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 047 |
| 048 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 048 |
| 049 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 049 |
| 050 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 050 |
| 051 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 051 |
| 052 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 052 |
| 053 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 053 |
| 054 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 054 |
| 055 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 055 |
| 056 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 056 |
| 057 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 057 |
| 058 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 058 |
| 059 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 059 |
| 060 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 060 |
| 061 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 061 |
| 062 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 062 |
| 063 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 063 |
| 064 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 064 |
| 065 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 065 |
| 066 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 066 |
| 067 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 067 |
| 068 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 068 |
| 069 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 069 |
| 070 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 070 |
| 071 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 071 |
| 072 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 072 |
| FS1 | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site FS1 |
| FS1NNN | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site FS1NNN |
| FS1NNN (N) | AREA PIONEER POINT | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site FS1NNN (N) |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-30. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 2,616 ft
35.6509, -118.4859 in Kern. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Pioneer Point?
Sites at Pioneer Point are reserved through Recreation.gov (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232793).
How much does it cost to camp at Pioneer Point?
Camping at Pioneer Point costs Single Site: $36 per night.
How many campsites does Pioneer Point have?
Pioneer Point has 80 campsites.
Does Pioneer Point have RV hookups?
No. Pioneer Point has no hookups. The longest rig allowed is 30 feet.
Are there pull-through sites at Pioneer Point?
Recreation.gov lists no pull-through sites at Pioneer Point; 3 sites with a stated driveway are back-in or parallel.
Is there drinking water at Pioneer Point?
Yes, Pioneer Point has potable water.
Who manages Pioneer Point?
Pioneer Point is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Pioneer Point
Main Dam
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Closed for Construction
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- 04-02 to 10-23
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $420 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $12 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Lake Hughes and campgrounds in Kern.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, sites, campsites, hookups), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01