American River Campground

Great camp ground right on the river. Spots are a bit small but we managed to get a soft floor camper into one of the spots. Clean toilets, coin operated showers, pleanty of bins and a dump point.

Tip- if you are going at Easter or public holidays the locals get there early and secure the powered sites so don’t expect one. It is a cute small campground, we loved listening to magpies, swans and owls. The pelicans are gorgeous. Wake up to watch the sunrise from the ramp, it doesn’t disappoint. The oyster bar is the best, even if you aren’t an oyster fan. There is another nearby place for lunch, mainly fish and chips which was great and whiting w salad. We discovered a general store on our last day, there is no signage for this. It’s further around.You can’t really swim there but if you have a small boat or paddle board, it’s well worth going around the point to North and Brown beach. Great fishing. Loved this special place. The local council cleaners were the only disappointment for the bathrooms,didn’t mop but the bins regularly are emptied

Nice shaded campsite on the edge of Pelican Lagoon. Powered and unpowered sites available with hot showers but will need to bring own drinking water. Paystation at campsite with docket for dashboard. Independence bike and walking trail runs past campsite for exploring Pelican Lagoon and American River.

Great place. Oysters are fantastic❤️❤️

Good spot. 6 sites with power as you first drive in (we arrived at night and could clearly see them lit up with lights on the power boxes at the entry). Lots of unpowered sites (not designated, so eyeballing it - maybe 15?). Showers are free, rubbish and 10c recycling collection bins, dump point, and BBQ facilities. Lots of picnics tables scattered throughout the campgrounds and near the water. Powered sites are $26 and unpowered $17 - paystation located near the entry. There is a charging station for electric cars too. Area is nice a peaceful. I thought it was nice for a night or two, and got some nice photos of the sunrise, but not somewhere I'd stay for a week.

The best campsite on KI, loaded with facilities like powdered and unpowered sites, clean toilets, pay showers, lots of picnic benches, bbq, kayaking, lovely walks, cafe, beautiful views.The best feature was being able to see Dolphins, Sting rays, pelicans swim from our campsite/tent it self. Priceless experience we had, will definitely be back.

Fantastic camp ground by the council. Where in the country can you find hot shower and flushing toilet in a council campground. Equally important the ground is well maintain and has shady spots for your tent. Will come back again. $17/ night for 2 person camping and hot shower $2 for 3 minutes

Awesome camp site. Clean toilets and showers. Great BBQ/cooking area out of the weather. Very sheltered from the strong winds of your tenting.

This place is a perfect location for a peaceful few days. The Iron Warden" did not work so we contacted the K.I. Council. They took our details and credit card over the phone. There are six powered sites but they are very small. Our large van fitted OK but we took up 1.5 spaces. There were two other vans and the powered sites were full. There are other non powered sites and NO water. There is a hot 3 minute shower for $2.00There are a few options nearby for meals."