Portal Forebay Campground offers 11 first-come, first-served tent sites at 7,180 feet elevation along Kaiser Pass Road, featuring picnic tables, grills, and bear-proof food lockers with vault toilets but no potable water.

The campground is ideal for fishing and paddling on Portal Forebay Lake, with a faint 2-mile trail descending to the San Joaquin River; however, Kaiser Pass Road is narrow and winding with both paved and dirt sections, making it unsuitable for large RVs or motorhomes.

The campground operates seasonally from late May/early June through mid-November, weather permitting.