Talbot Campground is a remote, primitive 5-site campground located 5 miles upstream from French Meadows Reservoir at 5,600 feet elevation on the Middle Fork American River, accessible via 36 miles of forest road from Foresthill.

The campground offers basic amenities including toilets and river water (which must be purified), with no potable water or services available, and is situated within a state game refuge where firearms are prohibited.

This location serves as a trailhead for access to the Granite Chief Wilderness and accommodates equestrian use with hitching posts available outside the campground.