Balch Camp is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located near the confluence of the North Fork of the Kings River and Dinkey Creek east-northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 1273 feet (388 m).
Balch Camp serves as the headquarters for PG&E's three Kings River hydroelectric powerhouses. In 1980, the community was said to have a year-round population of 45 and the smallest elementary school in Fresno County.
Balch Camp has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) typical of the Sierra Nevada foothills, with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.