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Via U.S. 395, just north of the Town of Big Pine, turn west on Baker Creek Road. one- mile to campground.
I was heading back SoCal from 3-days autumn colore trip in Bishop Mammoth and found this campground and checking out the area that this campground caught my eye. I think this is absolutely very nice camping place with great spot for fishing and not far from town if you need get any supplies from town.
Came camping for Memorial Day weekend, we had spots 14,15,16 which says it’s walk in sites. You can park pretty close and cross a 2’ wide 6’ bridge to get to the campsites, there’s only 2 entrance to the little island so if you have site 14 and people you don’t know have the other sites they will be walking through your site the entire trip. Really pretty area, for fishing you have the two ponds which people flock to whether they are. Amping or just swing by to fish so it does get crowded . There are soothing creeks by your tent the water. Was pretty fast moving so no fishing for us and then it was windy. Wildlife was no problem except one night the trash pandas (raccoons) came and got into some chips . Rangers did a good job site was clean and so were restrooms. There is no water onsite so bring your own and the chevron in town sells fishing licenses ! That’s all I got have fun
Wow! I rolled up here at sunset on a Saturday night in the summer and was amazed to find a whole jumble of spots to choose from. Sure it was 102° but still, everywhere in CA is right now. I appreciated the natural sound machine that was already set to "bustling creek" with the occasional song bird in the background. Everything was wonderful and there is a really nice playground down the road for those who want to play around. I loved this campground and it was the FIRST place out of two months of camping that I felt safe enough from bears to sleep in my open sky tent instead of my car.
First time staying here. It was really nice.
A recommendation: Make sure you book a spot ahead of time. We were lucky to find an empty available walk-up spot.
What a hidden gem.
It’s on the corner from a gas station and a fantastic BBQ spot. Only 20 min from Bishop and about an hour away from all the lakes you can hike along.
The bathrooms were SO CLEAN! There is a creak for easy access to water so you can save the area from fires. But bring your own potable water for cooking and cleaning.
Excellent views of the stars! Reservation was a breeze and very well-maintained.
