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Located between June Mountain and Obsidian Dome, at an Elevation of 8400 feet, this campground has 25 campsites surrounded by pine forest with nearby access to the tributaries of the headwaters of Owens River. Bring your own water. Self register when you arrive, no reservations. 21 day stay limit. No bear lockers are available at this site. Please secure your food and trash from animals.
From Mammoth Lakes, CA, take State Rt. 203 east 1 mile to US Rt. 395. Bear left onto Rt. 395 (north) to Lee Vining and go 11.3 miles to Hartley Springs sign. Turn left onto gravel road and go 0.9 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear right onto Forest Rt. 2S48 and go 0.7 miles to campground on right.
Awesome campground, but too crowded, too many "party people", kind of ruins it. Music blasting, drunk people everywhere.... I definitely won't be staying here on a weekend. I camp to be in nature, not to party
Stayed here awhile back. Hard to get in - lots of potholes and bumps. If hauling or not in a high clearance vehicle it will be a nightmare. Definitely expect to encounter wildlife as well - we slept in the car and saw a bear sniffing around at night, so be wary.
Great out-in-the-woods campground. Big flat sites under large pine trees. Free. Primitive with just a picnic table and a fire ring. No toilets, pit or otherwise, when we were there over Memorial Day weekend - dig a hole and pack out your toilet paper.
Great place, really quiet 10pm -6am. Just 10 per night donation. About 2 miles from 395 hwy to campground, I was a little nervous at first hauling a 32' about 13'6 high thru the dirt road, then I saw it was possible and enjoyed it. I loved this place because it is in between June Lake- silver lake and Mammoth Lakes. It's just great spot to bring your toys. Will be back next summer.
Nice camping spot a couple of miles off of 395 just North of Mammoth Lakes. Easy enough drive on graded dirt road to get to the campground. The campground is in Inyo National Forest and while a donation is recommended, your campsite is free - but really, give what you can. On the Thursday before labor day there were plenty of campsites from which to choose. There were more than a couple RV's and each had additional gator's and other offroad vehicles. RV Campers were decent and did not crank their generators all night, in fact I didn't hear one. There were pit toilets, but I didn't end up needing them. The 25 campsites are in the middle of a pine forest and each had a picnic table and bear box.
