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Proceed east on Highway 168 which is 1/2 mile north of Big Pine. After 11.5 miles (a couple miles after you have gone through the "narrows") there will be a left turn into the campground - follow the signs at that point. If you gotten to the turn off to the bristlecone pine forest (The White Mtn Road) you have gone about 1/2 mile too far.
Nice Campground for group camping. Also close to town. You can walk, ride your bike ,or take the trolley anywhere in town
This is one of my favorite places to camp in California. The camp hosts are always nice and it's a great spot to be outdoors but if you need the comfort of civilization, it's just down the street.
Very good place to camp. The only thing i didnt like is that they didnt have showers. The other nice thing of this campground is that its close to mammoth city and surrounding lakes and ski resorts, very centralized.
It would have been 5 stars if it this campground had a showers.
For showers you can go to the RV spot across the road (3 min drive) and for $8 you can take a hot shower.
We went on Memorial Day Weekend, it was very cold at night (22°) and windy...but we still had a blast.
We stayed in site #9
Each group spot has:
*3 bear boxes
*1 fire ring.
*1 water spigot
*3 tables
*5 picnic grills (used as tables for our 22" Blackstones)
Other items to point out:
*4 unisex bathroom stalls (flashing) you share with 2 other sites - no issues at all with this.
*Plenty of flat ground for your tents
*Ranger has wood for sale, for a good price.
*Deer come up to your site if you don't scare them or mind them.
*You can refill your propane tank at the RV pank (3 min drive)
*We heard NO traffic noise (at all)
*Phone reception available (T-mobile, Metro, Verizon)
I like this campground. It's close to town, but far enough away you don't get road noise. The spots are big and fairly private. Our spot, number five, was about 50 ft long and easily accommodated our truck and trailer. Each spot has a bear box, sturdy picnic table, nice campfire pit with heavy duty grill grate that folds away, and plenty of shade. This is a group camp area with a few individual spots. That means if you time it wrong, you could camp next to a group of college kids having a kegger, but the large groups around us were respectful and quiet. The camp host was nice and said they typically go around asking people to keep it quiet if they get a little rowdy. But we did not experience any of that. There's a bathroom building with four single occupancy bathrooms that include flush toilets and sinks. And this is the first campsite I recall that seemed accommodating to disabled persons. For example, the picnic table had a large cutout for a wheelchair, and the toilets had supports on the sides for getting up and down. The only thing that would make this campsite better is a couple of pay showers.
