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The PV Pit Campground is located in an old gravel quarry near the Happy and Sad Boulders. PV Pit is popular for its affordable price and social atmosphere.
From Bishop, California, take Highway 395 (north) towards Mammoth Lakes. At the Pleasant Valley Road intersection, turn right and proceed approximately (0.5 miles) until a gravel road is located on the left (west side of the road). Turn left and continue up a dirt road until the Pleasant Valley Pit Campground.
Basic camping with toilets. Scenic views. $5/nite. Quiet. A Lot of camp sites.
My complaint is the road going in. It will shake your fillings out. Dirt road with rocks embedded & sticking up. 4 mph in my full size van.
It’s $5 per night. You get a pit toilet and no water but it’s not bad. It’s a gravel road in with some descent washboard sections. The camp was clean and there were no loud groups.
This place has never turned us away. No cell phone coverage. No water. No shade. No trash collection. The winds are blowing hard - spots next to the walls provide moderate relief. Picnic tables and the views provided. Bring $5 in cash and breathe all of those mountain views in.
Great off grid spot just a few minutes from The ORG & Bishop. No hook ups. The camp road in to the sites - maybe a mile - is dirt and rock. But no pot holes or ruts (as of 9/2023), just go slow and you'll be fine even if you baby your rig like we do.
We got 4G in the camp too, you only loose it on the dirt road until you get back to the highway.
There were plenty of spots available when we dropped in multiple nights.
