This is a beautiful campground waaaay out on the back side of Mammoth mountain, and very near to the pack station with a little store for backpackers. There are famous hikes (Rainbow falls- beware it is downhill there but all uphill back and you must be moderately fit to hike this!!!, and Devil’s Postpile which we didn’t hike and so I cannot comment). The bathrooms were clean, and the Camphost kindly came out to meet us as we arrived after dark. This is a very popular campground, as are the others close by, do not arrive late and expect a spot in the summer. The 4 stars is mainly because of the road, not the campground. We towed a 23 ft trailer. This campground is 8 miles of twists and turns and an often bumpy and narrow road. They will be working on it, the snow did a real number last winter, but when I’m not sure. There is quite a ways of a steep grade to get down. The uphill traffic has the right of way, and there are places where coming down you might have to back up to allow traffic as it’s nearly one lane. In some ways I’m quite glad we arrived after dark because we couldn’t see the cliff the road is built on; the drive back up was pretty terrifying with no shoulder or rails and a sheer drop off. Incredibly, there are large shuttle buses going up and down all day from the ski area up top, and we very nearly were hit by one coming around a curve. I personally would never take a class A motor home down and up that road, until they widen and guardrail it! That said, we had a sweet few days in the campground. It was lush and green late August due to summer rains, and there were some mosquitos. The forestry service is doing a lot of great work clearing underbrush and thinning trees, but I wouldn’t want to be there if a fire started…Very beautiful spot though.

Beautiful tall trees provide shade for most spots. We were grateful that they had a last minute spot for us mid-August. They have a variety of spots, partial to full hook-ups. I was, to be fair, confusing when we spoke: wanting a quieter spot, shady, and partial hookups. (There is a dump station if needed) We weren’t in the shade, though we were away from the street. However, the park is next to the airport, so there was plane activity until at least 11 pm. Oh well, not their fault, although they might have mentioned it. There are two fenced and grassy dog park areas, greatly appreciated. The whole property is well tended and landscaped, though they are doing some work on some sites. Cute vintage signs on the property next door and across the street. Clean bathrooms and showers, and though we didn’t use it, looked like a nice pool. Also a well stocked little store. There is a rustic walk along the still water of a river or lake that borders the property. Bad news, wish we had known: we left our door open with the screen door shut until after dark. When we went to shut it, there were literally hundreds of bugs on our screen door. We had to turn our all our interior lights, wait, then my husband braved it, beating the screen door and the door (they were on the door window), grabbing the door and closing it… a few got in, but we dealt with them. The scary part was those ones inside looked like huge mosquitos! So, a beautiful shady oasis, but beware those after dark bugs! They weren’t bad during the day, though bug spray is probably a good idea…

Beautiful tall trees provide shade for most spots. We were grateful that they had a last minute spot for us mid-August. They have a variety of spots, partial to full hook-ups. I was, to be fair, confusing when we spoke: wanting a quieter spot, shady, and partial hookups. (There is a dump station if needed) We weren’t in the shade, though we were away from the street. However, the park is next to the airport, so there was plane activity until at least 11 pm. Oh well, not their fault, although they might have mentioned it. There are two fenced and grassy dog park areas, greatly appreciated. The whole property is well tended and landscaped, though they are doing some work on some sites. Cute vintage signs on the property next door and across the street. Clean bathrooms and showers, and though we didn’t use it, looked like a nice pool. Also a well stocked little store. There is a rustic walk along the still water of a river or lake that borders the property. Bad news, wish we had known: we left our door open with the screen door shut until after dark. When we went to shut it, there were literally hundreds of bugs on our screen door. We had to turn our all our interior lights, wait, then my husband braved it, beating the screen door and the door (they were on the door window), grabbing the door and closing it… a few got in, but we dealt with them. The scary part was those ones inside looked like huge mosquitos! So, a beautiful shady oasis, but beware those after dark bugs! They weren’t bad during the day, though bug spray is probably a good idea…