Camping near Bishop, California

Camping near Bishop at a glance

Public campgrounds

3 (3 National Forest)

Getting a site

3 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Willow Campground: "Single Site: $29 per night"

Distance from Bishop

15 miles (Table Mt. Group Campground) to 20 miles (Holiday Campground) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles

Elevation

7,262 ft (Holiday Campground) to 9,071 ft (Willow Campground), 3 of 3 on record

Drinking water

1 of 3

Distances are straight-line miles from Bishop's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Bishop

• Pleasant Valley Pit Campground, 6.8 miles from Bishop in a straight line , BLM , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $12 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Horton Creek Campground, 10 miles from Bishop in a straight line , BLM , reservable (Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Bitterbrush Campground, 11 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Grandview Campground, 12 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Four Jeffrey, 12 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Inyo.
• Big Trees Campground, 12 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• 4 Jeffrey Campground, 13 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Forks Campground, 13 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Intake 2 Walk-in Campground, 13 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Intake 2 Campground, 14 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Mt. Glen Campground, 14 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Bishop Park Group Campground, 14 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Bishop Park Campground, 14 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Ferguson Group Campground, 15 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Table Mountain, 15 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $90 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Nelson Group Campground, 15 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Noren Group Campground, 15 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Cedar Flat Group Campground, 15 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Inyo.
• Sabrina Campground, 15 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• North Lake Campground, 16 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Sage Flat Campground, 16 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Clyde/glacier Group Campground, 17 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Palisade/glacier Group Campground, 17 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Upper Sage Campground, 17 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Big Pine Creek Campground, 17 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Inyo.
• Big Pine Campground, 17 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest, 19 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Lower Pine Grove Campground, 19 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Palisades Group Campground, 19 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $95 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Upper Pine Grove Campground, 19 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Rock Creek Lake Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• East Fork Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Mosquito Flat Backpacker Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Palisade Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Mono.
• Rock Creek Lake Group Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Big Meadow Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Tuff Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Iris Meadow Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Aspen Group Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Mono.
• French Camp Campground, 20 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Crowley Lake.
• Crowley Lake Campground, 25 miles from Bishop in a straight line , BLM , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $12 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Mcgee Creek Campground, 25 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Mcgee Backpacker Campground, 26 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Goodale Creek Campground, 27 miles from Bishop in a straight line , BLM , reservable (Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Convict Lake Campground, 29 miles from Bishop in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.

Things to do near Bishop

Public land and water within 30 miles of Bishop, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Bishop Creek Lower fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 0.3 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Keough's Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 7.9 miles from Bishop; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Pleasant Valley Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.6 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Bishop Creek, Intake II fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Bishop Creek, Middle Fork fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Bishop Creek, South Fork fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Baker Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Owens River, Section 2 fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Rock Creek, Section 1 fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• North Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Bishop; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Bishop

Groceries

• Giggle Springs convenience store · 0.1 miles
• dollar tree supermarket · 0.1 miles
• Joseph's Bi-Rite Market supermarket · 0.3 miles · (760) 873-6388

Fuel

• Pace fuel station · 0 miles
• Sinclair fuel station · 0.1 miles · (760) 872-7084
• Pace fuel station · 0.5 miles

RV dump station

• Horton Creek Campground campground · 10 miles
• Crowley Lake Campground campground · 25 miles

Pharmacy

• Dwayne's Friendly Pharmacy pharmacy · 0.5 miles · (760) 872-2522

Laundromat

• Sierra Suds Laundromat laundromat · 0.2 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-22:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Bishop: propane, potable water fill, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.