Camping near Bridgeport, California

Camping near Bridgeport at a glance

Public campgrounds

15 (15 National Forest)

Getting a site

8 reservable and 7 first-come

Cost

2 free; lowest posted fee at Obsidian Campground: "Single Site: $18 per night"

Distance from Bridgeport

7 miles (Honeymoon Campground) to 19 miles (Leavitt Meadows Campground) in a straight line; 13 within 15 miles

Elevation

6,300 ft (Sonora Bridge Campground) to 9,742 ft (Trumbull Lake Campground), 14 of 15 on record

Campsites

193 across the 8 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

4 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 82 ft (Trumbull Lake Campground)

Drinking water

8 of 15

Distances are straight-line miles from Bridgeport'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 Bridgeport

• Robinson Creek North, 7.5 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $32–$50 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Robinson Creek South, 7.5 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Lower Twin Lakes at Bridgeport, 8.7 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground, 13 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Chris Flat Campground, 16 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Walker.
• Bootleg Campground, 17 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Walker.
• Saddlebag Lake Campground, 20 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Trailhead Group Campground (at Saddlebag Lake), 20 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Warren Fork Trailhead Campground, 21 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Sawmill Walk-in Campground, 21 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Big Bend Campground, 21 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Aspen Campground, 22 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Ellery Campground, 22 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Junction Campground, 22 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Cattleguard Campground, 22 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Boulder Campground, 23 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Moraine Campground, 23 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Lower Lee Vining Campground, 23 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Tioga Lake Campground, 23 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Tuolumne Meadows Campground, 28 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Deadman, 30 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Baker, 30 miles from Bridgeport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Pinecrest.

Lake camping near Bridgeport

• On Twin Lake Lower, Bridgeport: Crags Campground (8.3 miles from Bridgeport) and Crags Group Campground (8.3 miles from Bridgeport) .
• On West Walker River, Section 3: Sonora Bridge Campground (16 miles from Bridgeport) .

Every lake campground in the state: lake campgrounds in California.

Things to do near Bridgeport

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

• Travertine Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 0.7 miles from Bridgeport; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Bridgeport Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 2.5 miles from Bridgeport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Bridgeport Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 4.8 miles from Bridgeport; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Buckeye Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 6.3 miles from Bridgeport; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Robinson Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.3 miles from Bridgeport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lower Twin Lake water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 8.7 miles from Bridgeport; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Twin Lake Lower, Bridgeport fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.4 miles from Bridgeport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• East Walker River fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.6 miles from Bridgeport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Upper Twin Lake water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 10 miles from Bridgeport; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Twin Lake Upper, Bridgeport fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Bridgeport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Bridgeport

Groceries

• Bridgeport General Store and Deli convenience store · 1 mile · (760) 932-7224 · Hours 08:00-19:00
• Shell convenience store · 1.2 miles · (760) 932-7266 · Hours 24/7
• Bridgeport Reservoir General Store convenience store · 1.8 miles

Fuel

• Gas & Go fuel station · 1.1 miles
• Shell fuel station · 1.2 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 21 miles

RV dump station

• Willow Springs RV Park RV park · 4.6 miles · (760) 932-7725
• Mono Vista RV Park RV park · 21 miles · (760) 647-6401

Laundromat

• Laundromat (used to be) laundromat · 0.9 miles
• Nicely's Laundromat laundromat · 21 miles
• Walker Country Store Laundromat laundromat · 23 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Bridgeport: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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.