Camping near Lee Vining, California

Camping near Lee Vining at a glance

Public campgrounds

13 (13 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 12 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Sawmill Meadows Campground: "Single Site: $23 per night"

Distance from Lee Vining

2.5 miles (Lower Lee Vining Campground) to 28 miles (Sawmill Meadows Campground) in a straight line; 12 within 15 miles

Elevation

7,200 ft (Silver Lake Campground) to 10,127 ft (Trailhead Group Campground (at Saddlebag Lake)), 13 of 13 on record

Campsites

138 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 50 ft (Oh Ridge Campground)

Drinking water

7 of 13

Distances are straight-line miles from Lee Vining'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 Lee Vining

• Cattleguard Campground, 1.8 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Boulder Campground, 3.1 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Warren Fork Trailhead Campground, 5.8 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• East Lower Virginia Creek, 9.5 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground, 9.6 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest ; listed under camping near Mono.
• West Virginia Creek, 9.7 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Trumbull Lake Campground, 9.9 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Aerie Crag Rv Camp, 11 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near June Lake.
• June Lake Campground, 12 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Gull Lake Campground, 13 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Reversed Creek Campground, 13 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $38 per night); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Hartley Springs Campground, 14 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Green Creek Campground, 14 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Green Creek Group Campground, 14 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Fees:); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Tuolumne Meadows Campground, 14 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Sagehen Meadows Campground, 16 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Glass Creek Campground, 16 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Obsidian Flat Group Campground, 16 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Obsidian Flat, 16 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $20 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Lower Deadman Campground, 17 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Upper Deadman Campground, 17 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Bald Mountain Springs Campground, 17 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Big Springs Campground, 17 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Crooked Meadows Campground, 18 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Crags Campground, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Crags Group Campground, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Lower Twin Lake Campground, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Agnew Meadows Group Campground, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Agnew Meadows Campground, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Agnew Horse Camp, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Lower Twin Lakes at Bridgeport, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Paha Campground, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Robinson Creek Campground, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Robinson Creek North, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $32–$50 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Robinson Creek South, 19 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Honeymoon Campground, 20 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Soda Springs Campground, 21 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Pumice Flat Campground, 21 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Pumice Flat Group Campground, 22 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Minaret Falls Campground, 22 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Old Shady Rest Campground, 23 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Buckeye Campground, 23 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• New Shady Rest Campground, 23 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Taylor Canyon Campground, 23 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Pine Glen, 23 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Pine Glen Group Campground, 23 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Mammoth Mt Rv Park, 23 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Reds Meadow Campground, 23 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Twin Lakes Campground, 24 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Sherwin Creek Campground, 25 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Lake Mary Campground, 25 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Lake George Campground, 25 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Pine City Campground, 25 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF, 26 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Coldwater Campground, 26 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• Porcupine Flat Campground, 26 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Yosemite Creek Campground, 27 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Mariposa.
• North Pines Campground, 28 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Lower Pines Campground, 28 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Upper Pines Campground, 28 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Convict Lake Campground, 29 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mammoth Lakes.
• White Wolf Campground, 29 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Obsidian Campground, 30 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Granite Creek, 30 miles from Lee Vining in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Madera.

Lake camping near Lee Vining

• On June Lake: Oh Ridge Campground (11 miles from Lee Vining) .
• On Saddlebag Creek (Lee Vining Creek): Junction Campground (7.1 miles from Lee Vining) .
• On Silver Lake: Silver Lake Campground (12 miles from Lee Vining) .
• On Tioga Lake: Tioga Lake Campground (7.5 miles from Lee Vining) .

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

Things to do near Lee Vining

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

• Lee Vining Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 2.3 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, a state park whose mapped point is 6 miles from Lee Vining; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Ellery Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6.4 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Saddlebag Creek (Lee Vining Creek) fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.1 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Tioga Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.4 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lundy Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.8 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Grant Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Saddlebag Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.4 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Virginia Lake Upper fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.8 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Trumbull Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from Lee Vining; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Lee Vining

Groceries

• Mono Market convenience store · 0.2 miles · (760) 647-1010
• Chevron convenience store · 0.3 miles
• June Lake Junction convenience store · 11 miles

Fuel

• Shell fuel station · 0.2 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 0.3 miles
• Mobil fuel station · 0.7 miles

RV dump station

• Mono Vista RV Park RV park · 0.3 miles · (760) 647-6401
• Oh! Ridge Campground campground · 11 miles
• Dump Station RV dump station · 15 miles

Pharmacy

• Vons Pharmacy pharmacy · 23 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-15:00

Laundromat

• Nicely's Laundromat laundromat · 0.2 miles
• Laundromat (used to be) laundromat · 22 miles
• Aloha Suds laundromat · 23 miles · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-22:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Lee Vining: 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.