Camping near Mammoth Lakes, California

Camping near Mammoth Lakes at a glance

Public campgrounds

17 (17 National Forest)

Getting a site

8 reservable and 9 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Agnew Meadows Campground: "Single Site: $32 per night"

Distance from Mammoth Lakes

1.2 miles (Twin Lakes Campground) to 8 miles (Convict Lake Campground) in a straight line; 17 within 15 miles

Elevation

7,548 ft (Sherwin Creek Campground) to 9,046 ft (Lake George Campground), 17 of 17 on record

Campsites

417 across the 8 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

8 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 60 ft (Sherwin Creek Campground)

Drinking water

17 of 17

Distances are straight-line miles from Mammoth Lakes'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 Mammoth Lakes

• Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF, 1.8 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Mammoth Mt Rv Park, 2.1 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Pine Glen, 2.4 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Lower Deadman Campground, 6.8 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Upper Deadman Campground, 6.8 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Agnew Horse Camp, 6.9 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Obsidian Flat, 7.7 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $20 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Obsidian Flat Group Campground, 8 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Glass Creek Campground, 8.8 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Big Springs Campground, 9 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Hartley Springs Campground, 11 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Mcgee Backpacker Campground, 11 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Reversed Creek Campground, 11 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $38 per night); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Gull Lake Campground, 12 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near June Lake.
• June Lake Campground, 12 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Mcgee Creek Campground, 12 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Crowley Lake Campground, 13 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , BLM , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $12 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Bald Mountain Springs Campground, 13 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Oh Ridge Campground, 13 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $38 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Silver Lake Campground, 13 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Aerie Crag Rv Camp, 14 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near June Lake.
• Crooked Meadows Campground, 15 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Granite Creek, 16 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Madera.
• Aspen Group Campground, 17 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Mono.
• Iris Meadow Campground, 17 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Big Meadow Campground, 17 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Vermillion, 17 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $37 per night); listed under camping near Shaver.
• Clover Meadow, 17 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Madera.
• Palisade Campground, 17 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Mono.
• French Camp Campground, 17 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Crowley Lake.
• East Fork Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mono.
• Holiday Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Bishop.
• Palisades Group Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $95 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Lower Pine Grove Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Rock Creek Lake Group Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Tuff Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Upper Pine Grove Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Mono.
• Sagehen Meadows Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Rock Creek Lake Campground, 18 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Mono Creek, 19 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $37 per night); listed under camping near Shaver.
• Mosquito Flat Backpacker Campground, 19 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Sawmill Meadows Campground, 20 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Taylor Canyon Campground, 20 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Bowler Group Campground, 20 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Madera.
• Mono Hot Springs, 21 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $37 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night); listed under camping near Shaver.
• Portal Forebay, 22 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Bolsillo, 22 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Sample Meadow, 22 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Ward Lake, 22 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $32 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Jackass Meadow, 23 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $38 per night); listed under camping near Shaver.
• Lower Lee Vining Campground, 23 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Cattleguard Campground, 23 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Moraine Campground, 23 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Boulder Campground, 23 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• West Kaiser, 24 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Aspen Campground, 24 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Upper Chiquito, 25 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Madera.
• Little Jackass, 25 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Madera.
• Big Bend Campground, 25 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Badger Flat Group Campground, 25 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight:); listed under camping near Prather.
• Badger Flat, 25 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Prather.
• Badger Flats Group, 25 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Fresno.
• Tioga Lake Campground, 26 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Ellery Campground, 26 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Junction Campground, 26 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Lower Chiquito, 26 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Warren Fork Trailhead Campground, 26 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mono.
• Tuolumne Meadows Campground, 27 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Midge Creek Group Campground, 27 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Placer, 27 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Sweetwater, 27 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Wagner Campground, 27 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Mammoth Pool, 27 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Rancheria, 27 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $47 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night); listed under camping near Shaver.
• Sawmill Walk-in Campground, 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• College, 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $47 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Soda Springs, 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Deer Creek, 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $47 per night); listed under camping near Prather.
• Kinnikinnick, 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $47 per night); listed under camping near Shaver.
• Catavee, 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $47 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Horton Creek Campground, 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , BLM , reservable (Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Inyo.
• Saddlebag Lake Campground, 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes 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), 28 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Lee Vining.
• Billy Creek, Upper, 30 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $47 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
• Billy Creek, Lower, 30 miles from Mammoth Lakes in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $46 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.

Lake camping near Mammoth Lakes

• On Sherwin Creek: Old Shady Rest Campground (2.2 miles from Mammoth Lakes) and New Shady Rest Campground (2.4 miles from Mammoth Lakes) .
• On Mary Lake: Coldwater Campground (2 miles from Mammoth Lakes) .

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

Things to do near Mammoth Lakes

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

• Twin Lakes, Mammoth fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.1 miles from Mammoth Lakes; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mamie Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.6 miles from Mammoth Lakes; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mary Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.7 miles from Mammoth Lakes; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• George Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 2.1 miles from Mammoth Lakes; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Sherwin Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 2.8 miles from Mammoth Lakes; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mammoth Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 4.2 miles from Mammoth Lakes; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Rainbow Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 5.4 miles from Mammoth Lakes; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
• Devils Postpile National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 5.7 miles from Mammoth Lakes; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Deadman Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6.9 miles from Mammoth Lakes; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Convict Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.5 miles from Mammoth Lakes; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Mammoth Lakes

Groceries

• Vons supermarket · 1.6 miles · (760) 934-4536 · Hours 24/7
• Latin Market convenience store · 1.9 miles
• Grocery Outlet supermarket · 1.9 miles · (760) 934-1510 · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00

Fuel

• Norco Texaco fuel station · 1.8 miles
• Shell fuel station · 1.9 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 1.9 miles

RV dump station

• Mammoth Mountain RV Park RV park · 2.1 miles · (800) 582-4603
• Crowley Lake Campground campground · 13 miles
• Oh! Ridge Campground campground · 13 miles

Pharmacy

• Vons Pharmacy pharmacy · 1.6 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-15:00

Laundromat

• Aloha Suds laundromat · 1.9 miles · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
• Nicely's Laundromat laundromat · 24 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Mammoth Lakes: 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.