(credits to mammoth lake)
Are you a new camper or traveler, and you don’t have any idea what to do and what to bring to Mammoth Lakes Camping? Is it giving you a hard time?
Well, we are on the same page. At once, going to a place like the Pond Ground may stress you out. Without prior knowledge and insights about the place’s rules, regulations, and history, you might not enjoy going and staying in that place.
But as we care for Lake Ground, we also care for your welfare and condition. And so, we created this pool of ideas that would guide you throughout when you decide to go to the featured getaway site, where you may enjoy many activities and amenities offered by the getaway site.
Hence, we included a traveling guide, tips, and tricks for a convenient and peaceful trip. Let’s start exploring the mountain of insights, reviews, and ideas you could find here.
Top 15 Best Mammoth Lakes Campground/ Campsites and RV Parks
You may not need tips and tricks if you don’t know where to go when traveling. But we know that you love discovering new sightseeings and sights. Therefore, we look for the top 14 best reviews of Pond Ground and Recreational Vehicle parks where you could enjoy, sit back and relax at the same time.
1. Owens River Road Dispersed Camping
(credits to Owen River Road)
It is 17 miles one way from Highway 295 north of Owens stream road in this Pond. There is a concrete road that follows the headwaters of the Owens stream. Then you may turn right at 3544 and head to the Hot Creek Geological site that features hot bubbling springs. And the routes end back on highway 3995 after passing on the Hot creek fish Hatchery.
It is also a place located 10 miles outside of Pond town. It is a no-fee getaway site, perfect for those who love free getaway sites, and locates everything centralized.
It has a flat open surface with pine trees to provide you shade under the heat of the sun. It has a groomed dirt road with few spots where you have to be careful and not easy to approach. There are also a bunch of spaces for larger recreational vehicles.
Since it is a free getaway ground, you could not find amenities on this site. But the Owens Stream Road dispersed getaway type standard nonelectric site is the most frequently visited spot by many travelers. It also provides a great cell service provider of major carriers, which benefits you and your family.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 24 hours |
| Address: | Owens River Rd.Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 |
| Contact Information: | 760-647-3044 |
| Website: | Owens River Road, Inyo National Forest, California |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/ |
What to Expect?
This getaway site has no amenities to enjoy since it is a free spaces getaway site. You could also bring your pets, like dogs and cats. You could enjoy OHV Riding & Getaway, OHV Road Riding, and recreational trails in that featured place. There is no appointment process for the getaway site since it is a free camping site via email or phone. It gained fascinating reviews from many travelers.
- OHV Riding
(credits to INF)
2. Sagehen Meadows Campground
(Credits to Sagehen Meadows)
This outing ground is two miles of Highway 120 East, which is actually in East of Highway 395, which is in an undeveloped site with access via a dirt road—located 10 miles away from the sights of Mono Pond, which is perfect for camping and getaway.
It is also a site located at the mountain’s foothill with a bit of land coverage due to the site’s climate, which is similar to the desert. It is a Campground perfect to stargaze and relax because of the natural hot springs on the site.
Like the Owens Stream Road Dispersed Getaway, it is a free spaces campground, and there are no amenities to offer. You could also enjoy the sight of the Pond, which is a few miles away. There is a process of appointment to this standard nonelectric site even though it is a free camping site. Its policy is a pioneering process of appointment.
It is the site’s nearest town in Lee Vining. So, the roads going to the Sagehen Fields Campgrounds are easy and very convenient to travel by any size of your Recreational Vehicle or rig. It is not available for some seasons, but from June to September, it is accessible.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 24 hours |
| Address: | Forest Service Road 1N02A, off 1N02, off Hwy 120 E, Owens River, CA 93546 |
| Contact Information: | (760) 647-3044 |
| Website: | Sagehen Campground |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sagehen+Fields |
What to Expect?
In this Campground, they allowed pets, including dogs, because they had enough space. You could do vampires, but you have to ask for a permit in a ranger station free of charge. But sadly, there is no cell service on this site. You could go hiking in a private Pond, biking on a mountain trail, enjoy eating in cafes and fine restaurants, hotels, horseback, fishing, photography, shopping, 4wd touring, bird watching, etc. It gained good reviews from many travelers.
(credits to Mono County)
3. Convict Lake Campground
(credits to Convict Lake (CL))
If you decide to take a tour of this beautiful Pond, you have to go south of Pond then head west of the Yosemite Airport off Highway 395. Then you could run for two miles using your motorhomes to reach the Pond.
Convict Pond is a getaway ground where you may have easy access. It is a few miles away from Highway 395. This Campground is an oblong-shaped Pond filled with clear glass drink, a three-mile-long trail, and a steep backdrop of the Sierra Nevada.
Before becoming the well-known Pond, this getaway site considered it an escape route. It is because of the prisoners from the City of Carson in Nevada. They called it before Monte Diablo, but they called it Convict Pond sooner later.
Every year to honor the Pond’s history, The Convict Pond Resort annually holds two fishing derbies: the “Ambush at the Pond” during each fall, and in spring, they called it “Round up at the Pond.”
It is also trendy because of its excellent fishing spot to enjoy with your family. This area contains 85 reservable sites and offers a potable and dump station in every designated site. It also has an excellent service signal.
It is an ideal place to stay, enjoy, relax at $25 per evening of staying in this area. Before paying a visit to the place, you have to process and make an appointment via email or contact their phone number.
(credits to CL)
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 24 hours |
| Address: | 2283 Convict Lakes Road, CA 93546 |
| Contact Information: | 760-934-3800 |
| Website: | Convict Park Resort: Home |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer |
What to Expect?
You could expect things in a vast space area like Convict Pond campgrounds. There are tons of activities you could enjoy, Like Swimming, Hunting, Getaway, Picnicking, Hiking, Climbing, Fishing, biking, horseback riding, boating, and many more.
(credits to CL)
(credits to CL)
4. McGee Creek RV Parks & Campground
(credits to McGee CRPC)
You may find McGee Creek Campgrounds and Recreational Vehicle Park outside the Mammoth Lakes town, allowing you to travel for 20 minutes to reach the featured place. It consists of 50 reservable sites with a wide range of spaces to relax and enjoy.
It provides a sunny and pleasant location for every family getaway between Mammoth and Bishop Ponds in the eastern portion of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. You could locate it between United States Highway 395 and the John Muir wilderness adjacent and a perfect spot for hiking and many activities.
It has many spaces that offer a well-shaded part and could change the backdrop color in the fall. It is near to a Field lined with aspens and silvery-white sagebrush.
You have to spend $31 per evening with no hookup sites while $45 for full hookup premium sites. You have to process and book an appointment at this getaway site. They have getaway-friendly customer service, ensuring that everyone on the sites feels welcomed and accommodated. It gained fascinating reviews from many travelers.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Address: | 110 McGee Creek Rd., Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 |
| Contact Information: | (760) 935-4233 |
| Website: | McGee Creek Recreational Vehicle Park & Campground – McGee Creek RV |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps |
What to Expect?
You could enjoy many special activities, including Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Viewing, Horseback Riding, and getaway. It is also a great place to capture majestic scenery out of its site to visit. There are also nearby attractions to enjoy in this getaway ground, like the deep canyons, lofty snow-capped mountains, and glacially-carved terrain that offers some trailing activities to try.
(credits to McGee Creek RV Parks & Campground-CRPC)
(credits to McGee CRPC)
5. Wagner’s Mammoth Pool Resort
(credits to Mammoth Pool)
Wagner’s Campgrounds has 60 reservable sites with many rooms to accommodate larger motorhomes, RV, or trucks. It is a private campground enjoyed by many throughout the years as a perfect mountain getaway.
After the Campgrounds operator and owner, the secluded place’s name is the Wagner family since the 1950s.
You could expect it to be a perfect oasis you may find at the mountain during the evening. You have to pay $35 per night, but this area doesn’t provide good cell service. You have to process and make an appointment to this getaway site via email or contact their phone number.
In the middle of the featured getaway site, you could find Chiquito Creek, and it provides great fun and bonding times for kids and their parents as they stay at the getaway site. It gained fascinating reviews from many travelers.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Address: | Mammoth Pool Road, North Fork, CA 93643 |
| Contact Information: | +1 559-841-3736 |
| Website: | mammothpool.com |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pool+Reservoir/ |
What to Expect?
Wagner’s Pool Resort is a getaway site that offers lots of swimming holes, hiking, fishing, even a stream to float if you have inner tubes. There are no hookups but garbage or recycling bins, beverages, vault or pit toilet, firewood, showers, firepits, and picnic tables.
They also allowed you to bring your pet and enjoy different facilities on this site with many spaces to offer. You could have group sites, restaurants, hotels, cabins, and general stores. If you want to make a group getaway, you have to make an appointment in advance via email or contact their phone number.
(credits to Mammoth Pool)
6. Upper Soda Springs
(credits to Upper Soda Springs)
You could reach this outing ground as you take the United States 395 to State Hwy 203. You could head west of the town of the Pond. Then at the second traffic light, you may turn right to Minaret and continue until you reach the Minaret Vista Station and Mountain Main Lodge.
This Upper Soda getaway site is one of the most popular in the Inyo State Forest. It has 29 reservable getaway sites for quality trailers, small RVs, and tents. They also offer a pioneering policy.
In this wide range of spaces offered to this area, you could do special activities and enjoy nature’s sight. It is also close to other campgrounds such as Minaret Falls, Pumice Flats, Devils Postpile, and Red Fields.
It is 12 miles away from Pond town, so you have to prepare supplies when you go here. You could also take a shuttle if you don’t want to drive since it is a bit too far from the town. You have to process and make an appointment to this getaway site via email or contact their phone number.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 12:00 am to 12:00 am |
| Address: | Mammoth Lakes, California 93546 |
| Contact Information: | 760 924-5500 |
| Website: | Inyo State – Upper Soda Springs Campgrounds |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Red’s+Field+Resort/ |
What to Expect?
In this featured site where you could enjoy a getaway, you could do many activities such as Bird Watching, Wildlife Viewing, Fishing, Backpacking, Biking, Hiking, Fly Fishing, Historic Sites, Photography, stream, Horseback riding, Walking Trails, picnicking, and Stargazing.
You would also enjoy excellent getaway site amenities as you stay here overnight, including Picnic Tables, BBQ Grills, beverages, Fire Rings, Fire Pit, Getaway Site Tables, Firewood Available, Food Storage Locker, Grills, Ranger Station, Restrooms, and Allowed pets in the getaway. There are also small restaurants and stores close to the Red Field.
(credits to Upper Soda Springs)
(credits to Upper Soda Springs)
7. Twin Lakes Campgrounds and Campsite
(credits to twin lake (TL))
To reach the so-called twin lakes campground, you must take state highway 203 from US 395. And from highway 203, you have to take five miles to reach the town of the Pond. Then you have to continue going to Lakes Mary Road, where you could find the area twin lakes campground as you go straight on that road. It is located in the Eastern portion of the Sierras of California.
It has 95 reservable getaway sites in total and is at the twin lakes campground. It spread the ground among the woodland full of pine trees with easy access to hiking trails and fishing activities.
They could also accommodate quality trailers, recreational vehicles, and tents, and they also offer spectacular sights of nature surrounded by the mountains. You could choose two other ground options from this Loop Area Twin Lakes Campground, the Cold drinking water and Pond Mary. You have to process and make an appointment to this getaway site via email or contact their phone number.
It also provides a private setting and partial shade with its lodgepole pines. There is also a cascading falls that beautifully flows into one of the featured Loop Area Twin Lakes Campgrounds.
You could also find different wild animal species on the site, both land, water, and air. It is one of the excellent sites you could bring your family and friends to bond and enjoy the sightseeing of nature.
(credits to TL)
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 24 hours |
| Address: | 518 Twin Lakes Road, California 93546 |
| Contact Information: | 760 934-5795 |
| Website: | Inyo State- Home |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed |
What to Expect?
Without fun and exciting activities, a getaway would be boring. So, in the Loop Area Twin Lakes Campground, you could enjoy various activities including Backpacking, Biking, Mountain Biking, Bird Watching, Canoeing, Creek, Picnicking, Stargazing, Boating, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Hiking, Horseback riding, Historic Sites, Kayaking, Horseback riding, Pond, Walking Trails, Nature Trails, Wildlife Viewing, Photography, and Swimming.
While you enjoy doing different activities, you could also use different amenities and facilities of the Loop Area Twin Lakes Campground like BBQ Grills, Picnic Tables, Boat Rental, Boat Launch/Ramp, getaway Sites Tables, getaway Store, ground Host, Firewood Reservable, Fire Rings, Fire Pit, beverage, Concession Stand, Equestrian trail, Food Storage Locker, Golden Age & Access Passports accepted, Laundromat Restrooms, Showers and Allowing Pets in the getaway.
(credits to TL)
(credits to TL)
8. Tuff
(credits to tuff)
When looking for a perfect wide range of spaces to do tripping and outdoor recreational activities, the Tuff getaway ground is the perfect site to choose from. You only have to take United States Highway 395 to Owens Gorge Road.
And then exit at Tom’s place north of Bishop, California, 25 miles and 13 miles away from the Southern portion of the Ponds. Then You have to drive east to the gravel road for about 200 yards. You have to continue driving to the north quickly until you see Rock creek. After that, follow all the signs to enter the getaway ground.
It has 33 quality reservable getaway sites along the Rock Creek that you could find in Inyo State. It is also a ground usually open during spring but particularly open from the last week of May until September. They are also reservable to accommodate trailers, RVs, and tents suitable for those who love to go outside their motorhomes.
The getaway ground name is from all the tuff rock formations surrounding and lying around the site. Most of the site sits in the shade at the foot and along the Rock Creek, where the rock formation receives the sun’s heat more than the trippers. It also has gravel roads, Jeffrey pine trees, aspens, cottonwoods, and open sagebrush landscapes surrounding the site.
Some other excellent getaway grounds and the featured site include the French getaway, McGee Creek, Convict Pond, and Big Field. You have to process and make an appointment if you want to visit the mentioned getaway site.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM |
| Address: | 170 Rock Creek Road Lake, California 93546 |
| Contact Information: | 760 935-4026 |
| Website: | Inyo State Forest – Tuff Campground |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/TUFF+GROUND |
What to Expect?
There are tons of activities you could enjoy while staying. You could do Backpacking, Picnicking, Bird Watching, Creek Fishing, Fly Fishing, Mountain Biking, Nature Trails, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Rock Climbing, Walking Trails, Wildlife Viewing, Stargazing, and Photography.
They also offer different amenities and facilities to stay in, including getaway site Tables, beverages, BBQ Grills, getaway ground Host, Picnic tables, Dump Station, Equestrian trail, Fire Rings, Firewood reservable, Fire Pit, Allowing pets, Food Storage Locker, Restrooms (Vault Toilet) and Wood.
(credits to INF – Tuff Campground)
(credits to tuff)
9. Reds Meadow
(credits to Reds Meadow-RM)
You have taken the United States Highway 395 to 203. You may head westbound to Pond Town.
Afterward, you have to drive for about six miles, and you could turn right at Minaret Road. Follow the signs of Mountain Ski sites up to Devil’s Postpile. Then go five miles uphill the Minaret Road to reach the Mountain Main Lodge and keep straight up the hill toward the Minaret Summit or Devil’s Postpile entrance station.
You have to show your appointment pass at the site entrance to allow you to go. Then, head to the Agnew Fields Pack Station, which you have to turn off two miles. Continue driving down the road for another six miles and past the Devil’s Postpile State Monument because the Red Field is one mile apart from it. It takes 45 minutes to go to Red Field.
The ground is usually open in early June until September, when the snow is approaching. You have to process and make an appointment if you want to visit the mentioned getaway site.
They also accommodate Recreational Vehicles, trailers, and tents. But larger trailers and motorhomes could experience difficulty to go in the featured place because of its narrow and single way. You could also enjoy many amenities to offer, unlike the site type standard non-electric ground.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| Address: | CA-203, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 |
| Contact Information: | 760 934-2345 |
| Website: | Red Meadow – Resort and Pack Station |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Red+Field |
What to Expect?
You could expect to do many activities including Backpacking, Visitor Center, Picnicking, Bird Watching, Creek Fishing, Fly Fishing, Winter Sports, Nature Trails, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Rock Climbing, Walking Trails, Wildlife Viewing, Stargazing and Photography.
They have great sets of amenities to offer such as getaway site Tables, Cafe, getaway store, beverage, BBQ Grills, Ground Host, Picnic tables, Dump Station, Equestrian trail, Fire Rings, Firewood Available, Fire Pit, Allowing pets, Food Storage Locker, Restrooms (Vault Toilets) and Wood.
(credits to RM)
(credits to RM)
(credits to RM)
10. Pumice Flat
(credits to Pumice Flat)
You could reach Pumice Flat ground as you take United States highway 395 to State Highway 203. You could head westbound to the Pond town, and at the second traffic light, you may turn right to Minaret and continue until you reach the Minaret Vista Station and Mountain Main Lodge.
It has 17 reservable getaway sites located at the Eastern section of Sierra Nevada Mountain in Devil’s Postpile and Red Fields. It is in the west portion of the Pond community in California. It is also 12 miles away from the town, so you have many supplies if you stay overnight.
Larger recreational vehicles would experience difficulty reaching the ground since a single and narrow road is to pass. You may take a shuttle going in there if your vehicles cannot pass on the road.
It has a pioneering policy processed by the site’s management, unlike the standard non-electric site. But there are also group getaway sites that allow you to process and book an appointment.
It also has plenty of lodgepole pine trees, which becomes the travelers’ shade to enjoy sightseeing the incredible mountain peaks and spectacular nature the site offers.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. |
| Address: | Pumice Flat Campground Road, CA 93546 |
| Contact Information: | 760 924-5500 |
| Website: | Inyo State- Pumice Flat Campground |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pumice+Flat+ground/ |
What to Expect?
Activities are essential when you are on a getaway. So, here are some of the activities to do like Bird Watching, Wildlife Viewing, Fishing, Backpacking, Biking, Hiking, Fly Fishing, winter sports, Historic Sites, Photography, stream, Horseback riding, Walking Trails, picnicking, and stargazing.
There is also a wide range of spaces and amenities you could use when staying in the Pumice Flat site. These are Picnic Tables, BBQ Grills, beverages, Fire Rings, Fire Pit, getaway site Tables, Firewood Available, Food Storage Locker, Grills, Ranger Station, and Restrooms. Allowed pets in the getaway. There are also hotels, small restaurants, and stores close to the Red Field.
(credits to Inyo State- Pumice Flat Campground)
(credits to Pumice Flat)
11. Pine Grove
(credits to Pine Grove)
To go through the Pine Grove site, you have to go from the Pond and head southbound on Highway 395, approximately 20 miles away from Tom’s Place. Then, you have to turn right on Rock Creek Pond Road. And head to southwest bound for approximately nine miles to the getaway site on the left.
It is a modern and beautiful ground with many large pine trees, away for a few extra miles from Lake Mary in Northern Arizona. It has 46 spacious ground sites, all with concrete pads and many amenities to enjoy.
Pine Grove ground usually opens in early May until early October. There are also two other grounds: Canyon Vista, eleven quality getaway sites, and Pondsight, which has 30 reservable quality getaway sites.
You could do many things on the site with a wide range of spaces, including fishing and boating at the nearby Lake Mary, and do many outdoor activities. You have to process and book an appointment if you want to visit the mentioned getaway site.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 24 hours |
| Address: | Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 |
| Contact Information: | (760) 873-2400 |
| Website: | Inyo National Forest – Pine Grove Campground |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pine+Grove |
What to Expect?
As you choose this site as your ground, there are many amenities it offers unlike the type standard nonelectric site, including BBQ Grills, Getaway Fire Center, Getaway site Tables, Ground Host, Equestrian Trail, beverage, Dump Station, Fire Rings, Firewood Available, Grills, Ice, allowing pets, Picnic Tables, Restrooms (Flush Toilets) and Showers.
And, of course, a getaway may be tedious and incomplete if there are no things to do. Thus, here are the following activities that you could do in this place such as Hiking, Biking, Bird Watching, Hunting, Cultural Sites, Mountain Biking, OHVing, Nature Trails, OTV Trails/Riding, Walking Trails, Photography, Picnicking, Wildlife Viewing, Stargazing, and Wilderness sites.
(credits to Inyo National Forest (INF)- Pine Grove Campground)
(credits to Pine Grove)
12. Old Shady Rest
(credits to Old Shady Rest)
It is a getaway ground near Pond, CA, 300 miles northbound from Los Angeles. And it is 165 miles, located in the southern portion of Reno, Nevada.
You have to take United States highway 395 up to the State 203 route. Then you could proceed westbound on 203 for almost 2.8 miles to reach the Old Sawmill Road. Afterward, turn right and head 0.5 miles where you can find the entrance.
It is a large facility containing 51 available single-getaway sites and allows you to do numerous outdoor activities. You could also go sightseeing in the beautiful attractions you could find on the Sierra Nevada Mountains’ eastern side.
It could also accommodate small to medium-sized quality vehicles and tents. It is a site organized into a large loop. You have to process and make appointments once, unlike the standard nonelectric site.
This place is also shady because of the canopy of matured Jeffrey pine trees. It is a prevalent ground that many people love to go to because of the various activities you could do in this place.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. |
| Address: | Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546, US |
| Contact Information: | +1 760-873-2400 |
| Website: | Inyo NF – Old Shady Rest ground |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Old+Shady+Rest/ |
What to Expect?
You could do many things such as Bird Watching, Wildlife Viewing, Backpacking, Biking, Hiking, winter sports, Historic Sites, Photography, Horseback riding, Walking Trails, picnicking, and stargazing.
These amenities you could enjoy are Picnic Tables, BBQ Grills, beverages, Fire Rings, Fire Pit, Getaway Site Tables, Firewood Available, Food Storage, Locker, Grills, Dump Station, wood, Restrooms, and Allowed Pets in the getaway. You could also find some hotels and fine restaurants to take you a break from food in the getaway.
(credits to INF – Old Shady Rest Campground)
(credits to Old Shady Rest)
13. New Shady Rest
(credits to New Shady Rest)
New Shady Rest is another ground near the Mammoth Lakes, CA, 300 miles away in Los Angeles. And it is 165 miles, located in the southern portion of Reno, Nevada. And very close to Old Shady Rest ground.
You have to take United States highway 395 up to the State 203 route. Then you could proceed westbound on 203 for almost 2.8 miles to reach the Old Sawmill Road. Afterward, turn right and head 0.5 miles where you can find the entrance.
It has 97 single-family getaway sites mixed-used in total for tents, motorhomes, and trailers. You could find 17 pioneer sites and 80 available getaway sites. Most getaway sites have excellent privacy between neighbors because they are huge. Each getaway site allows you to bring up to two vehicles and six people per getaway site.
There are no hookups on this site, a standard nonelectric site, and generators’ usage is only from 7:00 am until 10 pm. In this place, you could also take a short walk to go to the town of the Pond and enjoy the numerous pubs, hotels and restaurants, stores and special events. You have to process and book a quality appointment once before you can pay a visit to the featured getaway site. It is one of the famous places and destinations to visit and get away from.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. |
| Address: | Sawmill Cutoff, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 |
| Contact Information: | +1 760-873-2400 |
| Website: | Inyo National – New Shady Rest ground |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Shady+Rest/ |
What to Expect?
They offer numerous activities such as Bird Watching, Wildlife Viewing, Backpacking, Biking, Hiking, winter sports, Historic Sites, Photography, Horseback riding, Walking Trails, picnicking, and stargazing.
Here also offers amenities you could enjoy like Picnic Tables, BBQ Grills, beverages, Fire Rings, Fire Pit, Getaway Site Tables, Firewood Available, Food Storage Locker, Grills, Dump Station, wood, Restrooms and Allowed Pets in the getaway.
(credits to INF – New Shady Rest Campground)
(credits to New Shady Rest)
14. Lake Mary
(credits to Lake Mary (LM))
To go to Pond Mary near the Loop Area Twin Lakes Campground, you must take state highway 203 from US 395. And from highway 203, you have to take five miles to reach the town of the Pond. Then you have to continue going to Pond Mary Road, which would lead you to the Pond Basin.
Then pass through the Pond, take the third Pond, then turn left where you can find the ground on both sides of the road.
It is composed of 51 reservable Grounds and is one of the most popular getaway sites in the Pond. It is surrounded by a lodgepole of a beautiful woodland of pines. It is close to the Loop Area Twin Lakes Campground process and amenities.
They accommodate quality recreational vehicles, trucks up to 48 feet, and tent getaways. You could also go sightseeing with many spectacular sights of the mountain peaks and the Pond.
The site is only five miles away from the town of the Lake, where you could go and enjoy the various shops, stores, and restaurants. They also allowed you to do boat and marina rentals. You have to process and book an appointment at this getaway site similar to the Loop Area Twin Lakes Campground.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. |
| Address: | Lake Mary Rd, CA 93546, US |
| Contact Information: | +1 760-924-5500 |
| Website: | Inyo National- Lake Mary ground |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lake+Mary+Ground/ |
What to Expect?
Like the Loop Area Twin Lakes Campground, you could also enjoy doing activities including Backpacking, Biking, Mountain Biking, Bird Watching, Canoeing, Creek, Picnicking, Stargazing, Boating, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Hiking, Horseback riding, Historic Sites, Kayaking, Horseback riding, Pond, Walking Trails, Nature Trails, Wildlife Viewing, Photography, and Swimming.
And as you stay at the Loop Area Twin Lakes Campground, you could use different amenities and facilities of the site, unlike the type standard nonelectric site like BBQ Grills, Picnic Tables, Boat Rental, Boat Launch/Ramp, Getaway Site Tables, getaway Store, Ground Host, Firewood Available, Wifi access, Fire Rings, Fire Pit, beverage, Concession Stand, Equestrian trail, Food Storage Locker, Golden Age & Access Passports accepted, Laundromat Restrooms, Showers and Allowing Pets in the getaway.
(credits to INF – Lake Mary ground)
(credits to LM)
15. Devils Postpile National Monument
(credits to Devils Postpile State Monument- US State Park)
To hike Devil’s Postpile, you have to take a half-mile trail from the base and then continue to go uphill to the formation’s summit to see the incredible sights. Or you could ramble the 2.5 miles route from the ranger station. Then head to 101 feet Rainbow Falls, the ideal spot for a simple picnic and resting time.
Devil Postpile State Monument is a rich environment, although it is small. It contains an exciting assemblage of fauna, flora, and geology. Its landscape reflects ice and fire caused by the eruptions and the formation of basalt lava when cooled.
It consists of 21 pioneer quality sites, but only a few of those could accommodate trailers and travelers over 30 feet in length. They also limit the accommodation to six people and two quality vehicles per site.
Many travelers and campers love this place because of the spectacular and heart-melting scenery that your eyes would enjoy looking at while you are staying here. So, it is one of the ideal places to go to with your friends and family.
Business Information
| Operation Hours: | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Address: | Devils Postpile Access Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546, United States |
| Contact Information: | 760 934-2289 |
| Website: | Devils Postpile State Monument (US State Park) |
| Google map links: | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Devils+Postpile+State+Monument/ |
What to Expect?
They offered many activities like Backpacking, Visitor Center, Picnicking, Bird Watching, Creek Fishing, Fly Fishing, Winter Sports, Nature Trails, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Rock Climbing, Walking Trails, Wildlife sighting, Stargazing, and Photography.
You could also try all their facilities and amenities unlike the type standard nonelectric site such as Getaway site Tables, Cafe, getaway store, beverage, BBQ Grills, Equestrian trail, Fire Rings, Firewood Available, Fire Pit, Allowing pets, Food Storage Locker, Ground Host, Picnic tables, Dump Station, Restrooms (Vault Toilets) and Wood.
(credits to Devils Postpile State Monument- US State Park)
(credits to Devils Postpile State Monument- US State Park)
Basic Camp Travel Guide for Mammoth Lakes Area Campground and Campsites
Whether you are coming to the Pond Grounds for a leg-rest day or for an extended visit to enjoy the beautiful and unique sights and scenery in it, you have to know and understand all the right things and are unnecessary in the featured ground to avoid inconvenience and accidents. Here are the following tips and guides you must understand before bragging about going to the Pond.
Permits (Special Use)
A type of discretionary permit issued by the Planning Commission of a particular site example is the town planning commission of the Pond. It is a permit typically used to allow travelers or outsiders of that town or city to do activities before the particular site’s rules and regulations. They held a public hearing before you could acquire the permit and issue it to use it.
This permit creates an exception to zoning ordinances and regulations. Since not all travelers are from California, a particular use permit is essential. It would help you go freely to different sceneries, getaway sites, hotels, beach resorts, State parks, and many other places in a particular site even if you are not from that state or city.
State Licenses
State License is essential because not all Recreational Vehicle parks, grounds, resorts, or State parks don’t allow you to do some activities without the permit or license. They did this to protect their territory, natural resources, and land from destruction. If you are a new traveler, you should get a state license for your convenience and peaceful trip to the Pond.
Learn the different types of RV.
A traveler must know what kind of Recreational Vehicles you have and if it is suitable and qualified for the campsites, you want to visit and explore. There are certain types that you should learn before going on a trip.
- Towable Types include Travel Trailers, Truck Camper, Toy haulers, 5th wheel campers like pickup trucks, etc.
- Motorized types are Class A motorhomes that shape like a bus, Class B, B+ motorhomes, which are camper with amenities. These Class C motorhomes are more significant than the camper and Convertedtrailer, which is quite similar to Class B but has fewer facilities to offer.
When you consider this, you would know the type of recreational vehicle you need when tripping in a particular place like the Pond, which most of the route is a bit small and narrow. You would, most of all, know how much space you need, which is vital when you are appointed to a getaway site.
Know the best spot to park your RV.
Before you decide to go to a getaway site or any place as a camper, you must know the perfect spot to National park your Recreational Vehicle that would not inconvenience and disturb you.
Though grounds have provided spaces and parking for your motorhomes, the idea of putting it in the right spot would help you specialize when you have a more significant type of motorhome. You have to be wise when choosing the spot to National Park, your motorhome.
But in the case of Mammoth Lakes, most grounds in the site are no-fee campsites where you would park your motorhome in your desired spot since it has a wide range of space.
Map out the RVing Budget
When you go to a particular getaway site, you must know the perfect budget you need. Using your motorhomes in a getaway lessens the expenses you allotted for the flight and hotel budget and adds new ones.
You have to know how to map out all the expenses, including the gas and fuel cost, highway toll costs for your motorhomes, rental or leasing fees for smaller vehicles aside from your Recreational Vehicle, and insurance. The hookup and getaway site costs, dump station costs, amenities cost (cable, wifi, and supplies), motorhome maintenance and repairs, and everyday expenses.
Mapping out your budget would help you out. So, list down all your expenses. If you think it may cost you to break your bank, you could use some alternatives, yet you would still enjoy and enable you to getaway.
Choose the right Campground that suits your needs.
Is it essential to choose the right getaway site suitable for you? Well, it is because the right getaway site would help you release your stress, enjoy and relax just as you plan.
You do not want to be in a place where you feel exhausted, inconvenient, and uncomfortable. So, pointing out some of the ideal things you expect from a getaway ground. You have to consider whether there is an available hookup, dumping station or if the getaway site offers wifi and cable. You have to check if the place you want to visit would allow you to bring your motorhome or have to check-in hotels or cabins.
Bring your personal belongings.
Bringing all the things you might need to get away is essential, especially when you would go far away from your home for less than a month or a week. Thus, we help you pack your things up for a better getaway experience.
- Clothes
It is the primary or essential thing you need to bring when away from your home. But not all clothes are applicable to bring in all getaway sites. You have to consider what getaway site you want to go to choose the right clothes to bring.
If you are going to a dry getaway ground with a Pond and allows you to do water activities like swimming, you could bring your swimsuit or swimming attire. But if you are about to do a trailing and hiking swimsuit may not be appropriate to wear.
So, choosing the right clothes to bring would save space and ensure your comfortability when you get away.
- Foods
Foods are the essential belongings you should not forget when traveling or getaway because not all getaway sites have hotels, restaurants, stores, or shops nearby.
- Personal Hygiene
Everybody needs to bring their hygiene things, including Toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste and many more.
- Insect Repellent
You could apply this overtime to avoid insect bites and itchiness.
- Water bottles
It is essential to do hiking or hiking since not all places on the getaway site have water that you could drink. When you have your drinking water bottles, you will not be thirsty.
- Sunscreen
Aside from insect repellent, you could use sunscreen to avoid insect bites and itchiness and protect you from Ultraviolet rays.
- First Aid supplies
It is the thing you should not forget to bring since some campsites are far away from hospitals, clinics, and at your home. So, if nothing accidentally happens, you have your first aid supplies, which makes you prepared.
RV Essentials
These are the things you need personally and for your Recreational Vehicles when traveling using your motorhomes. Hence, there are a few specific things you need to supply your needs for your motorhomes, especially if you would visit a site that is a specific type standard nonelectric site to keep you relaxed and comfortable.
- Dehumidifier– is valuable equipment to prevent your motorhome from building up moisture and humidity levels, causing harm to your vehicle.
- Air Conditioner– is another essential tool you need when you are in some part of California where you would experience excellent heat temperature.
- GPS– is the most helpful gadget to bring in your motorhome, especially when you are unfamiliar with the getaway site you keep or want to explore.
- Converter – is a gear you need to know how to separate the electrical features you may use in the different appliances you have in your motorhome.
- Sewer Hose – is a piece of essential equipment you need to bring when traveling to avoid your motorhome’s bathroom and comfort room leaks and spills.
- LED bulb – is a great light source in the evening when you choose to go on an overnight trip.
- A door lock– is a tool you need when going to a no-fee getaway site. You have to ensure that you are safe and all your things when you go hiking or are out of your motorhome and avoid the bears going inside your motorhome.
- TV– is another essential appliance you need when traveling not to feel bored and be comfortable even if you are far from your home.
Familiar yourself with camping rules, regulations, and etiquette
As a camper, you must understand all the rules, regulations, and etiquette of a specific place and ground you visit.
- Maintain the site’s cleanliness, avoid cooking or storing food near your tent.
- Avoid keeping food or other items in your car to avoid the wildlife animals damaging it or harming themselves.
- Obey the rules and regulations of the trailing and hiking sites.
- Use caution and follow all the signed sites.
- In bear-proof canisters, you have to store your food, which may attract the bears.
- When you encounter the bear, keep calm. Try to exit the site slowly and without producing disturbing noise.
- If something happens that the bear sees, make him comfortable by waving your hands and talking with your normal voice.
- Never throw food or feed the bear.
- Identify the bears with their color, size, shape, height, face, prints, and claws.
- Prepare and plan.
- Know all the details about the getaway site you are visiting.
- Be prepared for hazards, emergencies, and extreme weather.
- Schedule your trip at the perfect time.
- Repack your food to limit the waste.
- Getaway and travel on durable surfaces.
- Proper waste disposal is a must.
- Leave whatever you find in the place.
- Use a candle lantern instead of campfires because it causes a significant impact on the backcountry.
- It will help if you respect the wildlife creatures and animals.
- Respect and be considerate to other campers. So, leave your sites neat and clean.
Frequently Asked Questions about Mammoth Lakes Area Campgrounds and Campsites
Where are the Mammoth Lakes located?
The Mammoth lakes are an overwhelming place in the breathtaking and mind-blowing Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is a place where you could quickly go by car from anywhere in Nevada or California.
From Southern California, you have to pass by iconic natural wonders, including the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Woodland, Mt. Whitney, and Death Valley. If you travel from the northern part, you also have to pass by the Bodie State Historical National Park or the Mono Pond.
Once you hit Highway State 395, you would know that you are approaching the peak of the Eastern Sierra, which dominates the horizon. The road-tripping to the Pond is a beautiful experience to explore and visit.
What is the perfect Campground to visit?
Mammoth Lakes has so many grounds to visit and enjoy. We have already provided you with the top 15 ideal getaway grounds to visit in the Pond to decide where to go and the ideal camping site that fits your preferences.
The hardest part about planning a getaway trip in the Pond is your chosen site’s convenience and availability, so, whether a new camper or an experienced one, the great ground we could recommend to you is the site you might find refreshing, comfortable, and relaxing.
There are tons of getaway sites you could choose from in the given list. Ensure that you prepare and ready yourself to explore and visit the place. Moreover, ensure that you know the place’s features, amenities, and activities so you can choose wisely.
Conclusion
You could visit many grounds, but you have to keep in mind all the insights and ideas we give you to ensure your camping trip is relaxing, fun, enjoying and stress-free. And there is no other than a place to visit except the magnificent and enchanting beauty of the Pond.
Do you already get all the great tips and guides to travel to this beautiful land of Mammoth Lakes? Well, we think you get it all right here on the Pond of details we give you.
So, get ready. Take all your stuff and bring the ideal recreational vehicle you could use. Let’s travel far beyond your expectation through the camping sites you could find in the town of this Pond.