Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, CA)

The campground itself is really nice and conveniently located near the lake. The hosts were also very kind, approachable, and helpful. There’s plenty to do nearby, including fishing for trout and a great hiking trail close to the campground.

I would definitely encourage anyone staying here to look at the campground map carefully when choosing a site. We stayed at Site 2, which was pretty far from the nearest bathroom, so we ended up having to drive.

I’m mainly writing this review to let future campers know about the bears. I completely understand that we are camping in their natural habitat, but I’ve camped throughout my life and this was the first time I encountered bears just 5 feet away from my tent. We had all of our food and belongings secured in the bear locker, but the bears still came into our campsite and knocked other belongings onto the ground.

Thankfully, the campsites are fairly close together, so having neighbors nearby helped us feel safer and get through the night. However, we definitely did not feel prepared for how close the bears would get to our tent, so I wanted to give others a heads-up.

Overall, it’s a really beautiful campground with a great location near the lake, plenty of trout, and lots of hiking and outdoor activities nearby. We had a great experience otherwise—just be aware of the bear activity and come prepared!

Love the diversity of the different campsites and the lake right there. Plus there is a great little shop just down the road if you run out of essentials. No wifi out here (at least for me), so please be aware before you get there. We stayed in site 8 which was super private and secluded for 2 people. I wouldn't really recommend it for more people than that. My only criticism would be I wish the check in process were more clear. When we arrived, the hosts weren't at their site, and there was no signage for us to follow about where we should check in. Otherwise, super nice experience!

Loved our time at Rock Creek Lake! Bathrooms were clean, campground was clean and well maintained. Only criticism was that one wheelbarrow in particular was very heavy even when empty and usually it was the only one available. I think a sign instructing people to return wheelbarrows would be helpful. Arriving and departing we had to walk around and collect them as we had a big group and lots of stuff. Sure 21 was beautiful though.

We had space 19, which was a great spot. It was private and secluded. It had good shade and was in proximity to the restrooms and 300 ft from parking. We did have a couple of pretty crazy and scary Bear situations at night. Overall, our experience was. It's really good and we enjoyed camping there. The camp hosts were fantastic and very helpful.

A beautiful spot with great hiking both in the park and very close by. Campground was well run and bathrooms were very clean.

Lovely campsite. Loved our stay here

We stayed 3 nights/4 days at campsite #23. In my opinion, it the most beautiful campsite in the park. It's spacious, the trees provide plenty of shade, and it's right next to the creek. The campground hosts were friendly, and they do a great job. Very important to me, the bathrooms are always clean. Rock Creek Lake is one of my favorite campgrounds.

Camp hosts Jean and Luis were outstanding. Campsite and bathrooms were immaculate. We had bears in the evening. A lone bear sniffing around our camp in the evening and a mama and some cubs later on. Luckily we had done a quick food sweep. Bears were not easily spooked and persistent in their own food sweep.

Bathrooms very clean! Flushing toilets!

I knew about these campsites being "walk-in" type, & was fine with that. I especially liked having the resort just down the road, for showers or meals when I didn't want to cook. I found it to be a good base from which to take day-hikes into the surrounding wilderness areas. Bring a camera!