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Reviews (244)
What Guests Are Saying
Rock Creek Lake offers a stunning campground with beautiful views, plenty of hiking trails, and excellent opportunities for fishing and paddleboarding. The camp hosts, Jean and Luis, are highly praised for their friendliness and cleanliness, contributing to a welcoming atmosphere. While some sites require a walk to access facilities and mosquitoes can be a nuisance, many guests express a strong desire to return for the overall positive experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Rock Creek Lake offers a stunning campground with beautiful views, plenty of hiking trails, and excellent opportunities for fishing and paddleboarding. The camp hosts, Jean and Luis, are highly praised for their friendliness and cleanliness, contributing to a welcoming atmosphere. While some sites require a walk to access facilities and mosquitoes can be a nuisance, many guests express a strong desire to return for the overall positive experience.
Review Summary
David D
VerifiedOctober 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
The lake is beautiful. Some of the campsites are surrounded by bushes or are away from the more accessible group-type areas which is nice if you want some additional isolation. The campground was small so that's a plus in my book. Unfortunately, the camp host was out of firewood. The restroom was clean and nice. I was visited by a small bear nosing around in the middle of the night so be sure to keep all of your stuff in the bear box. I recommend this campground.
Adam H
VerifiedOctober 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
What a wonderful campground. Clean and well maintained throughout. We love it!
Jagdish G
VerifiedOctober 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Really great experience. I can't praise enough to all including national park staff, rangers who work hard so that we can enjoy nature. For anybody planning to hike up, just be prepared. Hike is moderate.
Jagdish G
VerifiedOctober 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Really great experience. I can't praise enough to all including national park staff, rangers who work hard so that we can enjoy nature. For anybody planning to hike up, just be prepared. Hike is moderate.
Young S
VerifiedOctober 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Need exact entrance sign to campground (there is only group campground sign only) so much confused.
Young S
VerifiedOctober 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Need exact entrance sign to campground (there is only group campground sign only) so much confused.
Michael H
VerifiedOctober 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Great walk in sites - handy wheel barrows to move your gear in.
Michael H
VerifiedOctober 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Great walk in sites - handy wheel barrows to move your gear in.
Brian S
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
I was at walk-in site 003. It was a fine site, though it is in very close proximity to 3 or 4 other sites, so not particularly private. Fortunately, the nearest site was unoccupied, so it was pleasant enough.
Brian S
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
I was at walk-in site 003. It was a fine site, though it is in very close proximity to 3 or 4 other sites, so not particularly private. Fortunately, the nearest site was unoccupied, so it was pleasant enough.
Location Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, CA)
Address:
Bishop, CA, 93515
United States
From Mammoth Lakes, California, drive south on Highway 395 for approximately 13 miles. Take the Tom's Place exit and proceed west up the canyon for about 10 miles. At the lake, follow the signs to the family campground.
Rock Creek Lake is accessible via Highway 395, which is approximately 13 miles to the east. From Highway 395, take the Tom's Place exit to access Rock Creek Road leading to the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.4538 / -118.739
Elevation: 2963 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- This is a high elevation facility; please use caution when traveling from lower elevations
- Fires permitted only in fire rings provided
- 2 pets allowed on leash only. Active bear area. All food must be secured overnight and when not attended, bear boxes are provided and must be used (typical bear box size 48" x 30" x 36"). Always keep a clean camp and do not feed wildlife.
- Be bear aware; keep all food out of site in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating; always keep a clean camp and do not feed any wild animals
- Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground.
- Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. Campfires permitted only in fire rings provided.
- Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
- Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.
- Click here for more information about the Inyo National Forest
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
