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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
Candice M
VerifiedAugust 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Loved it here! Lake is walking distance and the bathrooms were really clean. Ranger/ Camp host on site and he seems very nice. The only thing is that you need to carry you gear to the site but it’s not fair from the parking spaces. I had site number 17 and it’s one of the closest to the parking. There’s level spaces blocked up for your tents. Some of the sites sit close together but it’s pretty spacious so your not camping with you neighbors. Would like to go back.
Candice M
VerifiedAugust 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Loved it here! Lake is walking distance and the bathrooms were really clean. Ranger/ Camp host on site and he seems very nice. The only thing is that you need to carry you gear to the site but it’s not fair from the parking spaces. I had site number 17 and it’s one of the closest to the parking. There’s level spaces blocked up for your tents. Some of the sites sit close together but it’s pretty spacious so your not camping with you neighbors. Would like to go back.
Renee L
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Lovely location and facilities! We camped at site 1, which unfortunately has zero shade during the day, so we just moved to a day use picnic table along the lake for the day. While camping here, DO NOT MISS the Rock Creek Lakes Resort— you can visit them for breakfast, lunch, groceries, or $5 showers, and they're just a quick walk across the main road. I've stayed at this campground before a few years back, and sadly had no idea about the resort and their fabulous pies!!! Don't miss them, they stop serving food at 3pm. Also the Gem Lakes trail and hiking up to Ruby Lake are some of my favorite eastern sierra trails, and I've hiked a lot of em!
Renee L
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Lovely location and facilities! We camped at site 1, which unfortunately has zero shade during the day, so we just moved to a day use picnic table along the lake for the day. While camping here, DO NOT MISS the Rock Creek Lakes Resort— you can visit them for breakfast, lunch, groceries, or $5 showers, and they're just a quick walk across the main road. I've stayed at this campground before a few years back, and sadly had no idea about the resort and their fabulous pies!!! Don't miss them, they stop serving food at 3pm. Also the Gem Lakes trail and hiking up to Ruby Lake are some of my favorite eastern sierra trails, and I've hiked a lot of em!
Yolanda Z
VerifiedAugust 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
When I booked the reservation on-line it gave me an option for Tent or RV. I chose the tent option. When I arrived at the site it was marked RV ONLY - there was no tent pad. I spoke to the Camp Host and he said there was nothing he could do so we had to go look for another camp site that would honor our reservation. Very disappointing as the Camp Host stated this was not the first time this had happened.
Yolanda Z
VerifiedAugust 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
When I booked the reservation on-line it gave me an option for Tent or RV. I chose the tent option. When I arrived at the site it was marked RV ONLY - there was no tent pad. I spoke to the Camp Host and he said there was nothing he could do so we had to go look for another camp site that would honor our reservation. Very disappointing as the Camp Host stated this was not the first time this had happened.
Lucy C
VerifiedAugust 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Rock Creek is a wonderful campground with the lake nearby and wonderful hiking at nearby Mosquito Flats.
Lucy C
VerifiedAugust 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Rock Creek is a wonderful campground with the lake nearby and wonderful hiking at nearby Mosquito Flats.
Chris C
VerifiedJuly 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Amazing facility and tent sites!
Chris C
VerifiedJuly 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Amazing facility and tent sites!
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
