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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
Clint F
VerifiedAugust 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Great campground. Campsite 26 is located most remotely from parking, had to use wheelbarrows to get gear to campsite. Once camp was set up the site was great, except for yellow jackets, that was annoying. Flush toilets were a plus. Overall love the campsite and the campground location. Hiked to Little Lakes and Hilton. Great hikes
Clint F
VerifiedAugust 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Great campground. Campsite 26 is located most remotely from parking, had to use wheelbarrows to get gear to campsite. Once camp was set up the site was great, except for yellow jackets, that was annoying. Flush toilets were a plus. Overall love the campsite and the campground location. Hiked to Little Lakes and Hilton. Great hikes
Nancy W
VerifiedAugust 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
This is a great area - beautiful lake, close to many great hiking trails. Lake shore itself is primarily occupied by people fishing, some who get perturbed if your kid or dog makes any noise. (These are the same people who catch and release the same fish over and over....)
One wonderful change: The camp hosts are amazing! Very friendly, keep the facilities clean, are responsive to guest concerns, and even use their own funds to purchase liquid hand soap for the bathrooms. This is their second year in the campground and they are a welcome change from the last host who'd disappear for a week at a time.
Nancy W
VerifiedAugust 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
This is a great area - beautiful lake, close to many great hiking trails. Lake shore itself is primarily occupied by people fishing, some who get perturbed if your kid or dog makes any noise. (These are the same people who catch and release the same fish over and over....)
One wonderful change: The camp hosts are amazing! Very friendly, keep the facilities clean, are responsive to guest concerns, and even use their own funds to purchase liquid hand soap for the bathrooms. This is their second year in the campground and they are a welcome change from the last host who'd disappear for a week at a time.
Ben M
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Canp hosts Louis and Jean (sp?) went above and beyond. Their attention to detail in the maintenance of the facilities, the upkeep of the bathrooms and the managing of the variety of things that came up with the guests was simply amazing. All of it. They deserve huge props.
Ben M
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
So grateful for our time at rock creek lake. Loved it. The camp hosts went above and beyond to make everyone’s stay as comfortable as possible. Thank you thank you thank you.
Ben M
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
Canp hosts Louis and Jean (sp?) went above and beyond. Their attention to detail in the maintenance of the facilities, the upkeep of the bathrooms and the managing of the variety of things that came up with the guests was simply amazing. All of it. They deserve huge props.
Ben M
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
So grateful for our time at rock creek lake. Loved it. The camp hosts went above and beyond to make everyone’s stay as comfortable as possible. Thank you thank you thank you.
Riley C
VerifiedAugust 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
What an awesome campground. Love the layout and the built in tent spots!
Riley C
VerifiedAugust 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA ROCK CREEK LAKE
What an awesome campground. Love the layout and the built in tent spots!
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
