About Trumbull Lake
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Potable Water
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (139)
What Guests Are Saying
Trumbull Lake Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness and well-maintained facilities, with many reviewers highlighting the exceptional camp host, Kimo, who is friendly, helpful, and attentive. The campground offers beautiful scenery and easy access to hiking trails and fishing opportunities, making it an enjoyable destination for outdoor enthusiasts. While there are minor concerns, such as the presence of biting flies and occasional noise from other campers, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive, with many guests eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Trumbull Lake Campground is highly praised for its cleanliness and well-maintained facilities, with many reviewers highlighting the exceptional camp host, Kimo, who is friendly, helpful, and attentive. The campground offers beautiful scenery and easy access to hiking trails and fishing opportunities, making it an enjoyable destination for outdoor enthusiasts. While there are minor concerns, such as the presence of biting flies and occasional noise from other campers, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive, with many guests eager to return.
Review Summary
Steven G
VerifiedAugust 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: TRUM
A nice campground at 9,600 ft. Good camp host keeps things in order and the bathrooms clean.
Dora O
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: TRUM
This campground is beautiful and very quiet.
CHRISTOPHER K
VerifiedAugust 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BDBL
Forest Service did great job cleaning up the campground after winter season. Camp host was great too. He was very courteous and helpful, and kept the facilities clean and operational. It was a great camping experience.
Melissa G
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: BDBL
We really enjoyed our campsite at Trumbull Lake. Super close to the Virginia Lakes trailhead. Our site was away from the lake so it was nice and quiet. A fair amount of mosquitoes though, but it goes with the time of the year. Nice campground, clean and lots of spacious sites. We would come again.
Laura L
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: BDBL
Such a beautiful campground!! The camp host is absolutely amazing and made my son’s and I camping trip even more memorable. Will definitely camp there again next time I’m in the area.
jimmie s
VerifiedAugust 9, 2023 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: TRUM
Trumbull campground was in full bloom...the meadow by the lake was filled with wonderful colors from the wildflowers. There was a pair of Robins with a nest of three hungry young birds above our campsite...Welcome to the Opening Day for this season at the campground!
Kimo and the staff had the campsites in terrific shape...all the down branches were raked and removed and the bathrooms were really clean. There was just a few patches of snow around but it was melting fast.
Our group had three campsites and we all enjoyed some great hiking and fantastic fishing for lots of Rainbows and Brook Trout in both Trumbull and Big Virginia Lakes. We caught fish up to 5 pounds + on our favorite lures...the Hookup Baits.
Richard W
VerifiedAugust 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: TRUM
kudos to Kimo for keeping the campground clean and operating.
Thomas P
VerifiedAugust 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: TRUM
The Camp Host has been hosting for 5 years, he is really nice. Unlike 99% of campgrounds theses days, he made contact after our arrival. Campground had potable water, which is rarely found these day. Also, though we had a reservation, there were many FCFS open sites. Lots of kids and families were having fun
George E
VerifiedOctober 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: TRUM
Very quiet campground at 9,000 ft. with sufficient room between campsites. Weather was way cooler compared to the desert below. A small store and boat rental near by. A lot of people fishing in the Virginia lakes. Easy access to High Sierra trails. Bridgeport and Lee Vining relatively close. I would like to go there again!
The camp host was Great! Really on top of things.
Janice R
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: TRUM
I have never been to a cleaner or better managed campground. The pit toilets were always clean, especially the floors. The campground host made sure there was always TP and hand sanitizer at the restrooms and warned me about the bears sometimes looking in cars at night. He quietly drove through the campground multiple times during the day and night, which made me, a woman sleeping in her Subaru Outback, feel much safer.
Trumbell Lake is a beautiful place to visit when not hiking. It was nice to sit at the lake edge in the early evening and observe the serene beauty.
Location Trumbull Lake
Address:
P.O. Box 472
Bridgeport, CA, 93517
United States
Travel 13.5 miles south of Bridgeport on Highway 395. Turn right at Conway Summit. Travel 5.9 miles on Forest Road 21 to where the asphalt turns to gravel. Turn right at campground entrance.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.0506 / -119.257
Elevation: 2961 feet
Policies & Rules
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Caution: Black bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers |
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Opening and closing dates depend heavily upon weather conditions |
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A fee for extra vehicles will be collected at the campground |
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This campground has first-come, first-served sites |
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Click here for more info about the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests |
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Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |
