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Convict Lake Campground

A mountain lake as seen from a campground
Convict Lake Campground campsite
Convict Lake Campground entrance
Convict Lake Campground entrance sign
Convict Lake Campground trail to fishing creek in campground.

About Convict Lake Campground

Convict Lake Campground is situated near Convict Lake amidst the beautiful scenery of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The lake and surrounding national forest provide many opportunities for family fun, outdoor recreation and relaxation. The campground and nearby resort offer many amenities for a convenient and enjoyable camping experience. The facility is located between Mammoth Lakes and Bishop, California, near Mammoth Airport.

Number of accommodations: 48

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently closed - Opens on Apr 24

Sites & Availability

48 Sites Available

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Price
🚐 002, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
003, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 004, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 005, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
006, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
008, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
011, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
013, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
015, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
017, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
021, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
022, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 023, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 027, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 032, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 033, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 034, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 035, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
037, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 038, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 043, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 044, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 048, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 049, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
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$35.00
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🚐 050, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 051, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 053, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 055, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 057, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 058, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 059, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 061, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 062, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 063, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 064, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
065, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 069, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 072, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 075, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 076, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 080, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 081, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 082, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 083, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 084, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night
🚐 086, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 087, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
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🚐 088, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
$35.00
/ per night

Reviews (430)

What Guests Are Saying

Convict Lake Campground offers stunning views, well-maintained facilities, and friendly hosts, making it a popular destination for campers. Visitors appreciate the clean restrooms, proximity to the lake, and various activities like fishing and hiking. However, some sites are small and exposed, with limited shade, and there have been occasional reports of noise and theft. Overall, many guests express a strong desire to return.

Review Summary

4.6
430 reviews
5
75.1%
323
4
16.3%
70
3
3.7%
16
2
2.6%
11
1
2.3%
10

Cris H

Verified

October 19, 2023 Stayed at: 064, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

One of the best campgrounds in the Eastern Sierra Nevada! Couple of windy nights, but the rest of the week was great! Caught a 6-3/4 lb. trout! So many great memories with family and friends!

Cynthia F

Verified

October 16, 2023 Stayed at: 050, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Lots of space. Flush toilets and running water. Beautiful area

David T

Verified

October 14, 2023 Stayed at: 081, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Excellent campsite. Private spot with a great view. Close to toilets but obscured by bushes and no bad smells.

Erica M

Verified

October 11, 2023 Stayed at: 075, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

4

Campground is nice, though some of the sites are too close together. Unfortunately generators are loud and annoying. One motorhome started at 6am. Please ban generators or charge them more or have no generator areas. Otherwise, beautiful area.

Geoffrey B

Verified

October 11, 2023 Stayed at: 086, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

4

Great campgrounds, clean easy to get in and out. The views are unbeatable.

Anna S

Verified

October 8, 2023 Stayed at: 063, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

clean, flushable toilets. clean campsite, beautiful lake, firepit and near by general store. very low to no signal.

Gary H

Verified

October 6, 2023 Stayed at: 082, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Gorgeous scenery in a very peaceful setting! Sites are quite spacious and wide open so our solar panels got lots of sun exposure.
We enjoyed a great meal in the lounge at Convict Lake Resort!

Arianna M

Verified

October 2, 2023 Stayed at: 051, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Very beautiful camp group, the bathrooms are clean and the people are friendly. You can see deer roaming around in the early mornings and just a hop and skip away from the trail. Had a pretty creek right across the way, wonderful spot to watch the sunset. An overall great experience.

Richard F

Verified

September 29, 2023 Stayed at: 062, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

2

Great location and scenery but facilities have gone to pot. Site looked nothing like the web pictures, overgrown and infested with large ants and flies. Depressing stay, we left early

dennis b

Verified

September 28, 2023 Stayed at: 082, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND

5

Lots of deer around the campground. The hike around Convict Like is beautiful and is moderately easy. The restrooms were well kept and the campground host was very helpful.

Location Convict Lake Campground

Address:
Hcr 79, Box 54
Crowley Lake, CA, 93546
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 37.5989 / -118.851

Elevation: 2302 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

No electricity, water or sewer site hookups

General

Reservations are site-specific. Changing campsites after arrival is prohibited

General

No ATVs or ORVs allowed in the facility

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Convict Lake is a no-wake lake

General

Generators allowed only during non-quiet hours; three-hour maximum run time and must be attended while running

General

Day use parking is adjacent to the campground

General

Two dogs are allowed and must be leashed

General

This is a high elevation facility; please use caution when traveling from lower elevations; campground usually not clear of snow until late May or early June

General

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

General

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. 

General

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. 

General

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.

General

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.

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