About Convict Lake Campground
Number of accommodations: 48
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2026 Season availability
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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.
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
Cris H
VerifiedOctober 19, 2023 • Stayed at: 064, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
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
VerifiedOctober 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
Lots of space. Flush toilets and running water. Beautiful area
David T
VerifiedOctober 14, 2023 • Stayed at: 081, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
Excellent campsite. Private spot with a great view. Close to toilets but obscured by bushes and no bad smells.
Erica M
VerifiedOctober 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 075, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
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
VerifiedOctober 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 086, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
Great campgrounds, clean easy to get in and out. The views are unbeatable.
Anna S
VerifiedOctober 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
clean, flushable toilets. clean campsite, beautiful lake, firepit and near by general store. very low to no signal.
Gary H
VerifiedOctober 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
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
VerifiedOctober 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
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
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
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
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
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
Convict Lake Campground is about 34 miles north of Bishop, California on Highway 395. From Bishop, travel north on 395. The turnoff to the campground is across from Mammoth Yosemite Airport and is well-signed. From Mammoth Lakes, travel on Highway 395 south for 5 miles. Turn west off of Highway 395.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.5989 / -118.851
Elevation: 2302 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- No electricity, water or sewer site hookups
- Reservations are site-specific. Changing campsites after arrival is prohibited
- No ATVs or ORVs allowed in the facility
- Convict Lake is a no-wake lake
- Generators allowed only during non-quiet hours; three-hour maximum run time and must be attended while running
- Day use parking is adjacent to the campground
- Two dogs are allowed and must be leashed
- 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
- 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.
- Reserved Sites will be held until 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.
- 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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Last updated: June 4, 2026
