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
KARA D
VerifiedJune 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 055, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful and peaceful
Davis H
VerifiedJune 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 075, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
Great campground. Very clean Restrooms.
Grant F
VerifiedJune 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
Great campground and area.
Lorena C
VerifiedJanuary 14, 2023 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
well kept and great caring host
naomi g
VerifiedNovember 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 081, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
This is a very pretty, private, serene place to camp. the lake is a walk away and the set up gives you total privacy from other campers, The toilet is very clean and there's a faucet in front for washing foot and hands.
Ron C
VerifiedNovember 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
A awesome spot in the Eastern Sierras.
Both camp Hosts work all day keeping this high and tight!
Jenny J S
VerifiedNovember 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
We had the greatest time at this campground. The groundskeeper were absolutely wonderful keeping the campground ⛺️ so clean. Bathrooms were spotless. Our campsite was perfect! I will come back!
Sandra H
VerifiedNovember 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 083, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
We were in site 83, which was pretty flat and had great views to the mountains surrounding the lake. We brought our bikes and pedaled around the campground as well as the lake. Treated ourselves to one night at The Restaurant at Convict Lake. Never had a bad meal. They're great! We were there the last week they were open before closing for the winter. Was mighty cold at night, but the stars were spectacular. Can't wait to go back next year.
Donald P
VerifiedOctober 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 075, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
... Beautiful setting. Large campground, well-spaced (seemed a little more cramped in the RV section, but my tent site was spacious and private).
The lake is gorgeous, with swimming, fishing and small, electric (6 hp or less) "no wake"- boating... NICE!
• Also has a beautiful dog-friendly walking path around lake... Pleasant for sunrise/sunset strolls.
• Clean bathrooms, showers and drinking/cooking water available
• HIGHLY RECOMMEND a meal at the
3-4☆-rated Convict Lake Resort Restaurant (¼-mile from camp), if you aren't beanie & weinering it 😉- a bit pricey, but worth it!
Kay S
VerifiedOctober 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 058, Loop: AREA CONVICT LAKE CAMPGROUND
Peaceful and serene. God’s Country
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
