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Number of accommodations: 1
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2026 Season availability
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1, Loop: OBSI
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Reviews (16)
What Guests Are Saying
Obsidian Flat is a great group campground, ideal for gatherings. It features vault toilets but lacks running and potable water. Visitors should bring their own toilet paper to ensure availability.
What Guests Are Saying
Obsidian Flat is a great group campground, ideal for gatherings. It features vault toilets but lacks running and potable water. Visitors should bring their own toilet paper to ensure availability.
Review Summary
Jane W
VerifiedNovember 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: OBSI
We never found the group camping site. Sign pointed to group camping site at a road needing 4 wheel drive and we only had a camper van. Highly recommend finding camp before dark. If I don't see the road sign for Dead man creek rd I would not have believed we were in the right place.
Jane W
VerifiedNovember 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: OBSI
We never found the group camping site. Sign pointed to group camping site at a road needing 4 wheel drive and we only had a camper van. Highly recommend finding camp before dark. If I don't see the road sign for Dead man creek rd I would not have believed we were in the right place.
William D
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: OBSI
Great group site with 2 bear cabinets, bar height meal prep table, 4 picnic tables, and 2 toilets. Plenty of room at this site as it will easily hold 50 campers in tents. Little hard to find. When you pull off Deadman Creak Rd go straight don't take any left or right turns and there is a sign that says dead end and that's where you are going. Gate code comes in reservation confirmation. You're pretty isolated and some cell service works. Activities are exploring, hiking, and biking. Deadman Creak has trout but the weird creek right by the site disappears into the ground even with a good flow.
William D
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: OBSI
Great group site with 2 bear cabinets, bar height meal prep table, 4 picnic tables, and 2 toilets. Plenty of room at this site as it will easily hold 50 campers in tents. Little hard to find. When you pull off Deadman Creak Rd go straight don't take any left or right turns and there is a sign that says dead end and that's where you are going. Gate code comes in reservation confirmation. You're pretty isolated and some cell service works. Activities are exploring, hiking, and biking. Deadman Creak has trout but the weird creek right by the site disappears into the ground even with a good flow.
Rosa R
VerifiedAugust 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: OBSI
Good secluded location, ideal for bigger groups or those who want more privacy when camping. The security door allowed us to feel safe even when alone in the campground. Only issues were getting to the location, the campsite is farther from the road than expected, and it does not help that the road to get here is not paved and full of rocks. However we made it in a Toyota Sienna and a Honda Civic so any car would be able to travel without any problems.
Rosa R
VerifiedAugust 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: OBSI
Good secluded location, ideal for bigger groups or those who want more privacy when camping. The security door allowed us to feel safe even when alone in the campground. Only issues were getting to the location, the campsite is farther from the road than expected, and it does not help that the road to get here is not paved and full of rocks. However we made it in a Toyota Sienna and a Honda Civic so any car would be able to travel without any problems.
Location Obsidian Flat
Address:
Box 429
Lee Vining, CA, 93541
United States
Heading North
From U.S. Highway 395 and State Highway 203 (Mammoth Lakes Junction), travel 8.2 miles north on 395. Turn west onto Deadman Road and follow for 3.2 miles to Upper Deadman Campground. Turn toward the Group Campground turnoff onto FS Road 2S05F. Continue one mile to the campground on the right.
Heading South
From U.S. Highway 395 and State Highway 158 (June Lake Jucntion South) travel approximately 6.5 miles south on 395 and turn right onto Deadman Road and follow for 3.2 miles to Upper Deadman Campground. Turn toward the Group Campground turnoff onto FS Road 2S05F, across the road. Continue one mile to the campground on the right.
Obsidian Flat is accessible via U.S. Highway 395, located approximately 8.2 miles south from the junction with State Highway 203 (Mammoth Lakes Junction) and about 6.5 miles north from the junction with State Highway 158 (June Lake Junction South).
Latitude & Longitude: 37.7333 / -119.017
Elevation: 2397 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Access to the facility is secured with a combination lock provided in the confirmation letter.
Utilities
- Drinking water is not available at this facility.
Local regulations
- For current snow levels and seasonal dates, please contact Inyo National Forest.
Safety & rules
- Due to high elevation, caution is advised when traveling from lower elevations; expect snow until late May or early June.
Wildlife & food storage
- To prevent bear encounters, store food in approved containers or locked vehicles, keep a clean camp, and do not feed wildlife.
General
- Click here for more information about Inyo National Forest
Fires & fuel
- To protect forests, purchase firewood locally and do not move it; burn it on-site.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026