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GeneralEXTRA VEHICLE FEES: One vehicle is included in your reservation. Any additional vehicles will be charged $10.00 per vehicle, per night and will be collected by the camp host.
About Sherwin Creek
Number of accommodations: 85
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Reviews (304)
What Guests Are Saying
Sherwin Creek campground offers spacious and well-maintained sites, with friendly and helpful camp hosts who enhance the camping experience. The location is praised for its beautiful surroundings, proximity to town, and access to trails and fishing areas. While there are some concerns regarding restroom conditions and occasional bear activity, the overall sentiment is positive, with many campers eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Sherwin Creek campground offers spacious and well-maintained sites, with friendly and helpful camp hosts who enhance the camping experience. The location is praised for its beautiful surroundings, proximity to town, and access to trails and fishing areas. While there are some concerns regarding restroom conditions and occasional bear activity, the overall sentiment is positive, with many campers eager to return.
Review Summary
Margaret H
VerifiedJuly 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: SHER
Beautiful location and large campsites that allowed for privacy. I can't wait to visit again.
Merry N
VerifiedJuly 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: WALK
The walk-in sites are along the creek and mostly quite shady. The toilets are pretty primitive. The road just entering and through camp is bad--lots of potholes. Really needs to be re-graded, and gravel or asphalt would be nice. But the campgrounds are very nice, and convenient to the town of Mammoth, which has a big grocery store (Von's) and lots of restaurants. Bear lockers, fire pits, picnic tables, and running potable water are provided. We saw several bears; it's really necessary to put all edibles and coolers in the lockers at night or whenever leaving camp.
Michael F
VerifiedJuly 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 058, Loop: SHER
We stay in Mammoth Lakes every year, but this was the first time at Sherwin Creek. It was a good experience and we liked the campground.
Jacqueline A
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: WALK
Sherwin Creek was a beautiful, relatively quiet campground. We also came across some of the friendliest campers staying there. There are lots of great hikes within walking distance or within a short drive and the creek running through the campground was a nice place to cool down after a few hot days.
Some things to keep in mind/be prepared for:
1. YOU WILL VERY LIKELY BE VISITED BY BEARS. We had at least 2 visits during our 3-night stay. One in daylight around 6p while we were making dinner. The bear came within 6 feet of us. He/she was, of course, interested in our food and was not at all bothered by us humans a first, but seemingly got annoyed by our loudness and casually walked away after about a minute. The second was at night near the bathrooms and was relatively uneventful.
2. The bathrooms are some of the smelliest pit toilets I have come across. I recommend having a mask and/or some bathroom spray to help mask the smell.
Overall, I do think that Sherwin Creek is a great place to stay in the Mammoth area, but you will need to be OK with sharing your campsite with wildlife/bears, and potentially even plan to take your burners/stoves and food elsewhere to cook dinner, as we did the rest of our stay. There are plenty of lakes to sit by while you eat!
Felicia W
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 074, Loop: SHER
Great campground with respectable T-Mobile cell service and ideally located close to town and recreatiin areas. Stayed the 3rd week of July 2023, my third stay at this campground. Bathrooms are always clean.
Corinne H
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: SHER
Hidden gem off the beaten path of Mammoth
Audrey G
VerifiedJuly 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 067, Loop: SHER
Very clean. Very quiet!
Marc E
VerifiedJuly 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 083, Loop: SHER
Nice campground, a little busy for 3 backpackers looking for a place to crash for 1 night. Looked great for families.
nicole s
VerifiedJuly 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: SHER
This is our yearly vacation. We absolutely love sherwin creek and the camp hosts there. We highly recommend it.
LETTY E
VerifiedJuly 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: SHER
Camp hosts are very nice and keep the facilities very clean.
Location Sherwin Creek
Address:
Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546
United States
Take U.S. Highway 395 to State Highway 203 to Mammoth Lakes. Take a left at the first traffic light in town onto Old Mammoth Road. Drive south 0.9 miles to Sherwin Creek Road. Turn left and proceed 1.5 miles to the campground.
Sherwin Creek is accessible via US Highway 395, which is approximately 13 miles to the east. From US 395, drivers can reach Mammoth Lakes and the campground via State Route 203.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.6289 / -118.938
Elevation: 2314 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- Access is via 1.5 miles on a two-lane gravel road
- Campground usually not clear of snow until late May or early June
- Campers bringing off-road vehicles must see the campground host regarding rules
- This is a high elevation facility; please use caution when traveling from lower elevations
- Be bear aware; keep all food out of sight 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
- No electric hookups and no showers
- Only 2 pets per site allowed.
- 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. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact the Mammoth Lakes Visitor Center, (760) 924-5500, or the Mono Lakes Visitor Center, (760) 647-3044.
- Please Note: One RV with tow per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Some sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. In accordance with standard industry practices, Inyo Recreation will assess an additional $10.00 extra vehicle fee per day for the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicle in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered one vehicle, and the third and fourth motorcycle are also considered one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles.
- Reserved Sites will be held until the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of the second day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Please call the office at 760-934-5795 if you need to inform the campground of an arrival time greater than 24 hours after your arrival date, or if you will not use your reservation whatsoever.
- 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.
- Click here for more information about the Inyo National Forest
- PASS DISCOUNTS: You must provide your pass and photo identification upon check in. If you received a pass discount for which you were not eligible, you must pay the difference in price upon arrival.
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralEXTRA VEHICLE FEES: One vehicle is included in your reservation. Any additional vehicles will be charged $10.00 per vehicle, per night and will be collected by the camp host.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
