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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
Andrea B
VerifiedAugust 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: SHER
Had a blast camping at Sherwin Creek Campground. Make sure to visit Convict Lake. The bear boxes provided at the campground was very roomy.
James N
VerifiedAugust 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: SHER
Farther out of town than the campgrounds of my earlier choices, but quiet and friendly, and the bears didn't come by to raise hell. I read that it was a mile and a half of gravel road driving to get there, but the road is paved for all but the last quarter mile, and the dirt road around the campground didn't send up much dust. Unlike those earlier campgrounds, it is too long a walk into town or to the local bus stop.
Sandra K
VerifiedAugust 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: SHER
We have been coming to Sherwin Creek as a family for over 50 yrs. The past 2 yrs have had bear activity in camp. Many campers have had their motorhomes and trailers broken into by the bears, something should be done to by the forestry to relocate them away from the camp.
Opal H
VerifiedJuly 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: WALK
This campground is plenty close to the village, and five minutes away from Vons. Tons of shade, campsites nicely spaced apart. Firewood for sale. I'll definitely come here again.
Brad H
VerifiedJuly 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 070, Loop: SHER
Good camp spot, nice tree cover and firepit. Flat spots for two tent. Quite, clean pit toilet 🚻. Close enough to the creek for the sounds of running water to lull to sleep. One night, though the camp hosts made a point to tell everyone not to leave anything fragrant in their cars or trucks because there was a momma bear in the area, sure enough, a car alarm went off. No problem, except for those that don't listen to directions. Great time
Tina C
VerifiedJuly 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 074, Loop: SHER
Well maintained huge campsites. Close to Mammoth Lakes city yet felt like far out into the wilderness camping.
Leif L
VerifiedJuly 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: SHER
Campground (Site 30) was very quiet even on a Friday and Saturday night in July 2022. Site 74 had a little more noise from adjacent sites (music playing), but this was turned off well before bedtime. The toilets were reasonably well-maintained. There was a specially-identified threaded faucet for RV refills.
Sherwin Creek Road is essentially paved all the way from Old Mammoth Road to the campground, except perhaps for the last 0.2 mile and within the campground itself. Some on-line reports erroneously suggest that 1.5 miles of unpaved road are involved.
Brianna T
VerifiedJuly 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: WALK
Great campground. Nice host. Great area. Close to stores but feels like your in the forest:)
Juan G
VerifiedJuly 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: WALK
good
Tim J
VerifiedJuly 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: SHER
The campground sites are good size and the creek was flowing very nicely. I do wish there were more water spickets around the campground rather than just at the bathrooms. I plan on returning to Sherwin Creek Campground. Camp host was a really nice guy.
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
