Sherwin Creek

Debbie the camp host is the most rudest camp host I have ever experienced in my 26 years of coming to Sherwin Creek. If she is a representative of USFS, California Land Management, Vista or USExplore she is doing a disservice to outdoor recreation. She threatened us with citations and gladly expressed she would use our extra vehicle money at the casino in Bishop. She single handedly ruined our trip with her bad attitude, harassment and bullying.

I was in site #52, which was excellent. It was towards the far end of the campground and it seemed a quiet corner of the grounds. The campground hosts are some of the best I've come across. They're easy to find and run a good camp compared to other places I've stayed at. I didn't hear a sound from anyone around me, and there were no RVs running their loud generators nearby. My visit on 8/10 was my second visit. I stayed once during the pandemic and while that visit was enjoyable, it was in a more crowded area of the grounds (I think maybe site #82). I will definitely stay here again. It's close to town so buying supplies is easy, as is going out for dinner if I don't want to cook. On this trip I did BBQ a ribeye steak on the bbq pit, which was separate from the nearby fire pit.

During our visit in Mid August, we didn't see a single off road recreation vehicle and the weather was dreamy. Yes it was dusty, but nothing out of the ordinary in CA. While we were in site 77, we were able to hear the creek running throughout the day when our neighbors generator wasn't running. We would camp here again!

Awesome, large site. Quiet. The camp hosts were great.
Thank you!!!

Paved road leading into the campground has some potholes that you must avoid.
Dirt in campground has black volcanic dust mixed in.

The bathrooms were exceptionally clean all the time, staff were very friendly. Stayed for 3 days . Nice wooded area.

The location is good and the Jeffrey Pine Forest provides shade and cover. The loops are easily accessible and the sites have ample room. If you are tent camping beware of the large trailers and behemoth RVs- they can ruin your experience: loud and noisy at times. The 10 pm quiet time means nothing and is never enforced.

I want to give a zero but it isn't about the campground or the camp hosts. It is for Recreation.gov and Trudy from Inyo Recreation.

The camp hosts, Troy and Judy, were great. They said my experience was not isolated. Many other campers had the same experience as me when booking their reservation.

We have been camping in Mammoth for over 30 years. This is the first time I've been harassed by the contractor that Recreation.gov uses. Not sure what they are supposed to do, but Inyo Recreation called me the day before we are scheduled to arrive. The woman, Trudy called me 4 times, texted me twice (said she did not get my 2 texts with a picture of my Senior Lifetime Pass). She kept talking over me and told me my pass a fake. she just kept repeating this and said I would have to prove it was legitimate. I tried telling her I bought it from a National Park Ranger at a National Park and I charged it on a credit card. So I can prove it! She continued with her harassment of, "this is probably fake and so is your husbands. "Since the beginning, the passes have said 50% discount on camping." I told her my husband got his 5 years ago and the wording is exactly the same as mine. She just kept on with her rant that they are probably fake.
I was so upset, my anxiety was through the roof and I started shaking. I hung up the phone on her! I then thought it was a scam to get me to pay her over the phone so I would not answer my phone after that. And yes, she called again and texted me again.
Trudy needs to be fired, or the whole Inyo Recreation needs to be replaced before someone sues you for harassment.

I sent an email to Recreation.gov with the details of exactly what transpired and all I got was sorry for your experience and contact USGS.gov!!!!!! Unacceptable.

Very large congregation of people adjacent to my campsite were definitely noticeable

Unfortunately for all fishermen, kids, family fishing, not one single bite after purchasing fishing license, purchasing gear, bait, etc. anywhere within or near the campground in this creek running through the campground!