Sherwin Creek

overall had good time camping

Pros: Very generous sized campsites. Clean grounds, close to everything. Our site this year was very shady. Camp hosts were nice and communicated well. Lots of squirrels, chipmunks, birds, and even deer sightings. So relaxing to hang out and watch the wildlife, hang in the hammock, or do axe throwing with the kids. Lots of trails nearby, and close to the creek.

Cons: Pit toilets were almost full, stank, and were full of flies. Every time the wind kicked up, which was daily, the smell of human waste permeated the entire campground. (The camp hosts cited budget issues due to waste disposal management.) There are bears every year, and that is part of camping! This year’s bear was next level. In camp all day and everyday, it was breaking into trailers, harassing the tent campers, and was not afraid of either loud noises or human presence. Usually, bears are opportunists, but this bear stayed and hunted all day. At night, we constantly heard airhorns and panic alarms. Made it hard to sleep, or trust letting the kids wander around.

If this was my first trip here, I probably wouldn’t return. As it stands, I come yearly and will come again, but I hope management figures out the budget (and bear response) issues for next year!

Wonderful campsite with great camphost.

Too many giant RVs with people who do not understand "less is more."

This site was good, overall. The site we stayed at had plenty of space for our 8-man tent. The host was friendly and helpful. The bathrooms are not flushies and the smell was at times very bad! That was the only drawback.

Campsite 11 and 12 lack of any kind of shade. No trees close by. Parking distance is way to far to campsite and crosses other people's campgrounds plus two creeks. Bathrooms a little farer than the parking lot and are septic vault which smelled so bad. Finally, no park rangers patrol those campgrounds neither the hosts. We had the bears trying to assault our campground twice and nobody helped.

Easy to book thru rec.gov

Lots of RV and off road campers here. As a tent camper, not a big fan, but everyone seemed respectful of each other. Sites were decent size and we were right near the front of camp which meant lots of traffic, but not a big issue. Pit toilets were clean and well maintained. Firewood available from the host. There was some bear activity in the campground but we did not see it at all.

We had a great time. It’s a very clean park and a very attentive camp host. He was able to help us find local spots and was very helpful. We stayed in this park and it’s a nice drive to Yosemite. Mammoth has good restaurants and grocery stores nearby. We will be staying at this campground again.