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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.
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Average nightly rates85 total sites
RV Sites
70 sites
Tent Sites
15 sites
About Sherwin Creek
Number of accommodations: 85
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Fire Pit
Connectivity and Media
- Cell Reception
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (374)
What Guests Are Saying
Sherwin Creek Campground offers a serene and well-maintained environment, just minutes from Mammoth Lakes, making it an ideal base for outdoor activities. Reviewers praise the friendly hosts, spacious and clean campsites, and the peaceful atmosphere that feels secluded despite its proximity to town. While some issues with bathroom cleanliness and generator noise were noted, the overall experience is highly regarded, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Sherwin Creek Campground offers a serene and well-maintained environment, just minutes from Mammoth Lakes, making it an ideal base for outdoor activities. Reviewers praise the friendly hosts, spacious and clean campsites, and the peaceful atmosphere that feels secluded despite its proximity to town. While some issues with bathroom cleanliness and generator noise were noted, the overall experience is highly regarded, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Raj P
VerifiedJuly 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: WALK
A secluded but just 15 mins ride from city campground. Camp host Don greeted us and was very helpful in explaining do and don't. I was at site 08 which is walk in site. It was very close to restroom but not too close for odour. The restrooms are clean but no flush. Site 8 is so close to the creek that you hear calming sound of water flowing whole night.
Troy W
VerifiedJuly 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 079, Loop: SHER
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Vivian L
VerifiedJuly 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: SHER
Nice, conveniently located park close to town. Drive in thru Old Mammoth Rd will only require about 1/2 mile of dirt road rather than 3.5 miles coming off Hwy 395. Road is rough once in the campground.
Judith B
VerifiedJuly 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: SHER
Beautiful! Spacious site
Julia O
VerifiedJuly 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: WALK
We stayed in the walk-in loop. The bathroom is cleaned poorly and very stinky, almost unbearable.
Michelle I
VerifiedJuly 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: SHER
The campground was clean and well kept. The hosts were friendly and always available. It was a great get away in one of our favorite spots!
Bradley B
VerifiedJuly 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: SHER
If you like camping to the sound of generators and off-road machines then this is the place for you! It's actually a really lovely spot, just not my vibe.
Michael L
VerifiedJuly 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: WALK
Incredible location near Mammoth Lakes. But we had a disturbing bear encounter: one interrupted us cooking, squatted on our site, and was not easily deterred. Staff was accommodating and moved us to a less-isolated site. Campers must BE PREPARED to camp in a bear habitat. Staff and Rangers must take proactive steps against the danger.
DOUGLAS D
VerifiedJuly 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 067, Loop: SHER
Be very bear aware, they are active here. Also ensure you read the directions for access, it is much easier going the back way from old mammoth road, disregard your gps. Location is extremely convenient.
Donald S
VerifiedJuly 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: SHER
Tent camped 5 nights in space 60. Very nice spot -- plenty of room, fire ring but no BBQ. Cheek and jowl with space 61, which is fine unless the people in 61 have little respect for your space vs their space. Clean vault toilets and nightly visits by the local bears looking for campers who don't believe the warnings. Quick access to Mammoth Lakes makes it to easy to skip cooking and just go to town.
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.
Elevation: 2314 feet
2.6 mi drive to downtown Mammoth Lakes (about 8 min)
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: September 3, 2026
