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General

EXTRA 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.

Lake Mary Campground
LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

Featured amenities

General Store General Store
Parking Parking
Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit

Available sites

48 total sites

About Lake Mary Campground

Lake Mary is the star of the Mammoth Lakes region. Of the 11 lakes in the area, Mary is the largest and most developed. Lake Mary Campground is a large facility with plenty of amenities in and around it. The lake provides a great base for activities like fishing, viewing waterfalls, hiking and backpacking.

Activities & Attractions

Nearby

Fishing

Fishing

Year-round
Hiking

Hiking

Year-round

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Currently closed

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

General Store General Store
Parking Parking
Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Restrooms
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
  • Fire Pit
Parking and Transport

Parking and Transport

  • Parking
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • General Store
  • Fish Cleaning Station
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

48 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 17 ft long · Paved
🚐 002, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 17 ft long · Paved
🚐 003, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 17 ft long · Paved
🚐 004, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 17 ft long · Paved
🚐 005, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 21 ft long
🚐 006, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long
🚐 007, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 19 ft long · Paved
🚐 008, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 19 ft long · Paved
🚐 009, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 19 ft long · Paved
🚐 010, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 19 ft long · Paved
🚐 011, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 19 ft long · Paved
🚐 012, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 21 ft long · Paved
🚐 013, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 21 ft long · Paved
🚐 014, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 015, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 016, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 017, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 018, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 019, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 020, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 021, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 022, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 20 ft long · Paved
🚐 023, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 024, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 025, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 026, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 028, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 029, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 030, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 031, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 032, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 033, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 034, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 14 ft long · Paved
🚐 035, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 14 ft long · Paved
🚐 036, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 14 ft long · Paved
🚐 037, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 16 ft long · Paved
🚐 038, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 16 ft long · Paved
🚐 039, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 16 ft long · Paved
🚐 040, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 14 ft long · Paved
🚐 041, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 18 ft long · Paved
🚐 042, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 14 ft long · Paved
🚐 043, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND RV
Pet Friendly · 14 ft long · Paved
⛺ 046, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 047, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 048, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 049, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 050, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 051, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire

Reviews (286)

What Guests Are Saying

Lake Mary Campground offers a clean and well-maintained environment with friendly hosts and good facilities, including clean restrooms and easy access to nearby lakes and hiking trails. Many guests enjoyed the beautiful views and activities like kayaking and fishing, and appreciated the spaciousness of certain campsites. While there are concerns about bear activity and some noise from neighboring campers, most reviews express a desire to return, highlighting the campground's charm and excellent location.

Review Summary

4.2
286 reviews
5
61.5%
176
4
17.5%
50
3
8.7%
25
2
5.9%
17
1
6.3%
18

Daniel K

Verified

July 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

1

The campground itself is nice, but the site 49 that we stayed at should have not even been a camp site. It's really small compared to other sites, partly because it's butt against the hill and site 50 which is fairly large. The 2 spaces for tents are bad. 1 space is next to the parking space and the other one is right next to the neighbor's fire pit. We stayed 6/30-7/4, the neighbors were loud and had the music on way past the quiet time (10pm). All the smoke was coming into the tent and by 11:30pm, I went over to the neighbors to quiet down and kill the fire. Fortunately, my relatives were staying at sites 48, 47, and 46, which were all on top of the hill. So the next day we moved our tent up there where it was really spacious. I'd strongly advise anyone against staying at site 49. Truly, this site should not even be a site considering how small it is and its bad location for the tents.

Tiffany H

Verified

July 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

5

What an amazing campground. Our site in particular was basically as picturesque as it gets. Lake front site, clean, and has everything you need. The lake itself has a great marina shop to do all kinds of boating and there’s quite a few lakes very close by. Lake Mary was the best in my opinion. Our camp host was awesome too! Quaint campground and lake but large enough to have everything you need.

Douglas D

Verified

July 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

4

The lake was beautiful it was not overly crowded. The fishing was amazing, even for the youngsters.

Brian F

Verified

July 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

3

This is a very busy campground. The hosts are excellent and the facility is clean. Plenty of water available and lots to do. The problem these days for this campground is that since covid there seems to be a new type of camper that didn't grow up camping. So they don't care much about camping etiquette. They have a lot of people in their site so they tend to be very loud. Some play their music very loud so the rest of the campsite has to listen to it. A lot of cursing and barking dogs. Frustrating if you go camping for peace and quiet. I would not go back if I can go to another site. Its a shame because its beautiful.

Juha T

Verified

July 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

4

The campground hosts were very friendly and helpful. The bathrooms were extremely clean and pleasant – I wish this was the standard everywhere.

Meagan T

Verified

July 13, 2022 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

5

Great stay at Lake Mary campground. Didn’t catch any fish, but had fun trying! Excellent camp hosts down by the lake. Super friendly and helpful. The bathrooms for the campsites down by the lake were nice and clean-very impressed!

Edison K

Verified

July 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

4

Please note that some of the sites (46,47,48) you need to walk up to. These sites had great views but you have to walk up and down hill to unload/load and every time you go to your car. There are also a few sites (49,50,51) where you are closely situated to the one next to you and can be terrible when you have a loud neighbor or one with dogs.

Eyup Y

Verified

July 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

5

Very nice location. I will try to rent a space there again.

Massi P

Verified

July 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

5

Beautiful campsite, clean and spacious
And a bonus … clean bathrooms

Anne F

Verified

July 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND

4

The hosts were nice and kept the place very clean. Some of the campsites are small, so be sure to look at pictures when choosing a site. Also, lots of watercraft down by the lakeshore, so it can be difficult to get to the shore to fish or look at the lake. Some campers don't like you standing next to their kayak. :-( It can be a bit noisy, but it quiets down around 10pm.

Location & Directions for Lake Mary Campground

650 Gilman St, Palo Alto, CA 94301 United States

Elevation: 2,728 ft

Nearest town

Palo Alto, CA - 265 mi

About over 5 hr (330 min) to downtown

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

Check out time

12PM

General

  • Campground usually not clear of snow until late May or early June
  • No body contact allowed with the lake, including swimming
  • 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
  • Only 2 pets per site allowed.
  • Please Note: One RV with tow per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most 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 checkout time 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Inyo National Forest website
  • 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

General

EXTRA 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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