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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48 total sites
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About Lake Mary Campground
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Fishing
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Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
General Store
Parking
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Fire Pit
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
Parking and Transport
- Parking
On Site Services
- General Store
- Fish Cleaning Station
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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.
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
David W
VerifiedAugust 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
The site are too close to each other. We can’t pitch our tent without touching the neighbors.
JOYCE P
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
We will be back!
Amy M
VerifiedJuly 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
Lovely site with good shade and friendly host. I highly recommend the walk through beautiful woods to visit nearby (less than a mile) Horseshoe Lake for swimming!
Edward B
VerifiedJuly 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
We were in Site 5, right next to toilets - which was not an issue as there was no annoying light, and even though campground was full, not many people using it. Does get windy and cold, even in July! Flattest part to put the tent was right next to bear box - which makes no sense, so we put it away from that area. Easy walk down to the lake, with beautiful view.
Ross P
VerifiedJuly 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
This was a wonderful campsite. The host was excellent and visible. The bathrooms were always clean. Our campsite was large and close to the lake.
Jennifer H
VerifiedJuly 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
We parked our car and didn’t move it again until we left! We got around by bikes or trolly. We originally booked 5 which practically had the bathroom in the site. And zero shade at noon. But great afternoon shade. We ended up in 6 which had shade over the table at noon but afternoon naps were tricky for our littles. One napped in the truck bed which had great shade and the other in the tent the first day when the wind kept it cool enough. The second day he napped in the hammock with me because the tent was too hot. Would stay again, but would look at other sites farther away from the road, lots of non-campground visitors stopping to use the restroom.
David P
VerifiedJuly 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
Great!!!
Kwan B
VerifiedJuly 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
Very noisy campground. Trailer size is not enforced. People with large trailers and trucks blocking the road to make parking in your own campsite very difficult. No camp host for a couple of days, which meant people were loud and using profanity around young children. Not a very peaceful trip to the outdoors. The firewood purchased at the camp host was damp and would not stay lit.
Joseph G
VerifiedJuly 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
Campsites are very cramped but there is lots of nearby shoreline to fish and relax at.
Tent campers seem to have to walk a ways to shared restrooms.
ZERO cell service from Verizon!
Pierce R
VerifiedJuly 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: LAKE MARY CAMPGROUND
Lots of bugs
Location & Directions for Lake Mary Campground
650 Gilman St, Palo Alto, CA 94301 United States
Elevation: 2,728 ft
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
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: October 21, 2026
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