Grays Meadows in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Grays Meadows Campground sits at 6,100 feet elevation along Independence Creek in the Onion Valley area of the eastern Sierra Nevada. Nestled in a shaded oak grove below Mount Whitney and Mount Williamson, the site features upper and lower loops with creek-adjacent campsites, bear-proof food storage lockers, and nearby trail access. Visitors come to fish for stocked rainbow trout in the creek or hike and ride horses into the adjacent John Muir Wilderness via the Shepherd Pass Trail.

Getting there: Grays Meadows is 6 miles west of the town of Independence, California. Take U.S. Highway 395 to Independence. Turn west on Market Street (which turns into Onion Valley Road) and follow for 6 miles. The first gate accesses sites 36-52. The second gate is 0.25 miles up the road and accesses sites 1-35. Campground manager is at site 7.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Independence Peak stands 4,759 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles west.

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