East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest in CA
CampgroundUSFS
6.1 mi from Crowley Lake
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 12%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 38 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 38 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 38 ft.
Campground details
Setting
East Fork Campground sits at 8,900 feet in Rock Creek Canyon, heavily shaded by pine, fir, and seasonal aspens near Lower Rock Creek. The multi-loop facility offers campsites nestled in timber and along the creek bank, each equipped with bear-proof food storage lockers, picnic tables, and campfire rings. Firewood is sold on site. Cascading out of the nearby John Muir Wilderness, Rock Creek provides active brook, brown, and rainbow trout fishing. Hikers and mountain bikers can head straight onto canyon trails that wind toward high-elevation alpine lakes.
Getting there: From Bishop or Mammoth Lakes, California, follow U.S. Highway 395 (about 30 miles north of Bishop). Take the Tom's Place exit and go 6 miles on Rock Creek Road.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 134-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Mount Morgan stands 3,975 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles northwest.
- East Fork Rock Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 34–57°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 74 of 100.