Pine Glen in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Pine Glen in CA
CampgroundUSFS
2.3 mi from Mammoth Lakes
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel, pitching to 6%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 65 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 65 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 65 ft.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
New Shady Rest Campground sits at 7,800 feet in a dense Jeffrey pine forest near the town of Mammoth Lakes. The facility features nine group campsites arranged along a single large loop, each equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings, and trash bins. Flush toilets are located on site, and firewood is available for purchase. A paved walking and biking trail connects the campground directly to Shady Rest Town Park and local amenities, while nearby trailheads offer access for hiking and mountain biking. Yosemite National Park and Devils Postpile are popular regional day trips.
Getting there: Pine Glen is near Mammoth Lakes, California, 300 miles north of Los Angeles and 165 miles south of Reno, Nevada. Take U.S. Highway 395 to State Route 203. Proceed west on 203 for 2.8 miles to Old Sawmill Road. Take a right, go 0.1 mile, and turn right into the campground. Proceed to the rear of New Shady Rest Campground near site #127 to the entrance of Pine Glen Campground.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, an 18-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Mammoth Mountain stands 3,248 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 27–61°F, 1.3″ 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 61 of 100.