Sherwin Creek in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Sherwin Creek Campground sits at an elevation of 7,600 feet under a canopy of Jeffrey pine next to aspen-lined Sherwin Creek. Located two miles outside Mammoth Lakes, the facility features three loops of native-surface campsites within walking distance of the water, plus a separate loop of secluded walk-to tent sites. The property provides direct access to off-road vehicle trails and a motocross track, while the nearby Valentine Lake Trailhead leads into the John Muir Wilderness. Yosemite National Park and Devils Postpile National Monument are within day-trip distance.

Getting there: Take U.S. Highway 395 to State Highway 203 to Mammoth Lakes. Take a left at the first traffic light in town onto Old Mammoth Road. Drive south 0.9 miles to Sherwin Creek Road. Turn left and proceed 1.5 miles to the campground.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, an 85-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Laurel Mountain stands 4,206 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles southeast.
• Sherwin Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• 14 hike-in sites, with most of them shaded.

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