Our family loved staying here. It's primitive, but there are privys, and garbage disposal. We chose a pay site, just because it was so perfect, river right off site, but in the future, there are tons of free options. BLM and USFS in Bishop provided maps and advice.
Hiking there Volcanic table lands and Happy and Sad Canyon, seeing the Paiute Shoshone petroglyphs was a profound experience. Only saw a pair of climbers and a rattlesnake hiking up Happy and Sad Canyon, and one other hiker in four hours of glyph hunting.
Bishop is close for amenities, Keough Hotsprings is a must.We explored from our site the surrounding Eastern Sierra sights. Mammoth Mountain is cool, Mono Lake is unusual and worth the stop on the highway, Bodie ghost town was closed when we went through, super disappointed, Travertine hot springs was great hiking and gorgeous, but the springs themselves were crowded, luke warm, and people had their dogs loose and roaming...Ancient Bristlecone Forest was closed due to snow also. The campsite can get kinda trafficy, but it wasn't bothersome. Breathtaking scenery, shooting stars at night, the most lovely experience.
Nightly Rate: $16.00
Days Stayed: 4
Site Number: 21
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 4G
This was needed after a long day on the road. Full hook ups, friendly staff, great breakfast, showers. Cool casino, mining museum.