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mustangglp
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Jul 23, 2013

Mammoth Lakes

I am planing a trip to mammoth lakes the first or second week of august and would your guys opinion on camping and anything else i need to know about ?

1 Must able to ride from camp
2 would like to do some fishing near the campground
3 would like to dump or stay at a ohv friendly campground with either hook ups or a dump station for the last night so I can dump for the drive home.
4 Any OHV friendly business like restaurants or whatever ( we prefer to patronize businesses that support our hobby )

It looks like Deadmans creek campground would be my first choice how much room is for my trailer? followed by Glass creek or big springs?
how crowded will they like be if i get there on a friday night? would prefer to get there thursday depending on work
I've been to mammoth but not Atv riding or towing a 5th wheel
Thanks Gary
  • Check with the US Forest Service in Bishop to determine if the dump station at Rock Creek (across from French Camp) is available. It's free and open 24/7 if they've opened it. It's less than 1/4 mile off Highway 395 at the Tom's Place intersection. If it is open then camp anywhere you wish.

    Hap
  • Hi, camp at Browns campground or Glass Creek in between Mammoth and June lake. Its all dry camping but you can dump at Mammoth rv resort or shady rest campground. plenty of fishing nearby.
  • Y-Guy wrote:
    BobWanderer wrote:
    Things are so tight they use a forklift to park your trailer.

    Really? That's a first, never heard of that being done at campground, wild.


    YEP
    I am well equipped to back into most any place, I had a Class "A" commercial license for 25 years and was a mechanic that had to back rigs into my work stall virtually every day.

    The person who was at the registration Kiosk said someone would be meeting us near the campsite. I went down the aisle and sure enough there he was with a forklift. I told him that I could back into the stall no problem, nope, we "assist" everyone and park trailers with a forklift. I had to drop the trailer in the middle of the road and he took over from there.
    NOT a big deal to Us, but I am sure I could have backed into the stall, unhooked and been out of the road much quicker. My only complaint is how close the sites are, other than that it was a nice place. D W is very picky about restroom/showers, but used theirs for a shower since it has much more hot water than our rig :B
    I get a laugh out of many campgrounds that offer me a "pull thru" site, then I tell them to save them for the more "challenged" campers and give us a more secluded site if available.
  • BobWanderer wrote:
    Things are so tight they use a forklift to park your trailer.

    Really? That's a first, never heard of that being done at campground, wild.
  • guidry wrote:
    Silver Lake Resort near June lake is a great campground, you can walk across the street to fish then eat at their restaurant if you like. There's a store there too that has fishing gear if you need. It's also near other lakes where there is good fishing.


    Can't ride your off road stuff from there.

    Easy walk to the lake for fishing, but I was a little disappointed in the camp site size, way too close to thy neighbors for sure. Things are so tight they use a forklift to park your trailer.
    It was a very nice and clean place to stay, just not my style.
  • Silver Lake Resort near June lake is a great campground, you can walk across the street to fish then eat at their restaurant if you like. There's a store there too that has fishing gear if you need. It's also near other lakes where there is good fishing.