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Big Bend Campground
4 mi west of Lee Vining, CA · No signal at camp
About Big Bend Campground
Elevation 7800 feet. 17 campsites on Lee Vining Creek. Near the Tuolumne Meadows entrance of Yosemite National Park. Campsites can accommodate a 30-foot vehicle. Drinking water and vault toilets are available. 14 day stay limit. Each campsite has a bear locker for food storage. This is Bear Country; please store food properly and don't feed the bears.
- Fees: $28.00 per night.
- Managed by: USFS - Inyo National Forest
- Where: 4 mi west of Lee Vining, CA · 37.94508, -119.201
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Spur | ATV road | 0.8 mi | 0.2 mi |
| FR 1N21C-1 | ATV road | 0.9 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Warren Fork | Hiking | 1.5 mi | 1.4 mi |
| 25E102A | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.9 mi | 0.6 mi |
| 25E102 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.3 mi | 2.7 mi |
| 25E101 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.4 mi | 0.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 4.4 mi
Water fill-up: 4.8 mi
Camps nearby
- Aspen Campground 0.9 mi
- Campsite · 3 mi SW of Lee Vining 2 mi
- Moraine Campground 2.4 mi
- Ellery Lake Campground 2.4 mi
- Cattleguard Campground 2.6 mi
- Lower Lee Vining Campground 2.7 mi