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Lake Mary Campground
2 mi southwest of Mammoth Lakes, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G
About Lake Mary Campground
Lake Mary is the star of the Mammoth Lakes region. Of the 11 lakes in the area, Mary is the largest and most developed. Lake Mary Campground is a large facility with plenty of amenities in and around it. The lake provides a great base for activities like fishing, viewing waterfalls, hiking and backpacking. Lake Mary receives the highest number of trout stocks in the Mammoth Lakes Basin, and is well-known to anglers for its rainbow, brook and brown trout fishing. No swimming or wading is allowed in the lake. Though no hiking trails begin in the campground, several interesting trails offer a variety of hikes nearby, including day hiking and backpacking trails into the rustic John Muir Wilderness. The campground straddles the road at the northwest end of Lake Mary, and offers four loops of closely-spaced campsites. The campground is within walking distance of the lake, and some sites have…
- Fees: $32.00 per night per site
- Managed by: Inyo National Forest, FS
- Where: 2 mi southwest of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 37.60732, -119.00642
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mammoth Lks Pack-Mammoth Pass | Horse | 0.1 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Barrett Lake To Lake Mary | Horse | 0.2 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Upper Twin Tract B Q-045 | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Mammoth Lakes Pack Station | Horse | 0.3 mi | 1.8 mi |
| Panorama Dome Pack | Horse | 0.3 mi | 1.3 mi |
| U Twin Tract B Spur D Q-045 | ATV road | 0.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 3.7 mi
Water fill-up: 3.7 mi
Camps nearby
- Wildyrie Lodge 0.2 mi
- Lake George Campground 0.3 mi
- Pine City Campground 0.4 mi
- Woods Lodge 0.4 mi
- Twin Lakes Campground 0.6 mi
- Lower Falls Tract 0.7 mi