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Lower Grays Meadow Campground

5 mi southwest of Independence, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
17sites
First comebooking
Apr–Jun & Sep–Octbest months

About Lower Grays Meadow Campground

Located 6 miles west of Independence, CA, along Onion Valley Road. Campground has 52 campsites, some first-come, first-serve may be available; vault toilets.

  • Fees: $32.00 per night
  • Managed by: USFS - Inyo National Forest
  • Where: 5 mi southwest of Independence, CA · 36.78127, -118.28459

Amenities:

Toilets

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

50°
32°Jan
52°
32°Feb
59°
35°Mar
65°
40°Apr
73°
48°May
84°
56°Jun
90°
63°Jul
89°
62°Aug
83°
56°Sep
71°
46°Oct
58°
36°Nov
49°
30°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Gray's Meadow FishermanHiking0.2 mi0.6 mi
FR 13S108CATV road0.2 mi
FR 13S108BATV road0.3 mi
Sardine LakeHorse1.7 mi6.5 mi
Robinson BasinHiking2.9 mi1.3 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 17.3 mi
Water fill-up: 17.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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