Rock Creek has some of the most beautiful campgrounds in the Eastern Sierra.  There are 13 campgrounds in Rock Creek Canyon with over 300 campsites.  Most of the sites are tucked away under juniper, pinyon, jeffrey pine, lodgepole pine or aspen trees.  Except for Holiday Campground, the campgrounds in Rock Creek Canyon are located near the creek and the lake.  Nearly all of the sites are provided with a metal fire ring, picnic table, bear box for food storage, space to park two vehicles, and a good deal of seclusion and serenity.  A dump station is also present at the bottom of the canyon across from French Camp for your convenience.

A couple of companies rent trailers and will set them up for you in any of the campgrounds in Rock Creek.  Check these trailer rental companies out...

Each campground is equipped with cold water faucets, and all have flush toilets, except for Upper Pine Grove and Tuff which have clean chemical toilets.  Most campgrounds in Rock Creek Canyon are not reservable.  However certain sites in East Fork, French Camp, and Tuff can be reserved.  Two campgrounds require reservations: Aspen and Rock Creek Lake group camps.  You can make reservations online by following the links in the table below.



Bears have been a part of the camping experience in Rock Creek for many years now, but it has now been 3-4 years since they were a serious problem.  California Black Bears, the only species of bear that lives in California, thrive in the Eastern Sierra, often preying on lazy campers that leave their food, coolers, and other items littered about their campsite.  

The problems with bears that Rock Creek has had in the past were really HUMAN problems, and they have largely been eradicated as a result of an aggressive education program on the part of the campground managers, as well as effective bear-proofing of the campgrounds.  All campgrounds now have bear-proof dumpsters, and, except for a minimal number of sites with difficult access, every campsite in the canyon has a bear box for food storage.

Remember, Rock Creek is the bears' home, not ours.  Let's do our part by using the bear boxes and storing our food correctly.  Contact the campground managers about any concerns you may have.

To contact the campground managers via email, click the following address...

Visit our CAMPING STORE for suggestions of things to bring or not to forget!

2009 Rock Creek Campground Information

The following information is from Recreation Resource Management, managers of the camping in Rock Creek.

CAMPGROUND

# of
Sites		 Proposed SeasonWater

Fee

 Stay
Limit		Elevation
Big Meadow No Reservations 11Open Piped$20 7 days 8,600 ft.
East Fork Reserve 133Open Piped$20 14 days 9,000 ft.
French Camp Reserve 86Open Piped$20 21 days 7,200 ft.
Iris MeadowNo Reservations 14 Open Piped $207 days 8,300 ft.
Mosquito Flat Trailhead * No Reservations10 Weather Permitting Stream0 1 day * 10,300 ft.
Palisade 5 Open Piped $207 days 8,900 ft.
Pine Grove No Reservations11 Open Piped$20 7 days9,400 ft.
Rock Creek LakeNo Reservations 28 Open Piped $207 days 9,700 ft.
Upper Pine Grove No Reservations 8 Open Piped$20 7 days9,450 ft.
HolidayNo Reservations 35 As neededPiped $2014 days 7,500 ft.
Tuff Reserve 34Open Piped$20 14 days 7,000 ft.
Aspen (group) Reserve 1OpenPiped $65

No Limit

8,100 ft.

Rock Creek Lake (group)

Reserve 1Open Piped$55-$65

No Limit

9,700 ft.
= Handicapped Accessible (accessibility is moderately difficult)
 * - Camping at Mosquito Flat Trailhead is for backpackers with overnight permits leaving the next day only.
Firewood Prices

In the Campgrounds
$6.00 per bundle or $15 for 3 bundles

Rock Creek Lakes Resort
$5.50 per bundle
 

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