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    Sherwin Creek Campground

    4.2 (22 reviews)

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    Sherwin creek campground site #12

    The campground was spacious, quiet, and great for our family. The camp host was super sweet and informative about bear activity. The bathrooms were well maintained. We stayed at site #12 which was listed as being very shady on recreation.gov and the picture on campsitephoto.com showed it completely shaded. When we arrived, we found that there were about 20-30 trees that had been cut down in the past 2 years so there was no shade. The spot was extremely hot! Site #11 was the same.

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    Kristin W.

    Great campground, tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the town. There are two ways to get into the campground, both involving partial unpaved road. If you are coming from Bishop, take my advice and don't follow the google map directions (turning from the highway). Go into town, make a left on the road with the shell station/rite aid on the corners, make another left onto Sherwin Creek Rd. 3.5 miles unpaved vs. 1 mile unpaved. You're welcome. We stayed in a tent site (site #1). It was spacious and adjacent to the parking area. Restrooms and water nearby. We booked our site online which can be hit or miss, but we were very happy with our selection. We weren't on the creek (site #7, I believe is right up next to it) but you could hear it and we didn't have to deal with people walking through our site at all hours of the day to access it. There are 87 sites split up into multiple loops....most are RV sites but there are a handful of walk-in tent sites, all super easy to access. Maximum of 6 people per site. On our last day a group of 24 moved in, spread over multiple sites and the camp host mentioned paying for additional parking, so be aware of that if you plan on taking more than one vehicle. All sites are equipped with bear food lockers, fire pit, picnic table....the usual. Our camp host Susan was awesome! Very friendly. Came over and greeted us right away and gave us maps of the area. Her and the other host keep a very clean campground....we were very lucky. Unfortunately the group of 24 ruined our last day...making a mess of the restrooms, bathing their children and themselves in the water faucet and overflowing the drain (where it says clearly not to do that), not putting their food away at night which resulted in the dog next door growling in the middle of the night (Bear? Who knows?). Understandably, they too were trying to have a good time it was at the expense of others. That's what you get in a campground though. Overall, a wonderful trip in a beautiful place.

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    Beautiful place to visit. The chances of seeing a bear are high. Can't wait to go back!

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    This campsite was exactly what we were looking for. The only downfall it was super packed and we were not able to get a spot

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    4.5(20 reviews)
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    First time here, didn't realize how close it was off the road. Amazing gift shop. Very clean…read morerestrooms, they offer rooms to rent as well as a wedding venue. Kid and animal friendly, trout stocked lake. Breathtaking views. Easy access for someone with disabilities, can drive almost all the way around the lake. Very clean, quiet, and felt very safe. Picnic tables available as well. Highly recommend and would return. Camping spaces available as well but did not see any campers.

    it's a campground. I've reached the point in my life where a four-star hotel with no mini-fridge or…read morein-room dining counts as camping, but every year the extended family makes a boys-only trek to Convict Lake and this year, my sixteen-year-old wanted to go. made reservations at the earliest opportunity, first thing in the morning six months out. post Covid doesn't seem to be as crowded but wanted to make sure we had a place to pitch our tent. more than a dozen "boys," tequila, beer, and other party favors made for a marathon week of fireside chats and beer pong. I'm always looking for an excuse to cook for friends. BBQ'd ribs, seared ahi, double-cut pork chops, bone-in ribeyes, and heaping plates of Korean-style short ribs: nobody went to bed hungry (or sober). Convict Lake was base camp for lots of other adventures: trout fishing in the nearby lake and streams, day trips into Mammoth for Mexican food, jujitsu sessions, and restocking depleted supplies of ice and beer, and hikes to the high lakes that surround the campground for overnight sleepovers. we even had several party crashers including Bambi and, one particularly rowdy evening, a bear. maybe next year, I'll find a nearby four-star hotel and leave sleeping on the ground to younger folks with less grumpy backs.

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