Can you reserve a site at Twin Lakes Campground?

Yes, Twin Lakes Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.

How many campsites does Twin Lakes Campground have?

94 sites in total, of which 93 can be booked.

What is the maximum RV length at Twin Lakes Campground?

55 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Twin Lakes Campground?

Yes, pets are allowed at Twin Lakes Campground.

Are campfires allowed at Twin Lakes Campground?

Campfires are allowed at Twin Lakes Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Twin Lakes Campground

Campground · California · 93 bookable sites ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Inyo National Forest (NF) · Open Access

93
Bookable sites: 55 ft
Max rig length: up to 6
People per site: 4
Accessible sites: 8,599 ft
Elevation

Twin Lakes CG — Photo: CLM · Recreation.gov

Overview

Twin Lakes Campground is located in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California. It offers lakeside camping with breathtaking scenery and many outdoor activities. The lake is a great base for fishing, boating, viewing waterfalls and hiking, and offers close proximity to the town's amenities.

Recreation

The eastern Sierras are known for great trout fishing, and the 108-acre lakes are a prime location for it. Anglers can cast for rainbow, brook and brown trout while watching a waterfall tumble into the lake. The calm waters are also inviting for canoes and kayaks. Power boats must have electric motors.

Several trails offer a variety of hikes nearby, including a 4-mile trail on Mammoth Mountain and two shorter nature trails along the lakes.

Families enjoy attending educational programs scheduled throughout the summer.

Facilities

This is a large facility with campsites split into two sections on either side of Twin Lakes. Sections 1 and 2 are on the west side, closer to the shore. Section 3 is set upon a hill. Picnic tables, campfire rings, flush toilets and drinking water are provided.

Campers can walk to the facility's general store for boat rentals, camping supplies and showers.

Natural Features

The campground is forested with lodgepole pine, providing partial shade and a private setting. It sits at an elevation of 8,600 feet at the base of snow-capped, 11,059' Mammoth Mountain, a popular skiing destination. A cascading waterfall flows into one of the lakes.

The mountains are abundant with wildlife, including black bear, mountain lions, mule deer, pine marten, pika and many species of fish and birds.

Nearby Attractions

Mammoth Lakes Basin contains several additional popular lakes to explore for fishing and boating, and Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort offers year-round recreation.

Visitors can also access the magnificent John Muir Wilderness nearby, which stretches 100 miles along the crest of the Sierra Nevadas, a land of lofty snow-capped mountains, deep canyons and vast expanses of glacially-carved terrain. Abundant hiking and horseback riding trails are available.

The facts

93 bookable sites
94 sites in total, including non-bookable
4 accessible sites
Vehicles up to 55 ft
Up to 6 people per site
Loops: AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND

Site types

93 Standard Nonelectric
1 Management

Amenities

Campfires allowed
Fire pits
Picnic tables
Grills
Shade
Pets allowed

Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, water hookups, sewer hookups.

Book on Recreation.gov

94 campsites at Twin Lakes Campground

Check-in 2:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Max rig	People
001	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	30 ft	6	🐾
002	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	30 ft	6	🐾
003	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	29 ft	6	🐾
004	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	29 ft	6	🐾
005	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	28 ft	6	🐾
006	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	28 ft	6	🐾
007	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	26 ft	6	🐾
008	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	26 ft	6	🐾
009	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	28 ft	6	🐾
010	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	28 ft	6	🐾
011	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	32 ft	6	🐾
016	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	28 ft	6	🐾
017	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	38 ft	6	🐾
018	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	33 ft	6	🐾
019	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	33 ft	6	🐾
020	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	6	🐾
021	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	38 ft	6	🐾
022	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	42 ft	6	🐾
023	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	36 ft	6	🐾
024	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	6	🐾
025	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	30 ft	6	🐾
026	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	16 ft	6	🐾
027	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	42 ft	6	🐾
028	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	30 ft	6	🐾
029	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	32 ft	6	🐾
030	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	35 ft	6	🐾
031	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	48 ft	6	🐾
032	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	48 ft	6	🐾
033	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	42 ft	6	🐾
034	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	6	🐾
035	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	6	🐾
036	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	48 ft	6	🐾
037	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	38 ft	6	🐾
038	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	32 ft	6	🐾
039	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	30 ft	6	🐾
040	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	40 ft	6	🐾
041	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	48 ft	6	🐾
042 HOST	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	42 ft	6	🐾
043	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	40 ft	6	🐾
044	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	40 ft	6	🐾
045	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Severe	35 ft	6	🐾
046	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Severe	30 ft	6	🐾
046A	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	32 ft	6	🐾
046B	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	35 ft	6	🐾
046C	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	19 ft	6	🐾
046D	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	33 ft	6	🐾
047	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	6	🐾
048	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	38 ft	6	♿ 🐾
049	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	41 ft	6	♿ 🐾
050	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	6	♿ 🐾
051	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	45 ft	6	🐾
053	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	37 ft	6	🐾
054	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	33 ft	6	♿ 🐾
055	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	6	🐾
056	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	43 ft	6	🐾
057	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	33 ft	6	🐾
058	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	32 ft	6	🐾
059	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	28 ft	6	🐾
060	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	43 ft	6	🐾
061	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	27 ft	6	🐾
062	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	20 ft	6	🐾
063	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	34 ft	6	🐾
064	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	29 ft	6	🐾
065	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	6	🐾
066	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	28 ft	6	🐾
067	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	38 ft	6	🐾
068	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Severe	30 ft	6	🐾
069	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	41 ft	6	🐾
070	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	6	🐾
071	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	49 ft	6	🐾
072	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	41 ft	6	🐾
073	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	Severe	30 ft	6	🐾
074	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	33 ft	6	🐾
075	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	Severe	30 ft	6	🐾
076	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	38 ft	6	🐾
077	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	28 ft	6	🐾
078	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	39 ft	6	🐾
079	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	47 ft	6	🐾
080	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	Severe	35 ft	6	🐾
081	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	41 ft	6	🐾
082	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	45 ft	6	🐾
083	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	Moderate	40 ft	6	🐾
084	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	Moderate	40 ft	6	🐾
085	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	Moderate	30 ft	6	🐾
086	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	Slight	38 ft	6	🐾
087	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	38 ft	6	🐾
088	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Severe	38 ft	6	🐾
089	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	52 ft	6	🐾
090	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	39 ft	6	🐾
091	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	—	Moderate	45 ft	6	🐾
092	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	35 ft	6	🐾
093	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	41 ft	6	🐾
094	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	—	—	47 ft	6	🐾
095	AREA TWIN LAKES CAMPGROUND	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	—	55 ft	6	🐾

Getting there

The campground is 320 miles north of Los Angeles and 180 miles south of Reno, Nevada. Follow U.S. Highway 395 to the junction of State Highway 203. Turn west on 203 and drive 7 miles through the town of Mammoth Lakes. Highway 203 becomes Main Street, and then becomes Lake Mary Road, which leads to the Lakes Basin. Continue on Lake Mary Road to the Twin Lakes cutoff.

37.61611, -119.00664 · 37°36'58.0"N 119°0'23.9"W

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Typical weather

Typically 78°F in Jul, down to 41°F in Feb.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	41	41	46	51	60	70	78	77	71	61	49	41
Low °F	17	18	22	27	35	42	49	47	40	30	23	17
Precip in	4.2	3.8	3.3	1.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.4	2.0	4.1

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 3.3 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Twin Lakes Campground

Can you reserve a site at Twin Lakes Campground?: Yes, Twin Lakes Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Twin Lakes Campground have?: 94 sites in total, of which 93 can be booked.
What is the maximum RV length at Twin Lakes Campground?: 55 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Twin Lakes Campground?: Yes, pets are allowed at Twin Lakes Campground.
Are campfires allowed at Twin Lakes Campground?: Campfires are allowed at Twin Lakes Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

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Twin Lakes Campground also appears in other federal recreation data. Facts below are matched by name and location, not confirmed by Twin Lakes Campground's operator.

USDA Forest Service — data as of Aug 24, 2026

$32.00 per night per site

Restrictions:

Active bear area, bear boxes are provided and must be used (typical bear box size 48" x 30" x 36").

USDA Forest Service's own page

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Pine City Campground 0.9 mi · Campground
Lake George Campground 0.9 mi · Campground
Coldwater Campground 1.3 mi · Campground
Reds Meadow Campground 3.8 mi · Campground
Devils Postpile Ranger Station 4.4 mi · Facility

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-03-11.

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