USDA Forest Service · California
Mcgee Creek
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Sites
- 28
- Hookups
- 28 no hookups
- Max RV length
- 35 ft
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,543 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- MCGEE CREEK CG (NFSR 04S06A) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Inyo National Forest
- Nearest town
- Crowley Lake
- Address
- INYO, CA
- Phone
- 760-935-4213
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Wildlife Viewing
28 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
McGee Campground provides a pleasant, sunny location for family camping between Bishop and Mammoth Lakes in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The campground's proximity to U.S. Highway 395 and the adjacent John Muir Wilderness make it a hot spot for hiking, rock climbing, fishing, wildlife viewing, horseback riding, hunting, photography and geology study.
Recreation
Majestic scenery and challenging trails draw in hikers, mountain bikers and equestrian enthusiasts. The McGee Creek Trailhead, a popular trail for hiking and horseback riding into the McGee Canyon area of the John Muir Wilderness, lies just two miles from the campground.
The eastern Sierras are known for exceptional trout fishing. McGee Creek and nearby Crowley Lake have some of the best fishing in the area.
The area's interesting geology also makes it popular for rock hounding.
Facilities
McGee offers about 28 reservable, open and sunny campsites. Each site has a picnic shelter. Roads and camping spurs are paved.
Bear-proof lockers are provided for food storage and firewood is for sale on-site.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in an expanse of silvery white sagebrush and near a meadow lined with aspens. It sits at an elevation of 7,600 feet and offers outstanding views of high mountain peaks in the John Muir Wilderness. McGee Creek runs alongside it, with some sites sitting along the banks of the water.
Nearby Attractions
For campers interested in local events, Mule Days are held in Bishop over Memorial Day weekend, and the Mammoth Jazz Jubilee is hosted in Mammoth in mid-July.
Visitors can explore the magnificent John Muir Wilderness, which stretches for 100 miles along the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is a land of lofty snow-capped mountains, deep canyons and vast expanses of glacially-carved terrain, and offers extensive hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 22° | 5° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 20° | 6° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 24° | 4° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 27° | 11° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 36° | 20° | 72° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 47° | 29° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 56° | 47° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 54° | 47° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 49° | 38° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 40° | 18° | 74° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 33° | 12° | 68° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 24° | 7° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Crowley Lake Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 47 sites
- Crowley Lake Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- Mcgee Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Convict Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 48 sites
- Aspen Group (Inyo) · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 1 sites
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