Aspen Campground (D51)
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Mammoth Lakes
Aspen Campground (D51)
- Apr–Oct
- best months
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 7,511 ft
- Mono Lake Ranger DistrictInyo National Forest
Aspen Campground (D51) is a concessionaire-managed campground in the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, about 7,490 feet up. It sits in Bear Country, so food must be stored in bear lockers, and feeding the bears is strictly off-limits. The campground has 45 campsites, each with a bear locker, and drinking water is available. Vault toilets serve the site. Vehicles up to 40 feet long can fit in the campsites. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Lee Vining weather station run from highs around 66°F in May to 76°F in September, with July highs near 84°F and winter highs in the low 40s. Aspen Boulder, a climbing area, is just 0.2 miles away. Big Bend Campground is 0.8 miles off, and Little Arete Boulder is about a mile out. For hiking, Warren Fork Trail lies roughly 2.3 miles away.
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- Aspen BoulderRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: naserke, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Warren Fork TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
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Best time to visit Aspen Campground (D51)
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 21°
6 wet
Feb
44° / 23°
7 wet
Mar
51° / 28°
6 wet
Apr
58° / 32°
4 wet
May
66° / 40°
4 wet
Jun
77° / 47°
3 wet
Jul
84° / 54°
3 wet
Aug
83° / 52°
3 wet
Sep
76° / 45°
2 wet
Oct
65° / 36°
3 wet
Nov
53° / 28°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 22°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lee Vining, CA, 3.9 mi away at 6,797 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
