Big Bend Campground

Big Bend Campground sits in the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, about 7,800 feet up on Lee Vining Creek, near the Tuolumne Meadows entrance of Yosemite National Park. The Forest Service manages the land, and the campsite is set up for visitors heading into the park from the east. The campground has 17 campsites, each with a bear locker for food storage. A 14-day stay limit applies, and drinking water and vault toilets are available. The site can accommodate a 30-foot vehicle, and the Forest Service notes a bear country notice on the site: keep food and trash out of camp, and store it properly in a bear locker. This is Bear Country, and feeding the bears is not allowed. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lee Vining, at a lower elevation, run to highs around 66°F in May and 76°F in September. Temperatures at the campground tend to run cooler. Climbers will find Transpire Wall about half a mile away and Pyramid & Warren Towers within a mile. Aspen Campground (D51) is also close by, and the Warren Fork Trail starts about 1.4 miles off.