Crystal Crag Lodge
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Mammoth Lakes
Crystal Crag Lodge
- May–Sep
- best months
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
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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 8,983 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Mammoth Ranger DistrictInyo National Forest
Crystal Crag Lodge is a campground in California at about 8,983 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
On your way back · 1 miIf it rains Twin Falls view
Viewpoint
On your way back · 1 mi
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More in Mammoth LakesLocal outfitters
- Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfitunder a mile away
- Bishop Pack Outfitters33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF (CA)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.3 mi- Barrett Lake to Lake MaryMountain biking0.3 mi
- Pine City CampgroundCamping0.4 mi
- Way Warm-up SlabsRock climbing0.4 mi
- Way Warm-up WallRock climbing0.4 mi
- Tj Lake LoopMountain biking0.5 mi
- Twin FallsWaterfall1 mi
- Mammoth CreekCanoeing2.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF (CA)Camping · Next door
- Twin Lakes CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- New Shady Rest CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
- Old Shady Rest CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
- Pumice Flat Group CampCamping · ~9 min drive
- Convict Lake CampgroundCamping · ~14 min drive
- Obsidian FlatCamping · ~16 min drive
- Lake Mary CampgroundCamping · ~1 min drive
- Lake Mary TractCamping · Next door
- Upper Lake Mary TractCamping · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Lake MaryLake fishing · Next door
Tj Lake LoopHiking · Next doorPhoto: inkknife_2000 (14 million views), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
T J SlabsRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: inkknife_2000 (14 million views), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Lake George PathMountain biking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Crystal Crag Lodge
Best months: May–September. 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° / 17°
Feb
41° / 18°
Mar
45° / 22°
Apr
51° / 27°
May
60° / 35°
Jun
70° / 42°
Jul
78° / 49°
Aug
77° / 47°
Sep
71° / 40°
Oct
61° / 30°
Nov
49° / 23°
Dec
41° / 17°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 4 mi away at 7,804 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.
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