McGee Backpacker Cg
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Mammoth Lakes
McGee Backpacker Cg
- May–Sep
- best months
Is McGee Backpacker Cg open right now?
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 7,858 ft
- White Mountain Ranger DistrictInyo National Forest
McGee Backpacker Campground is a Forest Service campground in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. It sits at a high elevation, and the nearest town is Mammoth Lakes, about 11 miles away. Vault toilets are the only facility listed for the site. The surrounding area offers plenty to pair with a stay. Red Slate Mountain is just 0.1 mile away, and the McGee Pack Station Trail is 0.3 mile off. McGee Creek campground is about 1.4 miles away, and Crowley Lake Campground is about 2.3 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay around 41°F with lows in the teens. Climbers can head to the North Face, about 3.1 miles away, and Mt. Morrison, about 3.5 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after The Restaurant at Convict Lake
Restaurant
On your way back · 4 miIf it rains Hot Spring
Hot spring
On your way back · 8 mi
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More in Mammoth LakesLocal outfitters
- Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit12 mi away
- Bishop Pack Outfitters24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Red Slate MountainHikingPhoto: Robert Gourley, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- McGee Pack Station TrailHiking0.3 mi
- McGee CreekCamping1.4 mi
- Crowley Lake CampgroundCamping2.3 mi
- North FaceRock climbing3.1 mi
Mt. MorrisonRock climbingPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- Rock CreekCanoeing6.3 mi
- Hot CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Convict Lake CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
- East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest (CA)Camping · ~11 min drive
- French CampCamping · ~12 min drive
- Rock Creek Lake Group Camp (Inyo National Forest, CA)Camping · ~13 min drive
- Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, CA)Camping · ~13 min drive
- Tuff CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drive
- New Shady Rest CampgroundCamping · ~19 min drive
- Old Shady Rest CampgroundCamping · ~19 min drive
- Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF (CA)Camping · ~19 min drive
- Palisades Group CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Red Slate MountainHiking · Next doorPhoto: Robert Gourley, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Horsetail FallsWaterfall · ~3 min drive
Mount BaldwinSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Channel City Camera Club from Santa Barbara, US, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mt. MorrisonRock climbing · ~6 min drivePhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit McGee Backpacker Cg
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, 11 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
