Minaret Falls Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Mammoth Lakes
Minaret Falls Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
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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 7,604 ft
- Mammoth Ranger DistrictInyo National Forest
Minaret Falls Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Mammoth Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, about 5 miles from the town of Lake Mary, California. It sits on a narrow, single-lane road that is only accessible in summer, and access by private vehicle is limited to those camping here. The site holds 27 campsites. Summer is the only practical 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. Vault toilets are the only amenity on site. A fee is charged for camping. Several other spots lie close by. Superior Lake Trail is about half a mile away, and Pumice Flat Group Camp and Soda Springs Campground are each within a mile. The Middle Fork San Joaquin River, a canoeing route, is about 1.3 miles off.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
On your way back · 2 miIf it rains free natural hot pool
Hot spring
On your way back · 2 mi
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More in Mammoth LakesLocal outfitters
- Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit5 mi away
- Bishop Pack Outfitters38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Superior Lake TrailHikingPhoto: Steve Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi
Pumice Flat Group CampCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.7 mi- Sotcher Lake FeederMountain biking0.7 mi
- Soda Springs CampgroundCamping1 mi
- Middle Fork San Joaquin RiverCanoeing1.3 mi
- McLeod LakeRock climbing3.8 mi
Mammoth CrestRock climbingPhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.8 mi- Mammoth CreekCanoeing6.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Pumice Flat Group CampCamping · ~1 min drive
- Twin Lakes CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
- Lake Mary CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
- Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF (CA)Camping · ~9 min drive
- New Shady Rest CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
- Old Shady Rest CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drive
- Obsidian FlatCamping · ~13 min drive
- Reversed Creek CampgroundCamping · ~16 min drive
- Agnew Meadows Horse CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Agnew Meadows Group CampCamping · ~5 min drive
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Best time to visit Minaret Falls Campground
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, 6.7 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
