Moraine Campground
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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.
Moraine Campground is a US Forest Service campground in the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. It sits within the forest's Mono Lake Ranger District, and the nearest town is Lee Vining, about 3 miles away. The site is a simple base for overnight stays. Amenities include vault toilets, and fees are charged for overnight use: $28 per night for a single site, with an additional $10 per vehicle per night. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Lee Vining weather station, which sits about 570 feet lower than the campground, show July highs around 84°F with lows near 54°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. Lower Lee Vining Campground is just 0.4 miles away, and the Lee Vining Bouldering climbing area is about 0.6 miles off. Gibbs Lake, a hike about 0.8 miles away, and Aspen Campground (D51), roughly 1.6 miles away, round out the nearby options.
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Campground BoulderRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: jimmyharris, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Gibbs LakeHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: DeeAshley, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)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, 2.9 mi away at 6,797 ft. The station sits about 600 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.