Pine City Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Mammoth Lakes
Pine City Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
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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 8,939 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Mammoth Ranger DistrictInyo National Forest
Pine City Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Mammoth Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, about 3.7 miles from the Mammoth Lakes weather station. It sits among a cluster of recreation sites, with Coldwater Campground just 0.3 miles away and Lake Mary Campground about 0.4 miles off. The site has flush toilets, and a fee is charged for stays. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Mammoth Lakes station show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs hover around 41°F. Other nearby options include the Mammoth Lakes Pack Station hike and the Barrett Lake to Lake Mary mountain biking route, both about 0.4 miles away. Climbers can find Sister Boulder and Brother Boulder roughly 0.7 miles from the campground.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Lakefront
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
MAMMOTH LAKES PACK STATIONHikingPhoto: kla4067, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi- Barrett Lake to Lake MaryMountain biking0.4 mi
Lake Mary CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.4 mi
Sister BoulderRock climbingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (14 million views), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Brother BoulderRock climbing0.7 mi
- Mammoth CreekCanoeing2.5 mi
- Middle Fork San Joaquin RiverCanoeing5.8 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 · ~6 min drive
- Old Shady Rest CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
- Pumice Flat Group CampCamping · ~9 min drive
- Convict Lake CampgroundCamping · ~14 min drive
- Obsidian FlatCamping · ~15 min drive
- Lake Mary CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Lake Mary TractCamping · Next door
- Crystal Crag LodgeCamping · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Lake MaryLake fishing · Next door
- MAMMOTH LAKES PACK STATIONHiking · Next doorPhoto: kla4067, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Lake George PathMountain biking · Next doorPhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sister BoulderRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (14 million views), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Pine City 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, 3.7 mi away at 7,804 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.
