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Pull-thru
USFSInyo National Forest · California
Palisades Group Campground
Overview Palisades Group Campground lies along Rock Creek in Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes and Bishop, California.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.9,104ft
Comf.Jun-Oct5 months
Max rig40 ft
Electricnonesites
From Fresno2h16real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 9,104 ft, Palisades Group Campground has a 5-month comfortable window (Jun-Oct). Winter nights average around 18°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. This is bear country, and food-storage lockers are provided. Within about 4 miles: 12 named hiking routes, 4 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jun-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
95%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 13
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 6.
53°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fresno
102 mi
2h16
02
Sacramento
220 mi
4h53
03
San Francisco
265 mi
5h53
04
Los Angeles
310 mi
6h53
05
San Diego
443 mi
9h51
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
12
Trail segments
52
Peaks
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5.7 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.