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Pull-thru
USFSInyo National Forest · California
Table Mountain (Inyo)
Overview Table Mountain Group Campground is located 18 miles southwest of Bishop, California, along the South Fork of Bishop Creek.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.8,848ft
Comf.Jun-Oct5 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Fresno2h09real 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 8,848 ft, Table Mountain (Inyo) has a 5-month comfortable window (Jun-Oct). Winter nights average around 21°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: 9 named hiking routes, 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.
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 · Oct
Jun-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
89%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 12
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 12.
55°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fresno
97 mi
2h09
02
Sacramento
241 mi
5h21
03
San Francisco
279 mi
6h12
04
Los Angeles
284 mi
6h19
05
San Diego
417 mi
9h16
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 11.9 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
9
Trail segments
71
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
11.9 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.