$33 / night

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Browns Owens River Campground

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Location

Browns Owens River Campground is located in California

Directions

Located five miles east of U.S. 395 on Benton Crossing Road (exit at green church).

Address

219 Wye Rd
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

Coordinates

37.69376334405891 N
118.75773909647893 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

$33

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Reservations

(760) 920-0975

Kurt O.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 4, 2023

Great Tent and RV Campground

Staff was very friendly. Bathrooms and showers were clean. Located right next to the Brown’s Owens River, with multiple gates to walk to the river and fish. Good for stargazing.

Conveniently located next to hot springs, Hot Creek Geological Site, lakes, and ~15 minutes from downtown Mammoth.

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Month of VisitOctober

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Bud A.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 24, 2023

If you enjoy beautiful views, a campsite near the Owens river and fishing then this will be a paradise for you. The campground is located right along the Owens river with beautiful views of the eastern sierras. The campground staff is always extremely helpful and friendly. You can also bring your ATV/off-road vehicles to ride on the local trails.

Month of VisitJune

Patrick J.

Ranger

Reviewed Feb. 3, 2023

This is what dry camping is about

We so enjoyed our time here. Fishing stream right in back of the RV. Incredible views.

The weather was warm and pleasant, even for July. Staff was helpful and friendly. This place is a hidden gem. The only problem was we didn't stay longer. We will be back.

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Month of VisitAugust

Randall G.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 6, 2022

Great location but … Cows

This is a great spot for fishing, might be easier to book than many of the Forest Service Campgrounds because it’s privately owned and run. Absolutely no shade. We tented but with family who had an RV but we didn’t really stay in the area during the day, which is why this campground gets the stars for location. Super close to Mammoth or Crowley, Not far up 395 to other points of interest, or back to Bishop. But many come here for the fishing. We had a problem with free ranging cattle. First night they were on the opposite bank, lots of mooing in the early AM. But the next night, a calf got separated from the herd across the river and they were noisy and agitated and in our campsite so that was an early AM annoyance. Staff at the store super nice, but your ice, cold drinks, fishing tackle or ice cream bars there.

Month of VisitAugust

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seth B.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 10, 2022

Simply amazing

As I walked in to the head office, that situated in the entry of the camping grounds. I Lady greeted me with the biggest smile. I paid $36 for the cover. I got to choose wherever I wanted to camp. I chose to camp next to the water. I wasn’t satisfied at first with the first lot that I chose so I decided to go back and ask if I could change. She gladly excepted. I set up camp, right next to the water, lit up a fire around 6 PM. Great evening. Throughout the day temperatures vary between 80 and 96°. But quickly went back down around 4 PM writing this right now at 11 PM and it is about 65°.

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Month of VisitJuly

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James

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 9, 2020

Epic

I expected to be miserable here. Not one tree and no grass. But, we ended up staying the entire summer.

The morning after we arrived I was able to take in the majesty of the landscape over morning coffee and I was hooked. There is grass, but the kind you find in grasslands, the river is home to an entire ecosystem bustling with life.

This is in the heart of BLM land and open range cattle wander by nearly every day. They even wander through the camp now and then. At night you will hear the coyote pack celebrating a meal a couple times a week (sad for the little calf’s, but such is life)

If you have off road toys and/or love to fish you will be at home. The trials just go on forever.

There is a general store with a lot of what you need in a pinch. We went to the vons in mammoth weekly for shopping and to load up the truck with logs to cut into firewood.

The cell service here is AMAZING. We were spoiled and able to work from here without one glitch.

Curfew is enforced for generators, but some spaces are pretty big so late night talking around the fire is totally oaky.

I don’t think I would have ever left if they didn’t close for the winter in September. We did encounter one of the strangest rainstorms I’ve ever seen! Peep the video to see for yourself.

We were here during the creek fire, so some of our pix and vids are fairly Smokey

Oh! Can’t forget, there is a beautiful geological site nearby too. Must see.

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Andy H.

Ranger

Reviewed Oct. 17, 2018

Beautiful scenery, easy to get to

This camp ground is a great place to stay on your way to or from an adventure in the eastern Sierra. It’s easy to get to, has a small store, bathrooms/showers, and storage for your recreational vehicle if you want to leave it in a beautiful place during the off season :)

Month of VisitAugust