Aspen Campground

We found a great campsite at the Aspen Grove Campground off of Hwy 120 close to the east entrance of Yosemite. Our campsite had a running waterfall with pine and aspen trees. Each campsite includes a table, fire pit, and bear box. There is no potable water and it only has porta potties. Cell service is poor but we used out Starlink with no issues, which also will not work if your campsite is in the pine trees. We would stay here again.

Aspen Grove Campground is in a pine and aspen forest on a lovely creek. Campsites are separated by trees and have a table, fire pit, and bear box. No potable water. Porta Potties. Near the east entrance of Yosemite, which makes it a good option for camping with day trips to Tuolumne Meadows since Yosemite doesn't have much for boondocking. Still open in October. Not much for a Verizon cell signal.

Great campsite right along the flowing river. Not many bugs and not too wet. Great site and cool campground.

Fall color and camping in the Sierra is what we we were after. This gem of a campground did not disappoint on the color and its location made it easy to explore the Mono Lake area since there's no camping in that area.

• Beautiful aspens with rushing river surrounded by high peaks. Lots of fishers were taking advantage of the river. 

• Sites are very close and pretty small. There were a few sites that accommodated the few Class C and larger travel trailers that came through, but the turns in the loops were tight. Less experienced drivers might be challenged. 

• Many (most) sites are not very level and/or sloped. 

• Super quiet and dark at night. Star gazing was amazing. 

• Bears are very active. One camper had their car window broken and door frame bent because they had left something in the front seat. Another camper told us a bear walked through her site while she was sitting near the campfire but was easily scared off. 

• Not a lot of hiking without getting in your car but the dirt road connecting to the other campground (Big Bend) wasn't busy so served as a good walking trail to exercise our dogs. 

• Good location to access Lee Vining (groceries, fuel, restaurants, laundry) and explore the phenomenal Mono Lake area. 

• Water available but at a central spigot at the entrance. 

• No Verizon cell service but good signals down the road at the Mobil station and excellent free wi-fi at the Mono Lake visitors center both in Lee Vining. 

Nice little first-come campground. It was almost full by 4 pm each night we were there. We'd consider it again but only in shoulder season. Getting a spot in peak season seems challenging.

My second time staying at Aspen and it was just as beautiful as the first! There's water available at the entrance of the campground across the meadow so get it on your way in. Lee vining creek runs right through some of the campsites so there's a steady sound of water all throughout the day. Overall a very quiet campsite, especially if you're there during the week. Arrived on a Saturday morning and were basically alone by Monday afternoon. Great location, only about 10 minutes away from town & plenty of great fishing spots.

Had a great time staying here! This campground is very beautiful and all the sites feel quite spacious and not too close to the neighboring sites. It’s also in a great location very close to the entrance of Yosemite. Just make sure that if you’re planning on staying here in fall/winter with the intent of going into Yosemite to check if the road to the park is closed. The road to Yosemite closes just down a bit farther down from the campground a bit. I highly recommend staying here though; it’s definitely one of my favorites I’ve been to so far.

Bears are very active here. Make sure EVERYTHING is in the bear box.

We got here after trying to secure a site at couple of the other more popular campgrounds close to the Tioga pass - yosemite entrance. The place is nice , no showers or toilets . Only some portapotties , all sites next to the creek are super nice and have good space . Deer came to visit our site and was nice to see , I’m sure bears are around too but we didn’t got to watch any . It’s only 15 min away from Yosemite park entrance and no reservations . I’d go back , site 23 is very nice too

this is off of highway 120 by Lee Vining. has about 57 sites with lots of space. Only services are porta potty and one faucet for water. There is a creek that runs through this whole campground and at the end a waterfall. This is a very peaceful place and very clean. highly recommend

Great campground tucked in an aspen grove on Tioga Pass 20 mins from Tuolumne entrance of Yosemite. Spacious spots and the ones on the water are amazing. Gas station/convenient store/food 10 mins drive away. Mono lake and June lake loop close by. Great spot for the Sierras. Got last site during peak season. Only $14 a night. Host was super friendly. Can't wait to go back.