Established Camping
Trumbull Lake
About
National Forest
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Overview
Trumbull Lake Campground is located next to its scenic namesake at an elevation of 9,980 feet. The lake is one of ten alpine lakes in the area. Visitors enjoy fishing, canoeing and exploring local trails.
Recreation
Trumbull Lake offers canoeing and fishing for rainbow, brown and brook trout in a beautiful natural setting.
Facilities
This campground contains several single-family sites, a few double sites and one triple site, all with picnic tables, food storage lockers and campfire rings with grills. A few sites closer to the water have partial lake views. picnic tables, food storage lockers and campfire rings with grills. A few sites closer to the water have partial lake views. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. Roads and parking spurs are dirt.
Natural Features
The campground is situated on the shores of quiet Trumbull Lake, a 100-acre lake surrounded by towering peaks and glacier-carved cirques. A dense forest of lodgepole pine covers the campground, providing ample shade in most campsites. Aspens and summer wildflowers dot the landscape.
Nearby Attractions
The Virginia Lakes area is very close, offering additional canoeing and fishing. The Virginia Lake Trail, for hiking and horseback riding, provides access into the adjacent Hoover Wilderness Area and Yosemite National Park. Bodie State Park.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Firewood Available
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
Took my 35 foot Tiffin.
Don’t go in without exploring the campground first. I saw nothing longer than 26 feet long. The camp host was great getting me the perfect spot. Absolutely beautiful campground.
Great spot
Caught it on day 1 of opening for the season (June 10, 2022). All first come sites for a bit. At just shy of 10,000 ft, air can be abit thin. A few patches of snow nearby.
Great camp sites. Mostly singles. But some doubles, triples as well. Close to Trumble lake, but also walking distance to Little Virginia, Virginia, Blue, and Red Lakes.
Didn't do any fishing, but lots of others were. Great little lodge/restaurant nearby at Little Virginia Lake.
Family friendly beautiful campground
Amazing weather and scenery near 3 small lakes full of trout. We left our kayak on Trumbull lake unattended for a week. We felt very safe.
The restrooms are vault, and cleaned twice daily!
Caution, the "drinking" water was yellowish/brown. Probably sourced from the lake nearby. We used it to wash hands and pots only.
Watch for erroneous data on Recreation.gov website. All sites could park 2 vehicles, not 1. And, quite a few sites could accommodate RVs, but the website doesn't indicate that.
Location
Trumbull Lake is located in California
Directions
Travel 13.5 miles south of Bridgeport on Highway 395. Turn right at Conway Summit. Travel 5.9 miles on Forest Road 21 to where the asphalt turns to gravel. Turn right at campground entrance.
Address
P.O. BOX 472
Bridgeport, CA 93517
Coordinates
38.0505556 N
119.2572222 W