Established Camping
Pleasant Valley Pit Campground
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from June 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023.
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from June 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023.
About This Campground
Bureau of Land Management
Pleasant Valley Pit Campground offers 75 RV/tent sites, maximum recommended RV length is 30 feet. Sites include a fire pit, picnic table and a lantern holder. No hook-up, potable water or dump station. Closest amenities are 12 miles south in Bishop.
Camping for a period longer than 14 days at…
Fee Info
$5.00 per site per night. No reservations. Open September - May.
Location
Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is located in California
Directions
Travel 8.5 miles north on U.S. Highway 395 from Bishop, turn right on Pleasant Valley Dam Road, go 0.5 miles and turn left following signs to the campground.
Coordinates
37.4007133235916 N
118.51127017714916 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Stay Connected
- WiFiAvailable
- VerizonAvailable
- AT&TAvailable
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- WiFi
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires

Got eaten alive
Camped here once during the warmer months and was eaten alive by mosquitoes!!! We had everything including candles and bugs spray....but nothing will stop the storm of mosquitoes from eating you alive at sunset. I got over 100 bites or more all over my body. Those sucker even able to bite me over…

Surprisingly Beautiful
Site 57
We tried camping down by the river, but chose this spot in a rush for need of WiFi to work the following day. At first blush pit fees barren and desolate, but the vast beauty looking across the dessert ground and mountain ridge is simply stunning to wake up to and watch the sunset. We…
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Location
Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is located in California
Directions
Travel 8.5 miles north on U.S. Highway 395 from Bishop, turn right on Pleasant Valley Dam Road, go 0.5 miles and turn left following signs to the campground.
Coordinates
37.4007133235916 N
118.51127017714916 W