Campground

Bishop Park Campground (CA)

Inyo National Forest
Near Bishop, California

Facilities

The campground has 21 single campsites. All sites are reservable. Each site has provided picnic tables, fire rings with cooking grills, tent pads, food storage boxes. A campground host on site. The campground has drinking water and flush toilets. Bishop Park Campground is pet friendly. Pets must always be restrained or on a leash.

Natural Features

Bishop Park has campsites right on the creek. Many of the campsites are walk in tent sites. Not recommended for large RVs, there are a few sites that will accommodate smaller rigs.

Families enjoy Bishop Park for its access to prime fishing and its serene setting on Bishop Creek. The campground is located near Inyo and John Muir Wilderness areas, with access to several trailheads, glaciers, and lakes.

Recreation

Bishop Park is an ideal setting for horseback riding, wildlife viewing, hiking, and fishing. 

Tent sites back to the creek, allowing anglers to fish from the comfort of their campsite. The stocked stream contains rainbow, brown, brook and Alpers trout. Similar fishing opportunities can be found just upstream at Intake Lake II.

Recreation Sites

  • Tent Only Nonelectric
  • Standard Nonelectric
  • Overnight

Amenities

  • Campfire Circles
  • Flush Toilets
  • Food Storage Locker
  • Grills
  • Host
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Tables
  • Tent Pads

Getting Here

Latitude
37° 14' 40.5528" N
Longitude
118° 35' 39.8652" W

From Highway 395 in the center of Bishop, turn west on Line Street (Highway 168), and drive 15 miles to the campground on the left.

Need to Know

  • Active bear area. 

    Bear boxes are provided and must be used (typical bear box size 48" x 30" x 36

  • Firewood available 

  • Two pets per site and leashed at all times.

  • Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground. 

  • Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. 

  • Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

    • Contact Information

    3 South Lake Road
    Bishop, CA 93514

    For campground inquiries, please call: 760-872-4552