Tuttle Creek Campground
$12.00 per site per night. No reservations. Open all year. Tuttle Creek Campground offers 81 RV/tent sites, with ten pull-through trailer spaces, maximum recommended RV length is 30 feet. All sites include a fire pit, picnic table and a lantern holder. No hook-up. Potable water is available seasonally. Dump station fee is $12.00, no passes accepted, closed in winter. Closest amenities are 5 miles northeast in Lone Pine. One group site is available for $35.00 per night. The group camping area is approximately the size of four sites combined, with six picnic tables and four fire pits. Tent camping will accommodate up to 15 people comfortably.
More like this: first-come in California · pets allowed in California
Site mix
| Standard, no hookups | 82 |
| Host/management | 1 |
Site map
73 campsite locations mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The site numbers are theirs and may not match the posts at the campground. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Amenities & rules
| Pets | Allowed |
| Accessibility | Sites Site #31, Site #32, Site #37 are listed accessible |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Weather by month
Getting there
DIRECTIONS. From Highway 395, drive 3.5 miles west of Lone Pine on Whitney Portal Road, then 1.5 miles south on Horseshow Meadow Road, follow signs to the campground.
| Coordinates | 36.5650° N, 118.1270° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireLand
47 mi from the campground · 20 acres
- PrescribedGrant Grove Fall Rx
49 mi from the campground
- PrescribedGrant Grove Rx Spring
50 mi from the campground · 15 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 0.2 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Big Willi Mountaineering Company ↗ | 4.5 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Video
Tuttle Creek Campground | Best Campsites and Campground Info
Worth a stop
- 11.3 miManzanar Visitor Center ↗Visitor center
- 11.3 miBlock 14 ↗Visitor center
Trails nearby
- 3.3 miTuttle Creek Ashram1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4 miWhitney Portal NRT ↗4.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_recreation_or_other
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area begins about 0.3 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 0.3 miAlabama Hills National Scenic Area ↗National Scenic Area · Bureau of Land Management · 18,831 acres
- 7.8 miInyo Mountains Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 199,208 acres
- 8.2 miSequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness ↗Wilderness · National Park Service · 768,222 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Smithsonian Institution ShelterBuilding · Lone Pine · 9.3 mi
Guidebooks for California
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Tuttle Creek Campground?
No. Tuttle Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: How first-come camping works
How many sites does Tuttle Creek Campground have?
83 sites, including 82 standard sites without power.
Source: Site mix
Are pets allowed at Tuttle Creek Campground?
Yes, pets are allowed at Tuttle Creek Campground. Leash rules apply.
Are there accessible sites at Tuttle Creek Campground?
Sites Site #31, Site #32, and Site #37 are listed accessible on Recreation.gov. What that covers (a paved pad, an accessible table, a nearby accessible restroom) is on each site's booking page.
What if Tuttle Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Lone Pine (3.9 mi), Whitney Portal (6 mi), and Mt. Whitney Trailhead Campground (6.4 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby