The Monument features a 21-site first-come, first-served campground.
FEES
Campsites cost $14.00/night. For Senior and Access pass holders, the fee is $7.00/night. The fee can be paid by cash or check in US Dollars. Credit cards are not accepted. (Please note that the campsite fee is in addition to the standard amenity entrance fee.)
RESERVATIONS
Reservations are not available.
OPERATING SEASON
The campground will be open until 12:00 p.m. on September 30, 2011.
AMENITIES
The campground features flush toilets and running water. Each site is equipped with a picnic table, firepit, and bear-proof locker. Showers and RV hook-ups are not available. The Reds Meadow Hot Spring showers are closed for the season. Other showers are available in Mammoth Lakes at Mammoth Mountain and the Mammoth Lakes RV Park.
RVs & CAMPERS
There is a limit of 37 feet for all vehicles on the Devils Postpile Road and in the campground. Only a few of the monument's campsites can accommodate campers and trailers over 30 feet in length. (On average, most site lengths range between 20 and 25 feet.) Anything larger than that is not advisable. In addition, the small size of the campground and its two loops makes negotiating turns with an extra long vehicle very challenging.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Campsites are limited to six people per site per night and two vehicles. Additional vehicles may be parked in the overnight parking lot just outside of the monument boundary (approximately a 3-5 minute walk).
Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. During this time campers should avoid excessive noise, generator use, and other activities that would disturb neighboring campers.
Tents must be set up on the tent pads provided and must not be set up on any vegetation. Vehicles should not be parked on vegetation or in any way that blocks the flow of traffic.
Pets are allowed in the campground, but must remain on a leash or otherwise physically restrained at all times.
Camping must be limited to 14 days per stay.
Fires are only permitted in designated fire rings. Please make sure all fires are completely out and cool to the touch before leaving your site.
Proper food storage is required. Anything with an odor must be kept in the bear proof lockers which are located at each site.
Sites must be paid for within 30 minutes of occupation and property at that site must not be left unattended for more than 24 hours.
GETTING A SITE
The campground at Devils Postpile usually fills on weekends. If you are looking for a site on July 4th weekend or Labor Day weekend, it is advised that you arrive before noon the Friday prior to the holiday weekend. Late July through Mid-August are the busiest times in the campground and finding a site during that stretch can be challenging.
Monday-Wednesday tend to be the slowest days in the campground and sites are usually available. The B-Loop usually fills first, as that loop is closest to the river.
Check out time is at 12 p.m. and all sites must be paid for within 1/2 hour of occupying the site. Once you have chosen and paid for a site, if you need to switch sites for some reason, please do not do so without notifying a ranger or leaving a note in the fee box.
OTHER CAMPGROUNDS IN THE AREA
Outside of the monument, there are seven Forest Service campgrounds located within Reds Meadow Valley. From north to south, these are: Agnew Meadows, Agnew Meadows Group, Agnew Meadows Horse, Upper Soda Springs, Pumice Flat, Pumice Flat Group, Minaret Falls, and Reds Meadow campgrounds. Sites in these campgrounds are $20 per site per night.
All of these campgrounds are first-come, first-served with the exception of the Agnew Group and Horse Camp as well as Pumice Group.
For more information on these campgrounds, please visit the Inyo National Forest website.
To make reservations for sites at Agnew Group and Horse Camp, as well as Pumice Group, please call Reserve USA at 1-877-444-6777.
