“This is trout country,” is a slogan commonly shared among anglers and outdoor enthusiasts to describe their fishing experience in the cold clear lakes and brooks of the Bishop, California campgrounds. Stocked with Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Golden trout, Bishop camping grounds attract many campers with a love for fishing. In addition to casting lines, Bishop offers many outdoor activities for the entire family. Consider visiting these campgrounds if you’re thinking about camping in Bishop.
Brown’s Campgrounds prides itself on being a “worry-free” camping experience for RVs and tent-camping. Browns Campgrounds offers a more comfortable outdoor experience for families, groups, couples and individuals. Brown’s Town Campground provides 150 shaded campsites over grassy lawns with electricity and television cable hookups. In addition, it also has hot showers, a coin-operated laundry and a country store that sells fishing tackle. The grounds offer easy access to hiking trails, fishing and Bishop’s 18-hole golf course.
Brown's Campgrounds
Brown's Town
Route 1
Bishop, CA 93514.
www.brownscampgrounds.com/browns.html
The Owens River Campgrounds with its breathtaking views of the Sierras offers fly, lure and bait fishing just a few feet away. This campground, which is frequented mostly by fishing enthusiasts, offers 75 RV and tent camp sites. Some of the additional features of camping here include trailer rentals, hot showers, handicapped facilities, camp store, fishing tackle, wood and fire pits. In addition to fishing, Owens River presents a complete outdoor experience with hiking trails, swimming, mountain bike trails, off-road trails and wide-open space for kite flying.
Owens River Campground
219 Wye Rd.
Bishop, CA 93514.
(760) 920-0975
www.brownscampgrounds.com/owens.html
Offering a secluded getaway in a quiet serene basin adjacent to the Pleasant Valley Reservoir, this rugged campground provides year-round fishing in the Owens River. Pleasant Valley Springs provides 200 camp sites, including spaces available for RVs. The site, which is on a first-come first-serve basis, offers vault toilets, tables, grills, fire rings and potable water.
U.S. Hwy 396
6 miles NW of Bishop
Turn north on Pleasant Valley Road
1 mile to campground.
760-873-5577
www.inyocountycamping.com/pleasant_valley_campground.html
At 8,100 thousand feet and situated next to Bishop Creek, with a spectacular panoramic view of Table Mountain, Four Jeffrey Campgrounds offers the quintessential camping experience for families and those who love to fish. The trout-stocked creek provides an ideal setting for a fishing getaway. In addition The John Muir Wilderness offers numerous hiking opportunities and nature exploration on many trailheads, lakes and glaciers. Some of the activities available include boating, fire rings, bird watching, horseback riding, and a fish cleaning station just to name a few.
Four Jeffrey Campgrounds
South Lake Road
Bishop CA 93514
(760) 872-7018
1-877-444-6777
www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Four_Jeffrey_Ca/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=73703&topTabIndex=CampingSpot
Surrounded by woodlands and situated in the foothills of the High Sierra, the Millpond Campground offers a picturesque mountain backdrop with cool-running creeks. The campground amenities include electricity, water, hot showers, handicapped facilities and coin-operated laundry facilities. In addition, families enjoy the multitude of outdoor activities such as ball fields, tennis courts, playground, fishing pond, horseshoe pits, hiking and mountain bike trails.
Millpond Campground
219 Wye Rd.
Bishop, CA 93514
(760) 937-6775
www.inyocountycamping.com/millpond_campground.html
