Castle Lake Campground

A hidden gem- clean, nice, well-kept. Spent a couple nights here during the summer and enjoyed a relaxing stay. Bathrooms are some of the nicest pit toilets I’ve come across. If you’re considering a stay here you might not want to count on a last-minute arrival as spots fill up quickly on a first-come basis.

Beautiful spot. Walking distance to a pristine lake in the mountains. Roads were fairly rough within the campground itself, but passable. No Verizon cell signal. Sites are big and surrounded by tall pines

So beautiful. Now I understand why there were so many people there with all parking areas overflowing with cars on both sides of the main road bumper to bumper for almost a mile long from Castle Lake.

A good place to camp in privacy. Enough space for two cars and two tents. There's a table and a fire place with lots of wood lying around. Best part is that this site is walking distance from Castle lake and a bunch of hiking trails. Remember this is not a reservation based site. First come, first serve. There's no fresh water available. But there is a stream passing by. There are a couple of washrooms on site but with no water and hardly any maintenance. Overall a very good camp site with a few amenities.

Enjoyed *trying* to hike in the snow around Castle Lake in May. Made it .75 miles in before the snow was [still] too much! Beautiful lake, creeks, and steams in the snow. Saw some researchers from Nevada getting water samples.