Trumbull Lake

FS USDA Forest Service · BRIDGEPORT, CA · Developed

Conditions

Road Access Gravel
Driveway Surface Gravel
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Campfires Allowed
Elevation 9,980 ft
Max RV Length 82 ft

Features

Environment High Elevation
Rig Size Big Rig Friendly Pull Through
Hookup Dry Camping
Style Potable Water Vault Toilet Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites42
RV Sites1
Sites Accepting RVs25
Overnight Sites42
Max RV Length82 ft
Pull-Through Sites1
Back-In Sites26
SurfaceGravel

Location

38.0505556, -119.2572222 · P.O. BOX 472 , BRIDGEPORT , CA 93517

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Description

Overview

Trumbull Lake Campground is located next to its scenic namesake at an elevation of 9,980 feet. The lake is one of ten alpine lakes in the area. Visitors enjoy fishing, canoeing and exploring local trails.

Recreation

Trumbull Lake offers canoeing and fishing for rainbow, brown and brook trout in a beautiful natural setting.

Facilities

This campground contains several single-family sites, a few double sites and one triple site, all with picnic tables, food storage lockers and campfire rings with grills. A few sites closer to the water have partial lake views. picnic tables, food storage lockers and campfire rings with grills. A few sites closer to the water have partial lake views. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. Roads and parking spurs are dirt. Check in for campsites is 2pm, check out is noon.

Natural Features

The campground is situated on the shores of quiet Trumbull Lake, a 100-acre lake surrounded by towering peaks and glacier-carved cirques. A dense forest of lodgepole pine covers the campground, providing ample shade in most campsites. Aspens and summer wildflowers dot the landscape.

Nearby Attractions

The Virginia Lakes area is very close, offering additional canoeing and fishing. The Virginia Lake Trail, for hiking and horseback riding, provides access into the adjacent Hoover Wilderness Area and Yosemite National Park. Bodie State Park.

Directions

Travel 13.5 miles south of Bridgeport on Highway 395. Turn right at Conway Summit. Travel 5.9 miles on Forest Road 21 to where the asphalt turns to gravel. Turn right at campground entrance.

Activities

BOATING CAMPING FISHING

Details

Phone760-932-7092
Email[email protected]
ADA AccessN
ReservableYes

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