Free campgrounds and camping
CALIFORNIA CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY
ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST
GRANDVIEW CAMPGROUND
INYO NATIONAL FOREST
LATITUDE: N 36°20.014
LONGITUDE: W 118°11.238
(GPS from Grandview Campground)
Dispersed and Primitive Camping

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

Bristlecone Pine trees are the oldest known
living things on earth at over 5000 years.

White Mountain Road

Incredible views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

View from Grandview Campground

Bristlecone Pine Tree

Bristlecone Pine Tree

View of Sierra Nevada Mountains
White Mountain Road near Schulman Grove

Amazing views as you are standing upon
mountain tops at elevations over 10,000'
with the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains
as a backdrop.

Road#4S01 Bristlecone Pine

White Mountain Road

Grandview Campground

Grandview Campground

Grandview Campground

Grandview Campground

GRANDVIEW CAMPGROUND
Grand View is an established campground
Picnic tables, metal firerings, and outhouses.
There is a $3 recommended donation.
LATITUDE: N 36°20.014
LONGITUDE: W 118°11.238
Elevation: 8515'

Grandview Campground Donations

We make a donation without reservation.
There are no names or personal information,
just put the money in the provided envelopes
and drop into the receptacle.

Campground Limit 14 Days

Bristlecone Pine trees are the oldest known
living things on earth at over 5000 years.

Sierra Vista Overlook

Sierra Vista Overlook

SIERRA VIEW OVERLOOK
Views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
(Some of the most rugged peaks in
the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range)

SCHULMAN GROVE
Information center and trailheads.
Fee Area... $2.50

Patriarch Grove

Patriarch Grove Parking Area

Patriarch Grove Parking Area

PATRIARCH GROVE
Continue past Schulman Grove on
Road#4S01. The pavement ends and
the road surface is rough. There are
views and unique landscapes. Patriarch
Grove has a parking area and outhouse.
Elevations above 11,000'

Road#4S01 towards Patriarch Grove

Road#4S01

Road#4S01

Road#4S01

Road#4S01 Bristlecone Pine

Patriarch Grove

Bristlecone Pine Tree

Bristlecone Pine Tree

Road towards Patriarch Grove

A few cactus...

Highway 168
Looking west towards Sierra Nevada Mountains

Hwy.168 towards Bristle Cone Pine Forest

Hwy.168
Deep Springs Valley Toll Road

Hwy.168
Deep Springs Valley Toll Road

Deep Springs
Hwy.168 / Deep Springs Toll Road
N 37°14.606
W 118°11.595
Elevation: Almost 6000'

Zurich Station
Hwy.168 about 2 miles east of Big Pine, CA
N 37°11.023
W 118°15.708
Elevation: 3912'

Zurich Station

Historic Plaque at Zurich Station

Owens River from Hwy.168
(About a mile east of Big Pine)
N 37°10.708
W 118°15.946
Elevation: 3905'

Owens Valley Array

Owens Valley Array

DIRECTIONS:
From Bishop California
Take Hwy.395 south to Big Pine
Take Hwy 168 east 12.7 miles
Turn on White Mountain Road
(FS Road#4S01)
Signs mark the direction to
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.
Grandview C.G. is about 5 miles

ROAD CONDITIONS
Narrow and sharp curves.
Steep upgrades.
Not plowed for snow in winter months.
Not recommended for large vehicles.
Vehicles limited to existing roads

MILEAGE CHART:
From Hwy.168 and White Mountain Road
Grandview Campground 5 miles
Sierra Viewpoint 8 miles
Schulman Grove 10 miles
Crooked Creek 19 miles
Patriarch Grove 22 miles
Nevada Hwy.95 50 miles
Big Pine 13 miles

Map to trash cans

Garbage bins at Cedar Flat Group Camp

Showers located in Big Pine. CA.
Buy token at the Mobil Gas Station.
Cost $3.50 for 10 minutes.

Drinking water and garbage dumpsters at
Edith M. Mendenhall Inyo County Park
in Big Pine, CA.

Wireless Internet connections at several
locations in Bishop or Mommoth.

Best Grocery Store in Bishop, CA
is Manor Market on Hwy.168 west
of town. (At the Shell Gas Station)
Much cheaper and fresher produce
than the major food chains...

Weather reports on 93.3FM (Mammoth Lakes)

Mural located in Bishop, CA