Tuttle Creek Campground

Just west of the intersection (the only intersection) in Lone Pine, CA. We chose this one after reading about it on Campendium and in many blogs on the internet. We began our trip up Highway 395 here. After driving through Death Valley, our first time, we got here at about 2 pm and expected a crowd. But it was essentially empty. W... more

Loved it. 5 bucks/night for a site that easily accomodated my 25' TT and truck, with plenty of space between me and my neighbors. Gorgeous views. Neighbors can be hit or miss. Several barking dogs during my stay but friendly people. Verizon serivce was fast. Town is an easy drive, although the market in Lone Pine is not good. Advise st... more

We stayed at Tuttle Creek after the visitor center in Lone Pine said they are asking big rigs not to use the Alabama Hills to protect the ground cover. When we checked out the campground and found fast Verizon LTE and a nightly rate of $2.50 with the access pass, we decided to stay here instead. We got 4 bars Verizon with our booster a... more

Incredible views of the Sierra Mountains, Alabama Hills and Owens Valley. HUGE sites (at least 1/2 acre with 100 foot or more separation from your neighbors.) Onsite water and dump available. Did I mention $5.00 per night? And it's only $2.50 if you have the Golden Age Pass! Super quiet. And you get to stay in one of America'... more

Our plan was to boondock in the Alabama Hills just outside Lonepine, CA. The problem was we had one of those really fun travel days that you have in an RV ever so often and we got in really late, after dark anyways. It wasn't really a good time to go finding a boondocking spot. So we pulled into the Tuttle Creek Campground. T... more

The views here of the mountains and valley are pretty spectacular. At $5 per day this is a bargain even in winter when they turn off the water and close the dump station. Our 36 foot RV fit nicely into our site which was a little unlevel but nothing a few blocks couldn't handle. The sites are well spaced out so even on an almost full w... more

Love the views, love the cell service, love it! Some sites are more level than others but for the most part, you can get level. The speed bumps were no issue when taken at the speed limit of 10 mph. Potable water is available on the upper loop near the back of the loop (its brown and somewhat hidden) at the Y-intersection. Another ... more

We stayed here one night over the holiday weekend. Our campsite was near the restrooms, right near the creek, and had ample space for two trucks, a trailer, and a tent. The sites are first come first serve but there are a lot of sites to choose from. It did get busy, but we arrived late in the evening and there were plenty of campsites... more

This goes right on up there among our favorite campgrounds ever. When we drove up, it was almost night, but we were still totally wowed by the scenery. With the Alabama Hills and Lone Pine below and the Eastern Sierras above, it doesn't get more striking than this. There is a good amount of space between each campsite, most of which ar... more

Actually I paid $2.50/night with the Golden Access Pass. Sites are spacious, however have no hookups. There is water and a dump. It's my kind of camping although I thought of staying in the Movie Flats area of Alabama Hills, however, the cell service isn't good there and it is good here. I stayed in an upper loop in site #10. Gotta ... more

Loved the views from our site and $5 a night is hard to beat. They have a dump station ($5 fee if you do not camp here) and one fresh potable water location to refill. We planned to stay in the Alabama Hills recreation area for free, but with a bunch of internet work to do we could not find a spot with decent Verizon signal anywhere... more

The rate is $5.00, or $2.50 with a Golden Pass. Dump station is $5.00. There's vault toilets and Potable water. Views are stunning, site are level, and access is paved to the campground. Just perfect. Picnic table and fire ring too. Also Lone Pine is a great small town - really terrific for a small town. The grocery store (Jos... more

Really nice campground. At the foothills of the eastern Sierras near Mt Whitney and Lone Pine, CA. This is a BLM campground with no hookups, does have vault toilets. During winter their is no water and the dump station is closed. There is a dump station available at the Boulder Creek RV park about 10 miles away. I had no problem wit... more

We stayed here on a Tuesday night the day after Labor Day. I rate this with 5 stars for overall experience. Is it a perfect campground? It depends on your definition of perfection. If spectacular views, a beautiful creek, endless starry skies, quiet, and basic services such as water, table, RV Dump and trash collection qualify perfect... more

Contrary to the dear good Aluminarium's findings, we found that cell service was best in the northern upper loop. This was our entire reasoning for staying here: good enough 4G with both Verizon and AT&T to get work done, even stream movies at night without a hiccup. This is the third to least beautiful of the various camping optio... more

Our original idea was to boondock in the Alabama Hills, but we heard that cell signal was practically nil (which we proved by driving around), so we opted for this campground. We had been warned that there were five large bumps on the way into the campground and were on the lookout, but they are not very well marked. There were qui... more

This campground is in a great setting on Tuttle Creek and only 3 miles from Lone Pine, CA. The views of the Sierra Nevada and Mt. Whitney are nothing short of spectacular. The road in, while well paved, is narrow and has 4 speed bumps that are not well marked so beware. The sites are dirt and many are very unlevel so you may have to... more

This was our first experience camping on BLM land, and we loved it! The pit toilets were clean, the views were amazing during the day and night, and it was a very peaceful place. There is a creek stocked with trout that runs through the campground, so we enjoyed freshly caught trout a couple of nights here. We were a bit disappoint... more

We got several recommendations for this campground when planning our drive up 395. We would have loved to boondock in the Alabama Hills, but too many reports of unreliable internet sent us just down the road to Tuttle Creek Campground. I'm glad we did. The campground was pretty empty mid-week, so we had a good selection of sites. Ou... more

A simple BLM run campground on the outskirts of the sleepy town of Lone Pine. The scenery here is gorgeous with amazing views of the Sierra Nevada Mtns right out your window. The site quality is pretty good, but since the campground is on a hill many sites are slopped which can make it hard to get level. All the sites are large though ... more

Tuttle Creek BLM is a beautiful little pay campground. It's no frills, but the views are beautiful. We drove around testing the entire campground for cell service and found the lower loop gets the best signal. Unfortunately, our spot was right next to a LTV (long term visitor) who's campsite was a little junky and smoked us ou... more