Mammoth Mountain RV Park — Attraction in Mammoth Lakes

We stayed at Mammoth Mountain RV Park during a winter storm, and it was a lifesaver! The night before, we were boondocking near June Lake when one of our tire chains broke, leaving us stuck in deep snow. My husband spent half the day digging us out with a mini shovel before a kind plow truck driver came to our rescue. After finally making it to the Shell station at the 158 and 395 intersection, we found out the highway was closed and ended up waiting for several hours.

Desperate for a safe place to stay, we called MMRV. Over the phone, my husband misheard and thought they had availability that night, so once the roads reopened around 6 PM, we made the treacherous 1.5-hour drive through a full-on blizzard to get there. Upon arrival, we left a message, and Elizabeth texted back asking if we had a reservation—which we didn’t. Unfortunately, she clarified that they were actually booked for the night but had availability the following day. My husband explained our situation, emphasizing that we had a baby in the car and couldn’t risk driving further in the dark. Elizabeth responded, “Let me see what I can do…” and next thing we knew, Jaime was out there plowing a spot just for us.

Not only did Jaime clear a space for us, but when he saw my husband struggling to shovel out our car with a tiny shovel, he kindly offered his larger shovel to help! It was such a small but incredibly thoughtful gesture that made a huge difference.

Originally, we planned to stay just one night, but we extended to two because of how well-maintained and convenient the campground was. The location is perfect, and the amenities are great—hot showers, clean bathrooms, free drinking water, an indoor pool and jacuzzi (which we didn’t use), and laundry facilities ($2.50-$3 per wash and dry, with soap, bleach, and dryer sheets available for purchase). The only minor issue was that our electricity hookup wasn’t working, but it wasn’t a problem since our teardrop trailer has solar power.

Overall, we loved our stay at MMRV and can’t recommend it enough—especially for winter travelers. Huge thanks to Elizabeth and Jaime for their kindness and...

My husband, dog, and I stayed for 2 nights in July 2020. We made reservations online with no problems. The RV park is very dog-friendly and we saw quite a few furry friends while there. Fellow campers were responsible with their pets and we didn't see any off-leash dogs or dogs who barked a bunch. Our site was ready right on time. It was HUGE! We could've easily fit 6 adults on the site with some room to spare. It had lots of trees surrounding the site, so be sure to bring a hammock or two! Even though the tent sites are grouped together, the park has put space in between the sites; you feel secluded even though you are relatively close. Fellow campers were respectful of quiet hours. There were a fair amount of families with children, who had a blast riding their bikes up and down the well maintained roads. We camped during the COVID re-opening period, so many of the amenities (like the pool, rec room, etc.) were closed. The bathrooms and dish washing area were all very well maintained. Toilet and shower were combined into private rooms, which is great. Wifi was a little spotty, but consistent enough for us to research local eats and hikes; but might not have been strong enough to stream anything (not sure though, we didn't try).

Note: As mentioned before, we stayed at the park during the COVID re-opening period. We aren't sure if they cleaned more often, but the shared areas (bathrooms, dish washing area) were super clean. Fellow campers respected the 6 feet rule. However, very few campers wore face coverings (masks) in shared areas (bathrooms). We wore masks inside the bathrooms as a precaution; the RV park encouraged campers that had bathrooms on their RVs to use them, allowing tent campers to use the shared bathrooms. The RV park can only do so much to encourage campers to wear masks, decrease traffic around shared areas, etc. Overall, we felt pretty safe staying at the park and can't...

We usually stay in the National Forest for our visit to the area. Our favorite campground (and many others) were not open yet due to the amount of snow the area received during the winter.

Let's start with check-in. We arrived about 1:20 pm after a 7.5 hour drive. Went into office and there were 3 women chatting behind the counter. After waiting for acknowledgement, I had to actually say excuse me to ask about check-in. We were promptly told check-in isn't until 2 pm and they went back to their conversation. Keep in mind half the park was empty! Because of our dates, we had to have 2 separate reservations (check-out of site 1 and recheck into site 2 on day 6). We went to the office to make the arrangements to recheck-in, knowing we were probably going to have to move our RV, and were told check-in isn't until 2. What are we to do? There suggestion "go sight-seeing".

Cable never worked. We reported it to office on day 2. By day 6, still no cable service. (We really like watching the news for the area whenever we can.)

There are 2 different types of sites, Standard and Premium. Standard are in a parking lot situation with water, electricity, and cable. Premium sites are in the wooded, dirt section and also include sewer. The standard sites are well defined with parking lines. Premium sites are not well defined. We stayed in a premium site.

Our Premium site was relatively level but the dirt roads through the wooded area had potholes.

The restroom in the Premium area was well maintained. The only disadvantage to these were the showers. They had a push button that allowed water to flow for about 30 seconds. You have no control over the temperature of the water.

This campground is on the edge of town. Hospital is about 2 blocks away so you hear the sirens. Grocery is about 1 mile away. Skiing about...