Fossil Falls Camping | Established Campground

January 16th, 2024 by Jurgen

Great camp ground surrounded in volcanic rock formations. No wind. Dirt road to get in is not bad.

July 30th, 2023 by janellepietrzak

right off 395 so great for a quick overnight..beautiful spot. no one else here, but it is v hot in summer!

June 2nd, 2023 by amtravelling.nl

Places are pretty far from each other so good privacy. Gets busy during the weekend.

May 21st, 2023 by pcraven104

Windy, $6/nite, water and pit toilet, clean, NO trash cans.

April 24th, 2023 by laraahein

Great location to stop! Windy and an okay Verizon connection. Two Verizon bars at my site

February 11th, 2023 by elizabethrori444

Gorgeous designated campsite on the way to Death Valley. Very remote, windy and peaceful. Only two other Vanlifers but within distance, can’t see or hear them.

Fire rings and picnic tables at every site.
Bathrooms near by.

Road is super easy, just take it slow. Not suitable for RV’s.

Great cell service - 5G full bars on T-mobile
Great find! Would definitely stay again.

November 17th, 2022 by YRP

Remote camping. Rugged and beautiful. Great place for star gazing.
Pit toilet is clean and the water via a hand pump is clean. $6 honor system fee to overnight. The short hike to the falls is well worth the time. Bring your fire wood with you if an outdoor fire is in your plans, none available in the vicinity.

November 17th, 2022 by erinburner

I can’t believe how many times we’ve driven past this and had no idea about this amazing hike into lava flow and ancient dry river bed. Nice basic campsites. A couple of other campers but quiet and secluded. Don’t skip the hike - only 1/4 mile from camp!

September 10th, 2022 by striderandgranger

Large campsites; pretty far apart from each other. $6 per night. There is a toilet onsite.

June 13th, 2022 by mathi

We where the only ones here. Very remote camp, smelly toilett and great walk to the dry river bed. Really enjoyed it here.

April 26th, 2022 by Jagna z bagna

nice camping, basic. Windy! So better hide behind the rocks. Self pay in a box (6$). Dirt road to reach, we were with 27ft long RV.

April 2nd, 2022 by SHADAE

Great BLM camping site, $6 per night, water at entrance and pit toilets. easy to get to with trailer. Short .2 miles to the lava falls, fantastic place for life to climb around.

December 9th, 2021 by minim89

Bumpy dirt road to get back here but plenty of room for a big rig with awesome views and fun hiking around the “falls”

June 18th, 2021 by eriklowry

Full LTE service with T-Mobile in day use parking.

November 1st, 2020 by piedraloca

As others have described. $6 (or $3 with one of the lifetime passes), clean pit toilet, water available. There is one ADA site down a little path from the bathroom.

Definitely check out the Fossil Falls path. There are no fossils and no falls - rather, it is the rocks left over from volcanic activity and floods.

January 8th, 2020 by mgaidola

Nice spot to camp for the night. Check out Fossil Falls Canyon.

August 13th, 2019 by Van Girl76

Decent spot if you’re traveling up and down the corridor here. There wasn’t anyone else here when I stayed. I had 4 bars LTE in my phone and 4 bars of 4G on my Verizon hot spot (without the antenna booster). I was able to work remotely all day and stream in the evening.

It’s very hot, exposed, and windy here. I didn’t see any envelopes to pay but it’s supposed to be $6/day I think. I saw a bathroom at the day use area but not anywhere else

May 18th, 2019 by robbie.l.walton

Day use area with 2 picnic tables, pit toilet.

April 30th, 2019 by lorilfenn

nice spot on the way to whitney...high desert scenery, nothing fancy but worked great as an overnight stay...freaking windy

January 12th, 2019 by barb

Easy scenic access off #395 with lots of sites with fire rings and pit toilets. Saw a water pump near entrance but didn’t test it $6 beautiful black lava rocks strewn across the plain We were the only ones here on this cold rainy night. Dusting of snow in the surrounding hills higher elevation

August 9th, 2018 by Overland Vic

Volcanic desert camping landscape. Watch for sharp rocks entering campground. No shelter from the sun in this area. Great hike within minute’s drive a Fossil Falls.

Cell coverage:
Verizon: LTE II
Sprint: Extended LTE II

October 19th, 2017 by randulinas.ch

Really nice place with firepits.

September 28th, 2017 by 1950woodie

It worked out perfect for me. Heading north I knew I wouldn’t make Bishop by dark and this place was great. About a mile off highway 395, it was quiet, safe, free, and had pit toilets, picnic tables/fire pits.

June 8th, 2017 by svennitecki123

perfect on the way to death valley. nice landscape. not much Shelter from the wind