Four Jeffrey Campground

I ve been camping at this site for about 4 years now and think its a great place to camp. The camp hosts, Virgil and his wife do a great job of keeping it clean and things in order, including the campers. This camp site is not a typical pine tree type site, so if you are looking for lots of pine trees this may not be for you, you might try Big Trees or Forks which are near by and have lots of big pine trees. The site is basically a sage plant environment, with a scattering of bush pines. To some this might be off putting. But I love gray green and soft yellows of the sage, there is something very peaceful about this site.
The western boundary is South Fork Bishop Creek, which is adjacent to the road to South Lake. Many aspens trees line the creek and the camp sites at the creek. Sites 1 – 30 can be reserved. At the south end there are other creek camp sites that are first come type sites. I have camped at the creek sites and I now prefer to camp at the sites on the eastern boundary. The sites 1 – 30 are where the RV types prefer to camp and I am a tent type camper and I really dislike the sound of RV generators! And the RVs are view blockers. The sites at the easter boundary, which are at a higher elevation and provide wonderful views to the mountains at the north and west. Because the site is so large, over 100 camp sites, you can always find a site there. And there are sites that allow one avoid the sound of RV generators. I have several favorite sites with a little shade and a great view. It is well advised to bring a easy-​up for additional shade.
The site is at 8,000 feet and weather conditions can quickly change. The creek has trout and I ve caught a few from the creek, its stocked. There are no showers, but the hosts keep the bathroom in very clean conditions.

Gorgeous views, babbling brook providing white noise, elevation to get you ready for Mt. Whitney, and TWO PLY TOILET PAPER.

* Beautiful campsite, very peaceful surrounded with tall Aspen trees.
* Great view of Sierra mountains.
* Close to Bishop town, 15 – 20 min drive.
* Restrooms with flush toilets, toilet papers and sink.
* No soaps in bathrooms.
* No showers.
* High elevation around 8,000 feet.
* Gets cold, windy and even snowy in cold nights/​seasons.
* Colder temperature than other campsites because of high elevation.
* Absolutely no reception (which is great).
* Lots of RVs here, don’t put your tent close to them, they have loud sound of generator.

I’ve been coming to this campsite since I was very young and had Unilocal existed back then I would have given Four Jeffrey a 5 star review, but oh how the times have changed…
This is a great place to stay if you know which sites to reserve. If you just cruise into Four Jeffrey thinking you’ll get a prime spot you’re dreamin’ — the best sites are booked up months in advance so your options will be limited. There are RV/​electric, standard/​non-​electric, and tent only/​non-​electric sites. Generally, any site that isn’t next to the stream will have limited to no coverage (shade) so keep that in mind if you’re making reservations. The public restrooms at this site are very well kept, and this is really a great place to camp overall. My gripe with Four Jeffrey these days is not the site, it’s the people.
Too many idiots know about this camp site now and think it’s OK to get drunk and be loud until 4−5am every night. People who frequent this site are typically there for the fishing and if you know anything about fishing, you know that the early bird gets the worm. There’s nothing worse than the quite, peaceful sound of a night in the high sierras ruined by a bunch of donkeys with no campground etiquette.
Anyway, if you’re like me and go up to the sierras to get away from the city, enjoy some peace and quiet, and get up to fish before the sun is out, maybe Four Jeffrey isn’t for you. It would have been 15 – 20 years ago, but maybe not so much anymore…

Charles Y is right, except the bathrooms were very clean (so was our site). The sites along the river seem best: it was nice to hear the water rushing at night. Not all the sites can fit RVs. We rented an RV from adventures in camping and were lucky it fit perfectly on our site. Overall, it was good but not great.

Four Jeffrey is the best campsite ever! No bugs, nice restrooms, get a spot by the creek and you will be super stoked — the river provides such nice «white noise» while you are sleeping and they also have shade. I try to come back every year. There is a lodge about ½ mile up the road that has a full bar, showers and restaurant. This campsite is a WONDERFUL place to drop some shrooms and watch a meteor shower.

Other than a few camp sites along the creek that have shade, the rest of the camp sites are very exposed. Many sites are not tent friendly… not level, too small, etc. Bathrooms were not maintained as often as they should have been, running out of TP each night, so that morning «runs» were an adventure. The campground was not full, so the TP would have run out even faster if it was full. All in all, not worth the $ 21 a night fee. I’ve stayed in much better national forest campgrounds. Will not return to this campground.

We started coming here about 4 years ago when on our last trip to Convict Lake was turned into a disaster by a very mean and nasty camp host who threatened my family including my 80 year old parents with calling the police just because we had an easy-​up down bye the creek. We had been camping there for over 30 years. So, we found Four Jeffery.
This is nice campground with nice camp hosts. If you go any further up toward Lake Sabrina you will find campgrounds with small campsites. There are trees and cover along a creek with good sized fish, Rainbows and Browns, that runs along the campground. The rest of the campsites are in the sun and you will have to bring shade. Restrooms are clean with flushing toilets, sinks and a mirror no hat and coat hanger. No showers. You will have to go up to the Bishop Creek Lodge for a shower. Not cheap$$. The Lodge has store where you can get Ice and restaurant and bar. There is firewood for sell at the host campsite and a dump station for your R.V. at the entrance to the campground.
Lake Sabrina and Intakes 1 and 2 are close by for fishing. Bishop Creek is just a short drive away and you can walk and fish most of it. The wind does come up here so you will need tie-​downs for your stuff. There is a hospital about a half hour drive down the road if need be in Bishop. My brother had to have an emergency appendectomy on one camping trip, so his vacation was spent in the hospital. The hospital personnel are fantastic a class A outfit.
Its quiet and peaceful here unless you camp next to an RV that runs the generator all day and until 10pm (the quiet time) which is extremely annoying since we tent camp. There are a lot of rodents here so be warned. We have never encountered a bear or have seen one here but there are bear lockers at the sites. I rated this site a 4+ only because I think Convict Lake is better in terms of access to the their lake and Creek. Four Jeffery is a Great place to camp with a huge variety of places to fish and we will continue coming here for years to come.
I hope this review was helpful. Happy Camping!

This is a very nice campground. Try to get a spot by the creek. It’s beautiful up here.

Birds chirping, cool breeze, beautiful trees… who doesn’t love camping? This place is located just west of Bishop in the Eastern Sierra Nevadas. A bunch of the family went here this past weekend. We reserved a nice spot to the right of the campground, where its butt-​up against the forest (more shade, secluded). Centrally located between the town and some of the best fishing in the state (Lake Sabrina, Intake 2, North & South Lake, etc.), so the fellas can fulfill their manly duties by catching dinner and the ladies can hit the town and do some shopping/​browsing and gather a few berries. The campsite is complete with clean restrooms (no showers), RV parking, etc. Hit the Vons in town to fill up on rations (that’s country-​speak for groceries, folks) before heading up to the campground. Campfire, gluttonous amounts of food, drinks, fishing = great times! I’ve been coming here since I was a tot and I have nothing but fond memories. If you’re thinking of camping up here, give this place a try.