Upper Sage Flat

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Overview

Take the family to Upper Sage for a pleasant camping trip along the banks of Big Pine Creek. Here, visitors can experience the beauty of the creek that runs along the base of a narrow canyon. Visitors can swim or fish, in the creek that is stocked annually with trout, or head to a nearby lake for power boating.

Recreation

Rainbow, brown, brook and alpers trout swim in the stream, enticing anglers. Hikers are fans of the Big Pine Creek Trail, a 1.5-mile footpath that provides access to the John Muir Wilderness trails.

Facilities

Parking aprons are paved and most are 40 feet long. Amenities include flush toilets, drinking water, picnic tables and campfire rings.

Natural Features

The campground is sprawled out along Big Pine Creek beneath shady Jeffrey pines and cottonwoods, just 9 miles west of the town of Big Pine.

Inyo National Forest is home to many natural wonders, including Mt. Whitney, Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes Basin, and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest atop the White Mountains.

Bristlecone pines rank as the oldest trees in the world and have achieved immense scientific and cultural importance.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (760) 872-4552.

Nearby Attractions

Head to the neighboring John Muir Wilderness for incredible views of Palisades Glacier, the southern-most glacier in the country. Nearby Tinemaha Reservoir provides additional fishing opportunities.

Camp site features

Across 20 camp sites:

Pets allowed: all 20 sites
Longest RV: 35 ft
Largest party: 6 people
Equipment: RV, Tent, Trailer

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest dump station: 11.4 mi

Directions

In Big Pine, on US Highway 395, turn west at the yellow flashing traffic light onto Crocker Street (Big Canyon Road). Continue on this road for 9 miles to campground, on your left.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 11 AM.

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Kenneth A

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Reviewed 11 days ago

We enjoyed our stay there!

Nicole E

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Reviewed 19 days ago

This campground was wonderful. Spot 16 backed right up to Big Pine Creek, which still had a good amount of water flowing in it. We were able to pull out a few good size fish from the creek too. Spot 16 is very spacious and had enough space for one large tent and maybe two small/medium tents. The parking pad is slightly sloped up from the campground road but we had no issues leveling our tent trailer. The space was long enough to accommodate our 16 foot tent trailer (23 feet when open) and our truck with no issues. The water spigots were close by near spot 14 and spot 19. There are only pit toilets which were decently maintained. This campground is walking distance to the overnight parking for the Big Pine Lakes Trail (North Fork) and about 1 mile from the Glacier Lodge and day use parking for the trails. There was no host in the campground during our stay but he was available in the Big Pine Creek Campground and would make rounds twice a day. Firewood was only available at Glacier Lodge or in Big Pine so plan ahead.

Neil M

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Reviewed 21 days ago

I love this campground and its convenient proximity to the Big Pine Creek North Fork trail. It's nice to get an evening of acclimation before heading up the trail and the solitude of this campground is almost as good as being in the wilderness.

chris l

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Reviewed a month ago

WE stayed in site 19. We camp with a 21 foot Rv . Very large camping site nice clean facilities,and toilets were clean and well stocked . The camp host was polite and camped at Sage flat. The stream was flowing at its normal rate, and fishing was great. Site 19 required us to park between two large pines. Door and opening was not easy for table access.

Marina B

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Reviewed a month ago

Definitely would come back. This spot is ideal for a trailer or a small tent. Not the most ideal for two tents. Great for stargazing and close to the water

Thuyet H

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Reviewed a month ago

Stayed at Site 7. Wide enough for 2 big tents. Overall a great campsite. The bathrooms were pretty clean and the campsite was quiet. Other campers were respectful to keep the area clean and calm. The rushing creek noise helped provide white noise for sleep. This site is fairly exposed but if camping in Autumn then no need to worry about heat/sun.

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