ROCK CREEK PACK STATION Craig and Herbert London
P.O.Box 248
Bishop, CA 93515
(760) 872-8331
WHERE WE ARE LOCATED HOW TO GET HERE MAPS OTHER SERVICES
SOME REPRESENTATIVE AREAS
HILTON LAKES: Trail time: 2-3 hours to any of five lakes over an easy trial through forest and meadow. Recommended for families with young children and novice wilderness travelers. Wonderful areas to camp by either lake or stream on dry benches with sheltering timber, good water and firewood along with good fishing for Brown, Rainbow and Brook trout. Lakes one through nine offer scenery from heavy forest (lakes one and two) to remote glacial stone (upper lakes seven to nine), interspersed with lively streams and lush meadows.
PIONEER BASIN: Trail time: 5 hours to a centrally located camp within easy distance of six lakes. Golden, Rainbow and Brook trout in both lake and stream. Reached via Mono Pass Trail, crossing the summit at 12,000 feet. A primitive, unspoiled country with ample space for privacy and solitude. Shallow, sun-warmed pools for bathing or swimming. Excellent deer hunting.
HOPKINS BASIN: Trail time: 5 1/2-6 1/2 hours, reached via Mono Pass Trail. Beautiful and remote with alternating forests and meadows. Unlimited locations for comfortable camps on Hopkins Creek or Lower Hopkins Lake, situated in a pristine side basin with meadows to the lake's edge on one side, and timber to the water's edge on the other. A favorite of those who seek complete isolation. Golden, Rainbow and Brook trout (some trophy size). Excellent deer hunting in season.
MONO CREEK: Trail time: 4-4 1/2 hours via Mono Pass Trail, which then winds mile after mile by this beautiful stream, in and out of forest stretches, across green meadows and through natural gardens of wild flowers. Limitless camping opportunities alongside excellent fishing streams. Streams from the Recesses, Pioneer Basin, Hopkins Basin, Grinell Basin empty into Mono Creek so that as one travels downstream, its depth and width increases.
Maps of the Areas we Serve
General Map of Rock Creek's LocationMono Creek Area
Topo Map of Hilton Creek Area (courtesy of Tom Harrison Maps)
Fish Creek Area
Lone Pine to Horseshoe Meadows
Sage Flat Area
Bishop,Taboose, Sawmill and Shepherd's Passes in the Sequoia National Park
Kern Peak Route
Kern Plateau
NPS Map of Sequoia National Park
Topo map of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks(courtesy of Tom Harrison Maps)
TO REACH ROCK CREEK PACK STATION
By auto: 24 miles north of Bishop take Rock Creek Lake Exit from U.S. 395.
Go 10 miles up paved road.
By plane and bus: Both Bishop & Mammoth Lakes airports are within 40 minutes drive.
For commercial flights look at Reno Airport
(Reno, NV) and
Inyokern Airport (Ridgecrest, CA) as destinations.
Scheduled shuttle service between the airports and Tom's Place is available via Carson Ridgecrest Eastern Sierra Transit (CREST) bus service.
Two sources for on-call transportation are:
High Sierra Transportation (760-258-6060) and
Sierra Express Transportation (760-937-8294).
Call for prices and reservations.
We can pick up guests at Tom's Place or Mammoth Airport.
OTHER SERVICES IN ROCK CREEK
Meals, lodging, and well-stocked general stores are available at Rock Creek Lodge (ph. 760-935-4170),
Rock Creek Lake Resort (ph. 760-935-4311), and
Tom's Place Resort (ph. 760-935-4239). Also, there are numerous Forest Service campgrounds in the canyon.
You can email us, also.
Rock Creek Pack Station provides all of its trips as a permitee of the Inyo National Forest.
All Trail Rides and Packing Schools are subject to an 8% regulatory reservation fee, plus 2% USFS fee.
NOTICE: Persons of any race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or with any handicapping condition are welcome to use and enjoy all facilities, programs and services of USDA (Forest Service).
Discrimination in any form is strictly against agency policy and should be reported to Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20520