Conditions Right Now
Nights run cold up here - pack warm layers even in July.
Why Camp Here
Doctor Creek sits at the south end of the Fish Lake basin near Mallard Bay, roughly two miles from the water. The campground is inside the Pando aspen clone, so the trees around your tent are one organism sharing a root system, which is a strange thing to sleep in the middle of. Facilities hold up for the elevation: flush toilets, paved roads and spurs, and drinking water from faucets in the loops. Only some of the sites take reservations, and the rest go first come, first served.
Tip: Walk the Doctor Creek trail through the largest living organism on Earth.
Around Camp
Out the tent door: Fish Lake (Fishing, 2 mi) · Piute Reservoir (Fishing, 29 mi) · Otter Creek Reservoir (Fishing, 29 mi) · Navajo Knobs (Hike, 31 mi)
Quick Answers
- Do I need a reservation at Doctor Creek Campground (Fish Lake)?
- Reservable via recreation.gov.
- What elevation is Doctor Creek Campground (Fish Lake)?
- 8850 feet. Season: June-Sept. Nights run cold up here - pack warm layers even in July.
- Why camp at Doctor Creek Campground (Fish Lake)?
- Because it is the Fish Lake camp that trades lakeside position for aspen, sitting inside the Pando clone at the basin's south end. You still get flush toilets, paved spurs and drinking water, and the Lakeshore National Recreation Trail runs around the east side of the lake if you want a long walk.