Camp 9 Recreation Area Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 40 ft
- Sites
- 80
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Yes
- Paved access
- Yes
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- 10
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Camp 9 Recreation Area Campground
Camp 9, rests on the shores of Lake Isabella, a high desert reservoir (elevation 2,600 feet). In the spring and early summer, the breeze can come up in the afternoons, but the mornings are quiet and calm. Camp 9 is popular with RVs and there is lots of parking available to accommodate trailers and motorized watercraft. Dump station fee is $20 per use (there is NO free dumping! ie: free dumping with 4 or more days reserved). For watercraft a courtesy dock for launching located within the day use portion of the site if water levels are accommodating. Shade is limited so plan on bringing protection against the sun. Camp 9 Recreation Area and Camping are available March 29 through October 30.
Before you go
Season
May – October
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
$34/Night for single unit, $8/Night for extra vehicles $20 dump station fee (separate from camping fee).
Restrictions
No ATVs or OHVs permitted anywhere around Lake Isabella with the exception of the Motocross track located nearby. Campfire restrictions in effect; campfires only permitted with valid California Campfire Permit, inside designated developed campgrounds and within designated fire restriction exempt areas.
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.