US Forest Service · California
Camp 9 Recreation Area in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.
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! i.e.: 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.
Motocamp routes the vehicle you are actually in and picks up the road surface on the way. Download the state and it keeps working with no signal.
Start a 14-day trialSource: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.