Rock Creek Lodge

I wasn’t going to write a review, except damn… they have some bad reviews. Can’t speak to their experience, but I was invited by a friend, knew nothing about it, rented x-​country skis for $ 30 from mammoth, and skied about 1 – 2 miles out to the lodge. There is a snow-​mobile option for $ 10 as well.
The lodge was amazing, we were allowed to bring our own booze for a corking fee, the staff was attentive and hard-​working.
There were five courses to the meal. Every part was well-​prepared and delicious. I didn’t get sick, I didn’t see flies, I didn’t return a thing. Seconds were brought out without argument if we wanted more food at all.
The experience with a large group of friends was awesome. Highly recommended.
4 stars instead of 5 because of the $ 75 dinner price tag, and also because my skis sucked and I couldn’t slide easily back down the hill to the car. Totally my fault, but I’m taking out my aggression somehow.
Great experience. Do it.

My family and I came here once when I was younger and we had so much fun fishing and hiking. 10 years later my boyfriend and I decided to try and rent out one of the cabins for our one year anniversary/​get away weekend. I called to make a reservation three weeks in advance, no answer. So I sent an email to them asking if any small cabins were available. They emailed me back a couple days later saying «there was a cooling trend and a storm expected that weekend so they just didn’t know» and okay, that’s understandable. So I asked if I should reserve a little closer to the date or asked if we could hold a spot. I got an email back saying «the official closing date is Tuesday October 6^th» which would enable me to stay just before they closed. I got excited and told my boyfriend to call and reserve a cabin for us. He called and left a voicemail, three days later no response. I just called again today myself to reserve a cabin and they were extremely rude. Told me the only cabins available were 250 dollars. It’s just me, my dog, and my boyfriend so that’s totally unnecessary we don’t need a large cabin and it would be a waste of space and money. I tried explaining that I have been emailing them back and forth for weeks but they responded with «Well this is what we have available now.» I hung up, so frustrated. Now my boyfriend and I both have a weekend off from work (which is very hard for both of us) with nowhere to go. Very sad and panicked on trying to figure out other ideas for this weekend.

We’ve been staying at RC for years. Just want to say the cabins are the pits. Rats running through the walls all night long keeping us awake. Now the real kicker is the manager of the place, Jan. She obviously could never hold a job any where else as she is such a grumpy B**ch! People person she is not so I’m not sure why the owner keeps her around, other than all she is concerned about is taking your money. If you want to stay at a nicer place Rock Creek Lakes Resort — just up the road at Pie in the Sky, they have really nice cabins!

Our family visits RCL every year the week before the 4^th of July and we really enjoy it. We stayed in Cabin 15 this year and it fit us well. We are a family of 5 and the sleeping situation was fine. I think it says sleeps 7 but that is quite a stretch. We really enjoyed having the firepit right outside our door and the creek right next to us. This is a rustic cabin environment, as it should be, so I dont really understand so of the other Unilocal comments. If your expecting a luxury experience your in the wrong place. If you want to stay in a cabin in the woods and go fishing in a beautiful part of the eastern sierras this is the place. Rock Creek Lake is right up the road and is breathtaking with excellent fishing.
The dining room is open for breakfast and it was quite good.
Off the dining room is a beautiful lodge room with leather couches and a beautiful fireplace to relax and sneak in a game of cards. There is wi fi here to catch up on some email if needed.
Next to the store there is another rustic lodge room with board games and some movies to watch. There was the most awesome collection of vinyl records here but oddly no record player. I think i will be donating one on my next trip. The owner of this lodge is silent and is never on site, he also owns reds meadow I believe. RCL is held together by Jan and her staff, most of which are seasonal. Jan has been there for 20 years or more and does a great job of keeping the place going year after year. Whatever she is paid, it is not enough. She is on it ²⁴⁄₇ and is always checking in to make sure people are doing ok. I can see that some people thinks she has a bad attitude because she seems a little overwhelmed most of the time. She is actually quite nice if you take the time to get to know her. We will be back next year and the years after as I love it here.
Yes there are some bugs, your in the wilderness!
Super dog friendly a big plus, Cabins at Rock Creek Lake dont allow.
Special thanks to Brandon as he is a great host and went out of his way to help us when ever we needed it.
Give this rustic gem a go. You’ll be glad you did!

We have loved the lodge for years, whether we were camping and stopping in for meals and showers, or staying in one o the cabins. The staff have always been friendly and welcoming and the accommodations charming and lovely. This year however we did not have a positive experience at all. The lodge was quite noticeably understaffed. The store said open all day but the door was always locked, they had a walkie talkie there so you could track them down but it was not functional. The restaurant which we have completely enjoyed in the past, was not open once even though we were told it would be. We had to rely on the RC Resort for any additional needs that we had. It’s a shame as this lodge has been a tradition for our family for many years in varying forms, but it’s very likely we will not return.
PS the 15 per night for a dog staying with was ridiculous since they add no burden to the accommodation.

It is misleading for it claimed to be in mammoth lakes as it won’t show up in GPRS.
5 of us stayed in cabin 3, $ 285/​nite, which claimed it can be occupied for up to 6 people. After 2 of us took hot water shower, no more hot water.
Most of us slipped and fell from the steep shallow staircase from the loft.
The old refrigerator makes noise.
The central heating machine is inside the bedroom, it’s so loud that its like you are sleeping with a plane/​train. The faux wood fireplace makes the loft hot like hell.
I talked to Janice, who has bad attitude: she said she heard the noise of the central heating running during daytime when she was outside cabin 3, I said we don’t like to waste energy, without any instructions given we put the heating system to 73 degrees. They asked us to pay but no instructions/​assistance for the cabin…
No Internet connection.
Other than the location, there is no advantage to stay here, we won’t go back and warn all of you beware of this lodge. We traveled frequently everywhere and it’s our worst experience.

The Anti Fisherman Lodge
I have been staying in the Rock Creek canyon area for over 26 years, moving up from tent camping in the East fork camp ground to the Rock Creek Lodge with the modern conveniences of hot showers and heated rooms. I have stayed in the Rock Creek Lodge for 5 consecutive years with no complaints until now.
My sons and I had a very successful fishing trip to Rock Creek Lake over the Fourth of July weekend. We limited out every day! On the return to our cabin on our last day of our stay, cabin #20 was unpacking and cabin #19 was preparing to leave but all guests were outside in front of the cabins. Janice, the lodge manager was among the guests when I was asked by a guest if we had good luck fishing? I answer the guest saying we just caught 10 fish when Janice the manager began to read me the riot act about the fishing regulations, she asked how many licensed fishermen where in the truck, she asked how many fish we had in our possession and all these question in front of paying guests. (12 people approx.) I told her I would not be returning to RCL in the future for the rude treatment and Janice told me good and also good you are leaving today.
Our cabin was $ 240 per night, rated for 6 people but our party was only three. I talked to the owner (BOB) a week later about the incident and after he told me they were required to report to the fish and game, he hung up on me with no apology for the harsh and embarrassing treatment at RCL.
I do not recommend RCL, the lake also has cabins, and we will be staying there from now on. RCL just lost a five time returning guest.
Frank C. 07÷13÷13

A Mammoth Must Do!
What a great time. We did the cross country ski up to the lodge and arrived just after dark. A fun work-​out carrying 3 bottles of wine in my backpack, but the perfect activity to build up an appetite. We were a group of 8 and had a fabulous time. The food was hearty and had a great homemade appeal. The cheese bread was unforgettable and we enjoyed drinking our wine before dinner by the fireplace. The ski back down was hilarious and the perfect end to a great evening. We will definitely be back with more friends so that they can experience the fun.

What a fun experience and great food! We drove over from Mammoth (395 south to Tom’s place then up Rock Creek Road to Sno Park) they picked us up with a sled and snowmobile for the last 2 miles up the rode to the lodge. The lodge was nice and warm and comfortable. We had a glass of wine and warmed up by the fire. The dinning area is family style. We had soup and salad and then the main course is served family style. It was all really good and the dessert was amazing! The night would have been perfect if it had not been cloudy so we could have seen the stars which would be amazing up there where it is so dark. This is a Winter only experience.

My brother’s and I stayed here for a week at the end of August 2012. We stayed in Cabin 9 and used Rock Creek Lodge as home base while we fulfilled family obligations in the Eastern Sierras along with lots of fishing and hiking. Can’t beat having a camp fire every night, great breakfast in the Lodge to start your day, fishing on the creek (nephew) caught his first rainbow trout here. Taking in the splendor of the Little Lakes Valley, the staff was energetic and fun and the store was well stocked for our immediate needs.
Dave B

What a great spot. We had a rustic cabin for three days. Very comfortable, situated along the creek. Very peaceful. Staff is awesome and very chill. I highly recommend this place!