Bishop Field Office offering Scan and Pay option for camp fees

BISHOP, CA – Paying for your favorite campsites at the five campgrounds managed by the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office in the eastern Sierra is now as simple as scanning a QR code. Campers can now opt to pay overnight camping fees at each site through the easy-to-use www.Recreation.gov mobile app using the Scan and Pay option. Campers can also continue to pay with check and cash. The five campgrounds where Scan and Pay can be used are Pleasant Valley Pit, Tuttle Creek, Goodale Creek, Crowley Lake and Horton Creek. Campground fees range from $5-10 per night. The campgrounds are first-come, first-served, with no reservations.   

To take advantage of using the Scan and Pay program in lieu of other traditional forms of payment for camping fees, visitors simply download the free mobile app, create an account, and then scan the QR code at the campgrounds to complete the payment. A small service fee applies for payment through the recreation.gov app. For additional information on how to use the Scan and Pay option, please visit the Recreation.gov Help Center online.

Fees paid by visitors at campgrounds are used to maintain and improve the sites. This includes providing camp hosts, adding new signs, adding interpretive trails, and paying for trash service, pumping of dump stations, and pit toilets. For highlights of the types of projects that are funded through fee dollars in the Bishop Field Office, you can visit the BLM website.

Those planning to visit the area can learn more by visiting the Bishop BLM Field Office page. For specific questions, contact the BLM Bishop Field Office at 760-872-5000 or BLM_CA_Web_BI@blm.gov.