Once we made it thru a blinding white out from Toms place on 395 to the turn off to
Convict lake , things started looking up. We arrived about two hours early with three
grandkids & eight feet of snow and our cabin was not ready. ( it just got colder ) I could
see by the look on my wifes' face that two more hours in that truck could make things
colder yet even tho the kids had been great. At this time, Brian ( who we had made our
reservations with) said we could stay in another cabin until ours was ready & then ask
the restruant owner if he would open up, fire up the heater, & serve us hot chocolate or any drink we wanted @ his expense.
One hour later, a lot of hot chocolate & two (very welcome } J.D.'s on the rocks we got
to our cabin. The rest of the group arrived two days later. The total was eleven in all.
During our stay, the staff was great & we will do it again. The Cospers.

We booked our stay at Convict Lake Resort 5 months in advance.
The location sounded nice and we thought it would be a family place that would allow us rest and relaxation after a week on the John Muir Trail.

It does not talke much to please us yet were were hugely disappointed.

The cabin in was in need of a good cleaning as well as repairs. Where shall I start.
The only tub/shower drain was clogged,
We had to use a pair of plyers to adjust the faucet to get the hot water on.
The carpet was torn and tattered in several areas.
The furnishing are old and just not up to par for charging over $400.00 per night
There are many RVs etc who also use this location.....making for a very over crowded lake, and surrounding area to the cabins, resteraunt , parking.
The cabins are very close together so we could hear the neighbors conversations in detail until midnight. The landscape and among the cabins was in a shambles.....not naturally so....someone just weed wacked everything in sight and left the cuttings.

On top of this during the middle of the night 1-2 amimals crawled under the cabin ; fought and ran around until 4 AM.
There are no phones in the cabins, nor is there office staff to attend to these matters after hours.
Needless to say we checked out the next morning exhausted.
We then proceded to ask for a credit for the night, even a partial credit ...
We were not given a credit. Due to no other accomodations avail. that summer weekend we had to drive 8 hours home .
There are many other more wonderful places up the road in the June Lake area.........Mammoth Lakes etc........bad memory of Convict Lake Resort . ARGH !!!

I am sparing you the photos of the floor and clogged drain.....we couldnt wait to leave.

The campground is terrible! The map was deceiving; we thought we were getting one of the closest camp sites to the water, and found out that one of them are close! Our camp spot was on a hill and surrounded by sage brush! The wind sweeps through the valley constantly; we spend two days in the trailer! No trees-there were a few camp sites that had small trees. Nothing is on the lake except the boat launch. The rate for camping is reasonable $20.00 a night. However, the restaurant is certainly out of place for the area; it is good and high-end, but expensive. We got a pizza from a special menu that they do not offer unless you ask for it. Four drinks, a pizza, and an appetizer $90.00. The cabins do look small; we did not get a chance to go in them. We do recommend taking the two mile drive off the main road and going in and checking out the lake, but stay and eat somewhere else.

I was kinda skeptical at first when I read the review about the mice but I felt better after I called and asked about it. If there are mice in you room (you're in the forest so it's not unheard of, but it does not happen often) they staff will get it/them out (it's not rodent infested in any way). The place was clean, my sheets and all bedding smelled clean and fresh. The staff was very friendly. What more could you ask for?