City, County & Regional Parks · California
Scotts Flat Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · California, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- $57-75 per night
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,323 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Lake
- Scotts Flat Lake
- Nearest town
- Nevada City
- Address
- 23333 Scotts Flat Road, Nevada City, CA 95959
- Phone
- 530-265-5302
- Activities
- fishing, boating, swimming, hiking
About
Nevada Irrigation District campground on the pine-forested shore of Scotts Flat Lake east of Nevada City, with a marina, boat launch, store and swimming beach. The district counts 169 sites in two campgrounds plus a group camp, but the Gate 1 campground closes July 26, 2026 for a multi-year dam project expected to run to about 2030, so the number of sites available in the meantime is smaller. Showers and a dump station. Open year-round; reservations online.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 36° | 18° | 67° | 7 of 11 |
| February | 52° | 35° | 22° | 70° | 7 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 36° | 22° | 81° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 39° | 25° | 75° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 48° | 34° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 55° | 40° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 62° | 50° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 62° | 54° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 55° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 48° | 36° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 41° | 26° | 73° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 50° | 35° | 17° | 65° | 6 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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