USDA Forest Service · California
Philpot Picnic Area
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,661 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- PHILPOT CG (NFSR 30N32) · bituminous surface treatment · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Address
- CA
- Activities
- Picnicking
About
This facility has 6 picnic spots. There is no water system and it is unpaved access to the facility. The facility provides hiking access for the Philpot Interpretive Trail.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 36° | 27° | 68° | 4 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 36° | 16° | 72° | 7 of 11 |
| March | 54° | 36° | 26° | 83° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 40° | 27° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 47° | 33° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 53° | 40° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 94° | 62° | 47° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 94° | 64° | 54° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 57° | 44° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 74° | 51° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 41° | 31° | 76° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 48° | 36° | 14° | 64° | 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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