USDA Forest Service · California
Main Dam Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 2,500 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- MAIN DAM C G (NFSR 26S49A) · paved · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Sequoia National Forest
- Nearest town
- Lake Isabella
- Address
- CA
About
This campground is closed due to dam remediation restrictions.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 40° | 31° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| February | 60° | 41° | 24° | 77° | 3 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 44° | 31° | 91° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 47° | 36° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 58° | 43° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 91° | 68° | 46° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 99° | 78° | 62° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 98° | 75° | 63° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 90° | 66° | 50° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 54° | 39° | 94° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 70° | 46° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 61° | 41° | 30° | 77° | 1 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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