USDA Forest Service · California
Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,944 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- CASTLE ROCK ROAD (NFSR 32139) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters
- Activities
- Camping
About
Rustic campsites with fire rings in Jeffrey Pine Forest. There is no trash service please pack out your trash.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 16° | 0° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 15° | 0° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 32° | 19° | 2° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 23° | 7° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 31° | 14° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 42° | 24° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 51° | 40° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 52° | 41° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 45° | 33° | 73° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 36° | 17° | 69° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 26° | 8° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 16° | 2° | 50° | 10 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- West Virginia Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
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- Green Creek Group · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 2 sites
- Saddlebag Lake Trailhead Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 1 sites
- Warren Fork Trailhead Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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