USDA Forest Service · California
Mosquito Lakes Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,071 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
- NFSR 08N14 · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Stanislaus National Forest
- Address
- CA
- Activities
- <p> Small campground right aross the road from Mosquito Lakes. Good fishing spot.</p> , Fishing, Hiking
About
Campground has no water and no service. When Highway 4 is closed, no access is possible.
Limited camping area located 6 miles east of Lake Alpine. Mosquito has 11 sites with picnic tables. Vault toilet facility but no drinking water.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 19° | -6° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 17° | 2° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 22° | 3° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 24° | 2° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 30° | 11° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 41° | 23° | 81° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 50° | 37° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 48° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 42° | 31° | 76° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 32° | 14° | 73° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 26° | 3° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 20° | -2° | 56° | 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
- Pacific Valley Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Hermit Valley Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- (Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 21 sites
- (Lake Alpine) Backpackers · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 8 sites
- (Lake Alpine) Pine Marten · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 32 sites
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