USDA Forest Service · California
Pines Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,268 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- PINES C.G. ROAD (NFSR 01S47B) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Stanislaus National Forest
- Address
- CA
- Activities
- <p> <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/stanislaus/recarea/?recid=14963">The Little Golden Forest Trail</a> is adjacent to the Pines Campground. The trail consists of a 1/2-mile interpretive loop and a longer two-mile loop. Interpretive brochures are available at the Groveland Ranger District office, 1/2-mile west of the campground. </p> , <p> Recommended maximum RV/trailer length is 32 feet. No RV hookups available. The Pines Campground has drinking water, but filling of RVs is not allowed. The nearest fill up locations are in Groveland. The Pines Campground does not have a dump station.</p> , <p> Tent and RV camping is permitted.</p>
About
The Pines Campground is on a mixed conifer forested site adjacent to the Little Golden Forest Trail and near the Groveland Ranger District Office. The campground includes a large group site.
Each site has a picnic table and a campfire pit with a grill. Vault toilets and potable water is available in the campground during summer.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 34° | 18° | 66° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 52° | 32° | 16° | 69° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 55° | 36° | 11° | 80° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 59° | 38° | 21° | 74° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 46° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 54° | 38° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 62° | 51° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 62° | 55° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 56° | 46° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 72° | 46° | 36° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 39° | 27° | 74° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 54° | 34° | 17° | 64° | 7 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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