USDA Forest Service · California
Big Reservoir Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,150 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
- BIG RESERVOIR SPUR (NFSR 0024-021-04) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Tahoe National Forest
- Nearest town
- Grass Valley
- Address
- CA
- Activities
- Camping, Picnicking
About
Big Reservoir Campground is located outside of Foresthill, adjacent to the Morning Star Campground at Big Reservoir.
For reservations at Morning Star campground call: (530)367-2129
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 32° | 19° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 31° | 19° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 33° | 17° | 77° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 35° | 21° | 71° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 44° | 30° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 51° | 37° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 58° | 47° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 58° | 51° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 52° | 43° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 44° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 38° | 26° | 70° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 32° | 15° | 61° | 9 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
- Forbes Creek · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 2 sites
- Shirttail Creek · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 41 sites
- Giant Gap · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 30 sites
- Brimstone OHV Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Watson Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
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