USDA Forest Service · California
Midge Creek Group Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Group Site: $139 per night
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,415 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- KAISER PASS (NFSR 05S080) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
About
US Forest Service campground. Located along Kaiser Pass Road above Huntington Lake. Road access is paved: dirt road into the campground. Site is in a large open flat area shaded by fir trees. There are tables, fire rings, and grills. Water not provided. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: June. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 23° | 0° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 21° | 5° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 24° | 5° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 27° | 10° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 34° | 19° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 45° | 27° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 54° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 52° | 46° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 47° | 35° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 38° | 17° | 77° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 31° | 6° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 24° | 6° | 57° | 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.
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