USDA Forest Service · California
Upper Rush Creek
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 5,207 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
- RUSH CREEK CG UPPER (NFSR 40N05B) · improved native material · suitable for passenger cars
About
US Forest Service campground. 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° | 24° | 10° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 24° | -9° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 26° | 16° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 30° | 17° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 40° | 27° | 82° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 48° | 33° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 58° | 43° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 57° | 48° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 48° | 38° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 37° | 27° | 77° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 31° | 11° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 24° | 0° | 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
- Lower Rush Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Ash Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
- Dan Ryan · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Cottonwood Flat · USDA Forest Service · 14 mi
- Howard's Gulch Campground · USDA Forest Service · 14 mi
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