USDA Forest Service · California
Sample Meadow
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,841 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
- AVALANCH (NFSR 07S096) · native material · high clearance vehicles
About
US Forest Service campground. Located near the Kaiser and Ansel Adams Wilderness ', Sample Meadow Campground offers 16 campsites located along Kaiser Creek. Vault toilets are provided and each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and bear box. There is trailhead parking outside of campground approximately .5 mile for hikes into the wilderness. Large RV 's and motorhomes not recommended. Horse camping is permitted. Water and garbage service 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 | 38° | 20° | -1° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 18° | 3° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 21° | 4° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 24° | 9° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 32° | 15° | 70° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 43° | 26° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 52° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 50° | 44° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 45° | 33° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 35° | 12° | 75° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 29° | 4° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 22° | 2° | 55° | 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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