USDA Forest Service · California
Big Flat Camp Ground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $12 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,371 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
- MANZANITA RIDGE (NFSR 33N46) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Junction City, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. This a fee campground near Big Flat with 10 camp sites. It can accommodate trailers up to 22 feet. 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 | 52° | 40° | 29° | 71° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 53° | 40° | 20° | 76° | 3 of 11 |
| March | 58° | 40° | 25° | 87° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 43° | 29° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 50° | 38° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 57° | 44° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 97° | 67° | 51° | 111° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 98° | 68° | 58° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 62° | 49° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 79° | 55° | 42° | 91° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 62° | 45° | 35° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 51° | 39° | 14° | 67° | 4 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
- Skunk Point Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Skunk Point Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Pigeon Point Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
- Juntion City · Bureau of Land Management · 7 mi
- Hayden Flat Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 3 sites
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