USDA Forest Service · California
Gaggs Camp
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single site: $37 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,879 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
- GAGGS CAMPGROUND (NFSR 06S068A) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- North Fork/Oakhurst, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. Located on Sand Creek, large sandy open area with some shade. Each site; has table, fire ring. Toilets are vault. Garbage bins are provided at entrance to the campground. Road access: 6S42 (Central Camp Road) is an unimproved road - not maintained for low clearance vehicles. This is Bear Country. Please store food properly and don 't feed the bears. 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 | 44° | 26° | 13° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 25° | 11° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 27° | 10° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 29° | 6° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 38° | 24° | 75° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 49° | 33° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 56° | 44° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 55° | 49° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 49° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 39° | 21° | 79° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 55° | 33° | 15° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 27° | 9° | 61° | 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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