USDA Forest Service · California
Lower Chiquito Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single site: $41 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,872 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
- GRIZZLY MDW (NFSR 06S001) · asphalt · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- North Fork/Oakhurst, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. Shaded by cedar and pine trees, Lower Chiquito Campground is a small campground that offers campsites along Chiquito Creek. Each site has a table, grill and fire ring and the campground provides vault toilets. Closest service is Wagner 's Store. 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 | 47° | 29° | 9° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 28° | 14° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 30° | 13° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 32° | 5° | 67° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 41° | 26° | 79° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 52° | 37° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 60° | 48° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 58° | 52° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 53° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 43° | 23° | 84° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 37° | 15° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 30° | 11° | 65° | 9 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
- Soda Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Little Jackass Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Placer Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Sweetwater · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 12 sites
- Wagner Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
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