USDA Forest Service · California
Little Jackass Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,925 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
- MEHOUSE CR (NFSR 06S022) · crushed aggregate or gravel · high clearance vehicles
About
US Forest Service campground. Shaded by oak and pine trees, Little Jackass Campground is a small campground that offers campsites along Fish Creek. Each site has a table, grill and fire ring and the campground provides one vault toilet. Closest service is Wagner's Store. 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 | 47° | 28° | 5° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 26° | 12° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 29° | 11° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 31° | 12° | 66° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 41° | 25° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 53° | 37° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 60° | 48° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 58° | 51° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 53° | 41° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 42° | 21° | 85° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 57° | 36° | 9° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 48° | 30° | 8° | 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
- Placer Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Sweetwater · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 12 sites
- Lower Chiquito Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Soda Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Wagner Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
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