USDA Forest Service · California
Deer Cg
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Group Site: $149 per night Additional Holiday Fee: $10 per night
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 7,612 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- DEER GROUP CAMP (NFSR 2N45Y) · native material · high clearance vehicles
About
US Forest Service campground. Pack out what you pack in. 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 | 49° | 33° | 16° | 65° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 47° | 30° | 10° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 31° | 16° | 76° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 37° | 23° | 71° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 43° | 27° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 53° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 60° | 49° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 57° | 48° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 52° | 42° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 46° | 32° | 78° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 39° | 23° | 69° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 35° | 19° | 64° | 7 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
- Coldbrook Cg · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
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- Buttercup Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Serrano · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 116 sites
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