USDA Forest Service · California
Hell Gate Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $6 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,392 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon good · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- HELLS GATE (NFSR 1S22) · bituminous surface treatment · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Mad River, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. This campground offers 17 camping units that can accommodate trailers up to 16 feet. There is beach access, swimming, fishing, hiking and bird watching. Please stay safe while near the Trinity River. 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° | 38° | 29° | 69° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 37° | 18° | 74° | 6 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 38° | 28° | 84° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 40° | 28° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 48° | 35° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 53° | 41° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 94° | 62° | 49° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 94° | 64° | 55° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 57° | 45° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 51° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 43° | 31° | 77° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 51° | 37° | 19° | 67° | 3 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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