USDA Forest Service · California
Clear Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,442 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
- CLEAR CREEK CG (NFSR 36N75) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Lakehead, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. Clear Creek campground is a small remote facility with only 6 campsites. It can accommodate a trailer up to 22 feet and offers picnic tables, fire rings and a vault toilet. 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 | 44° | 31° | 20° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 31° | 13° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 31° | 19° | 80° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 37° | 25° | 75° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 46° | 31° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 53° | 41° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 93° | 63° | 50° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 63° | 55° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 56° | 46° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 70° | 46° | 36° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 37° | 24° | 74° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 31° | 17° | 62° | 8 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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- Jackass Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
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- Hayward Flat · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi · 109 sites
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