USDA Forest Service · California
Sand Flat Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,823 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
- NFSR 07N02 · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Dorrington, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. Primitive campground located on North Fork Stanislaus River. Please practice Leave No Trace and Pack it in, Pack it out principles. 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 | 45° | 27° | 9° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 44° | 26° | 10° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 28° | 14° | 74° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 30° | 2° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 39° | 21° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 49° | 31° | 90° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 57° | 46° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 56° | 49° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 50° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 42° | 27° | 82° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 35° | 15° | 71° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 28° | 7° | 65° | 10 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
- Big Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest) · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 137 sites
- Big Meadow Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Stanislaus River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Sandy Flat - Utica Reservoir (Stanislaus NF) · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 12 sites
- Spicer Group · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
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