USDA Forest Service · California
Lumsden Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Day Use: Single Site: $25 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,427 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 01N10E · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Groveland, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. Lumsden Campground is on a low elevation pine and oak forested site on the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River approximately one mile from South Fork Campground and two miles from Lumsden Bridge Campground, within the Tuolumne-Lumsden Recreation Area. Each site has a picnic table, bear box, and a campfire pit with a grill. A vault toilet is available in the campground. Untreated water is available from river, if running. Treating water before drinking is recommended. 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 | 58° | 41° | 25° | 72° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 59° | 39° | 23° | 76° | 3 of 11 |
| March | 61° | 42° | 18° | 86° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 45° | 28° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 77° | 53° | 37° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 61° | 45° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 97° | 68° | 57° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 96° | 68° | 62° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 63° | 52° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 79° | 52° | 42° | 92° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 67° | 46° | 34° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 60° | 41° | 23° | 71° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- South Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Lost Claim · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 10 sites
- Lumsden Bridge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Pines Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Pines Stanislaus · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 12 sites
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