USDA Forest Service · California
Sly Creek
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,625 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
- MOOREVILLE RIDGE (NFSR 21N16) · crushed aggregate or gravel · high degree of user comfort
About
US Forest Service campground. 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 | 48° | 34° | 19° | 65° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 50° | 34° | 19° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 34° | 19° | 79° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 38° | 21° | 74° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 46° | 33° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 54° | 39° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 61° | 50° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 61° | 53° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 55° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 72° | 46° | 34° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 39° | 26° | 73° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 48° | 34° | 19° | 65° | 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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- Strawberry · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
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- Cal-Ida · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 19 sites
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