USDA Forest Service · California
Black Gulch South
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Site one(50 persons): $229.00 Site two(30 persons): $155.00
- Group sites
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,306 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BOREL (NFSR 27S08) · native material · high clearance vehicles
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 | 60° | 41° | 32° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 61° | 41° | 24° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 45° | 31° | 92° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 48° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 58° | 44° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 92° | 68° | 47° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 99° | 79° | 62° | 109° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 98° | 76° | 63° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 91° | 67° | 51° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 54° | 39° | 95° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 71° | 47° | 34° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 62° | 41° | 31° | 78° | 1 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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