Base Camp

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Jul–Sepbest months

About Base Camp

Where: in Kirkwood, CA · 38.68453, -120.06703

Weather by month

40°

23°Jan

40°

21°Feb

43°

23°Mar

47°

26°Apr

54°

33°May

64°

41°Jun

72°

48°Jul

71°

48°Aug

66°

43°Sep

56°

35°Oct

46°

27°Nov

39°

22°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Sentinels	Horse	0.8 mi	1.2 mi
Thunder Mountain Loop	Horse, Dirt bike	1.0 mi	8.1 mi
Carson Emigrant N.R.T.	Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.0 mi	17.7 mi
Devils Gate Summer Home	ATV road	1.1 mi	0.5 mi
Emigrant Lake	Horse	1.1 mi	4.5 mi
Thunder Mountain	Horse	1.2 mi	0.6 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

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Cell signal

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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Jack C. Davis Observatory (University observatory), 37 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 18.5 mi
Water fill-up: 16.7 mi
Propane: 16 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Base Camp

About Base Camp

Weather by month

Trails near camp

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