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Carr Lake Campground

6 mi southeast of Graniteville, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Carr Lake Campground

Carr Lake Campground is a hike in (short hike) campground on a beautiful lake. There are eleven campsites, operated by PG&E. Easy access to many alpine lakes in the Grouse Lakes Area. Easy day hikes. Rough road for last 3 miles.

  • Fees: $15.00 per site
  • Season: May 27 – October 15
  • Managed by: USFS - Tahoe National Forest
  • Where: 6 mi southeast of Graniteville, CA · 39.40187, -120.64214

Things to do:

Hiking

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

44°
27°Jan
44°
26°Feb
47°
28°Mar
52°
30°Apr
61°
37°May
70°
44°Jun
78°
51°Jul
78°
50°Aug
73°
46°Sep
62°
38°Oct
50°
32°Nov
43°
26°Dec

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

See Carr Lake Campground from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Feeley LakeATV roadat camp0.3 mi
Round LakeHorseat camp2.5 mi
FR 17-006-05ATV road0.1 mi0.1 mi
Lindsey LakeHiking0.9 mi4.5 mi
Crooked Lakes TrailHiking1.1 mi3.4 mi
Loney MeadowsHiking1.3 mi1.5 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 6.1 mi
Water fill-up: 22.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.