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Chicago Camp

15 mi south of Platina, CA · T-Mobile 4G

Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Jun–Sepbest months

About Chicago Camp

  • Where: 15 mi south of Platina, CA · 40.15581, -122.9873

Weather by month

44°
30°Jan
45°
28°Feb
48°
29°Mar
53°
31°Apr
61°
37°May
71°
44°Jun
79°
52°Jul
79°
51°Aug
74°
47°Sep
61°
39°Oct
49°
33°Nov
43°
29°Dec

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

See Chicago Camp from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Chicago CampHorseat camp11.8 mi
Boundary (Devils Hole)Horse0.2 mi6.0 mi
Brooks RidgeHorse0.2 mi4.5 mi
HumboldtHorse1.5 mi13.8 mi
PettyjohnHorse1.6 mi4.2 mi
South Fork Cottonwood CreekHorse1.9 mi11.3 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

T-Mobile 4G

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

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.