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College
5 mi northeast of Big Creek, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G
About College
College Campground is located on Huntington Lake near the Kaiser Wilderness. The camp features tent-only sites in open, meadow-like spaces or wooded sites among pine and fir trees. Visitors can have the option of mooring their boats nearby some of the sites. There are many hiking trails in the area, including Rancheria Falls, Indian Pools and Black Point. Hikers and horseback riders can access the 12-mile Kaiser Loop Trail, which connects to a network of trails within the Kaiser Wilderness. Huntington Lake offers many activities, including swimming, sailing, boating, non-motorized boating, fishing and water skiing. Additionally, California Land Management sponsors a variety of interpretive programs and nature walks throughout the summer at several locations in the Huntington Lake area. Each tent-only site has a dirt and grass parking spur, table, fire ring, and grill. A pay phone…
- Fees: $44.00 per night, per single site $87.00 per night, per double site $10 per night, per additional vehicle. During holidays fees increase $2…
- Season: June – September
- Managed by: Sierra National Forest, FS
- Where: 5 mi northeast of Big Creek, CA · 37.25251, -119.17025
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potter Creek | Hiking | 0.5 mi | 3.3 mi |
| Huntington Shore | Horse | 0.5 mi | 3.1 mi |
| Kaiser Loop | Horse | 0.5 mi | 15.7 mi |
| Bear Butte | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 3.3 mi |
| Rancheria Overflow C.G. | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Deer Creek | Horse | 0.9 mi | 0.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 11.9 mi
Water fill-up: 20 mi
Propane: 22.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Huntington Lake Recreation Area 0.2 mi
- Deer Creek 0.4 mi
- Kinnikinnick 0.4 mi
- Catavee 0.5 mi
- Rancheria 0.5 mi
- Kokanee Work Center 0.8 mi