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Portal Forebay Campground
13 mi northeast of Big Creek, CA · AT&T 5G
About Portal Forebay Campground
Located along Kaiser Pass Road at Portal Forebay Lake. Sites are shaded by pine and cedar trees and each campsite has a picnic table, grill and bear-proof food storage locker. Vault toilets are provided. Drinking water is not available. Paved and dirt roads provided access to the campground. Large RV's or motorhomes **not recommended**for travel on Kaiser Pass Road.
- Fees: Single site $32.00, Holidays/$2.00 additional/night Double $61.00, Holidays/$4.00 additional/night. $10.00 fee for each additional vehicle.
- Season: June – September
- Managed by: USFS - Sierra National Forest
- Where: 13 mi northeast of Big Creek, CA · 37.32022, -119.06716
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp 61 | ATV road | at camp | 0.6 mi |
| Camp 61 T1 | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Mono Crossing | Horse | 0.3 mi | 4.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Creek | Horse | 0.6 mi | 3.2 mi |
| Corbett Lake | Horse | 1.5 mi | 2.6 mi |
| Mono Hot Springs | Hiking | 1.6 mi | 1.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 19.2 mi
Water fill-up: 22.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Bolsillo Campground 1.5 mi
- Campsite · 15 mi NE of Big Creek 2.7 mi
- Mono Hot Springs 2.7 mi
- Badger Flats Group 4.4 mi
- Mono Creek 4.6 mi
- Ward Lake Campground 4.6 mi