San José Family Camp

4 mi east of Buck Meadows, CA · Verizon 4G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

May–Jun & Sep–Octbest months

About San José Family Camp

Managed by: San José Department of Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services
Where: 4 mi east of Buck Meadows, CA · 37.82842, -120.00745

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

Weather by month

53°

31°Jan

55°

33°Feb

58°

35°Mar

63°

37°Apr

72°

44°May

83°

50°Jun

90°

56°Jul

90°

56°Aug

84°

51°Sep

73°

43°Oct

60°

35°Nov

52°

30°Dec

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

See San José Family Camp from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Railroad, South Fork Tuolumne	Horse	0.3 mi	1.6 mi
Golden Stairs To Cherry Oil Rd	Horse	0.7 mi	1.0 mi
Golden Stairs	Horse	0.7 mi	1.9 mi
FR 1S08	ATV road	0.9 mi	1.5 mi
FR 1S13	ATV road	1.0 mi	16.1 mi
Pilot Ridge	Horse	1.6 mi	0.4 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G

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.

RV essentials

Dump station: 10.3 mi
Water fill-up: 5.2 mi
Propane: 23.1 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Sweetwater Campground 0.3 mi
Campsite · 6 mi NE of Buck Meadows 1.7 mi
Lumsden Bridge Campground 1.9 mi
South Fork Campground 2.3 mi
Lost Claim 2.3 mi
Lumsden Campground 2.5 mi