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Sand Flat Campground
15 mi east of Bear Valley, CA · Verizon 4G
About Sand Flat Campground
[](http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/stanislaus/?cid=fseprd522891) [](http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/stanislaus/?cid=fseprd522890) [](http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/stanislaus/?cid=fseprd522888) [](http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/stanislaus/?cid=fseprd522893) [](http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/stanislaus/?cid=fseprd522889) Sand Flat Campground is located six miles from the junction of Clark Fork Road and Highway 108. It is about 25 miles east of the Summit Ranger Station. There are 53 drive-in sites available and 15 walk-in sites, a total of 68. Each site has a table and a fire ring. Restrooms are vault toilets (some newer units are fully accessible) Four well supply potable water by hand pumps. There is a fee for parking extra cars. An RV dump station is located on the entrance road to Clark Fork Campground. Campers staying at Clark Fork or Sand Flat Campgrounds may use the dump station for a $6…
- Fees: None
- Season: May – October
- Managed by: Stanislaus National Forest, FS
- Where: 15 mi east of Bear Valley, CA · 38.4043, -119.78793
- 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: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Fork Campground | Horse | 0.3 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Arnot Creek | Horse | 0.7 mi | 7.1 mi |
| 20DC221 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.0 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Woods Gulch/Jenkins Canyon | Horse | 2.0 mi | 5.1 mi |
| Disaster Creek | Horse | 2.2 mi | 7.0 mi |
| Clark Fork | Horse | 2.3 mi | 7.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G
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.Stargazing nearby: Jack C. Davis Observatory (University observatory), 52 mi.
Dump station: 18.5 mi
Water fill-up: 18.3 mi
Propane: 22.2 mi
Camps nearby
- Clark Fork Campground 0.9 mi
- Pigeon Flat Campground 4.5 mi
- Eureka Valley Campground 4.5 mi
- Brightman Flat Campground 4.9 mi
- Dardanelle Campground 4.9 mi
- Fence Creek Campground 5.3 mi