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Spring Cove

2 mi southeast of Bass Lake, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
Reservablebooking
May–Jun & Sep–Octbest months

About Spring Cove

Spring Cove Campground is located across the street from Bass Lake in a grove of oak, pine and cedar, and is well suited for tents or small RVs. The sites are shaded and clustered close together. Bass Lake offers many recreational activities and is a popular summer destination. Bass Lake offers a beach and boat ramp. Popular activities include swimming, motorized boating, canoeing, kayaking, water skiing, sailing and fishing for bass, trout, bluegill and catfish. The 2.6-mile Spring Cove Trail can be accessed within the camp. Other hiking trails in the area include Willow Creek (2.7 miles), Goat Mountain (2.6 miles) and the Way-of-the-Mono Interpretive Trail (1 mile). A variety of educational programs are offered on weekends during the summer. Each campsite has a picnic table and campfire ring. Drinking water and accessible flush toilets are provided. The facility's short parking spurs…

  • Fees: $30.00 ($33.30)* Single sites $56.00 (62.16)* Double sites. $7 fee for each additional vehicle. During holidays fees increase $2 per site.
  • Season: May
  • Managed by: Sierra National Forest, FS
  • Where: 2 mi southeast of Bass Lake, CA · 37.30182, -119.54146

Things to do:

FishingHikingBoating & paddlingSwimmingWinter sports

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

Weather by month

54°
33°Jan
54°
33°Feb
58°
36°Mar
63°
38°Apr
72°
45°May
82°
53°Jun
90°
60°Jul
90°
59°Aug
84°
55°Sep
73°
46°Oct
60°
37°Nov
53°
32°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.

See Spring Cove from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Spring CoveHikingat camp1.2 mi
Spring Cove FireATV road0.1 mi0.8 mi
DoctorATV road0.7 mi0.4 mi
Goat MountainHiking0.8 mi2.6 mi
Willow CoveHiking1.4 mi0.4 mi
22E007Dirt bike1.5 mi2.1 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

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

The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.

Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 17.4 mi
Water fill-up: 17.4 mi
Propane: 6.5 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.