Sweetwater Campground

4 mi east of Buck Meadows, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

May–Jun & Sep–Octbest months

About Sweetwater Campground

Sweetwater Campground is located on a mixed conifer forested site adjacent to Highway 120, in close proximity to Yosemite National Park. Sites offer camping furniture (picnic tables, bear box, and campfire pit with grill). Accessible vault toilets are available and potable water is available over the summer season (May – Sep). **CAUTION - BURNED AREA** **Please use caution while in the** [Rim Fire Burned Area](http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/stanislaus/home/?cid=stelprdb5442963). Potential hazards include loose and falling rocks, flash floods, and debris flows. Trees may have been weakened from fire damage and ongoing drought and may fall at any time. Stay on designated roads and trails and within opened areas. Be alert for falling objects and do not linger around large trees. Avoid the area during high winds or heavy rain.

Fees: Camping fee is $29.00 for a single-family site. American Land & Leisure operates this campground under a special use permit administered by…
Managed by: USFS - Stanislaus National Forest
Where: 4 mi east of Buck Meadows, CA · 37.82397, -120.00496

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 Sweetwater Campground 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
FR 1S08	ATV road	0.6 mi	1.5 mi
FR 1S13C	ATV road	0.8 mi	2.1 mi
Golden Stairs To Cherry Oil Rd	Horse	1.1 mi	1.0 mi
Golden Stairs	Horse	1.1 mi	1.9 mi
Pilot Ridge	Horse	1.5 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 · AT&T 5G

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: 10.4 mi
Water fill-up: 4.8 mi
Propane: 23.5 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

San José Family Camp 0.3 mi
Campsite · 6 mi NE of Buck Meadows 1.8 mi
Lumsden Bridge Campground 2.2 mi
Lost Claim 2.4 mi
South Fork Campground 2.5 mi
Lumsden Campground 2.7 mi