Tadpole Campground

11 mi southwest of Kingvale, CA · Verizon 4G · T-Mobile 5G

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Freeto camp

Jun–Sepbest months

About Tadpole Campground

Where: 11 mi southwest of Kingvale, CA · 39.18379, -120.53687
Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.

Amenities:

Tents allowed

Weather by month

45°

28°Jan

45°

27°Feb

48°

28°Mar

53°

31°Apr

61°

38°May

71°

45°Jun

79°

52°Jul

79°

51°Aug

74°

47°Sep

63°

40°Oct

51°

32°Nov

44°

27°Dec

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.

See Tadpole Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Tade	ATV road	0.2 mi	3.5 mi
Canada Hill	ATV road	0.2 mi	1.7 mi
Beacroft	Hiking	1.9 mi	2.2 mi
Sailor Flat Trail	Hiking	2.0 mi	2.8 mi
American River	Hiking	2.6 mi	7.0 mi
Western States	Dirt bike	2.7 mi	22.8 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · T-Mobile 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: 9.9 mi
Water fill-up: 14.2 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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Mumford Bar Campground 5.8 mi
Poppy Campground 7.1 mi
Loch Leven Lakes Dispersed Camping 7.3 mi
Lewis 7.5 mi