Upper Blue Lake Campground

6 mi southeast of Kirkwood, CA · No signal at camp

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First comebooking

Jul–Sepbest months

About Upper Blue Lake Campground

Fees: Fee
Managed by: Pacific Gas and Electric
Where: 6 mi southeast of Kirkwood, CA · 38.63891, -119.95528

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

Weather by month

40°

22°Jan

40°

20°Feb

43°

23°Mar

47°

26°Apr

54°

33°May

64°

40°Jun

72°

47°Jul

71°

47°Aug

66°

42°Sep

56°

34°Oct

45°

26°Nov

39°

21°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Upper Blue Lake Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Evergreen	Hiking	0.1 mi	2.8 mi
Pacific Crest Trail	Horse	0.4 mi	5.4 mi
Pct: Sonora Pass - Carson Pass	Horse	0.4 mi	77.2 mi
Lost Lakes Road	ATV road	0.6 mi	0.6 mi
Grouse Lake	Hiking	1.1 mi	5.6 mi
Summit City	Horse	1.3 mi	3.0 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

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), 38 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 21 mi
Water fill-up: 20.4 mi
Propane: 18.9 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Lost Campings 0.6 mi
Upper Blue Lake Dam Site Campground 1 mi
Middle Creek Expansion Campground 1.2 mi
Lower Blue Lake Campground 2.5 mi
Woods Lake Campground 4.4 mi
Silver Lake East- Eldorado 4.5 mi