Upper Blue Lake Dam Site Campground

7 mi southwest of Markleeville, CA · Verizon 4G

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First comebooking

Jul–Sepbest months

About Upper Blue Lake Dam Site Campground

Fees: Fee
Managed by: Pacific Gas and Electric
Where: 7 mi southwest of Markleeville, CA · 38.6304, -119.93954

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.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Grouse Lake	Hiking	0.1 mi	5.6 mi
Pacific Crest Trail	Horse	0.6 mi	5.4 mi
Pct: Sonora Pass - Carson Pass	Horse	0.6 mi	77.2 mi
S Charity 2 Spur	ATV road	1.1 mi	0.3 mi
S Charity 2 Spur Loop	ATV road	1.1 mi	0.1 mi
Evergreen	Hiking	1.1 mi	2.8 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G

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.

RV essentials

Dump station: 21.6 mi
Water fill-up: 21.2 mi
Propane: 19.6 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Middle Creek Expansion Campground 0.2 mi
Upper Blue Lake Campground 1 mi
Lost Campings 1.4 mi
Lower Blue Lake Campground 1.5 mi
Silver Lake East- Eldorado 4.2 mi
Campsite · 5 mi S of Markleeville 4.9 mi