Jackson Flat Group Campground
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The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
General Camping Info : Find helpful guidance and tips for an enjoyable trip to the forest! Know Fire & Other Restrictions Before You Go! These conditions can affect your entire trip. For example, Extreme and Critical fire use restrictions mean no campfires and no portable cooking systems/stoves. Bring cold food and no S'mores. Be Bear Aware! Bear safety is critical, for the safety of your group and/or you, as well as our bears. Help keep bears wild by following these tips . Overview of Site: This campground is set among groves of pine and fir trees at an elevation of 7,500-feet. Keep reading
These sites are for walk-in tent campers only. A short walk about 200 yards leads to five group tent areas, which accommodate 30-40 people each for a total capacity of 180 persons. Sites 1, 2 and 3 have a maximum capacity of 40 people. These sites feature three long group picnic tables, one picnic table for food preparation, three bear-proof food storage lockers, one large barbeque grill, a group fire ring, one permanent trash can, and a water spigot. Sites 4 and 5 have a maximum capacity of 30 people. These sites feature two long group picnic tables, one picnic table for food preparation, two bear-proof food storage lockers, one large barbeque grill, a group fire ring, one permanent trash can, and a water spigot. Three restroom buildings with flush toilets are located throughout the campground. The campground has two large gathering areas with a central fire pit in each area and a water spigot nearby. Trails: An observation deck and two nature trails are located within the campground. A spur trail connects to the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. There is also a trail to Jackson Lake from the campground. Picnicking: Available at nearby Grassy Hollow Picnic Area For more site-specific info: Mountain High Resort manages this campground. Call (760) 316-7828.
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…spigot. Three restroom buildings with flush toilets are located throughout the campground. The…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…ring, one permanent trash can, and a water spigot. Sites 4 and 5 have a maximum capacity of 30…”
- Bear boxes
- Yes
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake
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recreation.gov publishes no availability for a campground you can’t reserve, so there’s no thirty-night reading to draw here. The season bar above is what the agency does publish.
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Getting there
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Where it is
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the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Piñon Hills, CA
Typical weather
Typical October night 35°F, day 63°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 24°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
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Who answers for this land

Jackson Flat Group Campground is in California’s 28th congressional district. Its representative, Judy Chu (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →