White River Campground
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The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
The White River Campground sits in a stand of mature cedar along the banks of the White River at an altitude of 4,000 feet. The campgrounds are approximately 8 miles from the popular California Hot Springs. Natural Features: The Sequoia National Forest, located at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada in central California, takes its name from the giant sequoia, the world's largest tree, which grows in more than 30 groves on the Forest's lower slopes. The Forest comprises about 1. Keep reading
1 million acres, and elevations range from about 1,000 to 12,000 feet, creating precipitous canyons and mountain streams with spectacular waterfalls such as Salmon Creek Falls and Grizzly Falls. Recreation: Fishing and hiking, along with camp-side river wading, are popular pursuits. The river narrows to a creek-size width near the campgrounds. Facilities: This is a remote, tent-only site set back a distance from the road. Vault toilets, campfire rings and picnic areas are provided. This facility is operated by Sequoia Recreation, a division of California Land Management and comments are welcome; comment forms are available from campground hosts or online. Nearby Attractions: Visitors enjoy exploring the nearby sequoia groves and hot springs. The Giant Sequoia Mercantile offers a wide variety of books, maps, gifts, local art, camping supplies and other merchandise.
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…site set back a distance from the road. Vault toilets, campfire rings and picnic areas are provided. This…”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Hot springs, Waterfall, River, Creek
Phone before you drive
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
the map and the coordinate
Where it is
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Holey MeadowGiant Sequoia National Monument · 7.5 mi
Redwood MeadowGiant Sequoia National Monument · 9.3 mi
Long Meadow GroupGiant Sequoia National Monument · 9.7 miThe weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Sugarloaf Saw Mill, CA
Typical weather
Typical October night 38°F, day 73°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 27°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
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
White River Campground is in California’s 20th congressional district. Its representative, Vince Fong (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →