Badger Flat

California

California

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  • Inside Sierra National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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About this campground

Located along Kaiser Pass Road above Huntington lake, Badger Flat Campground has 15 first-come, first-serve campsites along a large sandy area adjacent to Rancheria Creek. Each unit has grill, fire ring and table. There is trailhead access for the Kaiser Wilderness area.

Campsite info

Season
June
Vault toilets

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Huntington Lake, CA weather station, 6.5 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan43° high24° low
  2. Feb44° high23° low
  3. Mar46° high26° low
  4. Apr50° high29° low
  5. May56° high36° low
  6. Jun66° high42° low
  7. Jul74° high49° low
  8. Aug74° high49° low
  9. Sep68° high44° low
  10. Oct58° high37° low
  11. Nov49° high31° low
  12. Dec44° high25° low

The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Sierra National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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