Bowler

California

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An agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good

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  • problem: Agency alerts

    14 active alerts in Sierra National Forest; most severe: Wilderness Food and Refuse Storage

    USFSPosted May 22 · checked 17 h ago

  • clear: Weather

    Clouds, high 69°F / low 43°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for campground

    OpenWeather17 h ago

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About this campground

Located along Jackass Creek, Bowler Group Campground offers 12 campsites and a primitive amphitheater. The campground provides one vault toilet and each campsite has a table and fire ring. Horses are permitted; however, facilities are not available.

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Season
June
Vault toilets

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Huntington Lake, CA weather station, 20 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

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 Bass Lake Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

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

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