Grouse Ridge

California

California

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What we do know

  • Inside Tahoe 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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Grouse Ridge

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About this campground

Grouse Ridge Campground is located at the top of Grouse Ridge, spectacular vistas of granitic boulders, many alpine lakes, scattered pines, and wildflowers in the summer. Often late opening due to snow banks on access road. Hiking and biking trails lead off of ridge to the Grouse Lakes Area located at the base of the ridge. There are 9 campsites with tables and fire rings. Bear Boxes available. 5 campsites have space for small trailers. There is a vault toilet, but no trash service; pack it in pack it out!

Campsite info

Season
May
Quiet hours
10:00 PM - 6:00 AM
Vault toilets

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Facts about this campground

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sagehen Creek, CA weather station, 20 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan40° high15° low
  2. Feb41° high15° low
  3. Mar48° high19° low
  4. Apr53° high22° low
  5. May62° high28° low
  6. Jun72° high32° low
  7. Jul80° high37° low
  8. Aug79° high35° low
  9. Sep73° high31° low
  10. Oct61° high24° low
  11. Nov49° high20° low
  12. Dec39° high14° low

The station sits about 1,100 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

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Tahoe 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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