Upper Jackass Lake Campground
Campground
Campground · 3.2 mi from the trail
California · Lake fishing · North Fork · Near Yosemite Valley
Ruth Lake
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 5 min ago
Is Ruth Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Ruth Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Safety Tips for Burned Areas: Garnet Fire Area
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Wilderness Food and Refuse Storage
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-03 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Food and Refuse Storage
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-02 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Forest Order removes Fish Camp, Soda Springs, and Little Jackass from closure list
Agency alert covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-11 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-09 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Sierra National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Ruth Lake is a 5-acre lake near North Fork, California, at about 9,374 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Curry Village Pavillion
Fast food
On your way back · 16 mi
If it rainsEeekster, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSierra Point
Viewpoint
In townPoint in Yosemite National Park at the eastern end of the valley
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0 (commons)
More in Yosemite ValleyLocal outfitters
- Bishop Pack Outfitters48 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Flat LakeMountain biking0.7 mi
- Rainbow LakeMountain biking0.7 mi
Madera PeakSummitPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi- West Fork Granite CreekCanoeing2.9 mi
Triple Divide PeakSummitPhoto: LizardWizard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.8 mi- BowlerCamping5.3 mi
- Upper ChiquitoCamping5.5 mi
- North Fork San Joaquin RiverCanoeing8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Rutherford LakeLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Chain LakesLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Slab LakesLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Isberg LakesLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Adair LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Harriet LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Ostrander LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Alstot LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Merced LakeLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Lake CatherineLake fishing · ~21 min drive
Also worth it near here
Chittenden LakeMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Guywelch2000, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Staniford LakeHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jesse Wagstaff, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Madera PeakSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- West Fork Granite CreekCanoeing · ~5 min drive
- Upper Jackass Lake CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Ruth Lake
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 20.8 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
