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Berger Creek Cg

May 27
season
Apr–Oct
best months

Is Berger Creek Cg open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.

  • Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts

    Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest

As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 5,923 ft
  • Yuba River Ranger DistrictTahoe National Forest

Berger Creek Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Yuba River Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits alongside the Berger campground, about 0.1 mile away, and the Diablo campground, about 0.3 mile away, making the two sites easy to pair on a trip. Vault toilets are the only listed amenity. A fee is charged to use the site. Summer is the warmest stretch for a visit. Typical averages from the nearby Bowman Dam weather station show July highs around 82°F and lows near 54°F. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 46°F and lows near 29°F. The closest outings are the Packer Lake Picnic and Tamarack Lake hikes, each about 0.6 mile away, and the Salmon Creek paddling spot at about 1.4 miles. Climbers can find the Free For All Valley area roughly 2.8 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Berger Creek Cg

    Best months: April–October. 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.

    1. Jan

      46° / 29°

    2. Feb

      47° / 28°

    3. Mar

      49° / 30°

    4. Apr

      55° / 33°

    5. May

      64° / 40°

    6. Jun

      73° / 47°

    7. Jul

      82° / 54°

    8. Aug

      81° / 54°

    9. Sep

      77° / 51°

    10. Oct

      66° / 42°

    11. Nov

      54° / 34°

    12. Dec

      45° / 29°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bowman Dam, CA, 12 mi away at 5,385 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

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