Big Sage
- Facilities open as weather permits; usually mid-May to late October.
- season
- May–Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Big Sage open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Modoc National Forest.
Forest Fire Restrictions 2026 have been lifted as of 09/27/2026
Agency alert covering Modoc National Forest · Order 09-26-01 · USFS · Modoc National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Modoc National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 4,877 ft
- Devils Garden Ranger DistrictModoc National Forest
Big Sage is a Forest Service campground on the shore of Big Sage Reservoir in the Devils Garden Ranger District of Modoc National Forest in northeastern California. The site sits within juniper woodland and sagebrush, and the campground lies near the boat ramp on the reservoir's edge. The reservoir covers several thousand acres, and the site has vault toilets. No fees are required to use it. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alturas show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 80°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s. Logan Slough Boating Site is about 3.6 miles away, and Reservoir C is about 9.4 miles away. The North Fork Pit River, a canoeing route, is about 9.8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Wild Goose Meadows RV Park46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Logan Slough Boating SiteLake fishing3.6 mi
- Reservoir CCamping9.4 mi
- North Fork Pit RiverCanoeing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Nifty RV & Mobile Home ParkCamping · ~12 min drive
- Sully's RV SiteCamping · ~14 min drive
- Reservoir CCamping · ~16 min drive
- Reservoir FCamping · ~22 min drive
- Cedar PassCamping · ~30 min drive
- Plum Valley CampgroundCamping · ~31 min drive
- Stough ReservoirCamping · ~33 min drive
- Jane's Reservoir CampgroundCamping · ~38 min drive
- PepperdineCamping · ~38 min drive
- Upper Rush CreekCamping · ~38 min drive
Best time to visit Big Sage
Best months: May–June and 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
43° / 21°
11 wet
Feb
47° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
53° / 26°
11 wet
Apr
58° / 30°
10 wet
May
68° / 37°
9 wet
Jun
78° / 42°
5 wet
Jul
89° / 47°
2 wet
Aug
87° / 44°
2 wet
Sep
80° / 37°
3 wet
Oct
66° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 25°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 20°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alturas Muni Ap, CA, 6.9 mi away at 4,375 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.
