California · Camping · Near Shaver Lake

Buck Meadow

from $34
fee
May
season
May–Oct
best months

Is Buck Meadow open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Buck Meadow, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

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

  • At 6,732 ft
  • High Sierra Ranger DistrictSierra National Forest

Buck Meadow is a Forest Service campground in the High Sierra Ranger District of Sierra National Forest in California, about 17 miles from Huntington Lake. It is a simple site, with vault toilets as the only listed amenity, and a fee is charged. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Huntington Lake weather station, at a similar elevation, show July and August highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F and only a day or two of wet weather a month. Winter brings highs in the mid-40s and lows around 24°F. Gigantea Campground is about 2.4 miles away, and Mckinley Grove is a hike about 2.6 miles off. Sawmill Flat campground lies roughly 3.8 miles away, and Dinkey Creek offers canoeing about 4.3 miles from the site.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Buck Meadow

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Saw & Mill Restaurant

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 15 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Buck Meadow

    Best months: May–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

      43° / 24°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      44° / 23°

      11 wet

    3. Mar

      46° / 26°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      50° / 29°

      8 wet

    5. May

      56° / 36°

      6 wet

    6. Jun

      66° / 42°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      74° / 49°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 49°

      1 wet

    9. Sep

      68° / 44°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 37°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      49° / 31°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      44° / 25°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Huntington Lake, CA, 17.3 mi away at 7,020 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.