Fish Creek
Campground
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Fish Creek, 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.
Fish Creek is a Forest Service campground in the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest in California, about 23 miles from the So Entrance Yosemite NP weather station. It sits within the Sierra National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and it has vault toilets as its only listed amenity. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from that nearby station put July and August highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F and only about one wet day a month. Winter is far colder, with January and February highs in the mid-40s and lows around 27°F. The Fish Creek (ca) campground is just 0.1 mile away, and Rock Creek (Sierra National Forest, CA) is about 2 miles off. Climbers can find the Milky Way Wall and The Eagle Beaks roughly 5.5 miles away.
Fish Creek
Campground
If it rainsKevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMariposa Grove Museum
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More in Shaver LakeNot on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Rock Creek (Sierra National Forest, CA)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2.1 mi
FrenchHikingPhoto: Jesse Wagstaff, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.4 miSource: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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.
Jan
45° / 27°
9 wet
Feb
46° / 27°
9 wet
Mar
50° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
55° / 31°
7 wet
May
63° / 37°
5 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
2 wet
Jul
80° / 51°
1 wet
Aug
80° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
75° / 45°
2 wet
Oct
64° / 37°
4 wet
Nov
53° / 30°
6 wet
Dec
44° / 26°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA, 23.1 mi away at 5,047 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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