Herring Creek
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Bear Valley
Herring Creek
- from $20
- fee
- May
- season
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Herring Creek open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Stanislaus National Forest. It doesn't name Herring Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Stanislaus National Forest extends seasonal MVUM closure for two high elevation roads
Agency closure covering Stanislaus National Forest · USFS · Stanislaus National Forest
Extension of Seasonal Road Closures
Agency closure covering Stanislaus National Forest · USFS · Stanislaus National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Stanislaus National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 7,349 ft
- Summit Ranger DistrictStanislaus National Forest
Herring Creek Campground is a small, rustic Forest Service site in the mixed conifer forest near Herring Creek, on Forest Road 4N12 in the Summit Ranger District of Stanislaus National Forest. It sits about 9 miles from the Summit Ranger Station, off Highway 108, and the road to the campground is dirt-surfaced. The site has seven campsites, each with a table and a fire ring. Vault toilets are the only restroom facilities, and potable water is not available. Visitors are asked to practice Leave No Trace and Pack it in, Pack it out principles. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 75°F with only about one wet day a month, while winter highs stay in the low to mid 40s. Herring Reservoir is just 0.3 miles away, and the Trail of the Gargoyles Interpe and Waterhouse Lake hikes are within about a mile. Pinecrest Lake, a climbing area, is about 3.5 miles off.
Around this trail
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More in Bear Valley- Herring ReservoirCamping0.3 mi
- Trail of the Gargoyles InterpeHiking0.7 mi
- Waterhouse LakeHiking1.2 mi
- Cascade CreekCamping3.2 mi
Pinecrest LakeRock climbingPhoto: A Silly Person, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- Toller TowerRock climbing4 mi
- Pinecrest Day UsePier fishing4.9 mi
- Middle Fork Stanislaus RiverCanoeing5.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Crabtree CampCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: TyB — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Pioneer TrailCamping · ~9 min drive
- Herring ReservoirCamping · Next door
- Herring Creek Reservoir CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Cascade CreekCamping · ~6 min drive
- Mill CreekCamping · ~7 min drive
- Pine Valley Horse CampCamping · ~9 min drive
- Niagara Creek CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- Niagra CreekCamping · ~9 min drive
- MeadowviewCamping · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Herring Creek
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
44° / 32°
10 wet
Feb
42° / 31°
9 wet
Mar
45° / 32°
10 wet
Apr
49° / 36°
8 wet
May
58° / 43°
7 wet
Jun
67° / 52°
3 wet
Jul
75° / 60°
1 wet
Aug
75° / 59°
1 wet
Sep
70° / 54°
2 wet
Oct
60° / 46°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 37°
7 wet
Dec
43° / 32°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Village 12 W, CA, 34.1 mi away at 6,620 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.
