California · Camping · Near Shaver Lake

Placer

May
season
Feb–May, Oct–Dec
best months

Is Placer open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Placer, 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 4,100 ft
  • Bass Lake Ranger DistrictSierra National Forest

Placer is a Forest Service campground in the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest in California, about 10 miles from Mammoth Pool. The site is small and simple, with each campsite equipped with a table, grill and fire ring. Services are handled at Wagner's campground, where you can get gas, a phone, food and a store. Vault toilets are the only restroom facility. A fee is charged for stays. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F with lows near 45°F, and October highs around 78°F with lows near 44°F. That station sits well below the campground, so temperatures at Placer run cooler. Sweetwater campground is less than a mile away, and Soda Springs is about 2 miles off. For time on foot, the French Trail and the West Fork Chiquito Creek paddling route are both within about 2.5 miles.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Placer

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Pines Village Pizzeria

    Restaurant

    Open after 6
  • If it rainsKevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Mariposa Grove Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 16 mi from Shaver Lake

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Kevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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