Smith Forks Campground
- Yes
- fee
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
- At 3,503 ft
- Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area
Smith Forks Campground is a campground in California at about 3,503 feet. It is managed by the state park agency.
- Cougar TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Antler TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation AreaState park2.4 mi
- Mount PinesSummit3.6 mi
- Los Alamos Group CampgroundCamping3.8 mi
- Los AlamosCamping4 mi
- Emigrant Landing Boat RampBoat launch6.1 mi
Frazier MountainSummitPhoto: Elbonian, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Pyramid Lake - Los Alamos CampgroundCamping · ~14 min drive
- ATV CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Aliklik CampgroundCamping · ~1 min drive
- Lower Scrub Oaks CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Upper Scrub Oaks CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Lane Ranch CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Circle Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Cottonwood CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Honey Valley Group CampCamping · ~4 min drive
- Sterling Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
Backbone TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Leah Gardner, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Emigrant Landing Boat RampBoat launch · ~10 min drive
- Frazier MountainSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Elbonian, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piru CreekCanoeing · ~13 min drivePhoto: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Smith Forks Campground
Best months: March–June and September–November. 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
52° / 39°
7 wet
Feb
53° / 38°
8 wet
Mar
57° / 41°
7 wet
Apr
62° / 43°
5 wet
May
70° / 49°
3 wet
Jun
80° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
88° / 65°
1 wet
Aug
88° / 65°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 61°
1 wet
Oct
71° / 52°
2 wet
Nov
60° / 44°
4 wet
Dec
52° / 38°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sandberg, CA, 8.4 mi away at 4,510 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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