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Texas Flat

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May
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May–Oct
best months

Is Texas Flat open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Texas Flat, 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 5,474 ft
  • Bass Lake Ranger DistrictSierra National Forest

Texas Flat is a Forest Service campground in the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest in California, about 0.1 mile from the Texas Flats campground. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the site has vault toilets. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F and only about one wet day a month. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 45°F and lows near 27°F. The closest trails are the Insipid Trail, about half a mile away, and the Sky Trail, about 0.6 mile away. Kelty Meadow campground is about a mile off, and the Willow Creek Wall climbing area is about 1.3 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Texas Flat

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Jones Store

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi
  • If it rainsKevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Mariposa Grove Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 7 mi

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

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Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Texas Flat

    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

      45° / 27°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 27°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      50° / 28°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      55° / 31°

      7 wet

    5. May

      63° / 37°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      73° / 44°

      2 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 51°

      1 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 49°

      1 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 45°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 37°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 30°

      6 wet

    12. Dec

      44° / 26°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA, 7.8 mi away at 5,047 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Texas Flat

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