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Upper Chiquito

July
season
May–Oct
best months

Is Upper Chiquito open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Upper Chiquito, 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 6,943 ft
  • Bass Lake Ranger DistrictSierra National Forest

Upper Chiquito is a Forest Service campground in the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest, California, on the east fork of Chiquito Creek. It's a simple base for exploring the surrounding trails and waterways, with each site equipped with a table and fire ring and garbage service at the entrance. Visitors are asked to pack out what they pack in. Vault toilets are the campground's sanitation facilities. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Huntington Lake weather station show July and August highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F and only one or two wet days a month. Winters there are cold, with January highs averaging about 43°F and lows around 24°F. The closest outings are Chiquito Pass, about 2.7 miles away, and Chiquito Canyon, about 3.1 miles away. Paddlers can head to Chiquito Creek, about 4.2 miles off, and Bowler campground lies about 4.5 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Upper Chiquito

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Jackalopes Bar & Grill

    Restaurant

    Open after 6
  • If it rainsEeekster, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Sierra Point

    Viewpoint

    In town

    Point in Yosemite National Park at the eastern end of the valley

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0 (commons)

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