California · Camping · Near Shaver Lake

Whisky Falls

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Is Whisky Falls open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Whisky Falls, 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 6,000 ft
  • Bass Lake Ranger DistrictSierra National Forest

Whisky Falls is a Forest Service campground in the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest in California, about 12.8 miles from the Huntington Lake weather station, which sits roughly 1,000 feet lower. The site has 14 campsites and no showers or RV hookups, with vault toilets as the only amenities. No fees are required to stay here. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Huntington Lake station put July and August highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F and only one or two wet days a month. Winter is cold, with January highs around 43°F and lows near 24°F. Whiskey Falls Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and Nine Trail is about 0.3 mile off. Climbers can head to Milky Way Wall, about 3.3 miles away, and paddlers to South Fork Willow Creek, roughly 3.8 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Whisky Falls

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Ducey’s On The Lake

    Restaurant

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

    Mariposa Grove Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 18 mi from Shaver Lake

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

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