White Azalea Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Bear Valley
White Azalea Campground
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
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Agency alert covering Eldorado National Forest · USFS · Eldorado National Forest
Deer Valley Trail (19E01) & Meadow Lake Road (09N01)
Agency alert covering Eldorado National Forest · Order 03-24-05 · USFS · Eldorado National Forest
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- At 3,270 ft
- Amador Ranger DistrictEldorado National Forest
White Azalea Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Amador Ranger District of Eldorado National Forest in California, about 0.7 miles from Mokelumne Campground. It sits within the Mokelumne Wilderness, and the Forest Service manages the land. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically May and September. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 83°F, while July and August average about 90°F. The campground is not reservable. For more time on foot, the Mctc: 7N58 to 7N19y hike starts about 0.8 miles away. Climbers can head to Calaveras Domes, about a mile off, and paddlers will find Blue Creek roughly 3.2 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Rebas 's Toll House Cafe
Restaurant
On your way back · 12 mi
If it rainsJunkyardsparkle, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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More in Bear Valley- Mokelumne CampgroundCamping0.7 mi
- Mctc: 7N58 to 7N19yHiking0.8 mi
- Calaveras DomesRock climbing1 mi
- Deer Bridge DomeRock climbing1.5 mi
- Mctc: 7N76y to 7N14Hiking2.1 mi
- Blue CreekCanoeing3.2 mi
South Shore CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain3.6 mi- Cole CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- South Shore CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
- Bear River Group Campground (Eldorado National Forest, CA)Camping · ~7 min drive
- Pipi CampgroundCamping · ~19 min drive
- Capps CrossingCamping · ~24 min drive
- Moore CreekCamping · Next door
- Mokelumne CampgroundCamping · ~1 min drive
- Bear River GroupCamping · ~6 min drive
- Pardoes Point CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
- Cole Creek Camping AreaCamping · ~7 min drive
- Sugar Pine Point CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit White Azalea Campground
Best months: March–June and September–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.
Jan
44° / 32°
12 wet
Feb
50° / 31°
12 wet
Mar
56° / 33°
12 wet
Apr
63° / 36°
9 wet
May
72° / 42°
7 wet
Jun
82° / 47°
3 wet
Jul
90° / 53°
1 wet
Aug
89° / 52°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 49°
2 wet
Oct
66° / 41°
5 wet
Nov
51° / 35°
9 wet
Dec
43° / 31°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pacific House, CA, 22.9 mi away at 3,450 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Fire Restrictions are in Effect Forest Wide
Eldorado National Forest · Order dated September 22, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Nov 2, 2026 · Forest Service
White Azalea Campground
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