Woodchuck - Cg
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Woodchuck - Cg
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Woodchuck - Cg open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 6,300 ft
- Yuba River Ranger DistrictTahoe National Forest
Woodchuck Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Yuba River Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California. 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 the nearby Sagehen Creek weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 37°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s to low 40s. Climbers will find Cisco Grove about a mile away and the Mm! Mm! Good! (aka Campbell Soup) Boulder at about 1.1 miles. Hikers can head to Loch Leven or the Signal Peak Lookout Loop, both roughly 1.7 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Rainbow Tavern
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 miIf it rains
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- Mm! Mm! Good! (aka Campbell Soup) BoulderRock climbing1.1 mi
- Loch LevenHiking1.7 mi
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- Big Granite CreekCanoeing5.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Wildy HutHut camping · ~10 min drive
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- Camp Robert L. ColeCamping · ~3 min drive
- Big Bend - CgCamping · ~3 min drive
- Sterling Lake - Cg (Campground)Camping · ~3 min drive
- Cisco Grove Campground, Tubing, and RV ParkCamping · ~3 min drive
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Best time to visit Woodchuck - Cg
Best months: June–August. 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
40° / 15°
Feb
41° / 15°
Mar
48° / 19°
Apr
53° / 22°
May
62° / 28°
Jun
72° / 32°
Jul
80° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
73° / 31°
Oct
61° / 24°
Nov
49° / 20°
Dec
39° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 16.4 mi away at 6,337 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
