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Big Meadow Campground

Big Meadow Campground in California has 14 bouldering routes across 9 grades.

14 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering

Is Big Meadow Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Stanislaus National Forest. It doesn't name Big Meadow Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Stanislaus National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Big Meadow Campground

Best months: May–September. 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

    43° / 18°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 19°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 24°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    53° / 28°

    8 wet

  5. May

    62° / 33°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 38°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 43°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 41°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 35°

    3 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 29°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 18°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Lake Tahoe Ap, CA, 33.9 mi away at 6,314 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Big Meadow Campground is a Forest Service campground in California's Stanislaus National Forest, within the Calaveras Ranger District. It sits at the heart of a cluster of bouldering areas, with the Main Formation Upper Wall and Main Formation North Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes sit in a range of grades from V0 to V3. The V0 "Scales" and the V0+ "Fin" are the easiest, while the V3 "Frog Mantle" and "Unphotogenic" are the hardest among the 14 routes listed. Summer is the warmest stretch, with typical July and August highs around 80°F and lows near 41°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at South Lake Tahoe. Winter is cold, with typical highs in the low 40s and lows in the teens. Big Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest) is another campground about 0.3 mile away, and Sand Flat lies roughly 1.5 miles off. For hiking, the 7N01G SNOW TRAIL is about 2 miles away, and the North Fork Stanislaus River offers paddling about 4.9 miles from the campground.

Routes (14)