West Kaiser Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
West Kaiser Campground in CA
FreeOpen 6/1-12/31First-come, first-served
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 14%, 100% of it on a shelf.
Campground details
10 sites
Setting
Limited privacy
West Kaiser Campground in Sierra National Forest's High Sierra Ranger District offers 10 sites with picnic tables and fire rings. Two vault toilets are provided, but there is no potable water or trash service; this is a pack-in, pack-out facility with no camping fee. Open June through December.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 10-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Kaiser Peak stands 4,746 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles southeast.
- West Kaiser Creek runs 0.7 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 41–67°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 78 of 100.
Tree cover25%30m sat. est.