Army Corps of Engineers · Success Lake · Porterville, CA

South Tule Campground

This recreation area is part of Success Lake

First-come, first-served

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South Tule Campground
Photo from the area. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
4fires
active
Cyrus · 38 mi away · 543 acres
3 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near South Tule Campground40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 2.08 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.92 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.04 inches of precipitationApril: 0.95 inches of precipitationMay: 0.34 inches of precipitationJune: 0.10 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.05 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.00 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.06 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.55 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.95 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.93 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 49.4°F averageFebruary: 53.9°F averageMarch: 58.5°F averageApril: 62.9°F averageMay: 70.2°F averageJune: 77.6°F averageJuly: 83.4°F averageAugust: 81.9°F averageSeptember: 77.3°F averageOctober: 67.7°F averageNovember: 56.3°F averageDecember: 49.0°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 in2.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Porterville, 7 miles from the campground at 393 feet, station USC00047077 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 11 inches a year.

Getting there

Nearest townPorterville, California
Coordinates36.0767° N, 118.9024° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Cyrus

    38 mi from the campground · 543 acres · 95% contained

  • Wildfire
    Land

    41 mi from the campground · 20 acres

  • Prescribed
    Grant Grove Rx Spring

    47 mi from the campground · 15 acres

  • Prescribed
    Grant Grove Fall Rx

    47 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearSportsman's Warehouse ↗27.1 mi
RV sales & serviceRV sales & service ↗27.6 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗30.8 mi

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Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Sequoia National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at South Tule Campground?

No. South Tule Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Success Lake Website

Is there cell service at South Tule Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the nearest town to South Tule Campground?

Porterville, California.

Source: Getting there

What if South Tule Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Tule (0.2 mi), North Tule Campground (0.4 mi, first-come), and Belknap Campground (9.8 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby