U.S. Forest Service · Sequoia National Forest · California

Old Goldledge Campground

Old Goldledge is a dispersed camping or day use site open year round. There are vault toilets available and seasonal trash bins. Old Goldledge is a great spot for fishing. Restrictions - No Camping or Campfires are allowed within 25 feet of the water’s edge. Parking at Old Goldlege is available in the dispersed area. The Sequoia National Forest, Kern River Ranger District is continuing efforts to balance the needs of recreationists with impacts to the land along the Upper Kern Wild and Scenic River.

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Old Goldledge Campground
Photo from the area. bahniuk (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Old Goldledge Campground40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 2.29 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.39 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.71 inches of precipitationApril: 0.67 inches of precipitationMay: 0.43 inches of precipitationJune: 0.10 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.14 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.07 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.23 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.55 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.35 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.91 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 46.1°F averageFebruary: 48.0°F averageMarch: 51.6°F averageApril: 56.3°F averageMay: 64.1°F averageJune: 73.4°F averageJuly: 80.6°F averageAugust: 79.8°F averageSeptember: 73.8°F averageOctober: 63.5°F averageNovember: 52.3°F averageDecember: 45.8°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 Kern River Ph 3, 16 miles from the recreation area point at 2,703 feet, station USC00044523 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 12 inches a year.

Getting there

AreaRecreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 36.02° N, 118.39° W. Call the office before you drive.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Cyrus

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

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

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Old Goldledge Campground?

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

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest