Junction Campground, Central Sierra Nevada, California

  Just can't get enough of the Central Sierra Nevada. Whitewater paddling is perfect on San Joaquin River - Middle Fork, and June Mountain has magnificent slopes and a friendly staff. The good local attractions and the good variety of outdoors recreation will certainly have you coming back repeatedly. Not much precipitation falls here at Junction Campground; the month with most of the snow is January, and the driest of the months is October.
And if that's not sufficient there's a load more cool things to do in the Central Sierra Nevada. On a wonderful
    day at Junction Campground you can take a hike along the John Muir Trail - section 1, and in the event that you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Tuolumne River. Going for a hike along the John Muir Trail - section 2 will let you absorb the natural
beauty of this area, and a fine spot for whitewater paddling is Tenaya Creek. Outdoors recreation is bountiful, some of the enjoyable stuff you can do is fishing, whitewater paddling, swimming, and hiking, so you won’t run out of things to do.

Camping in California is such a fun activity. Junction Campground is one of the spots to camp here in the Central Sierra Nevada.
This spot is unbeatable, just check out all the cool things to do near Junction Campground. Hiking along the Gaylor Lakes Trail is nice fun; if you're looking for some flowing
 
water? Try Mine Creek. If the weather is brilliant here at Junction Campground, you can go for a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 12, and here at Junction Campground you can see Tioga Peak. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Junction Campground. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 30's. High temperatures throughout the wintertime are normally in the 40's; night lows in the 0's for Junction Campground.
There's no way to run out of cool things to do next to Junction Campground; it is one of many good campgrounds in this area. This is really a great campground. Junction Campground is near Bodie State Park which is a beautiful place, and nearby you hit upon Glacier Canyon which is a good site to take a look at.
Ok, it's been too long since you went outside, time has come to get out, and Junction Campground in California is just the site. This campground is so wonderful. Junction Campground is not the only location close by, Gardisky Lake is a close by lake, and Sierra National Forest is a great spot to stretch your legs a bit.

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Latitude: 37.93861
Longitude: -119.24861

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 Camp Grounds Near Junction Campground:
Tioga Junction Campground, Mono County , 0 miles away
Tioga Campground, Mono County , 1 miles away
Sawmill Campground, Mono County , 2 miles away
Saddlebag Campground, Mono County , 2 miles away
Ellery Lake Campground, Mono County , 3 miles away
Trailer Park Campground, Mono County , 12 miles away
Aerie Crag Campground, Mono County , 12 miles away
 Hotels Near Junction Campground:
Yosemite Gateway Motel, Lee Vining , 14 miles away
Heidelberg Inn, June Lake , 15 miles away
Ruby Inn, Bridgeport , 19 miles away
1849 Condos at Canyon Lodge, Mammoth Lakes , 24 miles away
Village at Mammoth Mountain, Mammoth Lakes , 24 miles away
The Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth - Opening November 1, 2007, Mammoth Lakes , 24 miles away
Mammoth Mountain Inn, Mammoth Lakes , 24 miles away
 Trails Near Junction Campground:
Gaylor Lakes Trail, Tuolumne County County , 2 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 1445 feet elevation difference
John Muir Trail - section 2, overlapping County County , 12 miles away, 33.1 hiking miles, 3881 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 12, overlapping County County , 14 miles away, 67 hiking miles, 4061 feet elevation difference
John Muir Trail - section 1, overlapping County County , 17 miles away, 18.5 hiking miles, 6931 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Junction Campground:
June Mountain, California , 14 miles away, 2590 vertical feet
Mammoth Mountain, California , 23 miles away, 3100 vertical feet
Badger Pass, California , 32 miles away, 800 vertical feet
Sierra Summit, California , 39 miles away, 1600 vertical feet
Dodge Ridge, California , 51 miles away, 1600 vertical feet
Bear Valley, California , 63 miles away, 1900 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California , 70 miles away, 2000 vertical feet
Heavenly, California , 72 miles away, 3500 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California , 74 miles away, 2212 vertical feet
Diamond Peak, Nevada , 86 miles away, 1840 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Junction Campground:
Tenaya Creek, Mariposa County , 18 miles away, Class V - 1 miles long (Super Slide)
Tuolumne River, Tuolumne County , 22 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 32 miles long (Tioga Road Bridge to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir)
San Joaquin River - Middle Fork, Madera County , 24 miles away, Class V+ - 32.5 miles long (Devils Postpile Nat'l Monument to Mammoth Pool Reservoir)
Yosemite Creek, Mariposa County , 24 miles away, Class IV-V - 8 miles long (Tioga Pass Road to Yosemite Falls)
West Walker River, Mono County , 29 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.3 miles long (Leavitt Station Trailhead to Pickel Meadow)
 National Parks Near Junction Campground:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA , 35 miles away
Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA , 41 miles away
 Lakes Near Junction Campground

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