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Whiskey Flat
Trail Camp

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Whiskey Flat Trail Camp trail elevation profile

Whiskey Flat Trail Camp trail elevation profile

 

Open:
  • All year
Fees:
  • $2.00 per person per night
Where to register:
  • Register at Burlington Campground, Albee Creek Campground, or Park Headquarters.
Number of campsites:
  • 5
Maximum occupancy:
  • Maximum of 25 people in the trail camp
Maximum stay:
  • 3 days per site.
Reservations:
  • Not necessary. Campground is first come, first served
Description: Cool, damp area on the edge of the Rockefeller Forest with old-growth redwoods, tall ferns, and natural springs. Mosquitoes can be plentiful here.
Elevation:
  • 1400 feet
Summer temperatures:
  • Highs- 70 to 90s
  • Lows- 50s
Distance:
  • From Big Tree Area - 4.5 miles
  • From Albee Creek Campground - 7 miles
Campsite contains:
  • Level area for pitching tent
  • Chemical toilet
  • Untreated water
Nearby trails:
  • Grasshopper Fire Road
  • Squaw Creek Ridge Road
  • Hanson Ridge road
Nearby attractions:
  • Rockefeller Forest
  • Hanson Ridge Trail Camp
  • Grasshopper Fire Lookout
Fires:
  • NO FIRES are allowed in the backcountry or the trail camps. Cooking stoves are OK.
Dogs:
  • No dogs are allowed on trails or at the trail camps.
Horses:
  • No horses are allowed at the trail camps.
Activities:

  • Hiking and wildlife watching. 

Animal life: Raccoon, gray fox, striped skunk, spotted skunk, coyote, bobcat, black bear, black-tailed deer, brush rabbit, black-tailed jackrabbit, deer mouse, California valley quail, turkey vulture, wild pig, wild turkey, red-tailed hawk, raven, Steller's jay, mountain lion, varied thrush.

 

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Experience camping in old-growth redwoods at Whiskey Flat.

 

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