Spinning Wheel
Buck Meadows, California · 3,064 ft
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
Wildfire 23 mi SE: Dome, 6,788 acres, 86% contained
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · Forest Service data, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Elevation
- 3,064 ft (934 m)3,064 ft934 m
- Land
- Stanislaus National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
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About
Spinning Wheel Camping Area - In close proximity to YNP and Cherry Lake.
Fees: Overnight Use:
From USFS INFRA Recreation Sites · · Edit
Cell service
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Cell service at Spinning Wheel: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- TueSunny69°47°
- WedSunny74°52°
- ThuSunny82°59°
- FriSunny84°57°
- SatSunny82°56°
Nearby camping
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Camp site
Dispersed · 500 ft · Buck Meadows
San José Family Camp
Public Land · 1.8 mi · Buck Meadows
Sweetwater (Stanislaus National Forest)
Public Land · 1.8 mi · Buck Meadows
3 more within 25 mi
4 OpenStreetMap entries in Buck Meadows share one park. They may be individual sites of a single campground. Suggest a merge
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 500 ft
Camp site
Buck Meadows, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · Stanislaus National Forest
- 6.2 mi
Joe Walt Run
Buck Meadows, CA
- 7.9 mi
Anderson Valley
El Portal, CA
- 9.3 mi
Montgomery Gulch
Greeley Hill, CA
- 9.6 mi
Cherry Borrow Site
Buck Meadows, CA
- 16 mi
Camp site
Twain Harte-Tuolumne City, CA · On National Park Service land · Yosemite National Park
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