Mosquito Lakes Campground

US Forest Service · California

Mosquito Lakes Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Campground has no water and no service. When Highway 4 is closed, no access is possible. Limited camping area located 6 miles east of Lake Alpine. Mosquito has 11 sites with picnic tables. Vault toilet facility but no drinking water.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

55

Coordinates

38.51578, -119.91412

Nearest sites we map

• Pacific Valley Campground1 km · US Forest Service
• Kennedy Flat4 km · US Forest Service
• Grouse Flat4 km · US Forest Service
• (Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground7 km · US Forest Service
• Backpacker's Walk-in Campground7 km · US Forest Service
• (Lake Alpine) Pine Marten8 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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