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Pull-thru
USFSShasta-Trinity National Forest · California
Alpine View Campground
Overview Alpine View Campground is located in the Trinity Unit of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area at an elevation of 2,400 feet.
Sites5521 reservable
Elev.2,539ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig32 ft
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento5h00real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 2,539 ft, Alpine View Campground has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 55 sites total: 21 reservable and 34 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
95%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 10
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 27.
62°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
225 mi
5h00
02
San Francisco
281 mi
6h15
03
Fresno
427 mi
9h29
04
Los Angeles
693 mi
15h24
05
San Diego
837 mi
18h36
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 55 SITES
Color byShow only
53 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
55
Accessible
0
Prime
55
Sites
★ The standout
Site 44
Loop C · shaded.
To neighbor
151 ft
Max rig
32 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
5
Peaks
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.3 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.