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Battle Creek Campground

Battle Creek Campground is a developed campground with 50 designated sites and a maximum of 8 people per site.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.4,898ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento3h32real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 4,898 ft, Battle Creek Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 6 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
92%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 19.
55°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
159 mi
3h32
02
San Francisco
238 mi
5h17
03
Fresno
349 mi
7h45
04
Los Angeles
615 mi
13h40
05
San Diego
757 mi
16h49
By drive time
Sacramento · 3h32San Francisco · 5h17Fresno · 7h45Los Angeles · 13h40San Diego · 16h49Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
1
Peaks
6

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.1 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.

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