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USFSShasta-Trinity National Forest · California

Big Slide Campground

This facility has 8 (tent only) camping units and offers access to swimming, fishing and hiking.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.1,204ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento5h11real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,204 ft, Big Slide Campground has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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

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
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
96%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 3
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 24.
61°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
233 mi
5h11
02
San Francisco
270 mi
6h00
03
Fresno
438 mi
9h44
04
Los Angeles
702 mi
15h36
05
San Diego
847 mi
18h49
By drive time
Sacramento · 5h11San Francisco · 6h00Fresno · 9h44Los Angeles · 15h36San Diego · 18h49Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
1
Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
9 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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