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Pull-thru
USFSEldorado National Forest · California
Capps Crossing
Overview Capps Crossing is located on the North Fork of the Cosumnes River.
Sites101 reservable
Elev.5,138ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig40 ft
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento1h43real 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 5,138 ft, Capps Crossing has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 28°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 10 sites total: 1 reservable and 9 first-come, first-served.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. 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
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
92%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 23
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 19.
55°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
77 mi
1h43
02
San Francisco
162 mi
3h36
03
Fresno
177 mi
3h56
04
Los Angeles
442 mi
9h49
05
San Diego
583 mi
12h57
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 10 SITES
Color byShow only
2 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
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Prime
10
Sites
★ The standout
Site 010
AREA CAPPS CROSSING.
Max rig
40 ft
Type
Standard
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.