USFSRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest · California
Foster Bar Campground
Foster Bar Campground is located on edge of large meadow next to the mighty Wild and Scenic Rogue River.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.233ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento8h59real 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 233 ft, Foster Bar Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 2 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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.
92%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 30
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 25.
57°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
404 mi
8h59
02
San Francisco
451 mi
10h01
03
Fresno
606 mi
13h28
04
Los Angeles
872 mi
19h23
05
San Diego
1016 mi
22h35
By drive time
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
4
Peaks
2
Water & Access
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.