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Honeydew Campground

Facilities: 5 tent/trailer campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.367ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento5h13real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 367 ft, Honeydew Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 45°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.
95%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost .
60°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
235 mi
5h13
02
San Francisco
250 mi
5h33
03
Fresno
437 mi
9h43
04
Los Angeles
696 mi
15h28
05
San Diego
841 mi
18h41
By drive time
Sacramento · 5h13San Francisco · 5h33Fresno · 9h43Los Angeles · 15h28San Diego · 18h41Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 11.8 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
11.8 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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