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USFSKlamath National Forest · California

Hotelling Campground

Hotelling campground has 4 campsites right on the South Fork of the Salmon River.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.1,371ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento5h57real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,371 ft, Hotelling Campground has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 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.
Apr 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 21.
62°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
268 mi
5h57
02
San Francisco
317 mi
7h03
03
Fresno
472 mi
10h29
04
Los Angeles
738 mi
16h24
05
San Diego
882 mi
19h36
By drive time
Sacramento · 5h57San Francisco · 7h03Fresno · 10h29Los Angeles · 16h24San Diego · 19h36Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 13.7 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
8

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
13.7 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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