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USFSKlamath National Forest · California
Juanita Lake Group Campsite
Overview Juanita Lake campground offers a group campsite adjacent to Juanita Lake on the Klamath National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.5,108ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig25 ft
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento6h32real 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 5,108 ft, Juanita Lake Group Campsite has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
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.
91%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 31
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 13.
54°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
294 mi
6h32
02
San Francisco
364 mi
8h05
03
Fresno
484 mi
10h45
04
Los Angeles
749 mi
16h39
05
San Diego
891 mi
19h48
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites
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
4.7 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.