Bureau of Land ManagementImperial Sand Dunes · California
Keyhole Campground
Keyhole Campground is the smallest campground located within the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.256ft
Comf.n/a
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From San Diego3h27real 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
Sits at 256 ft. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
San Diego
155 mi
3h27
02
Los Angeles
255 mi
5h40
03
Fresno
486 mi
10h48
04
Sacramento
689 mi
15h19
05
San Francisco
690 mi
15h20
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.9 mi away.
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
1
Water & Access
To nearest major road
4.9 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.