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Pull-thru
USFSPlumas National Forest · California
Lone Rock (CA)
Overview Lone Rock Campground is one of three in the Antelope Lake Recreation Area.
Sites8751 reservable
Elev.5,062ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig53 ft
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento3h29real 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 5,062 ft, Lone Rock (CA) has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 25°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 87 sites total: 51 reservable and 36 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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.
94%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 16
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 17.
57°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
157 mi
3h29
02
San Francisco
251 mi
5h35
03
Fresno
316 mi
7h01
04
Los Angeles
577 mi
12h49
05
San Diego
717 mi
15h56
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 87 SITES
Color byShow only
86 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
87
Sites
★ The standout
Site 038
AREA LONE ROCK · shaded.
To neighbor
120 ft
Max rig
46 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
5
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
8.9 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.