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Bureau of Land ManagementBureau of Land Management · California

Mattole Campground

Facilities: 23 tent/trailer campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, no hookups.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.26ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento5h35real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 26 ft, Mattole Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 47°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 7 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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 · Aug
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
95%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 24
Last spring frost; first fall frost .
57°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
251 mi
5h35
02
San Francisco
263 mi
5h51
03
Fresno
452 mi
10h03
04
Los Angeles
710 mi
15h47
05
San Diego
855 mi
19h00
By drive time
Sacramento · 5h35San Francisco · 5h51Fresno · 10h03Los Angeles · 15h47San Diego · 19h00Camp

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
17
Peaks
7

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
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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