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Bureau of Land ManagementImperial Sand Dunes · California

Midway Campground

Midway Campground is located off of Grey's Well Road and offers visitors areas to camp.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.190ft
Comf.Jan-Dec7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From San Diego3h47real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 190 ft, Midway Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 46°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 cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

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 · May
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
98%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
84°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
San Diego
170 mi
3h47
02
Los Angeles
277 mi
6h09
03
Fresno
510 mi
11h20
04
Sacramento
712 mi
15h49
05
San Francisco
713 mi
15h51
By drive time
San Diego · 3h47Los Angeles · 6h09Fresno · 11h20Sacramento · 15h49San Francisco · 15h51Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.2 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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