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Pull-thru
USACENew Hogan Lake · California
Oak Knoll Campground
Overview Oak Knoll Campground sits along New Hogan Lake in the brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Sites49all reservable
Elev.722ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig20 ft9 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento1h20real 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 722 ft, Oak Knoll Campground has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 39°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 49 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 9 pull-through, and the longest takes a 20-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 9 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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 · Jun
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
100%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 29.
63°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
60 mi
1h20
02
San Francisco
120 mi
2h40
03
Fresno
149 mi
3h19
04
Los Angeles
415 mi
9h13
05
San Diego
559 mi
12h25
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 49 SITES
Color byShow only
49 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
49
Sites
★ The standout
Site 011
8-33.
To neighbor
163 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
10
Peaks
9
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.9 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.