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Pull-thru
USACEBlack Butte Lake · California
Orland Buttes
Overview Orland Buttes Recreation Area is at Black Butte Lake, situated at the northern end of the Sacramento valley, 100 miles north of Sacramento, CA and 30 miles south of Red Bluff, CA.
Sites3634 reservable
Elev.518ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rig115 ft18 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento2h44real 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 518 ft, Orland Buttes has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 42°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 36 sites total: 34 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 18 pull-through, and the longest takes a 115-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 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 · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
98%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 16
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 10.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
123 mi
2h44
02
San Francisco
179 mi
3h59
03
Fresno
327 mi
7h16
04
Los Angeles
592 mi
13h09
05
San Diego
737 mi
16h23
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 36 SITES
Color byShow only
36 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
36
Sites
★ The standout
Site OB01
OBUT · shaded.
To neighbor
230 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
21
Peaks
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.8 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.