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Pull-thru
USFSSequoia National Forest · California
Quaking Aspen
Overview Quaking Aspen Campground is situated in the Giant Sequoia National Monument near numerous distinctive sequoia groves, including McIntyre Grove and Freeman Creek Grove, at an elevation of 7,00
Sites3934 reservable
Elev.7,054ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig35 ft
Electricnonesites
From Fresno2h21real 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 7,054 ft, Quaking Aspen has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 18°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 39 sites total: 34 reservable and 5 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 10 peaks, 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
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
97%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 13
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 28.
48°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fresno
106 mi
2h21
02
Los Angeles
187 mi
4h09
03
Sacramento
305 mi
6h47
04
San Francisco
315 mi
7h00
05
San Diego
323 mi
7h11
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 39 SITES
Color byShow only
34 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
0
50-amp
2
Accessible
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Prime
39
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
AREA QUAKING ASPEN · shaded.
To neighbor
109 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
28
Peaks
10
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.