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USFSLos Padres National Forest · California

Rancho Nuevo Campground

Rancho Nuevo Campground is a primitive campground with 2 sites on a grassy canyon bottom, 4-wheel drive access only.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.3,547ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Los Angeles2h17real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 3,547 ft, Rancho Nuevo Campground has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 35°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak.

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 · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
99%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 10.
65°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Los Angeles
103 mi
2h17
02
Fresno
186 mi
4h08
03
San Diego
244 mi
5h25
04
San Francisco
353 mi
7h51
05
Sacramento
380 mi
8h27
By drive time
Los Angeles · 2h17Fresno · 4h08San Diego · 5h25San Francisco · 7h51Sacramento · 8h27Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.4 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
2
Peaks
1

Water & Access

To nearest major road
1.4 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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