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Pull-thru
NPSChannel Islands National Park · California
San Miguel Island
Overview Wind and weather constantly sweep across the North Pacific to batter the shores of this westernmost of all the islands.
Sites199 reservable
Elev.495ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Los Angeles3h29real 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 495 ft, San Miguel Island has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 53°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 19 sites total: 9 reservable and 10 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 10 walk-in. Within about 4 miles: 4 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.
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.
55°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Los Angeles
157 mi
3h29
02
Fresno
246 mi
5h28
03
San Diego
267 mi
5h56
04
San Francisco
368 mi
8h11
05
Sacramento
416 mi
9h15
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 19 SITES
Color byShow only
9 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
10
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
19
Sites
★ The standout
Site 005
SAN MIGUEL ISLAND AREA · walk-in.
To neighbor
64 ft
Type
Walk-in
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
15
Peaks
4
Water & Access
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.