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Pull-thru
USFSMendocino National Forest · California
Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground
Overview Sycamore Grove Campground sits along the banks of the sparkling Sacramento River at a 300-foot elevation, within the 488-acre Red Bluff Recreation Area.
Sites3130 reservable
Elev.266ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rig44 ft13 pull-thru
Electric1010×50-amp
From Sacramento3h20real 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 266 ft, Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 31 sites total: 30 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 13 pull-through, 10 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 44-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
96%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 20
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 27.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
150 mi
3h20
02
San Francisco
214 mi
4h45
03
Fresno
351 mi
7h48
04
Los Angeles
617 mi
13h43
05
San Diego
761 mi
16h55
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 31 SITES
Color byShow only
31 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
10
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
31
Sites
★ The standout
Site 012
SYCAMORE GROVE (RED BLUFF) CAMPGROUND · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
100 ft
Max rig
44 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
208
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1 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.