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USFSEldorado National Forest · California

West Point Campground

Campground Recreation Opportunity Guide (ROG) - This guide contains information, maps, and directions to assist you in enjoying your trip to the Eldorado National Forest.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.5,059ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento1h44real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 5,059 ft, West Point Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.

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
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
92%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 23
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 20.
57°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
78 mi
1h44
02
San Francisco
171 mi
3h48
03
Fresno
197 mi
4h23
04
Los Angeles
461 mi
10h15
05
San Diego
602 mi
13h23
By drive time
Sacramento · 1h44San Francisco · 3h48Fresno · 4h23Los Angeles · 10h15San Diego · 13h23Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6.6 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
5
Peaks
3
Viewpoints
2

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
6.6 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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