California
440 federal campgrounds spanning -200 to 10,102 ft. 83% of the catalog is USFS. Comfortable Apr through Oct.
Regions
The granite spine. High basins comfortable July through September, gated and cold the rest of the year.
Fog-cooled old growth. Mild most of the year, wet in winter, rarely hot.
Volcanic north. Big water and quiet ground far from any interstate.
Oak and chaparral between the ocean and the valley. Long comfortable shoulder seasons.
Low, dry, hot. Comfortable November through March, dangerous in summer.
Climate range
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RIDB catalog, OpenStreetMap (quiet score, trails, water), Open-Meteo (climate normals), OSRM (drive time).
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