Lower Camuesa Camp
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Carpinteria
Lower Camuesa Camp
- Oct–May
- best months
Is Lower Camuesa Camp open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 1,518 ft
- Santa Barbara Ranger DistrictLos Padres National Forest
Lower Camuesa Camp is a campground in California at about 1,518 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Fremont CampgroundCamping · ~15 min drive
- Middle Camuesa CampCamping · ~4 min drive
- MonoCamping · ~4 min drive
- MeadowCamping · ~5 min drive
- Forbush Flat CampCamping · ~6 min drive
- Hidden Potrero CampCamping · ~8 min drive
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- Camuesa Peak RouteHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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La Cumbre PeakSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Antandrus at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Lower Camuesa Camp
Best months: October–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
66° / 36°
8 wet
Feb
67° / 36°
9 wet
Mar
70° / 38°
7 wet
Apr
76° / 41°
4 wet
May
80° / 46°
2 wet
Jun
88° / 49°
0 wet
Jul
94° / 55°
0 wet
Aug
96° / 54°
0 wet
Sep
91° / 51°
1 wet
Oct
83° / 45°
2 wet
Nov
73° / 40°
3 wet
Dec
64° / 34°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 1.5 mi away at 1,558 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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