Rancho Nuevo Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Carpinteria
Rancho Nuevo Campground
- Oct–May
- best months
Is Rancho Nuevo Campground 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 3,496 ft
- Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictLos Padres National Forest
Rancho Nuevo Campground is a primitive Forest Service campground in the Mt. Pinos Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. It sits on a grassy canyon bottom with two sites, and the road in is accessible only by 4-wheel drive. Winter brings the greatest risk of closure. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 71°F and October highs around 78°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits well below the campground, so temperatures at the site run cooler. The Rancho Nuevo hike starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Deal and Mine Camp hikes are both within about 2 miles. Reyes Creek campground is about 5 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Halfway Station Bar and Cafe
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi- If it rains
History museum in Carpinteria, California
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in Carpinteria- Rancho NuevoHiking0.1 mi
DealHikingPhoto: Dana L. Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.1 mi
Mine CampHikingPhoto: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.2 mi- Reyes CreekCamping5.1 mi
- Pine MountainCamping5.6 mi
- Happy Hunting GroundsRock climbing6 mi
- Picnic Area BouldersRock climbing6 mi
- Lower RidgeRock climbing6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Holiday Group CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drive
- Wheeler GorgeCamping · ~25 min drive
- OzenaCamping · ~7 min drive
- Reyes CreekCamping · ~9 min drive
- Pine MountainCamping · ~10 min drive
- Reyes PeakCamping · ~10 min drive
- Upper Reyes Creek CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drive
- Beartrap CampsiteCamping · ~14 min drive
- Maple CampCamping · ~16 min drive
- Nettle Spring CampgroundCamping · ~16 min drive
Also worth it near here
- DealHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Dana L. Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Central GullyRock climbing · ~19 min drivePhoto: Dana L. Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Madulce PeakSummit · ~19 min drivePhoto: U.S. Forest Service-Los Padres National Forest, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mono CreekCanoeing · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Rancho Nuevo Campground
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
61° / 33°
6 wet
Feb
62° / 34°
6 wet
Mar
66° / 37°
5 wet
Apr
71° / 40°
3 wet
May
80° / 45°
2 wet
Jun
88° / 51°
0 wet
Jul
95° / 57°
0 wet
Aug
94° / 56°
0 wet
Sep
89° / 52°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 43°
1 wet
Nov
68° / 36°
3 wet
Dec
61° / 32°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Cuyama Fire Stn, CA, 23.7 mi away at 2,160 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Rancho Nuevo Campground
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