Campo Alto Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Campo Alto Campground in CA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Campo Alto Campground sits at an elevation of 8,250 feet atop Cerro Noroeste within a grove of Jeffrey pines. The layout offers open views across the Carrizo Plain, Cuyama Valley, and Sespe ranges, featuring 15 single campsites and two group sites that accommodate tent campers and modest-sized RVs. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring, supported by two nearby toilets. There is no potable water, electricity, or trash service on site. Hikers have direct access to the Vincent Tumamait Trailhead into the adjacent Chumash Wilderness.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 8%. Overhead clearance here is posted at 14 ft -- the tightest site sets the limit.
Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 19-site campground. Most of them shaded. The nearest town, Pine Mountain Club, is 2.3 mi off.
September normals 44–67°F, 0.2″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov