Escondido Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Escondido Campground in CA
CampgroundUSFS
19 mi from Greenfield
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Road Access
- All 0.2 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
- Overhead clearance here is posted at 14 ft, set by the tightest site.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 50 ft.
- Driveway grade: severe.
Campground details
Setting
Escondido Campground sits in a grassy meadow surrounded by sandstone formations, oaks, ponderosa pines, madrones, and sycamores in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Los Padres National Forest. The nearby Arroyo Seco River flows through the canyon terrain. The site offers nine year-round campsites equipped with picnic tables and fire rings, alongside two vault toilets and hitching posts at the trailhead. There is no potable water or dump station. Trailheads near the sites provide access for hiking, biking, backpacking, and horseback riding, with the historic San Antonio Mission a short drive away.
Getting there: Take Highway 101 to Jolon Road, turn onto Mission Road, to Del Venture Road. Travel 12 miles to the campground. Last 3 miles is unsurfaced.
- Well separated here, a 9-site campground with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Junipero Serra Peak stands 3,667 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles east.
- Mostly tent-only sites.
Climate averages
October normals 57–76°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 86 of 100.