Monterey Ranger District

18 mi southwest of Greenfield, CA · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Apr–Jun & Sep–Novbest months

About Monterey Ranger District

Monterey Ranger District

Managed by: Los Padres National Forest, FS
Where: 18 mi southwest of Greenfield, CA · 36.18223, -121.52527

Things to do:

HikingSwimmingHunting

Weather by month

62°

37°Jan

61°

38°Feb

64°

39°Mar

68°

40°Apr

75°

44°May

83°

47°Jun

88°

51°Jul

88°

51°Aug

85°

49°Sep

77°

45°Oct

67°

40°Nov

60°

37°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Marble Peak	Horse	2.2 mi	12.9 mi
Tony	Hiking	2.5 mi	3.3 mi
Santa Lucia Connector	Horse	2.5 mi	0.9 mi
Horse Pasture	Horse	2.5 mi	4.6 mi
Lost Valley	Horse	2.6 mi	10.9 mi
Santa Lucia	Horse	2.7 mi	14.7 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: CalStar (Star party), 46 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 16.7 mi
Water fill-up: 9.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Hanging Valley Campground 1.9 mi
Tassajara Creek Campground 2.3 mi
Tony Trail Primitive Camp 2.5 mi
Horse Pasture (Adobe) Primitive Camp 2.5 mi
Willow Springs Campground 2.6 mi
Lost Valley Camp 2.8 mi