Santa Margarita Lake Recreation Area

8 mi southeast of Santa Margarita, CA · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Mar–Jun & Oct–Novbest months

About Santa Margarita Lake Recreation Area

This recreation area is part of [Santa Margarita Lake](http://www.recreation.gov/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=472&agencyCode=130)

Managed by: Santa Margarita Lake, USACE
Where: 8 mi southeast of Santa Margarita, CA · 35.32836, -120.49089

Things to do:

FishingBoating & paddling

Weather by month

61°

38°Jan

62°

39°Feb

65°

42°Mar

70°

42°Apr

76°

47°May

83°

52°Jun

88°

57°Jul

89°

57°Aug

86°

54°Sep

78°

48°Oct

68°

42°Nov

61°

37°Dec

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

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Rinconada	Horse	2.8 mi	1.9 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: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: CalStar (Star party), 41 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 13.5 mi
Water fill-up: 22.5 mi
Propane: 11.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Osprey 0.1 mi
Roadrunner 0.3 mi
Coyote 0.3 mi
Gray Pine 0.3 mi
Santa Margarita KOA 0.8 mi
Sapwi 1.7 mi