Big-rig friendly federal campgrounds in California
Federal campgrounds in California, ranked by how many of their sites fit rigs of 40 ft or longer. Merrill Campground leads with 166 such sites.
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| Rank | Name | Sites for 40 ft+ rigs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrill Campground | 166 |
| 2 | Logger Campground | 123 |
| 3 | Acorn Campground | 115 |
| 3 | Glory Hole Recreation Area | 115 |
| 5 | Fallen Leaf Campground | 102 |
| 6 | Tule | 99 |
| 7 | Serrano | 90 |
| 8 | Butte Lake | 75 |
| 9 | Christie Campground | 63 |
| 10 | Island Park | 60 |
| 11 | Codorniz Recreation Area Campground | 59 |
| 12 | Table Mountain (Angeles) | 58 |
| 13 | Pinecrest | 55 |
| 13 | Lone Rock (CA) | 55 |
| 15 | OH Ridge | 52 |
| 16 | Loon Lake | 51 |
| 16 | Ackerman Campground | 51 |
| 18 | Granite Flat (California) | 47 |
| 19 | Dinkey Creek | 46 |
| 19 | Furnace Creek Campground | 46 |
| 19 | Oak Knoll Campground | 46 |
| 22 | Dru Barner Campground | 44 |
| 23 | Schoolhouse Campground (CA) | 43 |
| 23 | Antlers (Shasta Lake, CA) | 43 |
| 25 | Hayward Flat | 42 |
| 26 | Pinnacles Campground | 41 |
| 27 | Buckhorn | 40 |
| 28 | Dorst Creek Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park | 39 |
| 29 | William Kent Campground | 37 |
| 30 | Rancheria | 36 |
How the Sites for 40 ft+ rigs figures spread in California
- The ranking covers the 393 campgrounds in California that have a recorded sites for 40 ft+ rigs in this dataset.
- The highest is Merrill Campground at 166; the lowest is China Camp Campground at 0.
- The median sites for 40 ft+ rigs is 1.
- The gap between #1 Merrill Campground and #2 Logger Campground is 43.
- The page table lists the top 30.
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