City, County & Regional Parks · California
Santa Margarita Lake Recreation Area Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · California, United States
- Sites
- 60
- Hookups
- 60 no hookups
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,293 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Lake
- Santa Margarita Lake
- Nearest town
- Santa Margarita
About
San Luis Obispo County campground on Santa Margarita Lake (the City of San Luis Obispo's drinking-water reservoir - no swimming permitted). 60 primitive sites (no hookups) across the Coyote, Roadrunner, Grey Pine, and Osprey campgrounds; reservable up to a year in advance. Coin-operated showers. The Sapwi, Chipik, and Khus campgrounds are primitive boat-in-only sites.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 45° | 33° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 60° | 43° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 45° | 34° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 47° | 37° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 51° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 57° | 49° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 63° | 53° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 62° | 55° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 59° | 50° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 78° | 55° | 46° | 94° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 67° | 49° | 38° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 62° | 43° | 33° | 76° | 0 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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