USDA Forest Service · California
El Cariso Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight: Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,684 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon good · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- EL CARISO CG (NFSR 6S01) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Lake Elsinore, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. 24 sites. Open season: Year Round. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 40° | 27° | 82° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 59° | 40° | 24° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 43° | 32° | 89° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 47° | 37° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 52° | 44° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 58° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 64° | 57° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 64° | 59° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 61° | 54° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 78° | 53° | 39° | 93° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 71° | 45° | 32° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 63° | 40° | 29° | 77° | 3 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Blue Jay Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Falcon Group · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 3 sites
- Upper San Juan Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Wildomar Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Tenaja Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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