FS · Cleveland National Forest

Observatory Campground

4 of 28 sites fit 30 ft

Book 039, 040, 041/042, 037/038

Longest for your rig: 35 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 3
Elevation: 4,867 ft
Vehicles: up to 4

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

The 4 sites that take a 30 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 30 ft rig — 4 sites

03935 ft vehicle · back · paved · 10 ft wide · 2 vehicles 04035 ft limit · back · paved · 12 ft wide · 2 vehicles 041/04235 ft limit · back · paved · 20 ft wide · 4 vehicles 037/03830 ft limit · back · paved · 18 ft wide · 4 vehicles

Too short for 30 ft — 3 sites

02820 ft vehicle · back · paved · 12 ft wide · 2 vehicles 02920 ft vehicle · back · paved · 12 ft wide · 2 vehicles 035/03612 ft limit · back · paved · 30 ft wide · 4 vehicles

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 21 sites

fits 30 ft (4) too short (24) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Fry Creek Campground CA	0 mi N	12	—	none
2	Crestline Group Campground CA · group	2 mi S	1	—	none
3	Oak Grove Campground CA	6 mi NE	63	25 ft	none
4	Dripping Springs Campground (CA) CA	10 mi NW	33	25 ft	none · pull-through
5	Ribbonwood Equestrian CG CA	29 mi NE	8	—	none · pull-through
6	Pinyon Flat Campground (San Bernardino National Forest) CA	30 mi NE	1	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 28
Longest driveway: 70 ft
Max occupancy per site: 15
Reservable sites: 26
Coordinates: 33.3417, -116.8786
Nearest place: Palomar Mountain
Phone: 760-788-0250
Elevation: 4,867 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/233300 · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain