Facility · California ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Sawmill - Badlands Roadless Area (Roadlessarea Rule (2001)) · Open Access
Tucked away high atop the Cerro Noroeste you’ll find solitude, serenity and unsurpassed scenery at Campo Alto Campground. Beautiful scenic mountain vistas from the campground.
Campo Alto Campground is located in Kern County approximately ten miles from Pine Mountain Club, CA and approximately thirty-five miles west of Interstate 5 at the end of Cerro Noroeste Road (9N07). The campground is on the summit of Cerro Noroeste at an approximate elevation of 8,200 feet. The surrounding vegetation consists of old growth Jeffrey Pine and white fir forest with smaller brush and shrub species.
Recreation use at Campo Alto Campground is primarily weekend camping. The western end of Tumamait Trail (21W03), located near the campground entrance, accesses the Chumash Wilderness. Most users come from the Los Angeles Basin, Santa Maria area and southern San Joaquin Valley.
This area has two group camping areas within its boundary; combined capacity of both group camps is approximately 70 people. There is a large parking area that can accommodate cars or RV’s near the group campgrounds for use by group campers or as overflow parking for individual campsites if needed. The fee per night is $100. Includes 10 cars in the cost of the campsite.
The campground is normally closed during the winter season as the only access is via Cerro Noroeste Road, which is not maintained in the winter. The normal operating season is late April thru November.
Water is not available.
Located off Mil Potrero Highway, approximately three miles west Pine Mountain Club. Take Forest Road 9N27 south for 6 miles.
34.83333, -119.20417 · 34°49'60.0"N 119°12'15.0"W
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1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 8 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Campo Alto Group Campground also appears in other federal recreation data. Facts below are matched by name and location, not confirmed by Campo Alto Group Campground's operator.
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
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