U.S. Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · California

Lakeview Dispersed Campground

Dispersed Camping. No services.

First-come, first-served

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1fire
active
Howard Forest Frp Rx (prescribed burn) · 39 mi away · 13 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
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Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Lakeview Dispersed Campground40°50°60°70°80°January: 4.50 inches of precipitationFebruary: 4.02 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.75 inches of precipitationApril: 1.35 inches of precipitationMay: 1.07 inches of precipitationJune: 0.54 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.05 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.05 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.12 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.93 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.00 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.98 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 44.9°F averageFebruary: 47.5°F averageMarch: 51.1°F averageApril: 55.7°F averageMay: 63.7°F averageJune: 72.1°F averageJuly: 78.4°F averageAugust: 76.7°F averageSeptember: 71.9°F averageOctober: 62.1°F averageNovember: 50.8°F averageDecember: 44.3°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Stony Gorge Rsvr, 16 miles from the recreation area point at 800 feet, station USC00048587 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 21 inches a year.

Getting there

AreaRecreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 39.72° N, 122.77° W. Call the office before you drive.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Howard Forest Frp Rx

    39 mi from the campground · 13 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Lakeview Dispersed Campground?

No. Lakeview Dispersed Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest