Bureau of Land Management · California
Cowboy Camp
Bureau of Land Management · California, United States
- Cost
- No Fees
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,063 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 707-468-4000
- Activities
- Horseback Riding
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
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About
BLM campground. Secluded within a hilly expanse of oak woodlands, grasslands, and chaparral, you can find Cowboy Camp. Cowboy Camp is a recreation site comprised of a day use area (complete with a wildlife viewing deck), an overnight parking area, and a group camp site. 27 individual horse camp sites make up the group camp site. The group camp site has parking for fire pits, parking for horse trailers, and access to four vault toilets (two are located in the upper parking area and two are located in the middle of the group camp site). Drinking water and electricity are not available at the group camp site. Target shooting is not permitted at this recreation site. Cowboy Camp's group camp site is open to vehicles and horses from the 3rd Saturday in April through the 3rd Saturday in November.
Stay limit: 14 Day Stay Limit.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 43° | 33° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 60° | 43° | 33° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 45° | 33° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 48° | 37° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 83° | 57° | 44° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 92° | 64° | 50° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 100° | 70° | 59° | 113° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 99° | 69° | 59° | 112° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 91° | 64° | 54° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 80° | 56° | 45° | 94° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 63° | 48° | 38° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 44° | 33° | 71° | 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.
Trails nearby
- Judge Davis trailhead · 3.3 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
- Buck Island · 4.8 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
- Knoxville Staging area · 10 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
- Red Bud Trail Head · 10 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
All 204 trails in BLM lands in California
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Buck Island Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 5 mi
- Cache Creek Regional Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi · 45 sites
- Blue Oak Camp · Bureau of Land Management · 10 mi
- Hunting Creek camp · Bureau of Land Management · 13 mi
- Little Stony · USDA Forest Service · 23 mi · 4 sites
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