4.4335 reviewsPrice
$5/night
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
10 campsites
Season
Open seasonally from...
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Check Policy
Price
$5/night
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
10 campsites
Season
Open seasonally from...
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Check Policy
We'll monitor this campground and alert you the moment sites become available.
Free to start · paid plans add 2-min scans
256,000+ sites monitored · Email alerts to start; SMS and in-app with an account
Learn more about alerts →Halfmoon Campground
Forest Rt. 7N13, Los Padres National Forest, California
Overlanders and tent campers in high-clearance vehicles who bring all their own water will find a genuinely quiet mountain base: sparse pines, rock formations, rainbow trout in Piru Creek, and cell signal that somehow works thanks to line-of-sight to an I-5 tower.
No potable water on-site, vault toilets that reviewers have found boarded up and unstocked, and creek crossings on the access road make this a hard no for car campers, anyone without extra water storage, or campers expecting even basic facility reliability.
Reference information about Halfmoon Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>Jeffery Pine shaded camp near creek. Dirt road to camp normally accessible by 2-wheel-drive vehicle.</p>
<p>Camping, off-highway vehicle( beginning of Piru Creek OHV route #128), popular deer hunting area. For hunting information, go to <a href="https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting">https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting</a><span style="display: none"> </span> and call the Mt. Pinos Ranger District Office at (661) 805-1057 Mon-Fri, 8-4:30pm.</p>
The elevation is 4,900 ft. This is a sprawling, pack it in, pack it out, single loop campground in a stand of Ponderosa pine. Campground is remote with an open air feeling. Rugged campground environment for OHV enthusiasts. There is no understory with the ground covered with pine needles and cones.
Open May 1 through October 31 - weather dependent
The parking aprons are dirt. Most aprons are about same size. Because there are several challenging wash or creek crossings, steep and winding grades, and long stretches of single lane road with no turnouts, campground is best suited for pop-up tent campers and slide-out RVs.
From Frazier Park, CA, take Frazier Mtn Park Rd 1.8 miles to Lockwood Valley Rd sign. Turn left onto Lockwood Valley Rd. and go 10.5 miles to campground sign. Turn left at sign onto Forest Rt. 7N03 and go 7.5 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear left, staying on Rt. 7N03, and go 2.5 miles to a "T" intersection. Turn left at intersection onto 7N13 and go 0.2 miles to campground entrance on left. NOTE: Forest Rt. 7N03 is a winding road with several challenging creek or wash crossings. Last 8.5 miles not RV friendly.
Compare with similar sites, watch availability, and build a packing list — Camp Sage handles all of it.
May through October is the primary camping window. Summer brings warm days (typically 70–85°F) and cool nights (40–55°F), ideal for campfires and stargazing. Trailheads and OHV routes are fully accessible, and fishing in nearby streams is most consistent. Expect moderate crowds on summer weekends at this small campground. Early and late season visitors may encounter snow or rain showers, and morning mists sometimes give way to clear afternoons.
Open starting May 1; late spring visits noted as having very good camping weather.
Halfmoon Campground offers basic amenities in a remote setting. The authoritative source confirms the presence of 10 picnic tables and 8 grills at the sites, but there are no water spigots, threaded water spigots, or flush toilets. Vault toilets are available, and recent upgrades to concrete vault toilets are noted in user reviews, though one review mentions they might be boarded up and lacking toilet paper. Potable water is confirmed as not available, making it essential for campers to bring their own supplies.
Researching this campground? Ask anything — other campers and our team will weigh in. No visit required.
Short heads-ups about the road in, gear quirks, timing, and more. You don't have to have been here to share what you know.
Rate Halfmoon Campground
Been here? Tap a star to start. Takes about a minute.
Sign-in required only if you want your name on it.
Be the first to review this campground
Every adventure creates another. Share what you learned so the next camper feels a little more prepared heading out.
