Notices & Closures

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OPEN

Monterey
Pfeiffer Day Use Area
Plaskett Creek Campground
Kirk Creek Campground
Sand Dollar Beach Day Use Area
Willow Creek Day Use Area
Mill Creek Day Use Area
Memorial Park Campground

Santa Lucia
Cerro Alto Campground (Short term closure
Monday, Jan. 29th – Wednesday, Jan. 31st)
Figueroa Campground
Nira Camp Ground
Davy Brown Campground
Turkey Flat OHV Day Use Area

Santa Barbara
Paradise Campground
First Crossing Day Use Area
White Rock DUA

Mt. Pinos
Ballinger Campground/OHV
Reyes Creek Campground

KOA
Lake Isabella / Kern River

CLOSED

SEASONAL CLOSURES:

Mt. Pinos
Campo Alto Campground
Mt. Pinos Campground
McGill Campground
Pine Mountain Campground
Reyes Peak Campground

TEMPORARY CLOSURES:

Monterey
Ponderosa Campground
Nacimieto Campground
Arroyo Seco Campgound
Arroyo Seco Day Use Area
Escondido Campground
China Camp Campground (30 more days for Road work)
Limekiln State Park
White Oaks Campground (30 more days for Road work)

Santa Lucia
La Panza Campground
Navajo Flat Campground/OHV

Santa Barbara
Upper Oso Campground
Lower Oso Day Use Area
Aliso Trailhead
Falls Day Use Area
Fremont Campground
Live Oak Day Use Area
Sandstone Day Use Area
Red Rock Day Use Area & Trailhead
Los Prietos Campground
Sage Hill Campground

Ojai
Holiday Group Campground (opening Feb. 1st)
Middle Lion Campground (30 more days for Road work)
Pine Mountain Campground
Reyes Peak Campground
Rose Valley Campground (opening Feb. 1st)
Wheeler Gorge Campground (opening Feb. 1st)

Mt. Pinos
Chuchupate Campground

Middle Lion Campground

Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA

For a wonderland of waterfalls, swimming holes and a running creek, Middle Lion Campground can’t be beat. This beautiful wooded campground and day use area near Ojai sits in a canyon, next to Lion Canyon Creek near the Sespe Wilderness area. While great hiking is accessible from the campground, you can hike, fish and marvel at Rose Valley Falls in the nearby Sespe Wilderness (mountain bikes are off limits). A short trail from the Rose Valley Campground leads to the base of the falls (the cliffs here crumble easily, so tread carefully) and the going gets more challenging to reach the upper tier. Either way, these waterfalls are wondrous. Back in your cozy campground, cool off in the stream and relax in the shade of cottonwoods. Middle Lion Campground is the perfect size for pitched tents. If your RV is under 20 feet, you can camp here, too.

Highlights

• 8 tent and RV sites (up to 20 ft, no hookups)
• Picnic tables, fire pits, grills/fire rings

Seasons

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fees

$30.00-$32.00