Mountains, Lakes & Rivers Campgrounds
Arroyo Seco Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Monterey, CA
Nestled on a hillside next to the Arroyo Seco River with views of the Ventana Wilderness. 39 sites from $33/night.
Campo Alto Campground
Los Padres National Fores | Mt. Pinos, CA
Open May – November. At 8,250 feet, beneath a shady grove of Jeffrey pines, atop the Cerro Noroeste, from $30/night.
Cerro Alto Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
A serene, mountain valley campground where a seasonal stream runs through, near Morro Bay CA, from $35/night.
China Camp Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Monterey, CA
Relax under a canopy of fragrant pine trees or hike the Pine Ridge Trail and venture into the Santa Lucia Mountain Range, from $30/night.
Chuchupate Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Mt. Pinos, CA
At 6,300 ft. Chuchupate Campground is a summertime retreat from the heat northeast of Los Angeles CA, from $30/night.
Davy Brown Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
Up and over Figueroa Mountain where the gentle sounds of Davy Brown Creek flow through, near Los Olivos CA, from $30/night.
Escondido Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Monterey, CA
Located in the Santa Lucia Mountains with scenic vistas that will take your breath away, from $30/night.
Figueroa Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
Lose yourself in a grove of red manzanita, oaks, and pines at the summit of Figueroa Mountain, near Los Olivos CA, from $30/night.
Fremont Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
14 tent-only sites in the shade of oak trees, on the lush rolling hills of the Santa Ynez Recreation Area, from $40/night.
Holiday Group Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
1 large tent-only group site for up to 50 people. Located at the bottom of Live Oak Canyon near Matilija Cree, CA from $150/night.
Kirk Creek Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Big Sur, CA
Resting on an open bluff 100 ft. above the Pacific Ocean with sweeping views of Big Sur’s rugged coastline. 5 miles north of Sand Dollar Beach CA, from $45/night.
KOA Kampground
Tent & RV Sites | Cabins | Pool | Bar | Store
Campsites and air-conditioned cabins on Lake Isabella and the Kern River in the Sierra Mountains of Weldon CA.
La Panza Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
44 miles of off-roading routes that vary from sandy washes to a ridgeline route, including a section known to expert OHV riders as the Stair Steps, from $30/night.
Los Prietos Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
Located in the Santa Ynez Mountains by the Santa Ynez River at the White Rock Day Use Area. A swimming, fishing, and hiking haven, from $40/night.
McGill Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Mt. Pinos, CA
Bursting with views of mountains and valleys in the shade of Jeffrey and Ponderosa Pines. Single-family and group sites, from $30/night.
Memorial Park Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Big Sur, CA
Camp among ponderosa pines, oak, and sycamore trees deep in the Santa Lucia Mountains. Big Sur CA, from $30/night.
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, from $30/night.
Mt. Pinos Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Mt. Pinos, CA
At 7,800 ft. Mt. Pinos is one of the best places for star gazing in all of California, from $30/night. Open May–Nov.
Nacimiento Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Big Sur, CA
Camp by a mountain stream. 11 miles east of Kirk Creek Campground on Nacimiento/Ferguson Road, from $30/night.
Navajo Flat Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
Access to 45 miles of off-road riding, right from your campsites in Los Padres National Forest, from $30/night.
Nira Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
A remote Figueroa Mountain valley campground, on the Manzana Creek, in the shade of tall oaks, near Los Olivos CA, from $30/night.
Paradise Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
Pitch your tent beneath a shady oak tree surrounded by lush greenery in the Santa Ynez Recreation Area, from $40/night.
Pine Mountain Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
High above the Sespe Wilderness, at 6,650 ft., with views for the valley below and Channel Islands in the distance, from $35/night.
Ponderosa Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Big Sur, CA
Camp on the Nacimiento River in the mountains of Big Sur, 13 miles east of Kirk Creek Campground, from $35/night.
Reyes Creek Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
A creekside hideaway featuring 26 spacious tent and RV sites near Maricopa CA, from $30/night.
Reyes Peak Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
A 7,000 ft. mountain escape with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Cuyama Badlands on the other, from $30/night.
Rose Valley Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
A spectacular 300-foot two-tier waterfall is just a half-mile hike from your campsite, 20 miles northeast of Ojai CA, from $30/night.
Sage Hill Group Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
Saddle up and head for Sage Hill Campground, where 12 corrals and a hitching post are part of a campsite designed for group equestrian camping, from $150/night.
Upper Oso Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
5 single-family tent-only sites, 2 walk-in sites, and 12 equestrian sites featuring horse corrals and paved parking spurs, from $40/night.
Wheeler Gorge Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
A historic site built a century ago by the Boy Scouts, on the Matilija Creek, with sprawling mountain vistas, 9.5 mi north Ojai CA, from $35/night.
White Oaks Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Monterey, CA
A lovely campground set in a grove of towering trees in the Santa Lucia Mountains near Carmel Valley CA, from $30/night.
Mountains, Lakes & Rivers Campgrounds
Arroyo Seco Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Monterey, CA
Nestled on a hillside next to the Arroyo Seco River with views of the Ventana Wilderness. 39 sites from $33/night.
Campo Alto Campground
Los Padres National Fores | Mt. Pinos, CA
Open May – November. At 8,250 feet, beneath a shady grove of Jeffrey pines, atop the Cerro Noroeste, from $30/night.
Cerro Alto Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
A serene, mountain valley campground where a seasonal stream runs through, near Morro Bay CA, from $35/night.
China Camp Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Monterey, CA
Relax under a canopy of fragrant pine trees or hike the Pine Ridge Trail and venture into the Santa Lucia Mountain Range, from $30/night.
Chuchupate Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Mt. Pinos, CA
At 6,300 ft. Chuchupate Campground is a summertime retreat from the heat northeast of Los Angeles CA, from $30/night.
Davy Brown Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
Up and over Figueroa Mountain where the gentle sounds of Davy Brown Creek flow through, near Los Olivos CA, from $30/night.
Escondido Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Monterey, CA
Located in the Santa Lucia Mountains with scenic vistas that will take your breath away, from $30/night.
Figueroa Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
Lose yourself in a grove of red manzanita, oaks, and pines at the summit of Figueroa Mountain, near Los Olivos CA, from $30/night.
Fremont Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
14 tent-only sites in the shade of oak trees, on the lush rolling hills of the Santa Ynez Recreation Area, from $40/night.
Holiday Group Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
1 large tent-only group site for up to 50 people. Located at the bottom of Live Oak Canyon near Matilija Cree, CA from $150/night.
Kirk Creek Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Big Sur, CA
Resting on an open bluff 100 ft. above the Pacific Ocean with sweeping views of Big Sur’s rugged coastline. 5 miles north of Sand Dollar Beach CA, from $45/night.
KOA Kampground
Tent & RV Sites | Cabins | Pool | Bar | Store
Campsites and air-conditioned cabins on Lake Isabella and the Kern River in the Sierra Mountains of Weldon CA.
La Panza Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
44 miles of off-roading routes that vary from sandy washes to a ridgeline route, including a section known to expert OHV riders as the Stair Steps, from $30/night.
Los Prietos Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
Located in the Santa Ynez Mountains by the Santa Ynez River at the White Rock Day Use Area. A swimming, fishing, and hiking haven, from $40/night.
McGill Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Mt. Pinos, CA
Bursting with views of mountains and valleys in the shade of Jeffrey and Ponderosa Pines. Single-family and group sites, from $30/night.
Memorial Park Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Big Sur, CA
Camp among ponderosa pines, oak, and sycamore trees deep in the Santa Lucia Mountains. Big Sur CA, from $30/night.
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, from $30/night.
Mt. Pinos Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Mt. Pinos, CA
At 7,800 ft. Mt. Pinos is one of the best places for star gazing in all of California, from $30/night. Open May–Nov.
Nacimiento Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Big Sur, CA
Camp by a mountain stream. 11 miles east of Kirk Creek Campground on Nacimiento/Ferguson Road, from $30/night.
Navajo Flat Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
Access to 45 miles of off-road riding, right from your campsites in Los Padres National Forest, from $30/night.
Nira Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Lucia, CA
A remote Figueroa Mountain valley campground, on the Manzana Creek, in the shade of tall oaks, near Los Olivos CA, from $30/night.
Paradise Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
Pitch your tent beneath a shady oak tree surrounded by lush greenery in the Santa Ynez Recreation Area, from $40/night.
Pine Mountain Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
High above the Sespe Wilderness, at 6,650 ft., with views for the valley below and Channel Islands in the distance, from $35/night.
Ponderosa Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Big Sur, CA
Camp on the Nacimiento River in the mountains of Big Sur, 13 miles east of Kirk Creek Campground, from $35/night.
Reyes Creek Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
A creekside hideaway featuring 26 spacious tent and RV sites near Maricopa CA, from $30/night.
Reyes Peak Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
A 7,000 ft. mountain escape with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Cuyama Badlands on the other, from $30/night.
Rose Valley Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
A spectacular 300-foot two-tier waterfall is just a half-mile hike from your campsite, 20 miles northeast of Ojai CA, from $30/night.
Sage Hill Group Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
Saddle up and head for Sage Hill Campground, where 12 corrals and a hitching post are part of a campsite designed for group equestrian camping, from $150/night.
Upper Oso Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Santa Barbara, CA
5 single-family tent-only sites, 2 walk-in sites, and 12 equestrian sites featuring horse corrals and paved parking spurs, from $40/night.
Wheeler Gorge Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Ojai, CA
A historic site built a century ago by the Boy Scouts, on the Matilija Creek, with sprawling mountain vistas, 9.5 mi north Ojai CA, from $35/night.
White Oaks Campground
Los Padres National Forest | Monterey, CA
A lovely campground set in a grove of towering trees in the Santa Lucia Mountains near Carmel Valley CA, from $30/night.