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Camping near

Goleta, California

8 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Goleta in Santa Barbara County: 8 Forest Service.

8
federal places to camp
8 Forest Service
7.8 mi
to the nearest one
Fremont Campground
3,492 ft
at the highest of them
Mt. Figueroa Campground. The lowest, Paradise Campground, sits at 926 ft
146
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 48 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Base map
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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Goleta, nearest first

8 places

  1. Fremont Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 7.8 miaway 1,000 ftelevation 14sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Paradise Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 7.8 miaway 926 ftelevation 14sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Los Prietos Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 7.9 miaway 930 ftelevation 37sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Sage Hill group campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 8.1 miaway 1,273 ftelevation 5sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Upper Oso Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 10.2 miaway n/aelevation 19sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Mt. Figueroa Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 21.9 miaway 3,492 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Davy Brown Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 22.9 miaway 2,151 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Nira Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 23.6 miaway 1,802 ftelevation 12sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov