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Camping near

San Luis Obispo, California

5 federal places to camp within 30 miles of San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo County: 5 Forest Service.

5
federal places to camp
5 Forest Service
11.8 mi
to the nearest one
Cerro Alto Campground
2,208 ft
at the highest of them
La Panza Campground. The lowest, Cerro Alto Campground, sits at 1,000 ft
51
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 35 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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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 San Luis Obispo, nearest first

5 places

  1. Cerro Alto Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · San Luis Obispo County 11.8 miaway 1,000 ftelevation 22sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Turkey Flat Ohv Staging Area Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · San Luis Obispo County 18.8 miaway 1,830 ftelevation 4sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. American Canyon Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · San Luis Obispo County 20.4 miaway 1,544 ftelevation 12sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Navajo Flats Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · San Luis Obispo County 21.3 miaway 2,184 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. La Panza Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · San Luis Obispo County 23.8 miaway 2,208 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov