Camping near
Santa Barbara, California
14 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara County: 14 Forest Service.
- 14
- federal places to camp
- 14 Forest Service
- 10.4 mi
- to the nearest one
- Sage Hill
- 3,500 ft
- at the highest of them
- Reyes Creek Campground. The lowest, Paradise Campground, sits at 926 ft
- 253
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 50 feet
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Within 30 miles of Santa Barbara, nearest first
14 places
- Sage Hill group campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 10.4 miaway 1,273 ftelevation 5sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Upper Oso Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 10.8 miaway n/aelevation 19sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Los Prietos Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 11 miaway 930 ftelevation 37sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Paradise Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 11.1 miaway 926 ftelevation 14sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Fremont Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 11.4 miaway 1,000 ftelevation 14sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Holiday Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Ventura County 26.1 miaway 2,120 ftelevation 1site 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Wheeler Gorge Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Ventura County 26.2 miaway 1,806 ftelevation 66sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rancho Nuevo Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Ventura County 27 miaway 3,496 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Pine Mountain Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Ventura County 27.4 miaway 6,650 ftelevation 7sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mt. Figueroa Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 27.6 miaway 3,492 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Reyes Peak Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Ventura County 27.8 miaway 7,000 ftelevation 6sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Davy Brown Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 28 miaway 2,151 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Nira Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 28.4 miaway 1,802 ftelevation 12sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Reyes Creek Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Ventura County 30 miaway 3,500 ftelevation 27sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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