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Camping near

Santa Maria, California

4 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County: 4 Forest Service.

4
federal places to camp
4 Forest Service
19.6 mi
to the nearest one
Horseshoe Springs Campground
3,492 ft
at the highest of them
Mt. Figueroa Campground. The lowest, American Canyon Campground, sits at 1,544 ft
48
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 18 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 Santa Maria, nearest first

4 places

  1. Horseshoe Springs Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 19.6 miaway 1,442 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. American Canyon Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · San Luis Obispo County 25 miaway 1,544 ftelevation 12sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Turkey Flat Ohv Staging Area Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · San Luis Obispo County 29.2 miaway 1,830 ftelevation 4sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Mt. Figueroa Campground Forest Service · Los Padres National Forest · Santa Barbara County 29.3 miaway 3,492 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov