“Nice shaded camping near Santa Barbara”
Overview Los Prietos Campground is situated in the Los Padres National Forest and provides access to a variety of outdoor adventures, including water-related recreation and hiking. The family-friendly campground is green and lush and is a great place to camp in the mountains of western California.Recreation The Santa Ynez River is popular for a variety of water-related recreation. The river can be accessed at White Rock Day Use Area, less than a half-mile from the campground. Cachuma Lake Recreation Area is no-body-contact reservoir about 10 miles northwest of the campground. It offers boating, fishing and kayaking. Anglers will find an abundance of annually stocked trout. Carp and bass are also common catches. Visitors enjoy a variety of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails. The Aliso National Recreation Trail is a popular, 2.5-mile loop that begins near the campground. Also nearby is the 18-mile Santa Cruz Trail, which provides access to a variety of other trails in the area. The Camuesa OHV Route and its connecting trails are available within 10 miles of the campground.Facilities The campground offers dozens of single-family sites for tent or RV camping. No utility hookups are available at the campground. Each site is equipped with a table, campfire ring with grill and a pedestal grill. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Trash collection bins are available throughout the campground.Natural Features The campground is nestled on the side of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Beautiful, mature oak trees provide ample shade, and abundant vegetation blankets the ground. The sites are roomy and allow for some privacy and separation. Nearby Attractions The campground is located 19 miles from Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean.
Reviews of Los Prietos Campground
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Ratings Summary
Cell Coverage
Verizon 4G
Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on July 29, 2020Reviews
I stayed here for about a week or more. They offer Senior pass 1/2 price with the Access card. It was in April and it got pretty warm. It's up in the hills above Santa Barbara, CA. Takes about 20 minutes up and down a winding road to get there from the campground. It is dry and I wondered about the ease of retreat if there was a fire and a week later there was one where the Los Padres forest campgrounds were evacuated. I found it quiet except for the weekends when lots of families showed up. No showers. I would stay again as it is inexpensive and close to Santa Barbara. No hookups or dump. No water connections to fill you tanks. There are spigots for water but not at each site and you can't connect a hose to the spigots.
I liked it because it was quiet with birds, lovely Oaks and it felt a bit like a retreat. I used my solar panels and there were only a few sites with enough sun. Also some of the sites were not level and more suited to tents due to short lengths. It's also a bit hilly.
I stayed there in April 2013 so I am not sure of the current cell coverage but I did have internet. No over the air TV.
Nightly Rate: $7.00
Days Stayed: 7
Site Number: ?
Vault toilet / water available / no bathroom sink / no shower / table / fire pit / easy access / high shade.
We were on the way back to LA and costal campgrounds were so expansive that we decided to drive in the countryside to find an affordable campground. All campgrounds - there 3 or 4 follow each other on this road - were really busy (it was friday). This one was ok, but not really quiet and sites lack a little bit of privacy. For 30$, I expected to have more that vault toilet. Trees are nice and finally we spend a good night, expect dogs were barking from an other site… But it's happen. We stayed there at the end of May.
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: -
Lots of Restrooms
Fire Rings
Barbecue
Picnic Table
Fairly Large Shaded Campsites
Camphost
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 33
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
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Los Prietos Campground
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Parking
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Pets Allowed
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Restrooms
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Wifi
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Check In
- 2:00 PM
- Max Stay
- 14
- Check Out
- 12:00 PM
- Max Length
- 22 ft
- Affiliation
- National forest
- Sites Count
- 37
- Last Nightly Rate
- 30.0
- Lowest Nightly Rate
- 7.0
- Standard Tent Sites Count
- 37
- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
- 26.0
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Sites
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Laundry
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Propane
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Showers
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Big Rigs
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Boondock
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Firewood
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Fifty Amp
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Tent Sites
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Cabin Sites
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Full Hookup
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Paved Sites
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Dump Station
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Mobile Homes
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Public Water
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Pull Through
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Reservations
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Sewer Hookup
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Water Hookup
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Potable Water
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Age Restricted
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Dispersed Sites
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Open Seasonally
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Permit Required
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Group Tent Sites
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Fulltime Residents
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Standard Tent Sites
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Pull Through RV Sites
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