Los Prietos

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5050 PARADISE ROAD
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105

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.

Camp site features

Across 37 camp sites:

Pets allowed: all 37 sites
Longest rig: 35 ft
Largest party: 8 people

Directions

From Highway 101 in Santa Barbara, turn east onto Highway 154 and continue about 11 miles. Turn onto Paradise Road and travel about 3 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 3 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Tara H

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Reviewed 8 days ago

The campsites were well maintained. The camp hosts were very friendly. The only issue was the yellow jackets. They were extremely bad this year, so be prepared when you visit.

Elizabeth V

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Reviewed 8 days ago

was amazing!

Mariana P

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Reviewed 12 days ago

beautiful area, peaceful. Bathrooms were clean.

Scott B

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Reviewed 20 days ago

Red Rock was quite the walk but the campground was great

Jessica M

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Reviewed a month ago

First time camping as a family of four. Our site was clean and a bit secluded. Totally surrounded by trees. I’d choose another campsite next time because it felt like we were sleeping at a slight grade decline. Hosts were great. Friendly and communicative. We were able to buy firewood from them. Bathrooms were clean and always accessible. Only downside all trip was the crazy amounts of bees and yellow-jackets that we encountered. It made eating with your kids a bit of a nightmare because they were scared. Definitely invest in a netted canopy to put around the picnic table.

oren E

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Reviewed a month ago

Nice camping (good location and sites) overall but very noisy one night and many wasps..

Availability

See the Camp Sites section below to find detailed booking availability.

Reserve Watch

Popularity: Quiet

Busiest in August, when about 23% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 11 years of reservations.