Nira Campground

$30.00/night

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Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions

Prohibits building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, on the Los Padres National Forest System lands, except in the Designated Campfire Use Sites. Reference the sites listed in Exhibit A.
NOTE: Only persons with a valid CA Campfire Permit are exempt from this Order and may use one of the following: portable lanterns, or stoves that uses gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel within the Los Padres National Forest.
Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun, except in the authorized public shooting ranges: Winchester Canyon Gun Club and Ojai Valley Gun Club

FOREST ORDER NO. 05-07-00-26-05
USDA FOREST SERVICE
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST

FIRE USE RESTRICTIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety and
protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within Los Padres National Forest.
This Order is effective from June 04, 2026, through January 31, 2027.

Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except in the
Designated Campfire Use Sites listed in Exhibit A. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).
Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun, except in the authorized public shooting
ranges listed below. 36 C.F.R § 261.58(m).
a. Winchester Canyon Gun Club
b. Ojai Valley Gun Club

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

Persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are not exempt from this Order.
However, persons with a valid California Campfire permit may use portable lanterns or
stoves using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel within the Los Padres
National Forest.
Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting
force in the performance of an official duty.
Persons hunting during the open hunting season as specified by the laws of the State
of California, and possessing a valid California hunting license, may discharge a
firearm at a legal game bird or mammal.

This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.

A violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual
or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed at Solvang, California this 3rd day of June 2026.
Jeanne E. Dawson
Deputy Forest Supervisor
Los Padres National Forest

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Overview

Nira Campground is a beautiful site covered in oak trees and located along Manzana Creek. Whether you come to cast a line in the river, camp and relax, ride horses, mountain bike or hike, Nira offers a scenic location with a variety of recreation activities.

Recreation

Along with hiking, mountain biking, fishing and swimming, Nira Campground is a great starting point for backpacking and deer hunting expeditions into the San Rafael Wilderness. Located on Manzana Creek just upstream from the mouth of Davy Brown Creek, a trailhead provides access for various trails up and down Manzana Creek that enter the San Rafael Wilderness.

Facilities

While tent camping is best enjoyed in this cozy campground, there is room for small RVs under 20 feet. Nira has 12 campsites, each site includes a picnic table, barbecue grill and/or a fire ring. Sites 1-3 are tent and car camping sites only (no RVs due to size restrictions). There is a vault toilet in the campground. There is no drinking water at this site.

Natural Features

Nira Campground is surrounded and shaded by oak tree- covered mountains. Whether you're a beginner in the art of birdwatching, or an experienced birder, Nira will not disappoint. A bounty of birds such as king-fishers, juncos, Stellar jays, white-breasted nuthatches, warblers and many more flourish in this section of the Los Padres National Forest.

Nearby Attractions

The Manzana River runs through the campground where swimming and fishing are favorite activities. The trailhead for San Rafael Wilderness is easily accessible. Los Olivios, Santa Ynez, Solvang and Buelton are all within a one hour's drive.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (820) 500-1099.

Camp site features

Across 12 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 12 sites
Picnic table: all 12 sites
Pets allowed: all 12 sites
Longest RV: 24 ft
Largest party: 6 people

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest dump station: 13.3 mi

Directions

To get there from Hwy 154: Armour Ranch Rd./ Happy Canyon Rd. 11 miles northeast to Cachuma Saddle, Sunset Valley Rd. 6 miles north.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

36 reviews

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Acacia G

Loop:Loop 2

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Clean bathrooms and had the best labor day weekend fun there! Met other campers and had a blast!

Nicole H

Loop:Loop 2

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Reviewed 4 months ago

We stayed here over 4th of July weekend and really enjoyed it! The campground is very heavily shaded, which was nice. We were able to find a little pool of water in the creek where our kids could swim and cool off. We came with 12 people 4 adults and 8 kids (age is ranging from 3-15) The wasps are NO joke though! As soon as you start cooking, they are nonstop and it gets pretty crazy. The bathrooms are okay, but there is absolutely no running water, not even to flush or wash your hands. It’s about an hour drive from the freeway, and some parts of the drive don’t really feel like roads at all lol. There also weren’t a lot of people around. We were looking for a spot completely off the grid, and that’s exactly what we got! No cell service within about 30 minutes of the campsite. Overall, it was exactly the kind of camping experience we were looking for.

Willem v

Loop:Loop 2

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Reviewed 4 months ago

Mike B

Loop:Loop 2

Site:

Reviewed 6 months ago

Campsite 8 was good. Vault toilet was much better than expected. Clean and no smell. Potable water from a faucet would have been nice. All of us are old enough to remember when Nira had a potable water faucet.

Vincent S

Loop:Loop 2

Site:

Reviewed 7 months ago

I have never seen Nira so beautiful. The water was high making it a little difficult to cross Manzana creek. Once on the trails it was very green in every direction. It is still early spring but the temperatures were comfortable. Cool at night. Since they started charging for campsights ($32) Nira is cleaner and better maintained.

Julian R

Loop:Loop 2

Site:

Reviewed 9 months ago

Reserved site number 8, and I was extremely disappointed to find out that someone was already occupying my site. Apparently, people have been moving the tables around (which are numbered by site). If you go here just be aware that you may not get the site you originally reserved. There's no campground map either, camp host only visits twice a week

Availability

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Popularity: Very quiet

Season dates

Peak season

Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026

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Peak season

Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027

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Peak season

Jan 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028

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FIRE USE RESTRICTIONS

EXHIBIT A
(Designated Campfire Use Sites)

Overview

Recreation

Facilities

Natural Features

Nearby Attractions

Contact Info

Camp site features

Directions

Stay Limit

Reviews

Season dates

Camp Sites

Nearby Campgrounds

Davy Brown Campground

Mt. Figueroa Campground

Fremont Campground

Paradise Campground

Los Prietos

Sage Hill

Upper Oso Campground

FIRE USE RESTRICTIONS

EXHIBIT A(Designated Campfire Use Sites)

Overview

Recreation

Facilities

Natural Features

Nearby Attractions

Contact Info

Camp site features

Directions

Stay Limit

Reviews

Season dates

Camp Sites

Nearby Campgrounds

Davy Brown Campground

Mt. Figueroa Campground

Fremont Campground

Paradise Campground

Los Prietos

Sage Hill

Upper Oso Campground

EXHIBIT A
(Designated Campfire Use Sites)