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Los Prietos

7 mi north of Eastern Goleta Valley, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

Federal campgroundtype
Reservablebooking
Mar–Jun & Oct–Novbest months

About Los Prietos

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. 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…

  • Fees: $30.00 per site, $10.00 for each extra vehicle. Interagency Senior and Acess Passes provide pass holders with 50% off of camping fees - not…
  • Season: January – December
  • Managed by: Los Padres National Forest, FS
  • Where: 7 mi north of Eastern Goleta Valley, CA · 34.54167, -119.80917

Things to do:

FishingHikingHorseback ridingBoating & paddlingSwimmingBikingOff-road (OHV)

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

64°
43°Jan
63°
42°Feb
66°
43°Mar
70°
44°Apr
75°
48°May
81°
52°Jun
87°
57°Jul
89°
58°Aug
86°
57°Sep
78°
52°Oct
70°
46°Nov
63°
42°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Mar–Jun & Oct–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.

See Los Prietos from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
SnyderHorse0.8 mi3.5 mi
Aliso LoopHorse1.2 mi2.3 mi
Aliso LoopHorse1.3 mi1.7 mi
1 Romero Camuesa FdrATV road2.4 mi11.7 mi
Arroyo BurroHorse2.5 mi4.0 mi
Santa CruzHorse2.9 mi19.0 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Rural edge

The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.

Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 2.5 mi
Water fill-up: 9.7 mi
Propane: 7.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.