Free camping near Carpinteria, CA
Yes. 2 of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Carpinteria, CA are listed as free; 17 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Hidden Potrero Camp, 19 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Middle Santa Ynez, 9.8 miles northwest, a fee campground.
All 20 camps near Carpinteria, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Santa Ynez | 9.8 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Toro Canyon | — |
| P-Bar Flat | 10 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Toro Canyon | — |
| Lower Caliente | 11 | Fee | — | 7.8 mi to Toro Canyon | — |
| Mono | 12 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Mission Canyon | — |
| Wheeler Gorge | 16 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Meiners Oaks | — |
| Holiday Group | 16 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Meiners Oaks | — |
| Hidden Potrero Camp | 19 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Painted Cave | — |
| Upper Oso | 19 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Mission Canyon | — |
| Sage Hill Group | 20 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Eastern Goleta Valley | — |
| Pine Mountain | 20 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Meiners Oaks | — |
| Los Prietos | 20 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Eastern Goleta Valley | — |
| Reyes Peak | 20 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Meiners Oaks | — |
| Paradise | 21 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Eastern Goleta Valley | — |
| Rose Valley | 21 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Ojai | — |
| Fremont | 21 | Fee | — | 7.2 mi to Eastern Goleta Valley | — |
| Middle Lion | 22 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Ojai | — |
| Upper Reyes Creek Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Reyes Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Wheeler Springs | — |
| Beartrap Campsite | 23 | Free | Beartrap Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Wheeler Springs | — |
| Reyes Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pine Mountain Club | — |
| Ozena | 23 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pine Mountain Club | — |
Who manages the camps near Carpinteria, CA
Who manages them: 20 on the Forest Service.
- Los Padres National Forest — 20 camps: 2 free, 17 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 20 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Carpinteria, CA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Carpinteria, CA, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.