About this campground
Camping is available on a first come-first serve basis--we do not take reservations. The campground has 12 campsites, 3 with elevated tent pads. There is an accessible vault toilet, along with picnic tables and fire rings. The campground has no electricity. Drinking water may not be available. There is no garbage service; please act responsibly and pack out any refuse you have. The campground has some of the few shade trees on the monument.
Getting there
Once on Carrizo Plain National Monument, continue on Soda Lake Road until you arrive at sign for KCL Campground. Turn onto KCL Campground Road and travel 1/2 mile to campground.
Activities
- CAMPING
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Selby CampgroundBureau of Land Management7 mi
- Gifford TrailheadLos Padres National Forest19 mi
- Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictLos Padres National Forest19 mi
- Ballinger CanyonLos Padres National Forest22 mi
- Horseshoe Springs CampgroundLos Padres National Forest22 mi
- Adobe TrailheadLos Padres National Forest23 mi
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KCL Campground doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby California campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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