About this campground
Top of the Santa Ynez Mountain Range, overlooking the city of Santa Barbara. Coulter pines, maple trees, manzanita, bay trees, chaparral. There is a ¼ mile hike past the locked gate to the picnic area on top. Next to the day use area there is an old Forest Service fire lookout tower that is closed to the public.
Getting there
(From Santa Barbara) Hwy 101, 8 miles N.W. on Hwy 154, 8 miles east on East Camino Cielo.
Directions
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- PICNICKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- First Crossing Day Use Picnic AreaLos Padres National Forest5 mi
- Lower Oso Day Use Picnic AreaLos Padres National Forest5 mi
- SAGE HILLLos Padres National Forest5 mi
- UPPER OSO CAMPGROUNDLos Padres National Forest5 mi
- Upper OsoTrailheadLos Padres National Forest5 mi
- LOS PRIETOSLos Padres National Forest6 mi
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