Campground Facilities
All campgrounds are located away from the boat landing areas. Visitors must carry all their gear to the campgrounds. No on-island transportation is provided. Please see the table below for more information on campground distances from landings.
Camping conditions are primitive, and users must camp within designated areas. All campgrounds are equipped with picnic tables and pit toilets. Water is not available at campgrounds and must be brought with you except at the Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Island campgrounds. No trash containers are provided; campers must pack out their own trash.
Outer island campgrounds (San Miguel and Santa Rosa) have wind breaks for each campsite. Campsites are generally located close to one another.
No fires are permitted. Use only enclosed, gas camp stoves.
Since the mice do carry hantavirus, some basic precautions should be taken: do not feed any wild animals; keep food and drink in rodent-proof containers; and prevent entry of mice into your tent by keeping it zipped up at all times. Click here for more information on hantavirus.
Due to scavenging animals (including birds), campers are required to store all food and trash in animal- and bird-proof containers. National Park Service food storage boxes are provided at campsites, but coolers, plastic Rubbermaid-type boxes or other types of containers with sealing lids may be used as well. On Santa Cruz Island, further precautions are needed due to scavenging pigs: 1) do not store any food or trash in tents; 2) if not using food storage boxes, secure pig-proof containers to picnic tables or trees with straps or rope or place food and trash in duffle bags and/or backpacks and hang from trees.
Campground Information
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Island
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Required Reservation
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Distance From Landing to Campground
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Number of Campsites
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Campground Capacity
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Anacapa
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Yes
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154 stairs, 1/2 mile
|
7
|
30
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eastern
Santa Cruz
(Scorpion Ranch)
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Yes
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1/2 mile, flat
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31
|
240
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western
Santa Cruz
(Nature Conservancy)
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NO CAMPING ALLOWED
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Santa Rosa
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Yes
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1 1/2 miles, flat
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15
|
50
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San Miguel
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Yes
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1 mile; steep uphill
|
9
|
30
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Santa Barbara
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Yes
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1/2 mile, steep uphill
|
10
|
30
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