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About Wheeler Gorge
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (925)
What Guests Are Saying
Wheeler Gorge offers a clean, peaceful, and spacious campground, perfect for families looking to disconnect and enjoy nature, with beautiful creek access and shaded sites. Campers appreciate the friendly hosts and well-maintained facilities, despite some challenges like bugs and the lack of running water. Overall, it's a highly recommended destination that many visitors are eager to return to, particularly for its relaxing atmosphere and scenic surroundings.
What Guests Are Saying
Wheeler Gorge offers a clean, peaceful, and spacious campground, perfect for families looking to disconnect and enjoy nature, with beautiful creek access and shaded sites. Campers appreciate the friendly hosts and well-maintained facilities, despite some challenges like bugs and the lack of running water. Overall, it's a highly recommended destination that many visitors are eager to return to, particularly for its relaxing atmosphere and scenic surroundings.
Review Summary
Meredith T
VerifiedJuly 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 055, Loop: WHEE
We loved Matilija Creek and the Stellar's jays.
Kylie J
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: WHEE
I love these campgrounds. Most sites are covered in trees for lots of shade. Many are along the creek/river where you can get wet and enjoy after a cool little hike just off the upper corner of the campgrounds. Everyone is always super nice also. This is my favorite place in Ojai to camp.
Kylie J
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: WHEE
I love these campgrounds. Most sites are covered in trees for lots of shade. Many are along the creek/river where you can get wet and enjoy after a cool little hike just off the upper corner of the campgrounds. Everyone is always super nice also. This is my favorite place in Ojai to camp.
Matthew K
VerifiedJuly 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: WHEE
Excellent campground. Relaxing and great spots.
Matthew K
VerifiedJuly 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: WHEE
Excellent campground. Relaxing and great spots.
Sandra L
VerifiedJuly 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: WHEE
My Family and I reserved space #11 • it was clean, a massive amount of space for a campsite • my kids had lots of space to roam without disrupting the neighbors • Host are attentive • Great for large families
Sandra L
VerifiedJuly 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: WHEE
My Family and I reserved space #11 • it was clean, a massive amount of space for a campsite • my kids had lots of space to roam without disrupting the neighbors • Host are attentive • Great for large families
keith m
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: WHEE
Rustic camping:
Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. Our site had nice flat pad for our RV. There is no potable water available. Access to the stream with shallow pools by hiking down banks.
keith m
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: WHEE
Rustic camping:
Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. Our site had nice flat pad for our RV. There is no potable water available. Access to the stream with shallow pools by hiking down banks.
Ned G
VerifiedJuly 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 004/005, Loop: WHEE
Although there was no running water or showers at the camp, the bathrooms were impeccably clean. We also took 2.5 gallon jugs of drinking water with water dispensing spouts that replaced the lack of running water. We used them for drinking, washing dishes, hands, etc. and they worked great. You can do a sponge bath with environmentally friendly wet wipes to replace showers.
There is a rocky stream that runs through the campground, and we took the opportunity to wade in it while wearing protective footwear, like slippers or Crocs. It's deep enough to sit in in some spots (3 - 4 ft). A few miles south of the campground, there are deeper swimming pools from the river nearby. Swimmers park their cars on the side of the road and spend a few hours cooling off in the natural pools.
I would look for a campsite number in the 50's or 60's to have one with access to the creek and the sound of running water at night. It's really a beautiful place. We had blue scrub jays and woodpeckers coming into our camp looking for food handouts. They are such beautiful birds, and they'll tear open a bag of chips or other snack with their beaks to steal a few if not properly stowed. We really had a great time at Wheeler Gorge and we'll return for another trip soon. I highly recommend it.
Location & Directions for Wheeler Gorge
1190 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, CA 93023 United States
Elevation: 551 ft
Getting There
From Ventura, take Highway 33 north about 14 mi. Turn left, continuing on Highway 33 for another 8 mi to the campground.
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From Los Angeles, take I-5 north, then turn west onto Highway 126 for about 28 mi, to Santa Paula. Continue north...
From Ventura, take Highway 33 north about 14 mi. Turn left, continuing on Highway 33 for another 8 mi to the campground.
From Los Angeles, take I-5 north, then turn west onto Highway 126 for about 28 mi, to Santa Paula. Continue north on Highway 150 for 16 mi. Turn left onto Highway 33 and continue north approximately 8 mi to the campground.
Highway access
Wheeler Gorge is accessible via Highway 33, which can be reached from Highway 126 or directly from Ventura. The campground is located about 14 miles north of Ventura and about 8 miles north of the intersection of Highway 150 and Highway 33.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
10PM
- Contact the office via email or website for FAQs.
- Check-in must be completed before the gate closes.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Utilities
- No water is available; bring your own.
Safety & rules
- Be aware that poison oak may be present.
- It's recommended to use bug spray during warm days.
Site capacity
- Single campsite reservations accommodate 6 people and 1 vehicle.
- Single sites can accommodate up to 8 people and 2 vehicles with additional fees.
- Double sites accommodate 12 people and 2 vehicles with additional fees for extra guests and vehicles.
Local regulations
- Visit the link for more information about Los Padres National Forest.
Fires & fuel
- Buy firewood locally and burn it on-site to protect forests.
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Last updated: October 18, 2026
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