Los Prietos

I have stayed at this campground several times. It's a dry campground with no streams, but that's more than made up by the large shady campsites. There are nice hikes in the area, and it's only a 30 minute drive to the Santa Ynez Valley wineries. Only 2.5 hours drive from Los Angeles makes it an easy weekend getaway. I will definitely return to Los Prietos Campground

Such a great experience and the weather was fantabulous. However, I noticed a majority of the campsites had very sloped sites for tents. I’m a camper so I understand they won’t always be level, but it was a common complaint among all of us there. Thank you for your interest.

Such a great experience and the weather was fantabulous. However, I noticed a majority of the campsites had very sloped sites for tents. I’m a camper so I understand they won’t always be level, but it was a common complaint among all of us there. Thank you for your interest.

Such a great experience and the weather was fantabulous. However, I noticed a majority of the campsites had very sloped sites for tents. I’m a camper so I understand they won’t always be level, but it was a common complaint among all of us there. Thank you for your interest.

Los Prietos isn't a bad campsite, but there are some negatives. The environment seems to be in a weird in-between place where it doesn't feel remote enough away from "civilization" to feel like you're "away from it all," but it's also not close to anything that can be a worthwhile activity. There isn't any nearby running water or hiking trails. Additionally the sites a positioned very close to each other so there isn't much privacy. Furthermore, it may just be the time we were there, but the flies were swarming and intense. From around mid-morning through sundown the site was just canvased with flies. It became unbearable. We had to leave the campsite during those hours, or just stayed zipped up in the tent until the sun went down and the flies left for the night. All in all, it's not a campsite I will return to. I did very much enjoy exploring around Lake Cachuma a few miles away, and I would highly recommend staying at the campsite by the lake instead.

We went in October and you need a heater to keep warm in tent. Overall good experience got 3 spaces to accommodate a large group but only used 2, the space for tents was not the issue; it is the parking, but you can park outside of the gate. The only thing is our spot was on a bit of an incline and was hard to walk up hill and down. Our spot also had loose dirt so your clothes does not stay clean. The pluses are that Thre are walking paths around campground and the sites ate quite.

Los Prietos isn't a bad campsite, but there are some negatives. The environment seems to be in a weird in-between place where it doesn't feel remote enough away from "civilization" to feel like you're "away from it all," but it's also not close to anything that can be a worthwhile activity. There isn't any nearby running water or hiking trails. Additionally the sites a positioned very close to each other so there isn't much privacy. Furthermore, it may just be the time we were there, but the flies were swarming and intense. From around mid-morning through sundown the site was just canvased with flies. It became unbearable. We had to leave the campsite during those hours, or just stayed zipped up in the tent until the sun went down and the flies left for the night. All in all, it's not a campsite I will return to. I did very much enjoy exploring around Lake Cachuma a few miles away, and I would highly recommend staying at the campsite by the lake instead.

We went in October and you need a heater to keep warm in tent. Overall good experience got 3 spaces to accommodate a large group but only used 2, the space for tents was not the issue; it is the parking, but you can park outside of the gate. The only thing is our spot was on a bit of an incline and was hard to walk up hill and down. Our spot also had loose dirt so your clothes does not stay clean. The pluses are that Thre are walking paths around campground and the sites ate quite.

Los Prietos isn't a bad campsite, but there are some negatives. The environment seems to be in a weird in-between place where it doesn't feel remote enough away from "civilization" to feel like you're "away from it all," but it's also not close to anything that can be a worthwhile activity. There isn't any nearby running water or hiking trails. Additionally the sites a positioned very close to each other so there isn't much privacy. Furthermore, it may just be the time we were there, but the flies were swarming and intense. From around mid-morning through sundown the site was just canvased with flies. It became unbearable. We had to leave the campsite during those hours, or just stayed zipped up in the tent until the sun went down and the flies left for the night. All in all, it's not a campsite I will return to. I did very much enjoy exploring around Lake Cachuma a few miles away, and I would highly recommend staying at the campsite by the lake instead.

We went in October and you need a heater to keep warm in tent. Overall good experience got 3 spaces to accommodate a large group but only used 2, the space for tents was not the issue; it is the parking, but you can park outside of the gate. The only thing is our spot was on a bit of an incline and was hard to walk up hill and down. Our spot also had loose dirt so your clothes does not stay clean. The pluses are that Thre are walking paths around campground and the sites ate quite.