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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (54)
Review Summary
Michelle G
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: UPPE
Swimming hole and AMAZING stargazing on dark nights!
This has been our go-to campsite when we NEED to get out of LA in the summer and other, more popular sites, are all booked up. The sites are clean. No showers. Toilets are peddle-flush.
The campground, itself, is HOT during the summer months, so the swimming hole is def worth trying to find. The camp host is friendly and will point the way. There is also a nice hike along the edge of a canyon that feels far away from the city.
Michelle G
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: UPPE
Swimming hole and AMAZING stargazing on dark nights!
This has been our go-to campsite when we NEED to get out of LA in the summer and other, more popular sites, are all booked up. The sites are clean. No showers. Toilets are peddle-flush.
The campground, itself, is HOT during the summer months, so the swimming hole is def worth trying to find. The camp host is friendly and will point the way. There is also a nice hike along the edge of a canyon that feels far away from the city.
Ashley B
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: UPPE
Friendly staff and clean location!
Ashley B
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: UPPE
Friendly staff and clean location!
Elisa H
VerifiedFebruary 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: UPPE
We stayed here in the middle of the week during a fire warning time. So the place was pretty much empty except for 1 other group. Unfortunately, we were not able to make a camp fire due to the restriction at the time. Nice open space but if there were more people you might not have much privacy because it's so open.
Elisa H
VerifiedFebruary 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: UPPE
We stayed here in the middle of the week during a fire warning time. So the place was pretty much empty except for 1 other group. Unfortunately, we were not able to make a camp fire due to the restriction at the time. Nice open space but if there were more people you might not have much privacy because it's so open.
Maria Elena M
VerifiedAugust 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: UPPE
Very shaded and very spacious
Maria Elena M
VerifiedAugust 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: UPPE
Very shaded and very spacious
Zac D
VerifiedAugust 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: UPPE
Beauty
Zac D
VerifiedAugust 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: UPPE
Beauty
Location & Directions for Upper Oso Campground
5050 Paradise Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States
Elevation: 724 ft
Getting There
From Santa Barbara, travel north on Highway 101. Exit onto Highway 154 and continue northwest for about 10 mi. Turn east onto Paradise Road and travel about 6 mi. Turn north onto Forest Route 5N15 and continue less than two miles to the campground.
Highway access
Upper Oso Campground is accessible via Highway 101 and Highway 154. It is located approximately 10 miles from Highway 101 and about 6 miles from Highway 154.
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Last updated: October 19, 2026
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