Santa Rosa Island

Windy yet beautiful and incredibly peaceful. Make sure you're prepared to hike in all of your belongings from the pier to the campground. You can make multiple trips if you need to. The wind (at least when I was there in early July) picks up considerably in the late afternoon and lasts throughout the night, but if you have warm clothes and a sturdy tent then it won't be a problem.

This island is magical. I highly recommend spending time at the beach near the campgrounds. There are also many great hikes in any direction of the island.

An extra feature is the very well kept, clean bathrooms and the rangers coming to check in with everyone and doing free guided hikes.

Santa Rosa Island is a real gem away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. It is primitive camping but the water is beautiful along with the fog that rolls over the island. We saw numerous Island Foxes and they are very healthy with beautiful red coats. Maddy the Park Ranger was very helpful and knowledgeable. Highly recommended if you want to get away from the city.

Awesome place to just "get away". I would recommend better trail signs and maybe some mile markers. Ether way I would definitely go again.

The rangers were very nice and informative during our stay. The campground was absolutely beautiful and well kept. Not to mention, the bathrooms were the cleanest bathrooms at a campsite I have ever seen!

We had a great experience staying at the Santa Rosa campground. We made the mistake of bringing (and carrying) fresh water. There is nice running water available! A 3 mile trek is much nicer without 8kg of water.

The campground is really nice, but it does get windy, so nail down the tents properly and use the wind shelters. The campgrounds closer to the valley were less windy in our opinion so if you can choose take the ones closest to the water.

The park rangers where very nice and helpful. And the toilets were very clean.

If you want cell phone reception: go up the hill behind the red farmhouse. It is your best bet.

There are amazingly cute foxes all over the campground. While you are eating, one comes to lure you away with its cuteness while another one sneaks in and steals food from the back. So, be careful with food lying around even for the shortest amount of time.

Every trek we did was really nice. Especially Lobo Canyon is a real must. Halfway through the trek there are some nice spots by the ocean to have a snack.

Were are definitely coming back to do the rest of the treks!

Belgium & Germany

Beautiful, secluded camping experience. Lots of amazing hikes, friendly local foxes, and the campsite is maintained really well.

Despite the remote location, I though the facilities were wonderful for camping. The shelters with food lockers and picnic tables made a great home base for long hike, and it was nice to have drinking water and real bathrooms. The island is surprising empty even when all the camp spots are full, so you can get some good quiet hikes if that's what you want.

Rangers were very helpful and kind! Made hiking and camping there very pleasant and safe by going over everything in detail.

Very nice campground and facilities. Potable water is good. The only downside is it is a very long walk to get to most sites!