Carrizo Plain National Monument

Here, all of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

2Campgrounds

2Take walk-ups

2Free to camp

2,280–2,510 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 2 of these 2 campgrounds

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

2 campgrounds

KCL CampgroundFirst-comeCarrizo Plain National Monument · CAFree2,280 ftdrinking watertoilets Selby CampgroundFirst-comeCarrizo Plain National Monument · CAFree2,510 fttoilets

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Watch

Carrizo Plain National Monumentdrilling

developing

Los Padres National Forestlogging, drilling, rollback · 24 mi

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 5, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire

Well fire · 48 mi from the nearest campground here

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 2026

Who answers for this land

Carrizo Plain National Monument’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Salud Carbajal (D)CA 24th · 2 campgrounds · grade A

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly