Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Here, none of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

1Campgrounds

1Sites

1,700 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 1 of these 1 campgrounds

Where they are

1 of 1 mapped

Drawing the map

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

The campgrounds

1 campground

Circle X Ranch Group CampgroundReservableOpenSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · CA1 group site1 site1,700 fthookupstoilets

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

Heads up

Wildfire

Bryson fire · 5.9 mi from the nearest campground here · 146 acres · 100% contained

Wildfire

Lac-380451 fire · 34 mi from the nearest campground here

Wildfire

Lac-383593 fire · 35 mi from the nearest campground here

Wildfire

Lac-381153 fire · 36 mi from the nearest campground here

Wildfire

Lac-383164 fire · 36 mi from the nearest campground here

Wildfire

Lac-380668 fire · 39 mi from the nearest campground here

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 23, 2026

Who answers for this land

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Julia Brownley (D)CA 26th · 1 campground · 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