Davy Brown Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Davy Brown Campground in CA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Davy Brown Campground sits along Davy Brown Creek on Figueroa Mountain in Los Padres National Forest. The terrain is shaded by valley oak, blue oak, live oak, and gray pine, surrounded by manzanita, coffeeberry, and redberry shrubs. The site has 13 campsites equipped with picnic tables, fire rings, and pedestal barbecues, accommodating RVs up to 25 feet. Amenities include two wheelchair-accessible vault toilets, though there is no drinking water or trash service on site. The creek features swimming holes and small waterfalls, and serves as a starting point for the Davy Brown/Fir Canyon Trail.
Road difficulty 2 of 5 -- a moderate drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 18%, 90% of it on a shelf. Overhead clearance here is posted at 14 ft -- the tightest site sets the limit. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
Figueroa Mountain stands 2,377 ft above the site, 2.1 miles southwest. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 13-site campground. Most of them shaded. Davy Brown Creek runs 1.1 mi off. The nearest town, Los Olivos, is 11 mi off.
September normals 66–88°F, 0.1″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov