Santa Rosa Island Backcountry Beach Camping in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

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Santa Rosa Island Backcountry Beach Camping in CA

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33 mi from Isla Vista

Maps Reviews 988 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

Official website ↗

Open 8/15-12/31

805-658-5730

VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
No toiletsReservations offered

Campground details

30 sitesNo firesNo pets

Setting

Fairly secluded

Santa Rosa Island Backcountry Beach Camping offers primitive, off-grid tent camping along undeveloped ocean beaches beneath coastal bluffs. Accessed via Bechers Bay pier or by watercraft, campers must backpack or kayak all gear, food, and water to designated coastal stretches. There are no developed facilities, electricity, or trash services, requiring visitors to pack out all waste and carry dedicated waste bags. Reliable freshwater is extremely limited outside of Clapp Spring. The terrain involves rugged, unmaintained coastal routes and exposed badlands.

Getting there: Backcountry campers must first secure transportation to Santa Rosa Island by their own private boat or through Island Packers or Channel Islands Aviation the park's authorized concessioners.

  • Well separated here, a 30-site campground with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • Mostly tent-only sites, with 33 hike-in sites and 3 boat-in sites.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 52–71°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.

Tree cover0%30m sat. est.
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