Los Prietos Campground

We hiked to this campground from ours using the back roads. It is on a steep hill. Some sites high up look more secluded but be careful which you chose to make sure you are not sliding off your bed all night! LOTS of trees so more shade and ability to use a hammock! Some sites are large so you can still use very large tents.

Beautiful campground. Great hosts. So much to explore.

Is ok... No Shower! The ground is slope so make sure to set your tent correctly or you will roll off your blowup bed. Dried up river. There's a water spout but you can't hook up the water hose.

Stayed on site 28. Good distance between other sites. Plenty of room and dog friendly. They provide bathrooms and running water. I suggest bringing a bucket to fill water to take back to your site. The site has a fire pit and grill. They sell wood too which came in handy. Deer came pretty close to our site and we constantly heard turkeys. There is a hiking trail about half a mile from the campground called Snyder trail. It's 3.6 miles long but the views of the hike are amazing and totally worth it. Definitely suggest the hike while you are there. The hiking trail is also the only place I got reception.

Pros: Shady oaks (at most sites) and wild turkeys wander the campground. Near Cachuma Lake and Santa Ynez River. Some of the sites are nice and roomy. CONS: -Site #13 looks like a massive branch from the oak tree fell off and cracked the table in half. The table hasn't been repaired and the site is small and in full sun. -Site #12 has no spigot (you have to access the spigot smack dab in the middle of Site #13 and it barely functions, the back of Site #11, or across the way...it's a little awkward walking through people's sites). -The bathroom nearest Sites 11, 12 and 13 shares with a couple of other sites and one of the two toilets was out of order. This causes occasional lines. NO SINKS. -The fire pit was halfway full of ash and hadn't been cleaned in between reservations. -Poison oak is