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Water Canyon Campground

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Bald Mountain (1,209 m)Summits & peaks0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
San Rafael Wilderness
San Rafael WildernessParks & play

The San Rafael Wilderness is a wilderness area in the mountains of north central Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is north of the city of Santa Barbara and east of Santa Maria within the Los Padres National Forest. Formed in 1968, it was the first wilderness area to be created from a previously designated Primitive Area after the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act. It also inclu

0.6 km · ~7 min walkDirections ↗
Pino AltoAttractions22 km · ~77 min driveDirections ↗
Figueroa Lookout
Figueroa LookoutAttractions

Figueroa Mountain is a summit in Santa Barbara County in the U.S. state of California. It is in the San Rafael Mountains, part of the Transverse Ranges group of ranges. The mountain is located in Los Padres National Forest. Figueroa Mountain was named for a member of the well-known southern California family, the most eminent of whom was José Figueroa, governor of Alta California in 1833–35. In t

22.5 km · ~82 min driveDirections ↗
Cumbre Picnic AreaAttractions23.1 km · ~92 min driveDirections ↗
Wheat Peak (712 m)Summits & peaks93.6 km · ~256 min driveDirections ↗
Peak Mountain (1,773 m)Summits & peaks183.5 km · ~297 min driveDirections ↗

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Do I need to book ahead for Water Canyon Campground?

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Who runs Water Canyon Campground?

Water Canyon Campground is operated by United States Forest Service.

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