State: Southern California
Open: Seasonal
Number of Sites: 2
Free: No
About: Small camp with oak trees and large rocks next to a creek, no pavement. Big Caliente hot springs is ½ mile away. Bring water. The campground is usually full on weekends and during deer hunting season, mid August through late September. The last 12 miles of driving to the campground is on dirt roads.
Fees: Adventure Pass ($5/day or $30/year), or Annual Interagency Pass, Senior Interagency Pass, or Interagency Access Pass.
Restrictions: Pack out all trash. 14 day stay limit.
Restrooms: Vault Toilet
Directions: (From Santa Barbara) Hwy 101, 8 miles N.W. on Hwy 154, 25 miles E. on East Camino Cielo to the Pendola Station, right on Big Caliente Road (5N16). The camp is 2 miles up Big Caliente Road.