Santa Barbara Campground, UT - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map

Santa Barbara Campground is located in the Camino Real Ranger District, Carson National Forest (1 hr 28 min northeast of Santa Fe, NM) with an elevation of 8,843 feet. There are a total of 21 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to the end of September. Sites can accommodate RVs between 25 and 65 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring. 8 sites have water hookups. Fees range from $22.00 to $70.00. Activities include fishing, horseback riding, hiking trails.

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4.2 out of 5

5 star		60%
4 star		19%
3 star		7%
2 star		7%
1 star		6%

@KatherineFC652 · Camped on Jul 20, 2025 at Campsite #18

Beautiful location. Camp host was gracious and attentive. Highly recommend.

@STEVENM2892720 · Camped on Jul 13, 2025 at Campsite #16

Great host beautiful location great trails

@LianaMC0A03B71 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #21

Beautiful area great campsites and wonderful camp host.

@LindaB8903771 · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #18

We used group campsite No. 2. There was room for our RV, but the rest of the group needed to use tents. That worked for us this time, but more than one RV, or one long RV, would not work. That said, we had a fine time and enjoyed the ground squirrel family that uses the firepit ring for a jungle gym.

@AdelaT61DA1912 · Camped on Jun 27, 2025 at Campsite #18

Camp host was excellent.

@RichardD237266 · Camped on Jun 25, 2025 at Campsite #14

Beautiful small campground in a lovely valley enclosed by high mountains with a running stream, fishing, hiking, etc. Remote, quiet, relatively primitive.

@TanyaR4515278 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #21

Beautiful camping area. The camp host has the facilities clean and was helpful with questions. The campground provides access to some of the most beautiful trails in all of NM. As I resident of NM I hope it remains accessible public lands.

@ClifMDBB7CC75D · Camped on Jun 18, 2025 at Campsite #18

Great little Campground all the banks of the Rito Santa Barbara. Fishing, hiking, and just relaxing make this a great getaway.Cant say enough about how clean the Campground was, especially the restrooms. The Camphost was friendly, professional and has done a great job here.

@JacquelynCB549 · Camped on Jun 13, 2025 at Campsite #20

Clean, quiet & family friendly. Lots of friendly dogs throughout the campground. Host was welcoming. Loved the sound of the creek at night. We will be back

@MarciaB2991474 · Camped on Jun 10, 2025 at Campsite #12

Clean bathrooms, great camp host. It will be great when the water testing is completed and the water is turned back on.

@CarolynL507956 · Camped on Sep 2, 2024 at Campsite #16

Campground is well maintained !Hiking is beautiful for as far as youve energy to walk it.

@williamT449040 · Camped on Aug 21, 2024 at Campsite #15

The campground & campsite were clean and in excellent condition. The bathrooms were very clean and stocked with TP. Kudos to the campground host. I didn't give 5 stars because there were entire classes from several schools (United World College and Santa Fe Preparatory) camped there. Probably 50-60? kids. There were tents full of school-age teens everywhere. The USFS has a published limit on how many people can occupy a campsite, but that rule doesn't seem to be enforced here. I was very disappointed that this many people could just swarm in and occupy half of the campsites. One of the (few) adults supervising the teens told us (proudly) that this same scene was being repeated by other schools at other USFS campgrounds across northern New Mexico. So. You may want to reconsider scheduling a visit during the third week of August.

@DavidS3927304 · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #5

A very nice campground. Access to some gorgeous hikes. The Western fork trail is absolutely stunning. Cattle are grazed in the National Forest, so be aware that you will see them on the trail. Despite moving off the trail to skirt a group of cows, we and our dogs were pursued by two vocally angry bulls, which was nerve-wracking.The campground was nicely laid out, and there were sites available in mid-August.

@LeahG40301844A · Camped on Jul 2, 2024 at Campsite #13

While Santa Barbara Canyon is still gorgeous, cows are allowed to graze the and have destroyed some if the vegetationAlso, RVs get away with running their generators after 10 pm

@JessicaK101721 · Camped on Jun 26, 2024 at Campsite #21

Such a beautiful and place. Camp host was efficient and bathrooms were super clean!Quiet and peaceful

@HenryA242AABAE · Camped on Jun 13, 2024 at Campsite #12

Cows and cow shit everywhere. Even on the fire pit ring.

@LukeH814ED2917 · Camped on May 20, 2024 at Campsite #5

It was a bit early in the season to go (May) and they were still preparing the campground with some heavy machinery. This did not lend to the experience I sought. Otherwise, an excellent campground.

@TamaraS213BF57 · Camped on Aug 31, 2023 at Campsite #16

Too bad this campground isn't open a little later in the year, like through October would be nice especially because the aspens will be beautiful and walking up the east/middle fork trail would be absolutely stunning. Really nice camp sites, at least for me in my van. Many of the sites do not have great tent sites. The camping sites appeared to be pretty darn clean and the toilet was fine. I would definitely go hike on the middle fork trail later in the year. Campground host was super nice.

@MelissaM982934 · Camped on Jul 31, 2023 at Campsite #14

We reserved site 14 which is really close to the river, so it was nice to hear the water sitting outside our camper. We had my 10 foot camper which easily backed into the space. Sites are mostly FF at this time but 14 was a reserved spot and highly recommend. Campground is small and we were next to what appears to be the largest with concrete slab for a large RV which was present. Fortunately, they refrained from running their generator at night. We did not see the campsite manager until the next day, so we were able to consider other sites that were open, but stayed with this one. Toilets clean. A few sites would have had some other campers looking down over us. We were quite happy with 14. Good walking trails both on the upper and also lower along river.

@RoxanneP7D16C2 · Camped on Jul 27, 2023 at Campsite #20

We enjoy camping here usually. This time our neighbor ran their generator all night every night. There was a camp host this time we stayed so reported to the camp host, however the generator was still operated at night, all night. We came back from a hike and found people and their off leash dogs in our camp, they were walking up by our RV, literally on the camping rug, drinking coffee or what have you. They walked off when we walked up. Witnessed a family filling their water bottles at the campground spigot despite the sign on the spigot that states not for drinking, not for washing dishes, etc. Be sure to bring water.

@MichaelR189137 · Camped on Jul 23, 2023 at Campsite #20

Good campground to head into the Pecos Wilderness. Good tree cover and friendly camp hosts. There were a few generators running but they stopped early and the Santa Barbara running along the campground help drown out the drone of the generators. Generators are why I rarely stay in campgrounds anymore, but folks were respectful here.

@JudithC3987228 · Camped on Jun 22, 2023 at Campsite #13

I love Santa Barbara CG and have been there many times over the years. My family and I were shocked and distressed because there were no warning signs that the 1 available drinking water hydrant in the campgrounds had not received testing results and shouldn't be used for drinking. We are hoping that non of us get sick because we filled up a gallon jug and drank most of it. When I went to refill the jug the next morning the camp host informed me that we should not drink the water. Please rectify this situation immediately. Why was the water not tested before the summer season?

@SteveF6015775 · Camped on Jun 13, 2023 at Campsite #13

We stayed in site 13 and the description states it will accommodate 40ft, it WILL NOT. We are luck we had a 19 ft bumper pull and a jeep, it fit perfect. The camp host was very helpful and friendly. The campground and vaulted toilets were clean. The water is NOT working so make sure you have plenty of water. (June 2023)

@SteveF6015775 · Camped on Jun 13, 2023 at Campsite #12

We stayed in site 12 with 30 foot 5th wheel and it was perfect. The camp host was very helpful and friendly. The campground and vaulted toilets were clean. The water is NOT working so make sure you have plenty of water. (June 2023) They did have wood for sale.

@MargaretP73096 · Camped on Jun 11, 2023 at Campsite #14

I love this campground and have stayed here several times. The new park host is very nice and hospitable. I got to stay an extra day too.

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