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Los Padres National Forest › Santa Lucia Ranger District › California
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› Los Olivos
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› Campsite #11
Campsite #11 at Nira Campground, CA
$30
Campsite #11
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 24 ft | Back-In |
| 1 | no signal |
6/3
6/6
Campsite #11 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 24ft driveway, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (8)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 63% |
| 4 star | | 13% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 13% |
| 1 star | | 13% |
@CynthiaFC95743 · Camped on May 15, 2025 at Campsite #11
Great campground. The woman who serviced the restrooms and collected money was very kind! We love Nira!
@EmilieM1058676 · Camped on Oct 4, 2024 at Campsite #11
Beautiful campground but no rangers come around at all. It was clear people knew that as two different groups partied until 4am and no one paid.
@YvonneABDB3EB9 · Camped on Sep 8, 2023 at Campsite #11
Vey nice campground, if you like to hike o stay next to a creek this is the place!!Taking a camper trailer to this campsite is some challenge, the road is narrow to get there, advice dont drive at night.
@LindsayC359782 · Camped on Jul 8, 2022 at Campsite #11
Everything I wish I knew before reserving my...
Cons:
-rough drive up (although I made it in my Honda Fit) just drive slow, pay attention, and avoid driving at night
-no firewood available for purchase nearby
-so many bugs (gnats, flies, and Yellowjackets)
-campsites are close together
-creek was very low (a small section where you can get wet up to your ankles)
-A lot of Steeler's Jays around that will try to steal your food. (they are cool to watch though)
Pros:
-Plenty of trees and shade at the campsites
-Because it's a way out, the sites are not populated by partiers but rather campers and hikers so it's quiet. It's great for thinking, reading, and unplugging (no reception)
-We saw 3 deer by the creek
-There are tadpoles in the creek which is a good sign of the health of the water
Cons:
-rough drive up (although I made it in my Honda Fit) just drive slow, pay attention, and avoid driving at night
-no firewood available for purchase nearby
-so many bugs (gnats, flies, and Yellowjackets)
-campsites are close together
-creek was very low (a small section where you can get wet up to your ankles)
-A lot of Steeler's Jays around that will try to steal your food. (they are cool to watch though)
Pros:
-Plenty of trees and shade at the campsites
-Because it's a way out, the sites are not populated by partiers but rather campers and hikers so it's quiet. It's great for thinking, reading, and unplugging (no reception)
-We saw 3 deer by the creek
-There are tadpoles in the creek which is a good sign of the health of the water
@pablos1875578 · Camped on Apr 17, 2021 at Campsite #11
This review is for people with TRAILERS!
First - an awesome campground in the middle of nowhere. Dense shade from great trees, a nicely flowing creek and a relatively flat hiking trail that's good for kids and people of all abilities. Sites 11 and 12 are by far the best ones, creekside and much more secluded. As others have said - no water, electricity, nothing. There is a dumpster and pit bathroom though. We stayed past the weekend into Monday when we basically had it all to ourselves. It went from low 40s in the morning to 80 during the day but our campsite stayed nice with all that shade.
Now to the trailer thing... the website does say trailers up to 24 ft and it certainly is possible. I did it with our 25 ft (really 26 ft) one and got home in one piece. Did not tumble down a cliff. Definitely not doing that again though! The road is one lane, ridden with potholes, is gravel/dirt at times, has tumbled rocks all over it and in lots of sections is literally 9 ft wide from mountain side to vertical cliff drop off. At the very least you will shake the you know what out of your trailer - although your black water tank will get a nice sloshing. Not for the faint of heart.
Thankfully I seemed to be the only one with the genius idea of taking a trailer there. If you come face to face with another trailer on pretty much half of the sections of this road you will be in serious trouble. There is nowhere to go to let each other pass and there's no way you're backing up a trailer on these roads. The only option I can think of to clear the road in this case would be to flip a coin to see which one of you will have to sacrifice their trailer down the cliff to open the road back up.
Seriously ignore the fact that the website says trailers are ok and leave it at home.
We will be back, it is an awesome campground, with our tent next time....
First - an awesome campground in the middle of nowhere. Dense shade from great trees, a nicely flowing creek and a relatively flat hiking trail that's good for kids and people of all abilities. Sites 11 and 12 are by far the best ones, creekside and much more secluded. As others have said - no water, electricity, nothing. There is a dumpster and pit bathroom though. We stayed past the weekend into Monday when we basically had it all to ourselves. It went from low 40s in the morning to 80 during the day but our campsite stayed nice with all that shade.
Now to the trailer thing... the website does say trailers up to 24 ft and it certainly is possible. I did it with our 25 ft (really 26 ft) one and got home in one piece. Did not tumble down a cliff. Definitely not doing that again though! The road is one lane, ridden with potholes, is gravel/dirt at times, has tumbled rocks all over it and in lots of sections is literally 9 ft wide from mountain side to vertical cliff drop off. At the very least you will shake the you know what out of your trailer - although your black water tank will get a nice sloshing. Not for the faint of heart.
Thankfully I seemed to be the only one with the genius idea of taking a trailer there. If you come face to face with another trailer on pretty much half of the sections of this road you will be in serious trouble. There is nowhere to go to let each other pass and there's no way you're backing up a trailer on these roads. The only option I can think of to clear the road in this case would be to flip a coin to see which one of you will have to sacrifice their trailer down the cliff to open the road back up.
Seriously ignore the fact that the website says trailers are ok and leave it at home.
We will be back, it is an awesome campground, with our tent next time....
@pablos135 · Camped on Apr 17, 2021 at Campsite #11
This review is for people with TRAILERS!
First - an awesome campground in the middle of nowhere. Dense shade from great trees, a nicely flowing creek and a relatively flat hiking trail that's good for kids and people of all abilities. Sites 11 and 12 are by far the best ones, creekside and much more secluded. As others have said - no water, electricity, nothing. There is a dumpster and pit bathroom though. We stayed past the weekend into Monday when we basically had it all to ourselves. It went from low 40s in the morning to 80 during the day but our campsite stayed nice with all that shade.
Now to the trailer thing... the website does say trailers up to 24 ft and it certainly is possible. I did it with our 25 ft (really 26 ft) one and got home in one piece. Did not tumble down a cliff. Definitely not doing that again though! The road is one lane, ridden with potholes, is gravel/dirt at times, has tumbled rocks all over it and in lots of sections is literally 9 ft wide from mountain side to vertical cliff drop off. At the very least you will shake the you know what out of your trailer - although your black water tank will get a nice sloshing. Not for the faint of heart.
Thankfully I seemed to be the only one with the genius idea of taking a trailer there. If you come face to face with another trailer on pretty much half of the sections of this road you will be in serious trouble. There is nowhere to go to let each other pass and there's no way you're backing up a trailer on these roads. The only option I can think of to clear the road in this case would be to flip a coin to see which one of you will have to sacrifice their trailer down the cliff to open the road back up.
Seriously ignore the fact that the website says trailers are ok and leave it at home.
We will be back, it is an awesome campground, with our tent next time....
First - an awesome campground in the middle of nowhere. Dense shade from great trees, a nicely flowing creek and a relatively flat hiking trail that's good for kids and people of all abilities. Sites 11 and 12 are by far the best ones, creekside and much more secluded. As others have said - no water, electricity, nothing. There is a dumpster and pit bathroom though. We stayed past the weekend into Monday when we basically had it all to ourselves. It went from low 40s in the morning to 80 during the day but our campsite stayed nice with all that shade.
Now to the trailer thing... the website does say trailers up to 24 ft and it certainly is possible. I did it with our 25 ft (really 26 ft) one and got home in one piece. Did not tumble down a cliff. Definitely not doing that again though! The road is one lane, ridden with potholes, is gravel/dirt at times, has tumbled rocks all over it and in lots of sections is literally 9 ft wide from mountain side to vertical cliff drop off. At the very least you will shake the you know what out of your trailer - although your black water tank will get a nice sloshing. Not for the faint of heart.
Thankfully I seemed to be the only one with the genius idea of taking a trailer there. If you come face to face with another trailer on pretty much half of the sections of this road you will be in serious trouble. There is nowhere to go to let each other pass and there's no way you're backing up a trailer on these roads. The only option I can think of to clear the road in this case would be to flip a coin to see which one of you will have to sacrifice their trailer down the cliff to open the road back up.
Seriously ignore the fact that the website says trailers are ok and leave it at home.
We will be back, it is an awesome campground, with our tent next time....
@GabrielF564 · Camped on Mar 15, 2021 at Campsite #11
Once you get to the site, it's amazing! But leave extra time -- and beware the potholes and washouts! Beautiful little campground.
@ShiraK783 · Camped on Jun 28, 2020 at Campsite #11
We liked it here. Nice and quiet as it is far from a main highway. Very small campground, but we had our own space. Accessible stream. Fairly shaded. Several hiking trails accessible from the campground or closeby. Depending on where you are coming from (we drove from Santa Ynez Valley) - we didn't pass a single gas station or place to buy firewood on the way up, so just be mindful of that and do your research ahead of time!
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