Openings · last 7 days
20
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 20 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-234001
When Los Prietos reopens
Los Prietos's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
48
Openings · last 90 days
48
Only 48 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 37 monitored sites
Of the 6,771 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 6,055 open for online reservation · 319 reserved · 397 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative). Of the facility's 37 monitored sites, 35 can be reserved online and 2 are first-come, first-served.
Where the open windows are
10.6% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 6,055 of 6,771 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online10.6%
Open site-nights6,055 / 6,771
Reserved (of online inventory)319 / 6,374
Weekday openings3,614
Weekend openings2,441
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 3,614 fall on weekdays and 2,441 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027January holds the most room. 1,085 of 1,147 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 37 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 33 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 34 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 34 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 35 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 35 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 35 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 35 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 32 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 35 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 35 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 004 | 180 |
| 036 | 180 |
| 003 | 179 |
| 018 | 178 |
| 031 | 178 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateMon · Sep 21
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 21; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
6,055 open site-nights across 35 sites at Los Prietos, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 139 2-night, 137 3-night, 63 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 21 at site 004.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 35 ft. 20 sites take 25 ft, 1 site takes 35 ft. 6 sites of 37 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
All 35 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | 24 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 036 | Not recorded | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 003 | 30 ft | None | 179 | 179 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +167 more |
| 018 | 24 ft | None | 178 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +166 more |
| 031 | 24 ft | None | 178 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +166 more |
| 034 | 24 ft | None | 177 | 173 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +165 more |
| 005 | 24 ft | None | 176 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +164 more |
| 009 | 30 ft | None | 176 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +164 more |
| 011 | Not recorded | None | 176 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +164 more |
| 021 | 20 ft | None | 176 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +164 more |
| 028 | 20 ft | None | 176 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +164 more |
| 029 | 30 ft | None | 176 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +164 more |
| 032 | 34 ft | None | 176 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +164 more |
| 035 | 32 ft | None | 176 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +164 more |
| 017 | 25 ft | None | 175 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5 +163 more |
| 038 | 30 ft | None | 175 | 153 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +163 more |
| 013 | Not recorded | None | 174 | 132 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +162 more |
| 033 | 35 ft | None | 174 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +162 more |
| 006 | 24 ft | None | 173 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +161 more |
| 002 | 30 ft | None | 172 | 156 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +160 more |
| 014 | 28 ft | None | 172 | 151 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +160 more |
| 030 | 28 ft | None | 172 | 132 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +160 more |
| 024 | 34 ft | None | 171 | 88 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +159 more |
| 025 | 15 ft | None | 171 | 153 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +159 more |
| 037 | 34 ft | None | 171 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +159 more |
| 012 | Not recorded | None | 170 | 109 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +158 more |
| 007 | 25 ft | None | 169 | 167 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +157 more |
| 016 | Not recorded | None | 169 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +157 more |
| 019 | 30 ft | None | 168 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +156 more |
| 027 | 34 ft | None | 168 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +156 more |
| 020 | 24 ft | None | 167 | 113 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +155 more |
| 022 | 30 ft | None | 167 | 113 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +155 more |
| 023 | 34 ft | None | 167 | 109 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5 +155 more |
| 015 | 30 ft | None | 165 | 125 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +153 more |
| 026 | 20 ft | None | 165 | 110 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +153 more |
About Los Prietos
Overview
Los Prietos Campground is situated in the Los Padres National Forest and provides access to a variety of outdoor adventures, including water-related recreation and hiking. The family-friendly campground is green and lush and is a great place to camp in the mountains of western California.
Recreation
The Santa Ynez River is popular for a variety of water-related recreation. The river can be accessed at White Rock Day Use Area, less than a half-mile from the campground.
Cachuma Lake Recreation Area is no-body-contact reservoir about 10 miles northwest of the campground. It offers boating, fishing and kayaking. Anglers will find an abundance of annually stocked trout. Carp and bass are also common catches.
Visitors enjoy a variety of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails. The Aliso National Recreation Trail is a popular, 2.5-mile loop that begins near the campground. Also nearby is the 18-mile Santa Cruz Trail, which provides access to a variety of other trails in the area.
The Camuesa OHV Route and its connecting trails are available within 10 miles of the campground.
Facilities
The campground offers dozens of single-family sites for tent or RV camping. No utility hookups are available at the campground.
Each site is equipped with a table, campfire ring with grill and a pedestal grill. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Trash collection bins are available throughout the campground.
Natural Features
The campground is nestled on the side of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Beautiful, mature oak trees provide ample shade, and abundant vegetation blankets the ground. The sites are roomy and allow for some privacy and separation.
37 monitored sites2 FCFS sitesRVs up to 35 ftNo hookups37 shadedPets OKMax party 8
Getting there
From Highway 101 in Santa Barbara, turn east onto Highway 154 and continue about 11 miles. Turn onto Paradise Road and travel about 3 miles to the campground.
5050 Paradise Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105805-434-1996
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-234001 · facility + sites
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Roll CS-234001 · Los Prietos · Santa Barbara CA12 frames · facility + sites
FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Los Prietos?
Reservations for Los Prietos are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 6,055 of 6,771 tracked site-nights are open (89.4%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 48 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Los Prietos?
Campsite Sniper detected 20 site-date openings at Los Prietos in the last 7 days, 48 over 30 days and 48 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Los Prietos?
137 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 21 at site 004. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Los Prietos fit a 35-foot RV?
1 of the 37 sites that support RV analysis has a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 35 ft. 31 of those 37 sites have a recorded maximum length and 6 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Los Prietos?
January 2027, with 1,085 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,147.
When is the next open date at Los Prietos?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Mon, Sep 21 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 25. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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