FS · Los Padres National Forest

Ballinger Campground

13 of 13 sites fit 32 ft

Book one of 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 and 7 more

Longest for your rig: 70 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 3,120 ft
Vehicles: 1 per site

Every site here is listed for one vehicle. Agencies differ on whether a truck and the trailer it tows count as one or two, so this may not affect a fifth wheel — but it does decide whether a second car can come. Worth a call before you rely on it.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Getting there

What the agency says about the road in. For a long rig this is often the binding constraint — a site that fits is no use behind four miles of shelf road — and none of it appears in the campsite data.

High clearance or 4WD advisedExplore 11 four-wheel drive roads, 12 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails, and 14 motorcycle trails, which include loose dirt, hard pack, sand, steep hills, and a few jumps and berms.quoted from the description

Every bookable site

Fits your 32 ft rig — 13 sites

0170 ft limit · pull · gravel 0270 ft limit · pull · gravel 0370 ft limit · pull · gravel 0470 ft limit · pull · gravel 0570 ft limit · pull · gravel 0670 ft limit · pull · gravel 0770 ft limit · pull · gravel 0870 ft limit · pull · gravel 0970 ft limit · pull · gravel 1070 ft limit · pull · gravel 1170 ft limit · pull · gravel 1270 ft limit · pull · gravel 1370 ft limit · pull · gravel

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Campo Alto Campground CA	14 mi E	19	40 ft	none
2	Reyes Creek Campground CA	16 mi SE	27	30 ft	none
3	Pine Mountain Campground CA · tent-only	18 mi S	7	—	none
4	Reyes Peak Campground CA · tent-only	18 mi SE	6	—	none
5	Mt. Pinos Campground CA	20 mi E	19	40 ft	none
6	McGill Campground and Group Campground CA	20 mi E	67	35 ft	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 13
Longest driveway: 70 ft
Max occupancy per site: 6
Reservable sites: 10
Coordinates: 34.8839, -119.4452
Phone: 805-434-1996
Elevation: 3,120 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/273873 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain