NPS · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Circle X Ranch Group Campground

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: water
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 1,702 ft
Vehicles: up to 14

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

Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 1 site

Groupno rigs permitted · parallel · gravel

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Anacapa Island CA · tent-only	26 mi W	14	—	none
2	Rose Valley Campground CA	32 mi NW	9	20 ft	none
3	Middle Lion Campground CA	33 mi NW	8	20 ft	none
4	Wheeler Gorge CA	34 mi NW	66	45 ft	none · pull-through
5	Holiday Group Campground CA · group	34 mi NW	1	20 ft	none
6	Santa Cruz Island Scorpion CA · tent-only	36 mi W	31	—	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: 1
Max occupancy per site: 75
Reservable sites: 0
Coordinates: 34.1097, -118.9372
Nearest place: Malibu
Phone: 805-370-2301
Elevation: 1,702 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/233381 · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain