FS · Los Padres National Forest

Middle Lion Campground

Nothing here fits 32 ft of 8 sites

Longest for your rig: 20 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 3,149 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

Every bookable site

Too short for 32 ft — 8 sites

0120 ft limit · back · gravel 0220 ft limit · back · gravel 0320 ft limit · back · gravel 0420 ft limit · back · gravel 0520 ft limit · back · gravel 0620 ft limit · back · gravel 0720 ft limit · back · gravel 0820 ft limit · back · gravel

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Rose Valley Campground CA	1 mi SW	9	20 ft	none
2	Wheeler Gorge CA	7 mi SW	66	45 ft	none · pull-through
3	Holiday Group Campground CA · group	7 mi W	1	20 ft	none
4	Reyes Peak Campground CA · tent-only	11 mi NW	6	—	none
5	Pine Mountain Campground CA · tent-only	11 mi NW	7	—	none
6	Reyes Creek Campground CA	12 mi NW	27	30 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: 8
Longest driveway: 30 ft
Max occupancy per site: 6
Reservable sites: 6
Coordinates: 34.5494, -119.1662
Phone: 805 434 1996
Elevation: 3,149 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/273867 · 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