NPS · Channel Islands National Park

Santa Rosa Island Backcountry Beach Camping

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 988 ft
Season: mid-August – December

During the backcountry camping season (mid-August through December), the only location outside the Water Canyon campground with an accessible, reliable water source is the Clapp Spring trough, approximately 7 miles from the pier [.quoted from the description Recreation.gov publishes for this facility

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

Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 33 sites

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Santa Rosa Island CA · tent-only	3 mi E	15	—	none
2	San Miguel Island CA · tent-only	15 mi W	18	—	none
3	Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry CA · tent-only	25 mi E	8	—	none
4	Santa Cruz Island Scorpion CA · tent-only	31 mi E	31	—	none
5	Anacapa Island CA · tent-only	41 mi E	14	—	none
6	Fremont Campground CA	42 mi N	14	34 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: 33
Max occupancy per site: 44
Reservable sites: 33
Coordinates: 33.9774, -120.0896
Nearest place: Ventura
Phone: 805-658-5730
Elevation: 988 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/261700 · 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