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Waterfront sites and bluff-top yurts are the reason to book here. Fall is the sweet spot: warm days, cooler nights, fewer weekend crowds, and the lake still fishable for bass, bluegill, and trout from shore or a rental boat.
Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
4.40128 reviews2225 Highway 154, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Top 10% in CAFall
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Quick Facts
274 ftPrice
$30 - $200/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
400 campsites
Season
Open year‑round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Pets Allowed
Full HookupsPull-ThroughShowers
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Quick Facts
274 ftPrice
$30 - $200/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
400 campsites
Season
Open year‑round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Pets Allowed
Full HookupsPull-ThroughShowers
Get DirectionsElevation by Open-Meteo.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0, processed by Outdoorithm.
Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
$30.00 - $200.00 / night
Campsite Fees
Camping and day‑use fees apply; specific rates and day‑use/camping fees available on the official reservations website.
Standard Site Fee$35.00
Hookup Site Fee$55.00
Premium Site Fee$45.00
Group Site Fee$230.00
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2225 Highway 154, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
2225 Highway 154, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Nearby supplies
On-site marina/general store and gas station (supplies available at the park marina)
Weather at Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
About Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
RV details
Electric hookups58 of 550 sites (11%)
Water hookups35 of 550 sites (6%)
Sewer hookups12 of 550 sites (2%)
12 full hookup sites4 pull-through sites
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Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
$30.00 - $200.00 / night
Campsite Fees
Camping and day‑use fees apply; specific rates and day‑use/camping fees available on the official reservations website.
Standard Site Fee$35.00
Hookup Site Fee$55.00
Premium Site Fee$45.00
Group Site Fee$230.00
Get Notified When Available
This campground gets 2 cancellations/wk on average — set an alert, we'll notify you instantly.
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Santa Barbara County Parks
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Campers expecting a quiet, stripped-down experience will find this place busy and fee-heavy. The on-site restaurant draws consistent complaints about price and quality, so plan to cook or bring food from Santa Barbara.
C+
Camper Report Card
How campers graded it
Rated higher than 45% of graded campgrounds
Graded on what 101 campers actually wrote - graded on 14 things that make or break a trip. Each topic is graded against every other campground on it - A is among the best, C about average. No star ratings.
Strengths
- Grade B+.Things to do
- Grade B+.Facilities
- Grade B+.Value
Watch-outs
- Grade D.Bugs & weather
- Grade C-.Cleanliness
- Grade C.Belonging
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Each topic is graded against every other campground on it; a topic campers liked never grades below C−. ± shows the 95% confidence range from the sample size.
