Best Campgrounds Near Northridge
20 hand-picked camping destinations curated for families visiting REI Northridge. Each campground selected for quality, scenery diversity, and memorable experiences.
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Malibu Creek State Park Campground
Closest full-service campground to REI Northridge with a creek, swimming holes, lakes, and lots of trails, making it an ideal first camping trip for active families who want a short drive.
Carpinteria State Beach Campground
Highly rated classic beachside state park with tidepools, a seal rookery, and bike-friendly paths, great for families wanting an easy sand-and-surf camping experience within a reasonable drive.
Santa Cruz Scorpion
Channel Islands’ most family-friendly campground combines a ferry ride adventure with island hiking, snorkeling-friendly coves, and rich wildlife, offering a unique national park experience with excellent reviews.
Dogwood
Hugely popular forest campground near Lake Arrowhead with shaded sites, modern amenities, and easy access to lakes, trails, and casual biking, perfect for cooler summer weekends in the mountains.
Belknap
Offers a rare chance to camp among giant sequoias beside a creek, with excellent ratings and natural swimming and fishing spots, ideal for a longer family weekend focused on big trees and mellow hikes.
Ricardo Campground
Spectacular red rock formations and easy desert hikes create a national-park feel without a huge drive, making this well-reviewed spot great for families into stargazing, geology, and scrambling on safe rock features.
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Sycamore Campground
Shady sycamore-filled canyon campground with underpass access to the beach plus family-friendly hiking and bike paths, offering a highly rated coastal option at an easy driving distance.
Thornhill Broome Campground
One of the few true camp-on-the-sand experiences, letting families fall asleep to the waves and step straight onto the beach for fishing, boogie-boarding, and beach play.
Santa Rosa Island
More remote Channel Islands frontcountry campground with long sandy beaches and rugged island hikes, a great step-up adventure for families ready for a multi-day trip and more solitude.
Green Valley
Compact, forested campground near Green Valley Lake, known for trout fishing, swimming, and small boat rentals, offering a mellow, kid-friendly mountain lake experience.
Pineknot
High-demand Big Bear campground set in tall pines within easy reach of the lake, village, and lift-served trails, great for active families who want hiking, fishing, and mountain biking from one hub.
Barton Flats
Classic San Bernardino Mountains basecamp with lots of shade, cool temperatures, and quick access to Jenks Lake and the Santa Ana River, ideal for families who want forest camping plus easy day hikes.
Circle Canyon Campground
Small, quiet campground in oak and chaparral hills with both hiking and biking, offering a close-to-home high-desert feel that’s different from the beach or deep forest.
Rainbow Basin/Owl Canyon Campground
Striking badlands and multicolored rock formations create a science-fiction desert backdrop, best for cooler-season family trips focused on hiking, photography, and stargazing.
Halfmoon Campground
Creekside camping along Piru Creek with both hiking and fishing gives families a more intimate, less-developed alternative to bigger campgrounds still within day-trip range.
Coldbrook Campground
Piney canyon campground with a year-round creek winding through many sites and multiple nearby trails, a good choice for families who want a classic mountain stream setting without a long drive.
New Mesa Campground
Access to Silverwood Lake’s swim beaches, boat launches, and fishing plus on-site trails and bikeable roads makes this a versatile, activity-rich option for summer weekends.
Upper Moro Campground
Bluff-top campground above Crystal Cove with tunnel access to the sand, big Pacific views, and a network of coastal and canyon trails, excellent for families who like to hike and play in the surf.
Glenn Camp Campground (Hike Or Bike In 7 Miles)
Hike- or bike-in-only campground along the San Gabriel River that gives adventurous families a mini-backpacking experience with flowing water and fishing, still relatively close to home.
El Capitan State Beach Campground
Bluff-top and creekside sites with stair access to a broad beach and tidepools offer a slightly quieter alternative to Carpinteria while still providing hiking, fishing, swimming, and family bike fun.
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