Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry Campground
Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry Campground is a national park campground in California. The published nightly fee is $15.
- Type
- National park campground
- Location
- California
- Coordinates
- 34.01107, -119.66034
- Nightly fee
- $15
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Reservations
- Book with the operator
- Website
- www.recreation.gov/camping/santa-cruz-del-norte…
- Phone
- 8056585730
Amenities
- Toilets (Vault Toilets - year round)
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry Campground
The Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry Campground is currently the only backcountry campground on Santa Cruz Island. The hike to the campground is 3.5 miles from Prisoners Harbor and 12 miles from Scorpion Anchorage. It has four primitive campsites (four persons per site) and users must camp within these designated sites.Reservations are required ($15 per night-per site). A picnic table, food storage box, and pit-style toilet are provided (campers must bring their own toilet paper).
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Carpinteria State Beach · 27 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Del Norte Backcountry | National park campground | under 0.1 mi | — | No hookups |
| Upper Scorpion Campground | Private campground | 5.9 mi | — | — |
| Lower Scorpion Campground | Private campground | 6.2 mi | — | — |
| Santa Cruz Scorpion | National park campground | 6.2 mi | — | No hookups |
| Santa Cruz Island Scorpion Canyon Campground | National park campground | 6.2 mi | $15 | — |
| Anacapa Island | National park campground | 17 mi | — | No hookups |
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Sources. National Park Service, OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.
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