Description
Activities
Offered near the campground.
Biking
Ride along the beautiful Santa Barbara coast, the central Monterey coast, or anywhere you want in this huge forest. The recomme...Read more
Fishing
You can fish in the rivers and streams located throughout the forest, and fish in the ocean on the Monterey coast at Sand Dolla...Read more
Hiking
Up by Big Sur, the Ventana wilderness is a popular hiking destination, with 260 miles of hiking trails, making it a unique exp...Read more
Horseback riding
The Saint Lucia Mountains have been taken by horseback many a’ times, and the time you visit should be no exception. To truly f...Read more
Paddling
Lake Cachuma in the Santa Barbara region offers some of the best kayak fishing, especially with its location admist the mountai...Read more
Swimming
You can’t go wrong at Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, but it’s no match for the Seven Falls in Santa Barbara. This hike might not be...Read more
Wildlife watching
Whether you are an avid birdwatcher (California Condor...check), or just enjoy seeing what the wilderness has to offer, Los Pad...Read more
Terrain
Natural features you'll find at Cerro Alto Campground.
The vibe at Cerro Alto Campground
For a small campground you get fairly private sites, miles of hiking trails/Cuesta grade fire roads and a convient drive to the Morro Bay. This campground is located in a canyon and the road hugs a steep drop off into a creek. It's a tight fit for cars and espeically campers & horse trailers. Parts of the road can't support two small cars, so be careful and take the road slow! Great for day hikers.




Beautiful private sites! My husband and I stayed at site 16. It was elevated above the road with no closeby campsites. The campground is heavily trafficked by day users so it can still feel crowded. Lots of flies and unclean vault toilets, lots of poison oak.
Amazing hike, small campsite which is quiet and nice, some sites are next to main road (can seem like you are putting on a show when people drive by and stare at you). restrooms are clean(ish) but its a hole...
Great for tent camping, pretty limited for trailers. Trailers must be small.
Site 18 is my personal favorite. Very Large and spacious. We were able to fit 4 large tents and still had plenty of room. Short walk to the restrooms.




- Park
- Los Padres National Forest
- State
- California
- Phone Number
- (805) 968-6640
- Directions
- View on Google Maps
- Official Website
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- Coordinates
- 35.428° N, 120.738° W
- Unknown price
- Tent Only - Hike In: 4 Sites (Up to 8 people per site)
- Unknown price
- Tent Only: 8 Sites (Up to 8 people per site)
- Unknown price
- Tent / RV / Trailer: 10 Sites (Up to 8 people per site)
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