La Panza Campground, Santa Margarita, CA

La Panza Campground is located in the Santa Lucia Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest (1 hr 2 min east of San Luis Obispo, CA) with an elevation of 2,206 feet. There are a total of 7 campsites. The campground is open all year. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 25 and 45 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. There is a fee of $30.00 per night. Activities include biking.
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@JingnanH555682 · Camped on Aug 6, 2022 at Campsite #1
The campsite is very remote and quiet - at night I saw a starry sky and the galaxy after the moon went down. The bathroom was very spacious and impressively clean. The drive there was very rough. There's a long stretch of dirt road full of holes, humps and large rocks. My car, which is a sedan with a low bottom, got bumped and damaged. I booked #1, and there are two ant hills on either side of the parking space and the ants in both colonies were very active. #2 and #3 also has active colonies close to parking or campsite. #4 seems to have a not very active colony and it's also far away from both the parking space and the campsite.
@WesB3689381 · Camped on Dec 30, 2021 at Campsite #5
Went right after all the rain. Camp was empty so we took the very back spot. Beautiful and green. Easy to get to as well. Highly recommend. Will be going again.
@WesB808 · Camped on Dec 30, 2021 at Campsite #5
Went right after all the rain. Camp was empty so we took the very back spot. Beautiful and green. Easy to get to as well. Highly recommend. Will be going again.
@SteveS191 · Camped on Mar 27, 2021 at Campsite #2
Loved the remoteness.
@SteveS6334481 · Camped on Mar 27, 2021 at Campsite #2
Loved the remoteness.

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