Gibraltar Rd | Wild Camping

March 29th, 2024 by excellentbroker23

As of now the road to this spot is closed, once you get about half way up the mountain. No idea when it will open again. My GPS does give an alternate route, but it’s like an hour plus from town, so I just stayed in town instead.

November 28th, 2023 by aries_xin

On google maps you might see road closed through Dec 2024 and it wouldn’t show a driving route. Not true, everything is open. Beautiful ocean view here and on the way here. Right by some flat as well as scrambling hiking trails

August 4th, 2023 by spencer.durnwald

Beautiful spot ! Plenty of pull offs along the way. Quite windy like others have mentioned but the sunset is worth it in exchange. Road “closed” to thru traffic with a sign at the base of the mountain but can still come up, passed a few cars and one van on the way up. Highly recommend !

June 15th, 2023 by ignaciosilvamancilla

nice pull out at a trail head, not a lot of traffic and space for a few campers

June 9th, 2023 by zakeryijadi

Good overlook supposedly, about a mile down the road I entered the cloud layer and couldn’t see much driving up. Only one other person here when I got here, and they left one I rolled up. Some decent flat spots, and only signs I saw were for no shooting! Will definitely come back.

June 6th, 2023 by rhuynhone

Super quiet. Somewhat uneven ground and muddy. Not too many cars pass by either.

May 22nd, 2023 by ranger_nik

Quiet road, amazing view both to the sea and to The Valley. A bit foggy in the morning, but the sunrise and the views make up for it! Big recommendation!

2 bars of T-mobile reception.

There are no signs in regards to parking, so I believe it is fine to stay here.

May 10th, 2023 by samschanstra

Amazing spot! Was here with two other cars. A little foggy in the morning, but overall an amazing spot to see the sunset. Lots of areas of the road blocked off because of road breakage. Would recommend to drive during the daytime and go slow!!

April 17th, 2023 by eden12pollitt

Arrived at night which was a little scary and it was very windy but woke up to a stunning view. Lots of cars were camping along the road to get to this spot which felt like a good sign. Overall would stay again!

March 8th, 2023 by haugen.gabriel

Road is still closed, theres an opening but didn’t feel like trying it while towing a trailer

February 10th, 2023 by antoinevtt

Road is closed on 02.10.2023. Disappointed the view seemed insane!

February 9th, 2023 by oceanemarchand.des

We arrived for the end of the sunset from the coast. The road is marked closed but you can pass. But it's broken, washed or there are stones on the side because of the last big storm. So that makes the road more narrow than usual ! With our Dodge Grand Caravan it was easy and the night was perfect. You can spend time next to your car hidden from the road so that's comfy :). The sunrise is amazing. The trail just next to it is very deep so we did just 20min of it.

November 4th, 2022 by nmarcusse

Stayed here for 3 nights; everything practical that should be said hass already been said but I do want to comment and make clear that this spot can get very windy, the locals up the hill definitely don’t want you here and there is a LOT of glass on the right side where the MTB trial starts. But otherwise it’s a decent place to crash near Santa Barbara only 20 mins from downtown. The road up has some short turns, but the views are amazing. Later I stayed further up in Los Padres National Forest in the hills near Goleta which you can get to by taking the 154 up (which is a lot easier to drive up) and I wished I’d stayed there for all of my nights. A lot less wind with the same conditions, no angry people glaring at you, no glass, still amazing views. Up to you!

November 3rd, 2022 by b2p

stayed 2 nights without problem. few traffic and some cyclists in the morning. nice spot not far from town

October 18th, 2022 by annie-legault

Nice pullout, felt safe. Very quiet at night. Another car was parked there too. Amazing view on the ocean.

August 20th, 2022 by avaneyl

Pulled in at night, winding roads to get here, beautiful sky view and looks to be a trail next to me. Looking forward to seeing it in morning

August 3rd, 2022 by Ugghiani

Perfect place to overnight. We were two van. Nobody came. Beautiful spot with super view 💥

July 24th, 2022 by amoritz22

One of my favorite places I’ve ever stayed. Slightly sketchy drive up a narrow twisty mountain road especially at night, but totally worth it. Amazing views, very quiet except the occasional slow passing car. 3 other vans here when I was

July 4th, 2022 by maess.rebekka

Great place! We stayed there for one night in our tent, only one other RV was there. Great view and very quiet at night.

April 28th, 2022 by dallasduffyy

really pretty views, but the steep road was tough on the van. i felt pretty unwelcome by the locals and there was a good amount of traffic all night/morning. super windy too, like shaking the car and waking you up 3am windy. might’ve just been an unlucky night. i checked the spot a bit higher up and there were a group of sketchy people that looked pretty set up in the spot. didn’t stay there.

March 27th, 2022 by bweinberg42

far up on a very twisty paved road. no issues for 2wd car, but can get very foggy. had full service with Verizon and TMobile

October 23rd, 2021 by djessen33

Very steep road for a Mercedes 170 van but very quiet and only two other people here is a great spot

September 9th, 2021 by jakelleyrn

Stopped and climbed the hill for sunset. But moved on up the mountain (much better views up higher). I think big rigs can easily make it up higher but it will be slow going. Worth it in my opinion tho.

July 30th, 2021 by louisthevan

Great place for a night or two! Great views and a nice hike.

February 12th, 2021 by Jayde

Beautiful drive with stunning views up this mountain. Perfect spot to spend the night, had no problems. As others have noted, we heard a car or two speed racing up the mountain around 11pm, and between 1-4am there was crazy howling winds that kept us awake for a bit. Woke up for the sunrise, very recommended. No bathrooms or facilities here.

January 23rd, 2021 by elliedreaming

Beautiful spot, fairly quiet, other than the few local cars who were going up the hill tires squealing between 8 and 10 pm. There were some other vans there, all nice people, felt very safe. There was a serious wind howling through the valley till about 8 pm, but after that the night was calm and beautiful. Great spot! We were told there was a waterfall nearby, too bad we didn’t have time to hike to it!!!

January 22nd, 2021 by christhepoolguy

Nice spot to stop. While one big RV could fit up here as another commenter noted, I don't think it would be wise given the narrow winding roads.

January 22nd, 2021 by nolimits_adveturesonInstagram

Lots of pull outs on this road. No problem parking overnight. Beautiful sunset. Do make sure your completely off the road though because I stayed on a Friday night and close to midnight there were a few speed racers going up the hill.

November 12th, 2020 by roamingrivers

Great spot, enough space for multiple vehicles. Cell reception is good on ATT and Verizon. Great view

July 18th, 2020 by connectwithsanti

wow this place is incredible! up a slow windy road but sooooo worth it. wake up to incredible mountain/city/ocean views. Gorgeous sunset, hiking trails. This is amazing! enjoyed this spot so much.

May 21st, 2020 by jenzetina0

nice spot, didn't sleep here but saw many other campers. popular spot due to the trail and view.

April 18th, 2020 by Hunter

Stayed here for a night! Chill pullout with a super nice view of the beach. There’s a hiking trail right next to the pullout too

February 16th, 2020 by teaganmaddux

Such a rad spot!! There’s pullouts all along Gibraltar road. We drove quite a ways higher and camped at a little pull off with beautiful views!
Not much traffic at all.
10/10 recommend.

January 23rd, 2020 by nicolegeri

Beautiful spot with an even more remarkable sunset.

January 4th, 2020 by sctjirous

Worked well for a night! Plenty of space, only one other car stayed up there. Got very windy in the morning, don’t leave anything out

December 20th, 2019 by reinventingournormal.com

Great view. Some cars at sunset then everyone leaves and place to yourself. Drive up the road to find more spots

November 23rd, 2019 by morganshadix

This spot is AWESOME! The road up here wasn't too bad at all. There were a few other people hanging out and camping/maybe we'll make some friends!! 100% recommend :)

Bonus if you get here for the sunset...it's breathtaking.

October 3rd, 2019 by bruttin.jules

If you have a tent I would advise you to go as far as you can, so you don't have much traffic and bigger pullout just for yourself.
I take a road on the right, didn't have the big view on the see, but almost no body came there for the day and night I spend there.

September 15th, 2019 by audrey.michaud27

Nice place to stay. Close to the road. The pullout can be also a carpark for a beginning of a trail. We spent a good night there.

August 4th, 2019 by milan.schmed

Nice place up the hills of SB. Lot of space. ATT.

May 24th, 2019 by jonas_broda

Nice View and quiet at nighttime. In the morning many Mountainbiker and some hikers. Good place to stay for a night.

May 22nd, 2019 by maxmuller.motions

Nice & easy pull-off on the side of a winding road.

We stayed here on a Tuesday night. There was 1 other car at the location. Definitely enough space for many cars and a couple RV’s. The only trouble might be your drive up- it gets a little steep but luckily the road is nicely paved the whole way. Unless you have a giant or super heavy rig, you’ll be fine.

View-wise, this is a GREAT spot! Beautiful sunrise & sunset view of SB and the ocean. There’s multiple hiking trails you can go up to get a better angle or camp with a tent. Enjoy!

May 21st, 2019 by claudia.norris1

beautiful place to watch the sunset, worth the drive up the narrow and windy road for the views. big enough pullout just on the side of a sharp u turn bend on the road. we arrived at about 8pm and maybe 10 local cars drove past? one other car was there when we arrived. incredibly noisy from the wind through the valley- thought our dodge van was going to blow away it was that windy! still beautiful and no one bothered us.

May 21st, 2019 by claudia.norris1

beautiful views, only 20 mins out of town. worth the drive up a very narrow windy road to watch the sunset. one other car parked here and maybe 10 cars drove past after we arrived at 8pm. incredibly noisy from the wind- thought our dodge van was going to get blown off the edge! big enough pullout just on side of a very tight u turn on the road but it was fine for the night!

November 10th, 2018 by Ganeshway

Nice pull-out on Gibraltar Road, in Los Padres National Forest. It has beautiful views of Santa Barbara and the ocean. Enough place for 4 cars or vans, 2 small RV or 1 big RV. No toilet facility. Quiet at night, few cars driving on this road.