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CALIFORNIA The hardest campsites to book, and where to catch a cancellation. N OREGON PACIFIC  OCEAN NEVADA ARIZONA MEXICO Big Sur McWay Falls Steep Ravine Emerald Bay Crystal Cove Leo Carrillo D.L. Bliss Malibu Creek Carpinteria Refugio Doheny San Elijo S. Carlsbad Morro Bay Burney Falls Patrick's Pt Angel Island Jedediah Smith Van Damme El Capitan Yosemite Sequoia Point Reyes Joshua Tree Ch. Islands
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The parks campers fight hardest to book

These are the California campgrounds where a cancellation actually changes your summer. Highlighted parks include a dedicated booking guide. Dibs on Dirt monitors every one.

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Pfeiffer Big Sur SP Redwoods · Big Sur Crystal Cove SP Beach · Orange County Emerald Bay SP Lake · Lake Tahoe Steep Ravine (Mt. Tam) Cabins / Coast · Marin Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP Coast · Big Sur Leo Carrillo SP Beach · Malibu D.L. Bliss SP Lake · Lake Tahoe Malibu Creek SP Mountains · Los Angeles Carpinteria SB Beach · Santa Barbara Refugio SB Beach · Santa Barbara Doheny SB Beach · Orange County San Elijo SB Beach · San Diego South Carlsbad SB Beach · San Diego Morro Bay SP Bay · San Luis Obispo McArthur-Burney Falls MSP Waterfall · Shasta Patrick's Point (Sue-meg) SP Coast · Humboldt Angel Island SP Island · SF Bay Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP Redwoods · Del Norte Van Damme SP Coast · Mendocino El Capitan SB Beach · Santa Barbara Yosemite Valley Valley · Sierra Nevada Sequoia & Kings Canyon Sequoias · Sierra Nevada Point Reyes Coast · Marin Joshua Tree Desert · Inland Empire Channel Islands Island · Ventura

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