Oh, for heaven's sake - I tried looking for an open campsite near Santa Barbara (like Refugio State Park) and can't believe it's already completely reserved for the entire bleeping Summer! I then checked out other campsites in the area (state parks and such) and they are ALL reserved in advance! Bloody hell. Going to check if there's a KOA in the area. Sheesh.
I guess next year if I want to go camping up that way, I should make the reservations 9 months in advance!