Santa Rosa Island Campground at Water Canyon offers 15 primitive tent sites with wind shelters, picnic tables, food storage boxes, and potable water, located 1. 5 miles from the pier on this 53,000-acre island.

Access requires advance boat transportation through Island Packers or private vessel, with a minimum 3-day stay generally required due to ferry schedules.

The campground provides excellent access to hiking, beach walking on white sand beaches, kayaking (for experienced paddlers only), and fishing outside marine reserves, though strong persistent northwest winds are common year-round.