It is found growing on sandstone soils, often in open forest or heathlands.

The habitat is heath on sandstone soils, open forest or eucalyptus woodland.

The usual habitat is open woodland and heath on sandstone soils.

It is a plant of the coastal chaparral on sandstone soils.

It grows primarily on sandstone soils, usually on headlands, plateaus or other elevated areas.

It grows in woodland and chaparral habitat on sandstone soils.

It can be found in maritime chaparral and coastal sage scrub on sandstone soils.

It inhabits dry sclerophyll forest and open woodland on sandstone soils.

In occurs naturally in woodland, open forest and heathland on sandstone soils.

Arctostaphylos refugioensis is a plant of the coastal sage and chaparral on sandstone soils.