Central CA campgrounds?

Great areas ... then, you can drive on the beach

Ex-Tech wrote:

clubhouse wrote:
Pismo coast village full H/U
Avila Beach, elec only
El Capitan SB no H/U
Refugio SB no H/U
Gaviota SN no H/U

Avila Beach has full hook-ups on the Babe Lane bluff and has electric and water in the new area before Fat Cats Cafe.

clubhouse wrote:
Pismo coast village full H/U
Avila Beach, elec only
El Capitan SB no H/U
Refugio SB no H/U
Gaviota SN no H/U

Avila Beach has full hook-ups on the Babe Lane bluff and has electric and water in the new area before Fat Cats Cafe.

Im thinkng of trying to get into Morro Bay SB towards the end of the month if they have a long weekend spot available. I think we just got all the sand out from our dune trip three weeks ago, haha. Thanks for all the suggestions and keep them coming if there are anymore, I am writing them down for future trips.

kazmir wrote:
We like Morro Bay SB, San Simeon SB and Lopez Lake County Park in SLO county.

San Simeon is great for kids, no hook ups but you will have a better chance of getting in up there. Lots of paved road to ride bikes and scooters on, beach is within walking distance. Big meadow in lower campground to play in. We usually drive up to William Randolph Hearst State Beach for day use, its beautiful and there is a kayak rental place that is really fun. Nature museum there too. Nice little restaurant/wine tasting place next to the beach there too.

Lake Lopez is dry this time of year but the lake is fun and there are waterslides open till a bit after Labor Day, not sure when they close. Lots of deer, turkeys, lizards to keep kids busy.

I have an 8 year old boy and he makes friends fast and I hardly see him till dinner. 13 year old is a bit harder to entertain now.

We are camping next week at Huntington Lake and I cannot wait!

Hope you have a great time.

Good timing on Huntington, I hear CalFire just moved out turned the campground back over to campers. We spent last week at Shaver Lake, smokey every morning till about noon the the breeze would clear it out and we had great weather.

We like Morro Bay SB, San Simeon SB and Lopez Lake County Park in SLO county.

San Simeon is great for kids, no hook ups but you will have a better chance of getting in up there. Lots of paved road to ride bikes and scooters on, beach is within walking distance. Big meadow in lower campground to play in. We usually drive up to William Randolph Hearst State Beach for day use, its beautiful and there is a kayak rental place that is really fun. Nature museum there too. Nice little restaurant/wine tasting place next to the beach there too.

Lake Lopez is dry this time of year but the lake is fun and there are waterslides open till a bit after Labor Day, not sure when they close. Lots of deer, turkeys, lizards to keep kids busy.

I have an 8 year old boy and he makes friends fast and I hardly see him till dinner. 13 year old is a bit harder to entertain now.

We are camping next week at Huntington Lake and I cannot wait!

Hope you have a great time.

Lake Lopez in Arroyo Grande, little inland from Pismo, lots of wildlife and far enough off the water the fog burns off by 10 at the latest. :B

Another vote for Morro Bay State Park. No problems with kids and I have some of the loudest ones. They're normal speaking voice is a yell. They love riding around the campground up to the group campsite and speeding down the hill.

There is a natural history museum within walking distance to the campground and last year was free if you stayed at the campground. We also hiked the black hills trail you can catch it near the golf course or from the campground itself.
Our favorite time was the tide pools at Montana de Oro State Park. Easy hike and go at low tide. My son found a sea star in no time. Don't forget the Morro Rock lots of sea otter's in the bay.

We'll be out there again in August because we had so much fun. This year we're renting kayaks as we just ran out of time.

We have a 34' fifth wheel and it was tight getting into the dump station pretty tight turn for us, but we made it.

aerbus32 wrote:
Two quick things . . .
Availability will probably dictate where you go. Few weeks back we couldn't find anything to meet our needs in the Pismo/Morro area. But we wanted a full week without changing campsites. Full hook-ups, etc.
After having our grandkids at 2 different So Cal kid friendly parks recently, I applaud parents who take their kids RV'ing as we did with ours. I abhor parents that think the park is a babysitter where the kids are no longer their responsibility. Our 10 yr old grandson, who is a handful for everyone but me it seems, recently commented that the parent apparently couldn't read the rule about not diving into the pool - an issue the boy and I had already butted heads about. Kids need parents.

Spending quality RV time with them pays off. After a recent deployment, the first thing my Spec Ops son requested was that we take the RV to Lake Shasta to go boating as we did often in his formative years. My daughter and her family, toy hauler in tow, were right there on the 1400 mile round trip. The quality time with them now will be pricelessly rewarded in the years to come.

Make those reservations soon.

I agree 100%, I grew up traveling with my grandparent in their RV and spent many nights camping with my parents in Pismo/Glamis in a truck camper. Now that my wife and I are able I want to give my boys the same experience!

Two quick things . . .
Availability will probably dictate where you go. Few weeks back we couldn't find anything to meet our needs in the Pismo/Morro area. But we wanted a full week without changing campsites. Full hook-ups, etc.
After having our grandkids at 2 different So Cal kid friendly parks recently, I applaud parents who take their kids RV'ing as we did with ours. I abhor parents that think the park is a babysitter where the kids are no longer their responsibility. Our 10 yr old grandson, who is a handful for everyone but me it seems, recently commented that the parent apparently couldn't read the rule about not diving into the pool - an issue the boy and I had already butted heads about. Kids need parents.

Spending quality RV time with them pays off. After a recent deployment, the first thing my Spec Ops son requested was that we take the RV to Lake Shasta to go boating as we did often in his formative years. My daughter and her family, toy hauler in tow, were right there on the 1400 mile round trip. The quality time with them now will be pricelessly rewarded in the years to come.

Make those reservations soon.

Eyetattoo wrote:

TyroneandGladys wrote:
Check out Montana De Oro State Park no hookups 27 foot max

I found it on Google maps but cannot figure out where the campsites are.......

Montana De Oro is right off Pecho Valley Rd.
Spooners Cove is at the entrance.

Stayed at Montana a few times in a tent.
I wouldn't try anything much larger than 25 foot RV in there.

Nice place,
Diablo Canyon Nuke power plant is a couple of miles below there.