Central CA campgrounds?

IAMICHABOD wrote:
I see in your posts that you were in Moss Landing.

If you ever go back to that area I might suggest 2 spots not far from there and very nice.

First is New Brighton State Beach. a very nice and woodsy place. As seen in the photos With some hookups and also dry Camping.

The second is Koa Santa Cruz Not like Koa Moss Landing. This place is very Kid friendly as shown in the Photos, all sorts things for the kids, friendly staff great store and you can be as close to the action as you want or as we did be in the back near the nature reserve. A great place. Also Great WI FI and cable TV

Yeah Moss Landing was our most recent trip. We didnt have the kids, this was just a place to sleep for the MotoGP races that we go to every year. I think next year we are going to try for staying at the track. If that doesnt work out I will look into the two places you suggested. Thanks for the info.

I see in your posts that you were in Moss Landing.

If you ever go back to that area I might suggest 2 spots not far from there and very nice.

First is New Brighton State Beach. a very nice and woodsy place. As seen in the photos With some hookups and also dry Camping.

The second is Koa Santa Cruz Not like Koa Moss Landing. This place is very Kid friendly as shown in the Photos, all sorts things for the kids, friendly staff great store and you can be as close to the action as you want or as we did be in the back near the nature reserve. A great place. Also Great WI FI and cable TV

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.......

for the area, we prefer Morro Bay SP.
Montana de Oro is great also but only shorter RV's will fit.

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

Eyetatoo: Just so you don't become too confused. Morro Strand has been mentioned a couple of times already. Just so you'll know, there is a "Morro Strand State Beach" which is pretty much dry camping, and there is "Morro Strand R.V. Park." I have no idea why the owner chose that name. It definitely confuses people. It has full hook-ups, and yes, it's kid friendly. It may be a little difficult to get reservations this time of year though, depending on how long you're hoping to stay. It will be easier if you'll just be there duing the week. Morro Strand State Beach is about two miles north, and is right along the beach. Lots of people love it. Me, I'm spoiled and have to have the hook-ups. :) You might also find "RVParkreviews.com" helpful and informatiive. Good luck in your search.

Eyetattoo wrote:

JohnG3 wrote:

Ex-Tech wrote:
Morro Bay State Park is great with full hook-ups.

The Morro Bay State Park RV hook up area has water and 30 amp only. If you over stay your holding tank there is a free dump in the park.

Morro Dunes is a private campground almost on the beach at the dead end of Hwy 41 and has full hookups. Morro Strand campground is about 500 feet east of the beach on Hwy 41 and also has full hookups.

Out of those three, which do you like best?

We like the Morro Bay State Park. Distance from where we store our trailer to the park is about 2 miles. We've camped there several times just to feel like we've left town for a couple days.

Sites are close but the last time we were there the bushes mostly screened each site so it was semi private. Hiking/exercise trail with work out stations, plenty of room for kids on bikes or on foot. Small marina with a great little restaurant right across the street (very easy walk).

Road is two lane that mainly feed the marina/golf course and an alternate route from Los Osos to Morro Bay. Traffic is light during the day to almost non existant at night. Weather is cool enough most of the time you won't need air conditioning. If the marine layer is in, jackets are recommended. Time of year is key. You may be out of luck this summer as sites are usually reserved well in advance. There are no-shows but wouldn't count on one becoming available.

Never really camped at the other two. Morro Dunes is mostly asphalt sites that are close together. Nice local people own it and keep it well maintained. Lots of people from Fresno and Bakersfield keep RVs in the storage area as the management will set it up in a site with a couple days advanced notice. Been around for 40 years.

Morro Strand is the other private campground. Next to the high school, gravel sites, full hookups and about 500 feet east of Morro Dunes. There are two sides to the campground, one is larger and has the gravel, the one across the street is all asphalt and more of a parking lot with hookups. There is a small park with a couple of baseball fields adjacent to this section of the park.

In the spirit of full discllosure, the city sewer plant is adjacent to Morro Dunes and about 200 feet from Morro Strand.

Do not confuse this Morro Strand from the Morro Strand State Park that is on the north side of the town about a mile from these two. No hook ups but right on the beach or at least a sand dune away.

bikendan wrote:

Eyetattoo wrote:
What I mean by kid friendly is the noise factor. I have stayed at some places that were more of a 55+ crowd that give pleanty of dirty looks for the laughter and noise young kids make. When we camp I dont want to have to tell the boys to keep it down when we are out to have fun during the day. After 10pm I understand that people are starting to go to sleep but during daylight is another story.

i not aware of any California state park that is like what you're describing, especially in the summer.:h
everyone of them i camped at, when i camped in the summer, was always full of noisy, laughing, running, screaming kids.
you must be talking about private campgrounds, not public ones.

i'm part of that 55+ crowd and just because i don't like the noise of screaming kids, doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to be kids and have fun. they should allowed to enjoy camping with the family and part of that is kids being kids.
now, if they run through my campsite, that's a different story!:M

that's why i choose to camp while kids are in school and the crowds are gone, in the spring and fall.

It was a private campground. We are the strict parents in our group of friends so our kids know the rules of staying out of other campsites or screaming just to scream.

JohnG3 wrote:

Ex-Tech wrote:
Morro Bay State Park is great with full hook-ups.

The Morro Bay State Park RV hook up area has water and 30 amp only. If you over stay your holding tank there is a free dump in the park.

Morro Dunes is a private campground almost on the beach at the dead end of Hwy 41 and has full hookups. Morro Strand campground is about 500 feet east of the beach on Hwy 41 and also has full hookups.

Out of those three, which do you like best?

Eyetattoo wrote:
What I mean by kid friendly is the noise factor. I have stayed at some places that were more of a 55+ crowd that give pleanty of dirty looks for the laughter and noise young kids make. When we camp I dont want to have to tell the boys to keep it down when we are out to have fun during the day. After 10pm I understand that people are starting to go to sleep but during daylight is another story.

i not aware of any California state park that is like what you're describing, especially in the summer.:h
everyone of them i camped at, when i camped in the summer, was always full of noisy, laughing, running, screaming kids.
you must be talking about private campgrounds, not public ones.

i'm part of that 55+ crowd and just because i don't like the noise of screaming kids, doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to be kids and have fun. they should allowed to enjoy camping with the family and part of that is kids being kids.
now, if they run through my campsite, that's a different story!:M

that's why i choose to camp while kids are in school and the crowds are gone, in the spring and fall.