Cheap RV camp ground in Southern CA

If I could only camp in So Cal I would sell it all.

bikendan wrote:

CodyClassB wrote:
Do you know any parks in S. CA that offer annual pass ? You can buy an annual pass and camp as often as you wish ? We go almost every weekend so an annual pass would make more sense for us .

thanks

no such thing for camping at Calif. State Parks or any other campground in Calif.

you might be able to get an annual pass to visit a State Park, but not to camp.

unfortunately, you live in the state with probably, the most expensive campgrounds in the country, on average.
our State Parks cost more than any other state's parks campsites.

very few places are cheap here, unless you go into the mountains or desert.

Dan should have added - campgrounds at -or near- the beach are usually booked in summer on the first day available to make reservations - which, if IIRC - is 6 months.

Orange County:
Posters omitted the *newest* SP - "Moro Campground" - (which has nothing to do with Moro Bay) - at Crystal Cove in Dana Point.
"Official name is: "Crystal Cove SP Moro Campground"
(Google: "Moro Campground")
Has electrical hookups at some (or all) of the RV sites.

Another (besides San Mateo) is San Onofre SP - "The bluffs".
*NO* hookups - on the ocean side of I-5 - dirt trails down to the beach - which might not be good for little kids.

BTW - San Mateo (at San Onofre) is 3-4 miles inland. Some posters made it sound like it's an easy walk to the beach.

As far as any campgrounds at -or close to- the beach in the So. CA being "cheap" - or offering a pass for camping....that's "California Dreaming"..;)

If you want a HUGE dose of "sticker shock" check prices at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach!..:B
Be ready to say...YIKES!!
382 sites. "Cheap" (for the smallest site/s) during summer *start* at $79 a night weekdays (more on weekends) - and go *WAY*, way up from there!

Also someone posted O'Neill Park (in OC) as being in Lake Forest.
It's in Trabuco Canyon (further inland of Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo).
Nice (County) park - no hookups - lots of trees.....but it's a *long* drive to the beach.
Can be hot in the summer - check weather for Mission Viejo.
(Lake Forest is usually a few degrees cooler than MV - and the park is a few degrees hotter than MV).

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L.A. County:
In L.A. County - Dockweiler SB is run by L.A. County (reservations *not* via Reserve America). On the beach - $55-60 a night, close to Marina Del Rey, in departure pattern of LAX - but always booked solid in sumer and holidays (well in advance).

Golden Shore RV park in Long Beach is another option (about the same $)

There's an RV park off PCH in Malibu (almost to Oxnard) - never checked it out - but certainly it's no "secret spot", LOL!

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San Diego County:
A bit farther South, Santee Lakes (San Diego County) is *VERY* nice - full hookups, lots of amenities (inc'l fishing) - it's inland, so hot in the summer.
You can ride the trolley into San Diego.

Private parks (at the beach in San Diego) - Campland, etc. are expensive with - RVs packed in like sardines!
San Diego Metro KOA (Chula Vista) would be a good choice for "close" to beach and SD attractions. (still not "cheap", LOL!)

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CodyClassB wrote:
Do you know any parks in S. CA that offer annual pass ? You can buy an annual pass and camp as often as you wish ? We go almost every weekend so an annual pass would make more sense for us .

thanks

no such thing for camping at Calif. State Parks or any other campground in Calif.

you might be able to get an annual pass to visit a State Park, but not to camp.

unfortunately, you live in the state with probably, the most expensive campgrounds in the country, on average.
our State Parks cost more than any other state's parks campsites.

very few places are cheap here, unless you go into the mountains or desert.

Yucaipa is great Prado Regional is a nice weekend get away except for the traffic on the 91 getting there. ONEILL REGIONAL PARK, CAnear Lake Forest is also nice ($20/night no hook ups) with a lot of big trees.

Mountain Lakes in Lytle Creek, CA. If you take a tour, you cannot buy a resale for one year. We just sold our membership on Craigs List. Great place to stay. We really were not sure we wanted to make that decision.

www.mountainlakesca.com/home/

Do you know any parks in S. CA that offer annual pass ? You can buy an annual pass and camp as often as you wish ? We go almost every weekend so an annual pass would make more sense for us .

thanks

Ron3rd wrote:
For weekend camping, the San Mateo loop would be perfect for you.

we camped at San Mateo last August and it was the only place we could get two sites close to each other.

and just to clarify, summer prices are $35 for non-hookup sites and $60 for hookup sites.

it's $25 and $45 during non-peak season.

X3 on Yucaipa. We also like ONeill Regional Park in Orange County.

Cheyenps wrote:
Ditto San Bernardino County. $25/night for dry camp, $40 with hookups.

My kids especially liked Calico (Ghost town and mines) and Yucaipa (lake with big water slide).

X2 on Yucaipa.

Ditto San Bernardino County. $25/night for dry camp, $40 with hookups.

My kids especially liked Calico (Ghost town and mines) and Yucaipa (lake with big water slide).