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Gaviota State Park Campground

12 Reviews

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<p>Gaviota SP has strong winds from time to time.  Please prepare accordingly.  Note that there are NO REFUNDS DUE TO WIND.</p>

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Location

Gaviota State Park Campground is located in California

Directions

Located 33 miles West of Santa Barbara on US Highway 101. Take US Highway 101 to Gaviota Beach Rd.

Address

Gaviota State Park Rd
Goleta, CA 93117

Coordinates

34.4724257155999 N
120.228490264 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.

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WiFi
Poor
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Available

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Drinking Water
Alcohol

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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Anita

Guide

Reviewed Jan. 15, 2023

Gaviota SP

After driving all day in torrential rains, we were happy to find some where to park. It is not allowed for anyone other than the town/city’s residents to park on city streets along the coast!! So travellers beware! We pulled into this place which incidentally was behind a grammar school(!!!) as is was getting dark. I was stunned at the $75,- overnight fee, too rich for my pockets! Was told that MAYBE there might be somewhere else 10-15 miles further south. We left to take our chances/hard earned cash elsewhere!

Sitenone

Month of VisitFebruary

Ariya B.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 27, 2022

Favorite spot

This campsite has been my favorite place to go camping ever since I was a little girl. I love that the campsite is right next to the beach, less than 5 minute walk. There is a pier and a gift shop and when walking along the beach you can find some cool little spots to chill at away from all other campers and beach goers. Always pretty clean and there are fire pits. This was always my favorite camping spot and still is to this day.

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monica

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 10, 2022

Beautiful

Easy beach access ,but the winds can be intense so come prepared also if you are in a full sun site bring shade. Stunning sunsets

Sitesite 26

Month of VisitSeptember

janet

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 26, 2021

Gaviota

Nice little beach. Quiet peaceful camping

Sitenot sure

Month of VisitAugust

Suzanne P.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 8, 2021

Cell service

We read that there Was no Internet or cell service. We have Verizon and we had both.

Site33

Month of VisitSeptember

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Jeff M.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 18, 2021

Close to beach but campsites are so so

Comments are similar to others who posted here - pictures may add some detail. Only some sites are suitable for RVs with limited hook ups.

Month of VisitJuly

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Isaac R.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 15, 2021

Beautiful views

Place is amazing. Really windy. Badass railroad bridge. Minimal shade

Month of VisitJune

Zachary C.

Ranger

Reviewed Aug. 12, 2020

Ok campsite

We stopped here at random and got the last spot. It is more or less a parking lot campsite with a dirt lot in the center. It was very windy and dusty. A plus is you were able to walk down to the ocean. Probably wouldn’t stop here again unless we needed to.

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Charlie T.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020

Quaint, and easy to get to.

Gaviotas is one of the smaller camp grounds in the area. It has facilities and a small general store. The spaces are small and the parking lot is paved. The beach is right there and has lots of sand. You have to not mind trains if you want to stay here, as there is a train trestle above the camp grounds. Great for a couple days on the way to another destination. It gets WINDY too.

Andrea R.

Legend

Reviewed May. 11, 2019

Couldn't even stay here.

We drove by looking for a campsite close to the beach. It is close, and there is mountains to look at. It is a field with a parking lot that you can pitch a tent or park your rv. It's also expensive. There is no shade, there is nothing appealing about it. Right off the highway as well.

Warren K.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016

Kind of a parking lot, but the coastline access is great

This campground does not have a lot of trees and is more like a parking lot, but the beach access and pier make it worth a visit.

Sara S.

Legend

Reviewed May. 1, 2015

one night stay

We stayed here in a campervan while driving Hwy 1. It is a nice enough camping area, but I wouldn't say you are 'camping in nature' as much as camping around a parking lot. The facilities were good. There was a neat pier and ocean access. I would stay here again.