Homer Spit Campground
Reviewed Jul. 1, 2021

The worlds most scenic parking lot campground

I camped SIX nights at the Homer Spit campground and there were so many great and not so great things about it.  We stayed four nights in site 6 (interior), and two nights in site 104 (on the beach)

Overall the campground gets a 5. It's super well managed, it's clean and convenient and the view are BREATHTAKING. (the interior sites get a 0 for being scenic)

There are 3 types of site

- Beach front (you camp on the beach, and there are no hookups)

- Beach view (you have a front row beach view and there is a plug in)

- Interior (you are basically camping in what feels like a walmart parking lot with a view)

Most people who visit the spit campground are here for 1 or 2 nights max, and about 80% of them are in RVs. There is a strict 11 am checkout and 3pm check in, so the place is pretty empty during the day, and at night looks like an RV lot.  But it's still awesome.

The sites are small and there is nothing between them besides a log so you know where your boundaries are.  Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. There are about 150 sites. There is one bathroom which was very clean nearly every single time I used it and it has hot water!  Showers cost 2x per person if you're staying at the campsite and they were FANTASTIC - so clean, and hot, and not timed, and amazing water pressure.

--- (the negatives)

- Many of the electrical 110 outlets at the interior sites did not work. This was a small problem for us because we were trying to work in the mornings.

- There was pretty much nowhere for dishwashing. Dishwashing was forbidden at the main water point, with signs to wash dishes at the hose that was also used for feet rinsing at the beach. This wasn't a problem for most people who were in their RVs - but if you're planning to tent camp and cook, you will likely want a dishwashing bucket/bin.

- In the morning the main water point was usually overtaken by a line of RV's filling up the water tank. It wasn't a problem unless that was when I wanted to refill my water...

- The interior sites are not at all scenic. We faced a big dirt pile and a safeway tractor trailer when we were in our campsite. You're staying there for the location, remember, and if you walk 10 feet you will see all the mountains.

++ (the positives)

+ You're literally right at the end of Homer Spit at the campground and you can walk to all the shops without having to fight all the other people for parking!

+ The wifi worked across the property with no problems

+ OMG, the view. 

+ If you don't want to make coffee or breakfast, La Baliene and Sue the Bus are just across the street.

+ the team literally checks every site every day, they clean the trash out of the fire pits, and actually make sure that everything works.

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  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021
  • Morning views from site 6
  • Review photo of Homer Spit Campground by Stephanie Z., July 1, 2021