Arroyo Seco
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2022

Great Campsite for Regular Camping

We are more backpackers and prefer free dispersed camping, but it's hard to find when traveling with pups, but not impossible. This was more of a regular camping trip. It was super busy and full, but I suspect that is year-round because it is a great and well-kept campsite. 

We stayed at this campsite mid February and the weather was beautiful - warm and sunny during the day, cold at night - around mid 40's. It's a little costly in my opinion but also it's fairly inexpensive compared to the majority of facilities like this in California. I personally might give it 4 stars because I prefer more secluded, free dispersed campgrounds, but this just isn't that. That being said, this is an excellent and well kept facility with bathrooms, showers, and the campsites are fairly well spread out considering how many there are. If you want regular cookie cutter camping, this is the place for you (no offense, no judgement - all depends on what you're looking for). There are great campfire rings, lots of twigs and sticks lying around to start fires, and a decent amount of space for a couple of tents and a couple of cars (probably not more than two). 

I thought when we were looking for a site that the primitive sites were not reservable, but that was not the case. However, the staff that was there late at night was SO HELPFUL and hooked us up with one of two sites that were left open. 

We had three adults and two dogs at a single site. (They also have double sites which are twice the price I believe.) There was plenty of room and space with decent privacy, it was $10 extra for the additional car per night which isn't terrible. 

They are very dog friendly, so if you've got pups, this would be a great place to take them. I highly highly recommend bringing a long lead (we had 40ft ones that were absolutely perfect) that you can attach to the picnic table or a tree so they can meander around the campsite but not run off. The trees were great for hanging hammocks as well.

The water was down, but they had the cleanest port-a-potties I have ever seen and were driving around regularly with gallons of water and bundles of firewood for sale. ($3 for a gallon, $10 for wood). All in all, I definitely would recommend this campsite for anyone looking for a getaway in nature with the perks of having facilities available.

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  • Review photo of Arroyo Seco by Katie B., February 24, 2022