Snagged a cancellation at Carp Santa Cruz site C233 to celebrate our new trailer and our Labrador’s first birthday!!! Doors opened to the west (that’s a good thing!), and it was easy to back into. Site was flat, but in the back. Heavy foot traffic on sidewalk that connects the different campgrounds gave us little privacy. Still, any time we get to spend in Carp is time well-spent!

Pros:

• Location—next to beach, great restaurants, excellent ice cream (Rori’s), solid beer scene, great bluffside running trails!
• Large site—not the parking lot like San Miguel and Santa Rosa tend to be. 
• Camp host was friendly. 
• Clean bathrooms and showers. 
• Easy to fill water tank at dump station before parking. 
• Easy to dump at dump station. 
• Close to town—easy bike/walk. 

Cons: 

• Tar on beach. 
• Next to railroad tracks. 
• Site backs up to sidewalk, offering little privacy. 
• Dogs not allowed on beach (I know… but my labs don’t get it!)
• Smoking neighbors. 
• Lots of fox tails on site.