El Capitán State Beach Campground
Reviewed Sep. 26, 2021

Bring earplugs

Love this campground! Of all of the places I’ve stayed this summer this has been my favorite. Great beach access, awesome views, popular campground, felt very safe, camp host and rangers were constantly patrolling.

I knocked two stars off of my review however due to two issues. The first issue is the road noise. It’s right off the 101 freeway and it can’t be helped. Big rigs, trains, and traffic at all hours of the day, very loud at night; bring earplugs.

The second issue has to do with our specific spot, number 87. It felt so so tiny. Now it might not be fair to judge the whole campground on a single spot, but I can judge that the very best spots in the park along the ocean view were at least twice the size of our spot, and were level, while our spot was halfway level and the other half fell straight down into a gulley.

That being said, I’ll be back here in the future. Armed with ear plugs, and booking the ocean view sites way ahead to ensure a good campsite.

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  • Review photo of El Capitán State Beach Campground by Andrew J. F., September 26, 2021
  • Review photo of El Capitán State Beach Campground by Andrew J. F., September 26, 2021
  • Review photo of El Capitán State Beach Campground by Andrew J. F., September 26, 2021
  • Review photo of El Capitán State Beach Campground by Andrew J. F., September 26, 2021