El Chorro Regional Park

So quiet and peaceful yet close to the colleges, town, Northern beaches. Bring quarters for the showers, clean bathrooms, hook ups for those who want them, great for RVs or tent camping.

They have first come first serve but reservations are preferred otherwise great spot , quiet and clean restrooms

If anyone needs a good place to stay near Morro Bay (Central CA coast), El Chorro Regional Park has 43 reasonably priced FHU back-in sites. Nothing fancy - out in nature, the way we like it, plus $1 showers, attentive rangers, and on-site camp hosts. Extremely convenient to both Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo. Botanical Garden, dog park, shooting range and golf course all at/near the park.

It's clean, quiet and your belongings are safe. The stsff takes great care of the grounds, and are friendly. I use this when I'm working locally.

Great spot to post up if you want to spend some time in SLO. The sites on the dry loop (Bishop) have little privacy, but most are pull-through. The loops with services have much more tree coverage, but when I was there seemed to be mostly occupied by long term RVs.

I didn't use the showers, but they looked clean (take quarters, I believe) and the bathroom facilities were prime.

Yes, you can hear traffic on Highway  1 from here, but it's not bad at all and the views of Bishop Peak are splendid. Also saw a turkey wander by the first day.

I’ve been coming here for 30 years. It’s been my favorite place to camp until the last year or two. If they don’t do something simple like put a combination lock on the bathroom doors I will be looking for another place. I have mentioned the homeless problem in the showers before. I was told there is nothing they can do about it. This time there was feces in the showers along with other discussing things left behind.

You’re never too far from the bathroom and it’s all just very clean. My family has gone three times now and we always have an amazing time.

This campsite is very clean with good toilets and has incredible views. However it is next to the freeway with loud traffic noise.

Drove through this campground when staying at another. Next time, we’ll stay here. Well spaced sites and the cleanest bathhouse I’ve ever come across!

Amazing park, the staff were extremely friendly and the grounds were very clean. Bathrooms were very clean snd always stocked. Showers are a dollar, but you get a lot longer than you would expect.

They do charge extra for dogs, $3.50/day/dog, but was well worth it as they have beautiful large dog parks a mile behind the campsite.

There is also a large children's park, sports fields, and a botanical garden (which does cost extra).

Morrow bay beaches are 10-15 minutes away. Sylvester's burgers is also only 15 minutes away, which is well worth the drive.

18 Primitive that can easily fit trailers/RVs and they have full hookup sites as well.

Only downside is you are right next to highway 1, so it's a little noisy, but not horrible.

Doordash will also deliver here!

I’m a newbie camper but really enjoyed this campground. Stayed in Chumash. Sites were big enough and private enough. Nice dog park. Nice couple of hikes in the park. Very quiet. Would definitely stay again.

We live this park! It is not far from Morro Bay and worth the trip to travel even further and see the elephant seals in San Simeon. At the park, there is a play structure, a botanical garden, golf course next door and a few nice hikes that are great for kids. We stay in Romauldo loop when we go and it is always quiet and peaceful.

As a SLO native, this colors my interest in this park. Highlight coming from a local are the different events held here throughout the year such as the Renaissance Fair. Makes for a nice midway stop between San Luis and Morro Bay for kids to stretch their legs or to have a picnic lunch

One of our favorites for being close to SLO. Clean, convenient, some sites are really nice and spacious.

Aside from the hot showers and flushing toilets, this isn’t anything more than a hybrid RV park and campground. The sites are often booked during the summer, but the weather and many things to do in the area make it worth the stay.

So, let’s say that you planned on going camping along CA Central Coast. But somehow your reservations at a more prominent campsite got botched. Of course, without assigning blame to anyone who was responsible for the reservations. Well then, EL Chorro Regional Park might be your saving grace.  

Located off Highway 1 between Moro Bay and San Luis Obispo, this typically overlooked campsite has not much there but still within arms (long arms) reach of many popular destinations.

Nice camp site. Near San Luis Obispo & Pismo Beach. When we stayed here it was for the Renaissance Faire (which has moved to San Luis Obispo proper). There were tons of loud people. We definitely need to return to give this an honest review. It can't be as bad as I'm remembering it.

This is a great campground close to San Luis Obispo. It is great for tent or RV camping and is located near a park, garden, and golf course. It is a short drive to San Luis Obispo or Morro Bay where you can hike, shop, relax on the beach, and eat great food.