Observatory Campground
Reviewed Jul. 4, 2019

Lovely camp in Palomar Mountains

Stayed the weekend of 6/29 with 6 people total. Booked site 9, originally wanted #10 because of all the reviews I’ve read but it was taken. Site 9 was very big, we fit 3 tents and still had more than enough room. The site was semi secluded, site 8 was right above ours and was separated by a little hill. Fortunately it was empty so we felt very secluded. Site 10 is right across a ditch and far enough couldn’t really hear noise. There were lots of trees but by morning the sun was right on top of the picnic table making it very warm. My biggest con was the amount of bugs. Usually we camp during the fall or spring so maybe it was the heat of summer but there were swarms of bugs everywhere. We all had mosquito bites on our faces all the way down to our feet. The bathrooms were clean, closest to us were pit toilets but if you walked a ways there were flush toilets and showers. Overall I’d come here again but in the fall or even winter to avoid the hundred of bugs that seemed to overtake the camp

  • Review photo of Observatory Campground by Brandy G., July 4, 2019
  • Review photo of Observatory Campground by Brandy G., July 4, 2019
  • Review photo of Observatory Campground by Brandy G., July 4, 2019
  • Review photo of Observatory Campground by Brandy G., July 4, 2019
  • Review photo of Observatory Campground by Brandy G., July 4, 2019
  • Review photo of Observatory Campground by Brandy G., July 4, 2019