Paso Picacho Campground — Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
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Reviewed Nov. 24, 2020

Great Camping, beautiful scenery, easy to get to.

We spent 5 days here in mid November M-F. We brought our tiny travel trailer (13 ft) and dog. The campground was nice and relatively empty during the week, and started to fill up on the Friday when we left. We were on site 68 which was convenient to the restrooms, trails, and had very pretty views to the rear of the campsite.   

The site was relatively easy to back into for a newbie like me, and did need about 4-5 inches of leveling blocks on one side. On the side of the driveway is about 3 ft x 3 ft grating for drainage that dips about 6-8 inches below grade that we dubbed "the tank trap". I was worried about it because of my low clearance on the trailer, but we were able to avoid it on the way in and out.  

Because of the way this site is organized, there was not a great deal of room by the trailers front door. I could see that being a bummer for people who would want to use their awning on the right hand side of the trailer. However we use a pop-up shade, so we just set it up to the left side of the trailer.  

Julian is about 25 min away and is a fun place to visit and have lunch or dinner, and the Wolf rescue nearby would be a neat place to visit if we were not traveling with a dog. We also drove the nearby Sunrise Highway for a ways for some beautiful views down into Anza-Borrego.  

Other sites that looked nice and level for a small trailer, easy to back into,  and had pretty views where sites #52 & #35  

It should be noted that there are no water, sewer nor electrical hookups at this campsite (as stated on their website). There is a pumpout station near the entrance that can be used for $10. My freshwater tank is a 7 gallon jug that I filled at the nearby water faucet (water is very sweet here).

SiteSite 68
Month of VisitDecember
  • Review photo of Paso Picacho Campground — Cuyamaca Rancho State Park by Carrie , November 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Paso Picacho Campground — Cuyamaca Rancho State Park by Carrie , November 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Paso Picacho Campground — Cuyamaca Rancho State Park by Carrie , November 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Paso Picacho Campground — Cuyamaca Rancho State Park by Carrie , November 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Paso Picacho Campground — Cuyamaca Rancho State Park by Carrie , November 24, 2020