Morro Bay State Park Campground

The location is great, right on a little marina. We lucked out and got a site without a reservation for a Friday night in March. The ladies at the gate were very friendly and helpful. We went to the little museum ($3/adult) and hiked the Black Hill for a view. Campground has dated bathrooms and showers but they are clean. Fun to see park structures from the CCC still around. There is a restaurant right across from the campground that gets good reviews but we didn’t try it. Also kayak rentals right across from the campground. We’d stay here again if we were passing through. Like many costal parks the attraction is the ocean, not the hiking.

Sites are close but positive energy. Clean water, flushers, and showers requiring tokens. Verizon service seems spotty everywhere out here.

Nice park. Quite busy mid Aug but not rowdy. Pretty views and close to town centre. Showers (need to pay) and firewood available

Close to many good activities... golfing, kayaking, walking around estuary, bay nature museum, bird watching, local restaurant... Can walk or bike about a mile to downtown Morro Bay and waterfront for shopping and ding options. Inexpensive shuttle available summer weekends. Fun to watch the sea otters typically between three stacks and the ROCK. State Park gets a lot of use with some older facilities... but most sites are close to level and asphalt paved. Restrooms and token activated showers are older but mostly clean and acceptable. People like campfires here. Some sites have shade but hit or miss... Some trees have died out over the years. Access road and adjacent harbor have level free parking if waiting for site to open up. $10 dump station can be used if camping at nearby state parks w/o dump station.

Great camp just outside of the city of Morro Bay. And within walking distance, there is a Museum of natural history. In the Bayside Café has a good food which is right across the street

Nice Campground. RV Park Style. We have a fire ring, food locker, table and benches. It’s like being in a RV neighborhood. Location, Location, Location. Quick walk to the harbor, cafe, waterfront and walking trails. We have family in the area and bring our rig when visiting. We will definitely be back. Nice spot very comfortable.

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Beautiful location <5 minute drive away from the beach and Morro rock. SLO is close, and the coast is always nice. There's a pretty boardwalk trail next to the site as well (see photos).

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These aren't camp sites, they're parking spots with a fire pit on dead grass and weeds. You're packed like sardines next to adjacent campers. It's unclear where the boundary of each others' site is. For facilities, they do have big bathrooms, showers, and dumpsters… but they're all filthy and unkempt. And even though the bathrooms may be right next to your site, there's no way to get to them without walking through another person's camp site or going all the way around– down the road or around many camps. We had a crotchety old man get mad at us for walking somewhat through his site. I enjoyed my stay, but only because I wasn't the one paying for the site.

TLDR: This site functions moreso as an overnight parking spot than it does a campsite.

You can’t beat the location- across from Marina , trails and walking distance to Morro bay town. , the restrooms and shower facilities were always filthy and running out of toilet paper. Bring your own soap and TP 

Not a lot of privacy, but generally quiet and no road noise to speak of. 10-15 min bike ride to town. Only downside is that showers became coin-op some time within the past year. Bring some cash to buy shower tokens....wish I'd known!

Note: The pull-in for site 118 isn't quite level. Not too bad if you back all the way in, but still not level.

Love this place in central California. Lots of shade from the redwoods. Great down town area and farmers market.

Love waking up to the beach. It’s close to everyone but it seemed like we were alone because everyone that camped there was really quiet!

Morro Bay is a great place and we enjoyed it a lot. The campground is not far from the town (perfect biking distance) which was great. The campground itself is a large flat area with campsites. Not a lot of privacy. Coin showers are a little bit outdated

Really cool campground. We loved it here. There’s Bayside Cafe right across the street from the campground at the marina with great food. The natural history museum is also right there and we heard great things about it, but we never got to go because it was closed due to all the storms in the area when we were there. Admission fee is $3 and it is normally open 7 days a week 10-5pm. 

Showers are good and clean, water had good pressure and was hot. Token machines only take bills, no quarters. 

Campground is only a couple of miles from the cute town of Morro Bay, and we walked to town along a path and residential streets. Trash, mixed recycling, and food compost disposal available here. Good ATT and Verizon.

Enjoyed our stay. State park amenities are fine but not excellent. Great nature walks, and beautiful views of the estuary. Some sites have large trees.

This campground is quiet and peaceful. It is only 2 miles away from Morro Rock and the adorable tourist town full of shops and eateries. The sites are a nice size for a state park but the roads are narrow making maneuverability a challenge. Hike to the to top of the rock next to the Natural History Museum for gorgeous sunsets. I am taking off 1 star because they charged $10 to use the dump station even after I paid for 2 full nights of camping. I’m not sure if that is the policy in all California State Parks.

We have stayed here 3 times. Check in advance for reservations. Check the pad length too. There are sites with hook ups, never available no matter how far in advance I try to book them.

It is a state park, so plan on dry camping. There is a dump and a place to fill water in one location. Works well.

It is an easy walk to the estuary, a very nice walk. More of a walk if you are going to the Embarcadero. Lots of place to eat there or just grab a beer. The golf course is next door to the campground, so that is convenient if you would like to play a fun course. We already have another trip on the books to come back.

The staff were friendly, the facilities were definitely well kept and clean. The campsites were very close together, which worked for us only because it was January and between storms, so the sites weren’t full. Otherwise there’d be a lack of privacy unless you happened to get one of the few spots in the trees.

Site 105 had a fire pit but no separate barbecue or a grate covering the fire pit. (Other sites had both)

I appreciated they had generator noise hours for the RVs in addition to normal quiet campground hours.

Loved the nature walk across the road.

Busy November Tuesday and Wednesday! This is a well-loved campground very near a lovely beach town. Lots of walking and other activities to keep one busy. We were lucky to get a day-of site. No hook up sites available but the attendant found a dry site to fit our truck and trailer. Many beautiful sites here. Ours was central but close to others and not at all private. It was relatively peaceful, quiet at night and smelled of eucalyptus! We’d visit again😊

We paid 33.00/nt with a senior discount.  Had decent Verizon service and thus a wifi hotspot.

Was a nice park to stay at, difficult to find reservations as it is very popular. Site is well kept up and very user friendly.

I live locally & wanted to stay here, so glad I did! Such a gorgeous spot. I stayed In spot 124 & it was perfect! I’d choose spot 125 next time because there’s many hammock trees and none in spot 124. Local tips: Try legends for a local dive bar in Morro bay, visit Montana de oro in Los osos for out of this world beach bluffs & Kuma ramen. Weather superb year round

Beautiful site right in the heart of Morro Bay.  The campground is wooded with plenty of shade and approx  2 hundred feet from the water.  It's also possible to walk into town from here.  There is a small cafe across the road in the marina and from here there is a board walk that goes across the "wetlands" which floods at high tide, lots of birds here too. The pull through sites have a picnic table a fire pit and a high (36") BBQ setup. Would come back here.

Camp is very close to the beach, 3 minute walk to steafood restaurant & kayak rentals which was really fun.

It was so beautiful here! The campground is across the road from the gorgeous estuary, which you can explore via a boardwalk. There's a fun restaurant and a natural history museum there too. The campground itself isn't super fancy, but you might get to see monarch butterflies migrating! Campsites are quite close together. Showers require tokens, each of which will buy you about three minutes of water time. You'll need cash for the token machine. The camp host was super nice and drove around at dusk offering bundles of firewood.

Beautiful, well maintained with immediate access to Morro Bay and wildlife area.

Camp ground was clean. Shade In a lot of the sites. Sites were level. Bathrooms and showers were clean on the higher sites. Kayaking and Museum within walking distance. Downtown Morro Bay was an easy ride.

We rolled in just as the clouds had made their stance for the weekend. A relief after a hot trek from NE Los Angeles via Bakersfield, but it quickly became an art film reminiscent of the Oscar winning film, Nomadland. Close proximity neighboring campsites sites, everyone making the best of the cloud camping. Great food and respectful people made it nice. We spent the day exploring the seaside fishing town and even got tourist trapped by going onto the two lane, two way road to the rock. Nice to see it up close. Would stick to the dock and eat the best oysters I’ve had next time I go.

Amazing campground that has both primitive tent sites, as well as RV with full hookups. Running water, dishwashing station, hot showers, and flushing toilets. The facilities were clean, and the campgrounds are next to a golf course, and a quick drive away from the beach, Morro Rock, and downtown. Each site has a little outside “pantry” cabinet to stash your dry goods, and there is a fire ring for the must do campfire and s’mores. Wood is sold on site. This is definitely one of my favorite spots I have been to, and although far from where I live, it was well worth the trip. I would definitely go back!

Camped in a teepee for a week! Close to all the sights yes away as well. September and it was full. Lots of trails. It was beautiful!