Whether you're an RVer or tent camper, Santa Ana, CA is a great place to post up for the weekend—or longer. Enjoy the scenic camping, fun activities, and sights and sounds of Santa Ana. At The Dyrt, campers like you share their favorite spots, plus tips and photos. No matter where you're headed in Santa Ana, you'll find the best spot for you and your camping crew.
$25 - $75 / night
"It’s right on top of Pacific Coast Highway and has a beautiful view of the ocean!"
"Luckily Booked last minute on reserve California (the worst web thing ever) on site 49. Looks like there is a oven view from every site. Close to beach and shopping."
$75 - $550 / night
"Beautiful weather, great location, full hook ups, fun activities, family & pet friendly!"
"As we expected, the sites are stacked up next to each other like dominoes with minimal foliage/fencing to separate the sites."
$60 - $70 / night
"Beachfront camping in the heart of southern California. Concrete/asphalt sites with water electric and dump station. Adjacent to PCH so road noise but steps away from great sand beaches."
"The boardwalk was endless and great to walk the dog and go for a run! Restaurants all around to have dinner at!"
$55 - $70 / night
"Nice bathrooms and hot showers with laundry on location. Good amount of space between sites. Very short drive or 20ish minute walk to Disneyland. Extremely helpful and kind staff."
"Park is within walking to the Disneyland park.
The tent sites are very small with a picnic table and AstroTurf."
$75 - $90 / night
"Anaheim transit makes on-demand stops her to Disneyland as well as Garden Walk. Very helpful, friendly staff. Many residents mixed with overnight era or vacationers. "
"Super friendly staff, super clean, 2 dog parks, offers really good wifi & cable. Can pick the oranges out of the tree"
"Booking a site here at Waterfront, provided us a excellent homebase that was close to the water. In all, you are about a 2 minute walk to the sand, and 4 minutes to the oceanfront. "
"Your not on the beach but literally on the other side of pacific coast highway you are there."
$20 / night
"It's tucked back in the canyon, but you will still hear all the traffic from the road. Since it is a canyon, many loud cars and motorcycles zoom past at high speeds.
Free dump station. "
"For our purposes:
- Dog Friendly: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Kid Friendly: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Pros:
- Clean facilities, flushing toilets and hot showers, well maintained sites.
- Very affordable"
"Awesome park, clean, level paved pads with a parking space..nice amenities, small NEX nearby. Wildlife reserve adjacent to the park made it nice for walking the dogs, too"
"If you are military affiliated and are looking for a great RV Park close to the beach/Disney/Universal don’t look any further! Everyone is friendly and you cannot beat the price!"
$50 - $350 / night
"I frequently stay at this site since it's close to my house and on the beach.
THE SITES:
The middle sites are small and tight, offering little privacy."
"This campground is at the edge of the Dana Point Harbor. The sites are small, but many of them are right on the beach. All sites have easy access to the beach. "
$30 - $120 / night
"PET OWNERS BEWARE: Our dog munched on a frog at this campsite and started foaming at the mouth."
"This is a nice, small campground with easy access to many freeways. "
GuideThe Santa Ana that is known isn’t the Santa Ana that this is! The Santa Ana that this is is quiet and safe as well as a good beautiful place to take the family!
TravelerStay here every year for dance competitions in Anaheim and Garden Grove. Very reasonable prices for the area. Anaheim transit makes on-demand stops her to Disneyland as well as Garden Walk. Very helpful, friendly staff. Many residents mixed with overnight era or vacationers.
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GuideVisiting family in Santa Ana and LA. Not to far for them to come to us and all to go to beach. Park clean and well maintained, personnel very kind and friendly Beautiful view from our site on area B. Crowded on weekend, much less during week Campground is not associated to adjacent Frank Bonelli Regional. Charge $12 to enter with vehicle but no fee to ride in on bikes
Scoutwe stayed at site 9, right next to the stream. it was a beautiful site with a lot of room. our research prior to the trip led us to believe that we would be allowed to have fires, and fully extinguish them before leaving them unattended, but our campground host let us know that they’re completely disallowed until further notice. we packed up in a hurry in the middle of the night because santa ana winds lifted our tent stakes. aside from the wind and restrictions, it was a perfect trip and we will be back again.
LegendLocated in Huntington Beach California. This site is right across the street from the beach. Be careful and aware when staying here. My husband and I had our mountain bikes stolen when sleeping. When we asked for camera footage the owners of the campground claimed the cameras were broken and they couldn’t share the footage. There are many homeless folks living in the area. The showers don’t get hot, but the area is clean. There is a pool and a hot tub and a small dog park. It’s expensive to stay here, but a beautiful spot.
GuideSuper friendly staff, super clean, 2 dog parks, offers really good wifi & cable. Can pick the oranges out of the tree
GuideI had site 126 in the fields, corner site and lake view. This campground has a pool, splash pad, park, dog park and access to the lake. They also have a band on Saturday nights. The only bad part is they strictly enforce quiet time at 10pm. I felt like a kid being told to go to bed. I feel like on weekends people should be able to stay up late in front of their camper with low voices. Shouldn’t be hounded night after night! That was my only complaint.
GuideFairly level concrete pads. Very clean showers, but you have to push a button about every minute to keep water on, but they are free. Heated pool and hot tub though I didn’t try them out. Good location to get all of my errands done while visiting Temecula. A little dog park and they offer a shuttle if gambling is your thing, it’s not mine. Used my Passport America pass for 50% off which made it about $32.50 a night. Loved hearing the coyotes yipping during the night a couple of nights.
RangerThis is our 2nd time here it's quiet and they have the most interesting walkabout garden with little kickbacks where u can chill with whoever. If you don't have anybody walk on over next to the garden to find some nice goats and sheep and up on the little hill there's cute chickens of all whom can be pet as for they are all used to being pet. We bought some food that we feed them.
Discovering pet-friendly camping options near Santa Ana, California, allows you to enjoy the great outdoors without leaving your furry friends behind. Here are some excellent campgrounds that welcome pets and offer a variety of amenities and activities.
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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Santa Ana, CA is Moro Campground — Crystal Cove State Park with a 4.5-star rating from 35 reviews.
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