Just spent the weekend in the Oceano SVRA, and some things I noticed:
1. Even with the reduced number of campers, the camping area still seemed really full.
2. The sand was very soft and deep in the camping area, and I saw multiple 4x4 trucks getting stuck, including a Lexus GX460, 2 Toyota Tacomas and 1 4Runner, and a stock Jeep Wrangler.Â
3. The dunes are ridiculously fun to drive on, but they are also dangerous. They are also very devoid of other vehicles due to the limited number of entries, so DO NOT go out alone. There are plenty of places to get lost in, and if you're at the bottom of a dune, you cannot see where you are and will be lost.Â
So much fun, even the mariachi bands blasting music until 3 in the morning was fun.