My son and I enjoyed our stay at Dennison Park.
Not all sites are equal here. Some are small and exist on a slope. You can generally get a sense of the dimensions if you reserve via the Ventura County website. We were at site 15, one of the larger ones in the campsite.
We visited on a Thursday evening in June without traffic or other campsite visitors. There is a small play park at the base of the hill for small children to unwind, but I recommend driving a few miles further into Ojai and visiting Libbey Park. Indeed, this campground's proximity to Ojai is one of the major draws. Ojai has a farmer's market on Thursday at the local High School, and you can easily plan a dinner around freshly caught fish or grass-fed beef from local ranches over the campsite grill.
The campsite was primitive but had all the necessary amenities: a fire ring, running water, and walking distance from an outhouse. We had lovely Ojai Valley views a few feet from our campsite. We were positioned well above a cloud layer in the morning with a beautiful view.
Aside from the proximity to Ojai, this is an excellent campsite for small children. There is enough forest and outdoors to explore and run around without constantly monitoring the children. The campground exists on a slope, and due to the canyon topography, there is little danger of children wandering too far out of eyesight.
Thornhill Broome offers beautiful beach camping without crowds. We were here a week before July 4th, and with crowds limited to campground capacity, we felt like we had this stretch of the Pacific coast to ourselves.
There are many small rocks as you enter the water. The sound of them rolling and turning as the surf rolls in and out are mesmerizing but might make walking through the surf challenging. We didn't try swimming, but there was a pleasant walk in either direction.
Thornhill is a single-lane campground a few yards from the highway and beach. Sound of waves and occasional traffic all night. Loud white noise doesn't bother me, but others may have difficulty sleeping.
You are more likely to encounter gusty wind here. We didn't have enough to deprive us of normal camping activities; our tent withheld the wind, and we maintained a campfire and a fire in our ring. Had the wind been any more vigorous, which strikes me as likely, this may have been more challenging.
There are multiple clusters of outhouses spaced throughout the campground. Their condition and maintenance are neither better nor worse than you might expect. Each outhouse cluster has a dumpster outside, which is helpful.
Next time I'll bring an awning for the day and slightly warmer clothes for the evening.
I recommend the campsite and look forward to staying here again sometime.