14 walk in sites (all within a few minutes from the parking lot, which gets very busy during the day). We got the handicap site as it was empty after 5 pm. The other sites are beautiful and very secluded. Firewood available. $25, water at most sites. There is WiFi at the check in station.
This campground is in Santa Cruz. Surfed pleasure point a 10 minute drive away every morning and night. Sites are ok, nothing special and neighbors are very visible. Coin showers with awful pressure. Wood available from host.
First time staying in a private campground. After a month on the road with pretty much no service, WiFi is great to watch a movie. Paid $50 a night with dog. Sites are extremely close together, hopefully your neighbors are cool, ours were. Coin operated showers. On a nice wind protected beach. Seems to be a big abalone/fishing spot. General store up the road that has anything you might need. Must eat one of those Bay Area it’s it ice cream sandwiches. Massive surf a little north of here at a place I will not name.
Road to BLM site we wanted to go to was closed. Luckily got a site here as a walk in right by the entrance. Sites are close together. Whole campground is pretty shaded under big trees. Up the road is a much nicer campground on the other side of highway 1 that had full sun all day, and a great view of the ocean with more spread out sites. No showers here. Lots of families. Had some overhead messy surf at sand dollar beach, a 5 minute walk from the campsite. Beautiful beach.
Got site 22 as a walk in. Luckily our car has a bed setup. There is basically no room for a tent at most of the sites here. Ground is paved, no dirt/sand. No showers, poor value for $35 a night. Beach is nice.
We stayed in site 86 for 3 nights. It was a huge site (most in this loop were) with great trees for a hammock, our dogs line, and tent. Because of all the trees it’s shaded for most of the day. 84 and 85 got sun the whole day with great views of the ocean but are more public. Our tent area had light after 5 pm until dark. Quick drive into SB for supplies or surf. The campsite point has a fun right, very rocky. We made dinner on the point one night. Hot showers, quiet campers, mostly families. Refugio just up the road is a packed RV parking lot. No good
Camping inside Joshua Tree was impossible for us, so we spent the night here. If coming in at night, just keep going down the road until it opens up and pick a spot. Road is pretty rough. Free is always good
Got here just as the sun was setting so we chose a spot fairly close to the road, just past where a number of RVs were. 4WD seems required off the corrugated road, soft sand. It is beautiful here, and free! The wind was insane during the night, and bugs were terrible in the morning.
The trains at night are very loud. They feel miles long. Cold shower felt great after all day in the sun. This campground had lots of vacant sites, the one up the road seemed nearly full.
Wanted to camp near Trestles and this seemed like a better option than the Bluffs. The trail to the beach takes about 40 minutes each way. A few times we drove to the bottom of the road and walked from there instead (15 minutes). Feels a little overpriced at $40 a night. Quiet campground.
This site is a little further out of town than most of the BLM sites but was by far the best. We were the only people here, but sites are spread out. Swam in the cold river, steps away from our tent. Great camp hosts.
We got lucky and got the last available site (arrived around 5:30). Besides backcountry camping this is the most beautiful campground we stayed at in Moab. Bring firewood. It is only for sale here at the visitor center, pickup at the campground. We arrived after the visitor center was closed and could not buy wood at the campground. Not their fault, come prepared.