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Dockweiler RV Park


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Bonnie Klein

June 26, 2024

NOISE POLLUTION - AIRPLANE TAKEOFF EVERY 30 seconds to 1.5 minutes until around 2AM and I was awakened this morning at 5:45AM. Regardless of the positives, even the dog couldn’t relax with the constant jet engine noise taking off right over us!

Chris Francis

June 23, 2024

I struggled to rate it 5 stars, but I really wanted to. 4 stars because it is far from perfect, but we enjoyed our time there. 2 night minimum on all stays. The website is a huge pain in the butt to navigate, set up an account, get a secret pin code texted to you, verify your email address, then identify which photos are of cars, then of street lights, then of bicycles... enough with the verification already. The website is also not mobile-phone friendly, as it doesn't allow zoom, and you have to pick your spot from a big blob. If you can access from a real computer, the reservation will go very smoothly. For the site, there are planes that take off from LAX like every 4 minutes, which makes for some weird dreams, if you can sleep. There is about a 4 hour window where they don't fly from like 1 AM to 5 AM. The temperature was perfect. The breeze was perfect. There are lots of homeless people, but they never bothered us or wondered onto the RV lot. Plenty of room for the RV. Spot was much wider than some of the others we went to. Power, water, sewer all consistent and reliable. I highly recommend using the walk path and bike path. Both are awesome! The bike path takes a turn at Marina Del Rey, which puts you on the street for a short distance: that section is less than ideal for kids, but we made it work; and it was worth it because Santa Monica Beach is super cool. At Dockweiler, they have fire pits for use on the beach, but they are first come, first serve. You are fighting the entire Los Amgeles County, so claim one early. I know some of that sounds negative, but it is LA, so what do you expect? Where else would you be able to bring an RV with full hookups in LA on the beach for like $60 a night? The location was awesome! Security 24/7. In and out 24/7 for camper people, but the regular parking lot closes at 10 PM. No worries! But traffic can be a bear. The RV park was full of traveling vacationers and local LA folks enjoying their RV's. It was not full of dirty transients. I was really happy with this site and regret the 4 star rating because it could easily be a 5 just based on location.

Deborah Vicario

June 19, 2024

We have need coming here for about 23 years. I love this place front spots are the best. This year I have been very disappointed. Much to my surprise someone has put up tents to camp on the beach at first I did not think much of it the next morning they were still there. When I called the office they said yes we can camp on the beach. The rules of the beach are no tent camping. I guess rules don’t count anymore so disappointed this cool close to home spot is going downhill. They are usually very strict on the rules.

Lynn Ann Stephens

June 05, 2024

Pros: The RV Park is well maintained and in a safe area of Los Angeles, large pathway for biking, jogging, and walking. Cons: The park is in the flight path of LAX, planes are flying over every 5-10 minutes and the ocean water is not very clean and has a distinctive odor due to being next to a water treatment plant and I would not recommend swimming in the water.

Lance Break (Lancebreak2)

June 03, 2024

Safe area and armed guards plus unarmed security 24/7. On the beach in a quiet part of the highway. Pristine bathrooms and showers. Locked for only the campsites. Wonderful stay. 45$/night in May of 2024. You are directly behind the takeoff of LAX. But somehow you don’t hear it in your campervan.

Jennifer Luk

May 28, 2024

Not a kid-friendly and pet-friendly RV site. First of all, yes, this RV park allows pets and charges you $3/day for your pet. HOWEVER, the lifeguard told us that the police might give us ticket if they see my dog on the beach and suggested us to bring our dog away from the beach. So we end up have to lock our dog in the RV when the kids play on the beach. Second, same as all the non 5 stars reviews, this is a SUPER NOISY place. Airplanes fly on top of you until 1:00am, then around 5:00am they come back again. If you really want to try this location, stay only one night!!!! Other than that, this site gives full hook, hot water shower in a clean restroom, next to the beach are very good to stay.

Darren Nardozzi

May 28, 2024

Excellent location, there is noise from planes but after a while it’s just white noise. Location is perfect for beach, biking and being right on the beach and reasonable priced for a location like this with full hookups. Would return again if in the area.

Jen Janes

March 01, 2024

The beach here is very nice, and it is right off of some extensive bike trails. You can easily bike to Venice Beach and the Santa Monica Pier if you want to make a day of it.

Devann Monville

February 26, 2024

Great location and not a bad price. The staff are so rude checking in and asking for anything. We asked for a refund for the second day as there were crack heads behind us, and we wanted to leave, and we have 2 small kids. Bathrooms were garbage, I felt dirtier going out than going in.

Chris Furphy

February 10, 2024

Okay the other reviews mentioned noise. Eh it was nothing. I live near an airport and planes are no big deal. Yes there is some noise but it really didn't bother me. I would recommend staying at this place because it is so on the back. My granddaughter loved playing in the sand. Lots to see and do. I am going to rent one of the electric bikes that are available right by the campground. People were all very friendly that I have met.

Angela S

February 05, 2024

I was skeptical about the cleanliness and safety before we got here, but this is actually a really nice place! Clean brightly lit, the staff is great!! We will definitely be back!! The bike trail is right out front which leads to anything you need in either direction. Recommend having a bike (regular or electric), a vehicle, or catch an Uber.

Elaine Gonzales

February 04, 2024

The slots are clean, but they seem to get smaller and smaller and of course the cost goes higher and higher. It is no longer a restricted area and as such there are now many more thefts of items that were once safe to leave outside your motor home Staff is hit and miss depending on who is in the office sometimes friendly sometimes rude. The scenery is always great

Gary Chapman

December 12, 2023

LAX plane noise isn't bad at all. Try living on north side of Nellis AF base in Vegas. Will shake the walls. There is a mountain of sand so u have to walk around to get to beach. 12/23. This place probably rocks in the summer but winter of 23. Pretty bare and only 65+ in the park so pretty quiet.

ElderberryKombucha

December 11, 2023

This is a very expensive campground to not have a view of the ocean. The beach is blocked by a 15 foot berm of sand all across the beach. The women’s showers and bathroom are closed and unrepairable We hear. . Makes for a very difficult jaunt all the way across the campground for women to use the facilities.the showers only have cold water. Great for rinsing off your feet, but no warm water for taking a good shower. The laundry facilities are a mess. Machines are broken, the floor is muddy, and it obviously hasn’t been cleaned in weeks. You don’t find anything about this until you have arrived and already paid a huge fee to stay. If you want to see the beach park on the fire, end of the campground and you can see around the berm a little bit to the water.

Ignasi Mas

November 27, 2023

The RV park has a hookup area and a dry camping area. The hookups are full of large rigs, very close one with another, in a parking lot style. The dry camp provides much more space, but only relatively small RVs. Pros: The park is right next to the beach, walk 1 minute and you're there. There's also a bike path that goes for miles both north or south - great for an early workout. Restrooms are clean and have showers. Cons: You will hear each and every if the planes taking off from LAX, but at one point you don't hear them anymore. It was not really annoying, but that flight at 5a was...