Reviews

Lonny Lundsten

Camped here 4/11/2025. Beautiful setting right off Paradise Road. The host is nice. It wasn’t too buggy but there were lots of mosquitoes at dusk. Trash, water, and recycling were good. The campground was quiet. The host sells wood, $10 per bundle. The bathrooms are closed and porta potties are setup instead. The porta potties are clean but, still, there should be good serviceable bathrooms at all of the campgrounds along this road — I don’t think any of the campgrounds had useable restrooms with flush or pit toilets. Most sites are somewhat sloped — not the worst, not the best. Ample space between sites is nice. This part of the Santa Ynez Valley and river is very beautiful, especially in the spring. All-in-all a nice campground in a beautiful part of CA with facilities that have seen better days. Your tax dollars hard at work barely keeping the public facilities in working order!

Rebecca C

Beautiful and clean campgrounds for the true outdoors man. 💰 Cost $40 per day or $80 for a double site 🚗 Parking free for 1 car and $10 per car per day 💧 No natural water here but there is nearby. There are spickets here but plan to bring your own water. 🌳 Plenty of Shade from the trees 🐍 Past reviews say rattlesnakes can often be found at the base of the trees ☣️Poison Oak is plentiful nearby but the grounds are cleared of any 🚻 Restrooms 🗑 Trash on-site Reservations recommended. 2-day minimum online. Group sites available. Campgrounds easily booked out so schedule ahead. On-site Manager, Sunny, was very friendly and familiar with the area.

Bennie Bennett

The campground has a lot of nice tree coverage. It's definitely a worn campground, but ok, if you just need a place to sleep. The table tops are not clean, so be sure to have wet wipes on hand. The bathrooms are portable potties and are fairly clean. At night is when the campground is best. It gets really dark and quiet about an hour after sunset. The morning rise is really nice for the only noise you hear are birds chirping away. There's a wild turkey that roams around and is pretty friendly. For the cost of $40.00, I've stayed in nicer ones for less cost. But hey, it served the purpose. I would recommend it and would stay there again to see the turkey.

Herson Pirique

Awesome campsite really enjoyed my experience here at the camp is awesome the staff are very attentative and bathrooms are available 8n the camp would give 5 stars but no showers were available at the camp

Desert Dogs California

Been planning this trip for a while and it did not disappoint. Pros: beautiful area. Lots of wildlife, we saw wild turkeys and heard frogs and owls at night. Plenty of space in each site and the sites are spread out so you don't feel like you're on top of each other with your campsite neighbors. Lively enough but people are generally respectful of being quiet late at night. Dog friendly! Has picnic table, fire pit, bench, bbq and plenty of shade trees. Very close to things to do such as the beach, Solvang etc, camp hosts were friendly and made sure to clean each site between guests. Cons: biggest complaint I have is that the restrooms were closed and the only available toilets were porta pottys. I know that's a covid thing but the porta pottys were absolutely rancid. I had to cover my face to keep the smell down and still physically gagged. No toilet paper either. Another thing and it's not really the campgrounds fault but it was a huge shock in temperature from the beach to the campsite. If I had to guess I'd say 20 degrees more hot. We set up the tent quickly and went back to the beach until evening. So just be aware. Keep in mind there's lots of poison oak to avoid and no cell reception. Not a big deal but just so you know.

Lourdes Peña

Do yourself a favor and skip this place and area completely. Plan ahead and visit French Camp campground in Bishop/Mammoth area. Find it in recreation.gov. You will not be disappointed. Rock Creek runs through this site. You can hear it at night. It is near all the wonderful lakes and awesome trails. Thank me later!! ;)

Elbers Olivares

Super nice campground. No much around to see or do but very relaxing. The only downside its one spot for 1 car.

Lourdes Pena

Visited this campsite July 23-26. This is the worst camping experience I have ever had. I don’t need a shower when I go camping but I do need water to cook and wash my pots and pans. Needless to say, water fountains were not functioning. No water!! How in the world do they open these sites and charge full price when there isn’t water available?! The restrooms were closed and the portable potties were in deplorable conditions. When I talked to the campground manager, she said to speak to the supervisor. I didn’t waste my time but instead drove to a nearby site to collect water in my containers. I don’t plan on returning to this area for camping.

Monica Shelly

I very much enjoyed it and so did my dogs. Make sure to reserve a spot online beforehand so that way you can get everything in order. The only problems were the bugs (but what can you expect?) and the walk from the car. Campground #11 has a far walk from literally everything and it’s uphill! At least it gave a good leg workout!