Reviews

Hosanna Munoz

Best park rangers ever! Very helpful and well informed about the area. Made our two night stay enjoyable. Appreciate their hard work and care for the facility and nature.

Chris Mully

Great place to camp, there was only 2 other campers in the park, almost no bugs, lots of wildlife, deer, rabbits, squirrels, and a bunch of different kinds of birds. We had a great time and are definitely going back.

Isabela Celedón

Went here with a group looking to camp at the first come first serve sites and they turned us away saying "all campsites were full" when they absolutley weren't. The staff there acted like rude club bouncers instead of park employees. I drove about 10mins ahead of my group in a separate car, and when I got there the staff at the entrance kiosk let me in to the campground without a problem. I drove in and tried to find the camp host, couldn't find her so I scoped out the campsites since I hadn't been there before. The vast majority of the campground was empty, and all tags on first come first serve campsites said reservations ended that day. There was more than enough space for a group of 6. I then drove back to the entrance kiosk to see if the staff there could help me find the camp host, and found my friends had arrived. They had been told the campground was full. The staff at the kiosk claimed they hadn't let anyone in in the past 30 minutes - even though they had just let me in without any issues. I talked with the staff at the entrance kiosk and told them the campground is mostly empty, but they refused to let us in and continued to claim campsite was full. They refused to let me talk to the camp host or drive back in, and yelled at my friends for parking in the 15-minute visitor zone while they waited for me. After about 5 minutes of back and forth I decided to drop it -- it was clear they didn't want us there for whatever reason. Not sure what's going on here, but whatever rules the staff here claim to be following are not first-come-first-serve campground rules.

Johnny Fairplay

I would like to leave 0 stars but that isn't an option. Wish I'd read more reviews before driving 4 hours to come here. Would like to have at least seen this place myself, the pictures on google make it look amazing. The lady at the gate turned us away, declining my request to drive through and take a peek at the campground. I was told "I can't let you drive through. I have people everywhere. It's not possible". Sort of unbelievable. I must agree with others who wrote one-star reviews, this place just might be somewhere between a private club of some sort and a portal straight to hell. We left a found a nearby camp in Las Padres National Forest instead.

Nathan Solomon

The campsite is ok, the gorge is beautiful. The no see-um bugs are brutal though and make this a good one to skip. Just got back from a weekend there, I have 80+ bites on legs and arms and the itching is brutal.

Danny G

Beware of the Man eating flies. Known as Buffalo Gnats/ Black flies. They're bites are painful. I went on 5/26/25 i started at the campground and moved my way up the river. I was completely attacked the entire time. By these flies, it was comical, yet very painful. I spent most of the time doing in the water as they did not seem to like being underwater. I recommend the spot. There's a lot of beautiful jumping spots and water holes just be aware of the flies that are around according to what I read. Not much helps with flies other than wearing a lot of clothing .Good luck out there! And don't forget your water shoes!

Vito Skidmore

This place is absolutely stunning, and well within day-trip distance to pinnacles. The showers are basic, but warm and spacious. They have tent sites, small trailer sites, but no water or electric hookups. Bring your solar, your water, and your quarters and get ready for an awesome camping trip.

Tamara Kozerski

I was in site#2. Close enough but far enough to the bathrooms. Flush toilets & showers. Cleanest bathrooms I’ve ever experienced camping!! Beautiful well managed campground!! Ranger patrol regularly!!! I’ll definite back! Quiet hrs are respected or at least they were while I was there. I was there 1/17-1/19/25.

Jonny McMeows

Amazing spot for camping, both the modern and primitive sites! Currently open fires permitted on both, potable water at primitive sites only. The staff is absolutely incredible and come around with firewood and water. No reception within 20 min, McDonald's and Starbucks 30 min. The water is perfect for swimming and lots of space!

Padres Town

The very best memory of this campsite! My family had a great time! I love this place! Friendly staff and overall safe place to camp with the family. I would definitely go back again. Beautiful place!!!!!

Heather W

I loved this camping spot. Tucked away with no service and a nearly empty campground was perfect. The restrooms were the cleanest I’ve seen and the park staff was so friendly. They drove through often to check on everyone and say hi. Double sites are $60 and single sites are $30. No hookups but water spigots throughout. Coin op showers.

Jake Kemeny

This campground helped us out huge while we were passing through the area. After some complications with our original reservations, we had nowhere else to go and they treated us like family, gave us a great campsite and made our stay way better than expected. Highly recommend.

Derrick A

Its a nice place. Just know that there isn't any reception out there, and it can get a bit hot as well. You can't BBQ out there due to the fire season at the moment. They have restrooms on sight but no soap or hand sanitizer so bring your own. Be careful during wasp season they are everywhere out there and they will hover around you in swarms the entire time you are there. In my experience the month of August has the most wasps.

Tanford Nguyen

Clean campground. Allows dogs. Has bathroom facilities with flush toilets and separate coin operated showers. (6 quarters for the first 5 minutes, 1 quarter for each additional minute). The showers have adequate pressure and water temps are comfortably warm/hot. There are single, double, and group campsites as well as three walk-to campsites which isn't that far from where you park your car. There are water spigots close to each campsite. There is no cell reception so make sure you have what you need before heading in. The campground is approximately 45 minutes from the town of Greenfield. There's a pay phone but the coin slot to the phone that was close to where we were wasn't accepting coins. If you do need basic supplies like firewood and ice, the camp host has those items for sale. $7 for a bundle of wood and $5 for a bag of ice. The camp host was pleasant and went around daily to make sure everything was ok. Aside from a couple loud groups, the campgrounds were quiet at night. There are lots of bugs that will bite so make sure you bring some type of deterrent. Deet, citronella, etc..There were tons of biting flies when we were there, and personally, I think their bites are worse than mosquitoes. There are hiking and biking trails. Most folks will play in the Arroyo Seco River and hike/swim the gorge. There are plenty of swimming holes along the river but if you want to see the slot canyon and the small waterfall, you'll have to hike/swim several miles up river.

Aaron Loftis

Everything on the website said they were first come first serve on weekends. Drove 4 hours, turned away at the gate after arriving at noon being told "oh no we've been booked for weeks, it's all reservation based, super busy weekend". Said something about them not being able to update the website. Kind of a load, but whatever. Sure it's a nice campground and all, but we never found out.