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South Carlsbad State Beach
South Carlsbad State Beach is a popular beach located in Carlsbad, California. It is a great spot for swimming, surfing, fishing, and beachcombing. The beach is also a great spot for camping, with a campground located right on the beach. The beach is also home to a variety of wildlife, including sea lions, dolphins, and whales. The beach is also a great spot for picnicking, with plenty of picnic tables and grills available. The beach is also a great spot for a romantic sunset stroll.
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User Reviews
Diana Green - Realty One Group West
Lots of rocks along the waterline. Volleyball nets. Porta potties. Free parking. Park closes 11pm.
LeeAnne
We love camping here. Its always a fun time. Clean good sized camp sites. Stair access to the beach.
Ed Mossuto
Beautiful views of the ocean. Sunset is amazing. Weather perfect. The beach was walkable and the water was refreshing
Allisen Fernandez
We went trailer camping for 3 days and 2 nights, and we ABSOLUTELY loved it!! So much so that we did not want to leave. Waking up and falling asleep to the sound of the waves was beyond amazing, and the view from our camp space was beautiful!! We want to go back, but it is soooo hard to get a reservation... but I will continue to keep trying!!
Katherine Thompson
Great camp spot on bluffs overlooking the ocean. Only a dozen or so hookup sites and they are hard to get. Reserve 6 months ahead if you can. There’s a camp store and cafe with live music open 5 days a week. A few blocks from grocery store and restaurants. Reasonably clean showers and restrooms.
Danny Briggs
We had a wonderful time. We had an inland site but still had a view 50' across from us. Try to book a site with hook-ups on the ocean side. If you are dry camping there is a sewer dump site inside the park. Restaurants, shopping and the Carlsbad Premium outlets are very close. However, if you don't want to leave there is a store, restaurant and live music! The ocean waves were loud enough that I really didn't notice any road noise on the inland side. There are bathrooms, showers, barbecue pits and water hose bibs interspersed between the campsites. Be sure to check out the Cinni Minis and the taco stand at the Carlsbad Outlets. Both were Amazing! The views are spectacular and you can walk down to the sand. Note: When people leave reviews I always wonder what is their experience, type of camping, etc 10 trips CA, AZ NV, UT, CO 39 days 24' Pleasue Way Pursuit 2 dogs Husband & wife Beginners Prior: OR, WA, ID, IL, MT, ND, NE. NM, NY, SD, TX, Canada, Mexico
Paul Grenier
Site #111. Hard to get sites on the bluff side of the campground. Good beach access from anywhere in the campground. Very swimmable beach. Location is both a curse (right on main road) and a blessing (walk to stores and restaurants). Campers are quiet, lots of families. Clean restrooms and lots of staff on-site.
Sherry Foley
Camped here a few times. Hard to get reservations. 6 mo in advance. Get an ocean side site. Street side noisy from traffic. Ocean side noisy from nice crashing waves. Few sites with hook ups. ADA Sites. Cafe in campground is terrific. Outdoor seating only and a lil store. It's up on a bluff, so u need to go up and down stairs to the beach. Luv it here! 😎
David Raine
Great location for camp site! No guests allowed, and parking is extremely limited. Very difficult to get spaces. Update 1/29/22, the sites are still a bit run down. However, the new shop is 5 star and independent of the park. Maybe it will rub off on the park.
heskey333
Nice affordable campground. Enjoy the beach or hop on the train to San Diego within walking distance. Apparently they don't have laundry in winter. Not sure why, for off season there are still lots of people here this time of year.