The bathrooms at the pier are STILL closed ‘indefinitely’ even after a year. The water is STILL shut off. The Ocean Discovery Center is STILL closed since before the COVID nonsense. BILLION$ for an…Full review by Steven J
Mar 15, 2023
We loved San Simeon it was close to the beach and had a boardwalk from the campground and day use parking area that made it easy to get to. The showers are token operated to minimize water, wait time…Full review by C27GWedwardw
Jun 1, 2022
We stopped here as one of our places to stretch our legs during our long road trip. We loved seeing all the wildlife and of course, you can't beat the sound of the surf. There were also a lot of am…Full review by GitchSup
Do you have to have a reservation to camp there or can you come on the same day to camp
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All the coastal campgrounds in Centrsl California are pretty busy, if it is at all possible I would make reservations. We have been lucky in a few times and shown up when there was a …
All the coastal campgrounds in Centrsl California are pretty busy, if it is at all possible I would make reservations. We have been lucky in a few times and shown up when there was a cancellation.
i'm going to be taking my 20' trailer up in September. I have 2 friends coming down from the Bay area for a couple of nights. They want to be able to bring a tent and stay in the one site, is that permissible?
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There is a maximum of two vehicles per campsite and I believe six or eight people. It seems they’ve been lax about this rule in the past, but are going to start enforcing it later this year. …
There is a maximum of two vehicles per campsite and I believe six or eight people. It seems they’ve been lax about this rule in the past, but are going to start enforcing it later this year. We were there in July and I saw signs posted that said until September they would be giving warnings about excessive people or vehicles in campsites and after that they were going to be enforcing the rules. Because they are becoming stricter with the rules I would either look up the restrictions on the website or call and speak with the Ranger.
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