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San Elijo State Beach Campground

Del Mar, CA
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San Elijo State Beach Campground
4.5 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
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Newbury Park, CA
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2012

We stayed here for three nights in an ocean view site with no hookups. There are ocean view spots with hookups, which would have been nice if we had booked early enough! It is so nice to relax and listen to the waves. The campsites are huge with shrubs between, giving a sense of privacy. It was an easy but... More

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Yorba Linda, California
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

We camped in site 57 over Presidents Day weekend. We were lucky to make our reservation 7 months ahead, but people next to us made it 2 days before on a cancellation. Our site was next to the beach and 100 yards from dog beach. We had a wonderful time with family. The restaurant is amazing and great prices. The... More

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Newquay, England, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 November 2011
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Having travelled throughout california in an RV, this spot is one of our top favourite places in the whole of California. Located on the bluff overlooking the Pacific ocean, it's a clean, tidy and well run camping ground with helpful staff. We've now visited there on several occasions over the past few years and have always had a wonderful experience.... More

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Colorado Springs, Colorado
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 October 2011

Well organized, nice campground. We went there for second time in 9 years. Another great experience being so close to ocean. The only minus of this great place is noisy train and nerby road. Stan and Bozena

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Santa Barbara, California
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 September 2011
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I love coming to this campground for beach camping. The campsites are above the beach on a cliff and there are steps that get you down to the beach. Even if you do not have a site overlooking the beach and ocean, there some sites that are still scenic as the sun goes down at night. There is not a... More

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Los Angeles
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2011
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Sites here are very difficult to book. I was lucky enough to secure a beach facing site #21 and we all have a great time at this camp site. This site is right next to the stairs leading down to the beach (the campsites are located on a bluff overlooking the beach) so it's convenient, but you do lose a... More

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Los Angeles, CA
2 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 August 2010
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The campground was nice, but packed full. Each site has a fire pit. Bathrooms and showers were as nice as they could be considering all the people using them. Most sites had privacy, but unfortunately, ours did not. We were camping right off PCH in a tent, so you could only imagine how that went with the trains and all.... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2010
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This was the southernmost stop of our 3-week road-trip through CA, mostly staying at State Park campgrounds. The park was in an awesome location, beach-wise and amenity-wise. It was difficult to get into sometimes as there is only one lane going in and if you are just returning to the campground you have to wait behind everyone else who is... More

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Santa Clarita, California
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 September 2009
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We live a couple hours from this terrific campground. I wish we lived close enough to pop over every weekebd, it is that great! Our kids have told us it is their favorite beach campground...and we have been to many. They are very strict about check-in time so do not bother to check in before 2pm, not even 5 monutes... More

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Southern California
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
64 helpful votes 64 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2009
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Well I was pleasantly surprised we got a site at the Southern tip loop (the last loop) site #68 which is not a Oceanfront site but we could see the ocean from where we were and you are literally less than 100 yards away from waves. Friendly Ranger at the gate, crowded drive down to our site (but it IS... More

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