Reviews

For El Capitan State Beach: This park is AMAZING! RV sites 124-132 have an ocean view. We saw whales jumping out of the water. Clean restrooms and showers. The entire area is clean free of litter.

Posted May 27, 2021 by LoriP from Missouri. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For El Capitan State Beach: We camped here over the weekend in our Airstream – first time boondocking. The D loop is quite nice. We were within a minute walk to an overlook view of the Pacific Ocean. Several walking paths provide access to the ocean floor. Our pad was fairly level (#121) and on concrete. The surrounding part of the campsite was dirt and included a not quite level table that has seen better days, and a fire pit. Activities include your typical beach relaxation as well as fishing. For the latter, there is a good abundance of seaweed along the shoreline so your line may be more successful brining in seaweed than fish. However, looking at the ocean from the high overlooks, we spied many large fish in these waters, so they are out there for fishing folk. There are nice walking paths around the campground. An overall very relaxing environment. This our second ever back-in site. We were positioned and in place within 10 minutes. This is also a no hookup campground and there is no dumping option. As we were only here from a Friday evening to Sunday morning, the short trip did allow us to experience and learn about preparedness for boondocking (which we apparently were not). Our RV battery ran dead by Saturday evening. So this type of camping will bode far better with access to a generator. We had to re-attach our truck to bring our electric awning back into the Airstream. The campground provides several restroom facilities – and at least some of these have showers. A few notes of interest: Picnic table was not level – so having shims for an extra camping stove would be handy There is some noise from cars on the adjacent 101 freeway – but I found this more like white noise which was easy to disregard Ants – they are ever present at this campground, so bring some borax or other eco friendly ant deterrent. If camping in an RV, place around every tire, jack and anything that touches the ground which is connected to your rig. Navigation: Be careful on your GPS. We typed in El Capitan into Waze for directions. However, the app instructed us to get off about 3 exits too early. You will want to get off at Exit 117.

Posted Oct 19, 2020 by artdob from Simi Valley. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For El Capitan State Beach: Beautiful park & campground. Plenty of sites open in the off season. I thought the rates were a little high for winter & no hookups at all. The female camp host was very rude about us parking our truck in one of the 50 open sites. She could have been a bit nicer, we were happy to move it. It was fine for one nights stay on our way up the coast.

Posted Dec 28, 2019 by Suz from Western NC. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For El Capitan State Beach: The views are beautiful but the beach is full of tar. We took a walk on the beach and my husband decided to take his shoes off what a mistake. The tar is in the sand and in the water. The campsites also have yellow jackets. The sites near the 101 are loud.

Posted Sep 03, 2019 by Natalia from Glendora, Ca . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For El Capitan State Beach: Wonderful cliff side view of the ocean for 5 RVs. Large parking lot could accommodate more than 10 spots. Dry camping. Water fill up area. No dump. Faint Highway sound. Bike trail to the beach. Neighbors dog was skunked. Overpriced @ $45/night!

Posted Mar 06, 2018 by Connie from Las Vegas . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For El Capitan State Beach: RV sites in Del mar section are 100 percent self contained: with locked restrooms and showers within 50 ft. there is no dump, no fire pits and only 5rigs see ocean view other sites look around them. Not a great place to stay.

Posted Sep 10, 2016 by Nana from Escondido. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For El Capitan State Beach: Information is incorrect! There are no hookups and it is considered "dry camping". Water is available but not at each campsite. It is not on the sand but cliff side. There is access to the beach but it's steep and not easy for children.

Posted Oct 08, 2014 by Fort Knox from Utah. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.