We are once a year go to the Morro Bay State Park Campground. It is a long drive from Sacramento with the trailers. My last trip camping there cost almost five hundred dollars only for the gasoline alone. But the area is fun and the views are beautiful there.
We always get the power and water hookup sites. It seems that booking the campsites at Morro Bay State Park Campground is much easier than trying to get our favorite campsites in Northern California. The campsites here are excellent and very close to all the activities.
If you’re looking for a peaceful getaway, this is not the spot for you—it’s more like a “RV lot by the sea” than a tranquil campsite. The sound of loud generators rang through the night like a symphony of chaos, and the porch lights lit up the sky like a bad movie set, making relaxation impossible.
The camp sites are packed so tightly that you can practically have a chat with your neighbor without leaving your chair. Speaking of chairs, good luck finding a place to sit and enjoy a view—there isn’t one! As for the bathrooms, calling them “clean” would be generous; they smelled like they were last scrubbed during the Stone Age. And don’t get me started on the showers—apparently, you need four coins just to find out if the hot water works, which feels like a heist at a carnival.
We did find some hiking trails nearby, but watch out for poison oak—nature's way of reminding you that not all adventures are pleasant. Our arrival was a comedy of errors as we waited 45 minutes for a ranger to check our site, only to discover that someone had already “checked in” to our reserved spot.
To top it all off, someone decided to open our food pantry in the early morning, leaving it ajar for the squirrels’ buffet. If you’re looking for a camping experience that offers more excitement than relaxation, this place has you covered!
