Whether you are a budget backpacker, on a family vacation, or just want to sleep next to the Pacific Ocean, the San Elijo State Beach Campground is the perfect place for your San Diego vacation.
The campground has a store, surfboard rentals and a surf school, it also has a taco shop. Additionally, the quaint beach town Cardiff-by-the-Sea is just a crosswalk away from the campground. Traveling with your dog? There is a bar right outside the campground called The Office, which allows pets.
This campground is situated on a cliff overlooking the ocean and is perfect for swimming, surfing or sunset walks on the beach. The only downside to the campground is its proximity to the commuter train, which runs until about 1 a.m. and always blasts its horn as it arrives in the area; the closer your campsite is to the ocean, the more the waves will muffle the train sounds.
Camping at San Elijo State Beach is an affordable way to travel to San Diego on a budget. Here is the price list: $35/inland site; $50/ocean site; $20 a day for electricity (not all sites have hookups); $12 a day for an additional car (yes a trailer is a car), showers $1 for 3 minutes. The campground fills up during summer, spring break and holidays, so reservations are required. Winter months are slower and the campground rarely fills up.
When considering a $35 site, I highly recommend choosing one in the middle of the campground; instead, of a spot located along the back fence. The later sites are fine if you have no other options, but they are a bit to close to the road and train tracks for my liking.
The San Elijo Campground is definitely one of the more social San Diego state beach campgrounds. So, if you want to hang out, meet people and maybe have a BBQ with your neighbor by the beach, then this is the place. Generally, people seem to be younger and much more social here. There are also more kids and younger families.
The campground has a store, surfboard rentals and a surf school, it also has a taco shop. Additionally, the quaint beach town Cardiff-by-the-Sea is just a crosswalk away from the campground. Traveling with your dog? There is a bar right outside the campground called The Office, which allows pets.
This campground is situated on a cliff overlooking the ocean and is perfect for swimming, surfing or sunset walks on the beach. The only downside to the campground is its proximity to the commuter train, which runs until about 1 a.m. and always blasts its horn as it arrives in the area; the closer your campsite is to the ocean, the more the waves will muffle the train sounds.
Camping at San Elijo State Beach is an affordable way to travel to San Diego on a budget. Here is the price list: $35/inland site; $50/ocean site; $20 a day for electricity (not all sites have hookups); $12 a day for an additional car (yes a trailer is a car), showers $1 for 3 minutes. The campground fills up during summer, spring break and holidays, so reservations are required. Winter months are slower and the campground rarely fills up.
When considering a $35 site, I highly recommend choosing one in the middle of the campground; instead, of a spot located along the back fence. The later sites are fine if you have no other options, but they are a bit to close to the road and train tracks for my liking.
The San Elijo Campground is definitely one of the more social San Diego state beach campgrounds. So, if you want to hang out, meet people and maybe have a BBQ with your neighbor by the beach, then this is the place. Generally, people seem to be younger and much more social here. There are also more kids and younger families.
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