Small campground at a relatively large state park, really close to the beach and lots of trails. Tons of great beach walking/views. We spent hours on the beach watching the sunset and playing in tidal pools . The campground is basically one large loop (with an inner road), the sites on the outside of the loop have no services but more privacy and on the inside of the loop have hookups but no privacy at all.
Good- small campground, very clean, other campers are quiet, campground is very quiet (except for the occasional train–see negative), clean bathrooms with soap, and nice hosts. Nice well maintained trails to the beach areas, the fastest one is by site 33 that is .3 miles to the boat launch. They also have a playground / field to the south of the campground, probably 5 minute walk from the campground.
Bad- there are trains, the train noise is loudest at the south campsites but it is still loud everywhere. I would not recommend sites 41-51 & 1-18, those are closest to the track or close to both track and hwy 11 (double negative). However, trains only came 2x during the night for us, so it was not a big deal but a sign by the bathroom says they can come 16x in 1 day. The train did not bother us, we kind of liked the brief change in sounds.
Note: Parking pads are small, for sites that allow a maximum of a “van/camper” , i would say max of a 26 foot RV, for sites that allow small trailer, they could accommodate up to maybe a 30 foot RV. I wouldn’t recommend RVs over 32 feet in the campground at all. Two small loops in the south-end do not allow RVs at all but i do not recommend those loops because the sites are small and close to the train.
Overall we would come here again, it was amazingly peaceful, relaxed campground, a much welcome relief to those large campgrounds.
Site Recommendation:
We had site 38- really nice site, next to a rocky hill, private, medium size. We stayed site 38, nice site, advertised for tent & van/camper but our 25 foot rig fit just perfect. Would not fit anything larger Both neighbors are far away and a small creek adds to the “outdoor” sounds. The site backs to a large hill with lots of large boulders, Jamie had a blast climbing them, and the hill relieves some of the train noise.
Recommended sites: 34-38, 29-33 — these sites are further from the train and further from hwy 11. My fav were probably 29, 34, 36, or 38.
