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El Chorro Regional Park Campground features 61 campsites (43 sites are full hook-up with electricity, sewer and water. 18 sites are primitive with water nearby). Each site at the campground can accommodate approximately 6-8 people and either a couple of tents or a full-sized R.V. The maximum trailer length at some of the sites is 40 feet and there are a couple of pull-through sites. Restrooms and coin-operated showers are available. Reservations can be made up to one year in advance.
From town: Go 4 mi N on Hwy 1.
Full Hookup Sites: $40 Peak Season /$37 Off Peak Season per night & Primitive (Tent) Sites: $25 per night. $13/Night additional vehicle fee.
This is our 2nd time staying here. I love the amount of space between each camper and all the privacy the short trees provide. There is also a large park with bbq's, playground with a tire swing, and even a botanical garden.
For a little county park it does pretty well. For RV campers, it comes with all of the hookups electric and Sewer as needed. As of June 2018 prices for RVs were $40 a night. For primitive camping $25 per night. Extra cars and pets come with the extra fee. There are hiking trails, be sure to bring plenty of water as it is a little toasty in the daytime. There is a sports fields nearby that does have games so it might be a little noisy if it's being used in the evenings. There are fire pits at every campsite, to be on the safe side I would recommend bringing your own wood, as the camp host may not have any on hand. Bring plenty of quarters if you want to have a hot shower. About every other campsite was filled when we visited. All in all it was a very nice getaway. Beautiful stars at night.
Great campsite along highway 1 between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. Spent a couple nights here in April 2022. No online booking interface when we went and reservations had to be made over the phone. This was a nice alternative to the state parks nearby which were booked solid months in advance.
There are three loops of campsites all of which can accommodate RVs. Romauldo and Chumash campsites are full hookup, mostly back-in. A select few in the Chumash loop have the utility hook-ups on the 'wrong' or left side of the parking space when looking at the site. Check the map included in this post to ensure you don't book one of these sites or be prepared with extension cords and an extra sewer line. The Bishop loop has 10 of 17 designated as pull through but there are no hook-ups in this loop. Clean bathrooms with pay for showers are available.
The Bridge Trail next to Chumash site 15 is a shortcut across Dairy Creek to the playground, botanical gardens and dog park. There are fun exhibits for kids and adults around the nature center with helpful informative staff. There is a short nature trail behind the center with a giant sundial, neat vegetation and all kinds of hawks and raptors soaring around looking for food. At the peak of the loop you can break off toward Eagle Rock trail which leads further up the hill to a giant rock (which looks more like a lion than an eagle to me) and impressive views of the valley.
There are 3 loops. The B loop, which has no hook-ups, but are spacious and with a lot of pull-thrus and no trees. The C & R loops, which are full hook-ups but only 30 amps. The C loop has very narrow roads and is not big-rig friendly, but has more trees. We were in the C loop and just barely fit with 40 MH. The R loop streets are wider and would have been more suited for our MH. There is no TV signals, but our Verizon worked OK. There is a nice park and off-lease dog area. For $10 you can see the botanical garden, and there is a golf course. But $45 for a county park with narrow and tight roads is way too much.
