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Port San Luis in Avila Beach has 4 options for fully-contained camping. No tents allowed. Fully contained RVs only. We stayed in the Woodyard site which does not have any amenities. This campground is really just a pull out along the road on the short cliff overlooking the bay. Spots are well-marked. Host is friendly. Views are tremendous. A little noisy from the road traffic on one side and the ocean on the other. But, easily walkable to the town of Avila Beach and to the working pier in the port. Also accessible to the Bob Jones bike trail. Golf course is a mile away.

The Port has one other dry site called Nobi Point. Sites with full hook-ups are available in another area closer to the pier. Also, full hook-ups for boat trailer camping.

Unfortunately, the Port Authority is building a new glamping campground on the hillside so these oceanfront sites will be going away soon.

We stayed 11/13-17/20. This concession run campground inside Pinnacles National Park is well managed and maintained. We stayed in the "tent" side as we have solar so we don't need electric hook-ups. Many of the sites could have accommodated our 24 ft. TT. Our site, A 10, was secluded and quiet and backed to a seasonal creek. There are no generators allowed in the campground so it is very quiet. While we were camping, no fires of any kind were allowed which made for very quiet nights as groups were not out sitting around the campfire (cold at night). Since this is the only place to stay in the NP, once the day visitors leave, you have the park to yourself.

The RV "park" is very plain. They have electric at each site and communal drinking water spigots throughout the RV park so you don't have to travel with water. Some of the sites are close together. The few that back to the creek or the road are nicely shaded. And, since there isn't much traffic overnight, the RV side is fairly quiet. Lots of families and kids running around in the group area and tent area but that's what camping is all about. The camp store/visitor center has wifi so you can walk over to check your phone or mail, if you must.

The hiking in Pinnacles is great. Nicely maintained trails with lots of "skill" levels. Weekends are very crowded (not sure why we booked on a weekend since we are retired!) so if you can avoid Saturdays, at least, I recommend it. In non-Covid times they have a shuttle service that runs from the campground to the trailhead at Bear Gulch as the parking fills up quickly. You can walk from the campground to some of the other trailheads but it adds quite a bit of distance. You can also bike and there are bike racks at the trailheads. On the weekends the Rangers close the park roads when the trailheads are full so biking is safe.

Didn't get to see any condors or wildflowers so we will have to go back!

Port San Luis in Avila Beach has 4 options for fully-contained camping. No tents allowed. Fully contained RVs only. We stayed in the Woodyard site which does not have any amenities. This campground is really just a pull out along the road on the short cliff overlooking the bay. Spots are well-marked. Host is friendly. Views are tremendous. A little noisy from the road traffic on one side and the ocean on the other. But, easily walkable to the town of Avila Beach and to the working pier in the port. Also accessible to the Bob Jones bike trail. Golf course is a mile away.

The Port has one other dry site called Nobi Point. Sites with full hook-ups are available in another area closer to the pier. Also, full hook-ups for boat trailer camping.

Unfortunately, the Port Authority is building a new glamping campground on the hillside so these oceanfront sites will be going away soon.

We stayed 11/13-17/20. This concession run campground inside Pinnacles National Park is well managed and maintained. We stayed in the "tent" side as we have solar so we don't need electric hook-ups. Many of the sites could have accommodated our 24 ft. TT. Our site, A 10, was secluded and quiet and backed to a seasonal creek. There are no generators allowed in the campground so it is very quiet. While we were camping, no fires of any kind were allowed which made for very quiet nights as groups were not out sitting around the campfire (cold at night). Since this is the only place to stay in the NP, once the day visitors leave, you have the park to yourself.

The RV "park" is very plain. They have electric at each site and communal drinking water spigots throughout the RV park so you don't have to travel with water. Some of the sites are close together. The few that back to the creek or the road are nicely shaded. And, since there isn't much traffic overnight, the RV side is fairly quiet. Lots of families and kids running around in the group area and tent area but that's what camping is all about. The camp store/visitor center has wifi so you can walk over to check your phone or mail, if you must.

The hiking in Pinnacles is great. Nicely maintained trails with lots of "skill" levels. Weekends are very crowded (not sure why we booked on a weekend since we are retired!) so if you can avoid Saturdays, at least, I recommend it. In non-Covid times they have a shuttle service that runs from the campground to the trailhead at Bear Gulch as the parking fills up quickly. You can walk from the campground to some of the other trailheads but it adds quite a bit of distance. You can also bike and there are bike racks at the trailheads. On the weekends the Rangers close the park roads when the trailheads are full so biking is safe.

Didn't get to see any condors or wildflowers so we will have to go back!

Port San Luis in Avila Beach has 4 options for fully-contained camping. No tents allowed. Fully contained RVs only. We stayed in the Woodyard site which does not have any amenities. This campground is really just a pull out along the road on the short cliff overlooking the bay. Spots are well-marked. Host is friendly. Views are tremendous. A little noisy from the road traffic on one side and the ocean on the other. But, easily walkable to the town of Avila Beach and to the working pier in the port. Also accessible to the Bob Jones bike trail. Golf course is a mile away.

The Port has one other dry site called Nobi Point. Sites with full hook-ups are available in another area closer to the pier. Also, full hook-ups for boat trailer camping.

Unfortunately, the Port Authority is building a new glamping campground on the hillside so these oceanfront sites will be going away soon.

We stayed 11/13-17/20. This concession run campground inside Pinnacles National Park is well managed and maintained. We stayed in the "tent" side as we have solar so we don't need electric hook-ups. Many of the sites could have accommodated our 24 ft. TT. Our site, A 10, was secluded and quiet and backed to a seasonal creek. There are no generators allowed in the campground so it is very quiet. While we were camping, no fires of any kind were allowed which made for very quiet nights as groups were not out sitting around the campfire (cold at night). Since this is the only place to stay in the NP, once the day visitors leave, you have the park to yourself.

The RV "park" is very plain. They have electric at each site and communal drinking water spigots throughout the RV park so you don't have to travel with water. Some of the sites are close together. The few that back to the creek or the road are nicely shaded. And, since there isn't much traffic overnight, the RV side is fairly quiet. Lots of families and kids running around in the group area and tent area but that's what camping is all about. The camp store/visitor center has wifi so you can walk over to check your phone or mail, if you must.

The hiking in Pinnacles is great. Nicely maintained trails with lots of "skill" levels. Weekends are very crowded (not sure why we booked on a weekend since we are retired!) so if you can avoid Saturdays, at least, I recommend it. In non-Covid times they have a shuttle service that runs from the campground to the trailhead at Bear Gulch as the parking fills up quickly. You can walk from the campground to some of the other trailheads but it adds quite a bit of distance. You can also bike and there are bike racks at the trailheads. On the weekends the Rangers close the park roads when the trailheads are full so biking is safe.

Didn't get to see any condors or wildflowers so we will have to go back!

Port San Luis in Avila Beach has 4 options for fully-contained camping. No tents allowed. Fully contained RVs only. We stayed in the Woodyard site which does not have any amenities. This campground is really just a pull out along the road on the short cliff overlooking the bay. Spots are well-marked. Host is friendly. Views are tremendous. A little noisy from the road traffic on one side and the ocean on the other. But, easily walkable to the town of Avila Beach and to the working pier in the port. Also accessible to the Bob Jones bike trail. Golf course is a mile away.

The Port has one other dry site called Nobi Point. Sites with full hook-ups are available in another area closer to the pier. Also, full hook-ups for boat trailer camping.

Unfortunately, the Port Authority is building a new glamping campground on the hillside so these oceanfront sites will be going away soon.

We stayed 11/13-17/20. This concession run campground inside Pinnacles National Park is well managed and maintained. We stayed in the "tent" side as we have solar so we don't need electric hook-ups. Many of the sites could have accommodated our 24 ft. TT. Our site, A 10, was secluded and quiet and backed to a seasonal creek. There are no generators allowed in the campground so it is very quiet. While we were camping, no fires of any kind were allowed which made for very quiet nights as groups were not out sitting around the campfire (cold at night). Since this is the only place to stay in the NP, once the day visitors leave, you have the park to yourself.

The RV "park" is very plain. They have electric at each site and communal drinking water spigots throughout the RV park so you don't have to travel with water. Some of the sites are close together. The few that back to the creek or the road are nicely shaded. And, since there isn't much traffic overnight, the RV side is fairly quiet. Lots of families and kids running around in the group area and tent area but that's what camping is all about. The camp store/visitor center has wifi so you can walk over to check your phone or mail, if you must.

The hiking in Pinnacles is great. Nicely maintained trails with lots of "skill" levels. Weekends are very crowded (not sure why we booked on a weekend since we are retired!) so if you can avoid Saturdays, at least, I recommend it. In non-Covid times they have a shuttle service that runs from the campground to the trailhead at Bear Gulch as the parking fills up quickly. You can walk from the campground to some of the other trailheads but it adds quite a bit of distance. You can also bike and there are bike racks at the trailheads. On the weekends the Rangers close the park roads when the trailheads are full so biking is safe.

Didn't get to see any condors or wildflowers so we will have to go back!

Port San Luis in Avila Beach has 4 options for fully-contained camping. No tents allowed. Fully contained RVs only. We stayed in the Woodyard site which does not have any amenities. This campground is really just a pull out along the road on the short cliff overlooking the bay. Spots are well-marked. Host is friendly. Views are tremendous. A little noisy from the road traffic on one side and the ocean on the other. But, easily walkable to the town of Avila Beach and to the working pier in the port. Also accessible to the Bob Jones bike trail. Golf course is a mile away.

The Port has one other dry site called Nobi Point. Sites with full hook-ups are available in another area closer to the pier. Also, full hook-ups for boat trailer camping.

Unfortunately, the Port Authority is building a new glamping campground on the hillside so these oceanfront sites will be going away soon.

We stayed 11/13-17/20. This concession run campground inside Pinnacles National Park is well managed and maintained. We stayed in the "tent" side as we have solar so we don't need electric hook-ups. Many of the sites could have accommodated our 24 ft. TT. Our site, A 10, was secluded and quiet and backed to a seasonal creek. There are no generators allowed in the campground so it is very quiet. While we were camping, no fires of any kind were allowed which made for very quiet nights as groups were not out sitting around the campfire (cold at night). Since this is the only place to stay in the NP, once the day visitors leave, you have the park to yourself.

The RV "park" is very plain. They have electric at each site and communal drinking water spigots throughout the RV park so you don't have to travel with water. Some of the sites are close together. The few that back to the creek or the road are nicely shaded. And, since there isn't much traffic overnight, the RV side is fairly quiet. Lots of families and kids running around in the group area and tent area but that's what camping is all about. The camp store/visitor center has wifi so you can walk over to check your phone or mail, if you must.

The hiking in Pinnacles is great. Nicely maintained trails with lots of "skill" levels. Weekends are very crowded (not sure why we booked on a weekend since we are retired!) so if you can avoid Saturdays, at least, I recommend it. In non-Covid times they have a shuttle service that runs from the campground to the trailhead at Bear Gulch as the parking fills up quickly. You can walk from the campground to some of the other trailheads but it adds quite a bit of distance. You can also bike and there are bike racks at the trailheads. On the weekends the Rangers close the park roads when the trailheads are full so biking is safe.

Didn't get to see any condors or wildflowers so we will have to go back!