Saturday, December 6, 2008

San Diego Campgrounds

There are so many wonderful campgrounds in San Diego. Many of the campgrounds offer RV hookups in addition to allowing camping tents. Some of the campgrounds have stores on site in case you forgot any of the common camping gear. Below are some of the campgrounds in San Diego that are near the beach. Bring your sunscreen!

Campland on the Bay
2211 Pacific Beach Dr
San Diego, CA 92109
800-422-9386

Campland in the bay is right on the waters of Mission Bay. There are plenty of amenities including; RV hookups, sites for camping tents, Café, laundry, and much more. Watersports are allowed on the bay so make sure you bring your jet skis and your favorite pair of Bushnell binoculars to watch all the acitivity on the water!

San Elijo State Beach
1600 S Highway 101
Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007
760-753-5091

San Elijo State beach is right on the beach so make sure you bring your Bibler camping tent. San Elijo State beach is close to Carlsbad so if you are looking for something other than the beach to do, Legoland California is close by. In addition to that there are plenty of stores nearby, some of which are camping gear stores in case you forgot any.

Silver Strand
5000 Highway 75
Coronado, CA 92118
619-435-5184

Silver Strand is in the beach community of Coronado close to the Hotel Del Coronado. Silver Strand does not allow tent camping so please do not bring your Big Agnes tent and try to set it up. With that being said, all of the RV’s park in a parking lot and the beach is right in front of you. You will need to bring all of your beach toys including your Coleman cooler to have a fun day under the sun!