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Price
$40/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
90 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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Price
$40/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
90 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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Highway 101, Ventura, CA 93001
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Learn more about alerts →Self-contained RV owners who fish for perch or corbina, want front-row dolphin and sunset views, and can handle rocky uneven pads will find site 77 worth the $40. Spring is the sweet spot: smaller crowds, active tide pools, and migrating birds.
The campground is closed right now pending engineering repairs, so don't book until that changes. Even when open: no water, no flush toilets, no hookups, train and highway noise all night, reported theft, and some campers have felt unwelcome from staff or neighbors.
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Rated higher than 6% of graded campgrounds
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Spring offers the best conditions, with daytime highs around 60-70°F and nights in the upper 40s-50s. Morning marine layer burns off by midday most days. Migrating birds and active tide pools make this prime time for wildlife watching and shore exploration, with smaller crowds than summer weekends. Winter storms can flood low-lying areas. Summer mornings start foggy before clearing to bright afternoons with ocean breezes.
Spring cited as best: 60–70°F, migrating birds and active tide pools.
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North Beach Campground at Emma Wood State Beach offers primitive camping for fully self-contained vehicles only. Amenities are extremely limited, with no water, restrooms, electricity, fire rings, or dump stations available. The campground features oceanfront sites with direct access to the beach, though accessibility is hampered by rocks and a crumbling cement wall in some areas. Pets are allowed on a leash within the campground but are prohibited on the beach.
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Site #77: Backed right up to the sand and rocks; great for wave-watching and driftwood campfires.
Site #64: Camping next to a crumbling cement wall with a 12 ft drop to rocks and waves.
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