3.7697 reviewsPrice
$65 - $85/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
136 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$65 - $85/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
136 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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5000 Highway 75 Coronado, CA 92118
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Learn more about alerts →Sites 101-137 are the move for anyone whose whole trip is waking up to the sound of surf. Fall is the sweet spot: warm water, cleared crowds, no summer fog. Bay side swimming works for families, calmer and slightly warmer than the ocean. The Bayshore Bikeway and Crown Cove trail
No tent sites, no hot showers, no sewer hookups at the site, and the cramped asphalt rows generate real friction between neighbors. Multiple reviewers flagged rude interactions with staff and other campers. Add potential beach closures from water contamination and a 9 PM gate loc
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Fall is the ideal window here. After Labor Day, ocean temps stay warm (mid-60s to high-70s°F), skies clear, and the summer crowds thin out. Surf and bay conditions calm down once the onshore flow subsides, making swimming, boating, and fishing more pleasant. You still get warm days without the peak-season congestion or summer morning fog. Winter stays mild around 65°F, and summer hits 78°F, but summer also brings stingrays and tighter crowds. Any season works if you can handle the variable marine layer that burns off by midday.
Fall noted as ideal: warmer ocean temps after Labor Day, clearer skies, fewer crowds.
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The Silver Strand State Beach Campground offers various amenities focusing on RV camping. This campground is exclusively for self-contained units with water and electric hookups. However, there are no sewer hookups directly at the site, but a dump station is available at the south end of the campground. Outdoor rinse showers are available, but no hot water is provided. Flush toilets are available in shared bathroom facilities that close nightly at specific times depending on the season. User reviews frequently mention the lack of convenient shower facilities, noting the outdoor showers as cold and only suitable for rinsing sand off. Fire rings are not provided at individual campsites, though beach fire rings are available during summer months. Trash and recycling facilities, including specialized 'Hot Coals' containers, are located near dumpsters.
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