Best Campgrounds Near Laguna Hills
20 hand-picked camping destinations curated for families visiting REI Laguna Hills. Each campground selected for quality, scenery diversity, and memorable experiences.
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Upper Moro Campground
Closest high-quality coastal campground to REI Laguna Hills, with ocean views, tunnel access to Crystal Cove Beach, and excellent hiking, fishing, swimming, and biking right from camp—an ideal all-around starter trip for local families.
Deer Canyon Campground
A short drive from the store but set in quiet chaparral canyons above the coast, this hike-in campground offers a great first backpack-style experience for adventurous families, with rewarding views and good nearby trail and bike options.
Dogwood
One of the most-loved family campgrounds in the San Bernardino Mountains, providing shady forest campsites, access to nearby lakes for fishing and swimming, and plenty of kid-friendly hiking and biking with a very strong review history.
Paso Picacho & Cabins
A top-rated San Diego County mountain destination where families can camp or rent simple cabins in oak-and-pine forest with meadows, close to Lake Cuyamaca and classic summit hikes for a cool-weather weekend escape.
Borrego Palm Canyon Campground
Showcases the Anza-Borrego Desert with dramatic mountains and a palm oasis hike starting from camp, giving families a totally different landscape from the coast while still offering a well-developed, bike-friendly campground.
Carpinteria State Beach Campground
A destination beach campground with sandy shores, tidepools, a nearby seal rookery, and an estuary to explore, pairing great family swimming and biking with memorable wildlife watching on a longer coastal getaway.
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Rv Campground
Easy-access bluff-top camping with a mile-long beach below, excellent for RVs and car camping families who want close-by ocean views, surf fishing, and bike rides without a long drive.
Blue Jay Campground
One of the closest true mountain-forest campgrounds to Laguna Hills, offering shady oak and pine sites and good trail and fire-road riding for families ready to trade the beach for cooler high-country air.
Green Valley
A highly rated San Bernardino National Forest campground about a mile from Green Valley Lake, giving families a quieter alternative to Arrowhead with trout fishing, swimming, and classic pine-and-fir forest camping.
South Carlsbad State Beach Campground
Popular bluff-top sites above wide sandy beaches make this a great day-trip or overnight for families who want classic SoCal beach camping with good surfing, fishing, and a paved coastal bike route nearby.
Palomar Mountain State Park Campground
A lush, Sierra-like forest environment closer to home, with pines and cedars, cooler temperatures, and a small pond for trout fishing, ideal for families wanting a more alpine feel without driving to the Sierra Nevada.
New Mesa Campground
A strong family choice near Silverwood Lake, combining Ponderosa pine forest camping with lake swimming beaches, fishing, and biking, good for summer trips when kids want to be in the water.
Barton Flats
A classic San Gorgonio area campground at 6,300 feet with towering pines, access to Jenks Lake and the Santa Ana River, and lots of hiking, making it a great Big Bear–area alternative for weekend forest getaways.
South Fork Family Campground
Set right along the Santa Ana River with shady conifers and creekside sites, this smaller campground suits families who want a more intimate forest-and-river experience near the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
Santa Cruz Scorpion
Channel Islands camping offers a unique, car-free adventure: boat-in access, coastal trails with ocean views, and snorkeling or swimming from nearby coves, perfect for experienced families seeking a more adventurous trip.
Belle Campground
A favorite in Joshua Tree National Park, with iconic Joshua trees and big granite boulders right in camp, ideal for families who want starry skies, bouldering, and short desert hikes.
Thornhill Broome Campground
Rare drive-in campsites directly on the sand with the Pacific just steps away, offering simple but unforgettable beach camping plus nearby coastal trails and surf fishing.
Round Valley Campground
A high-country, hike-in campground in the San Jacinto Wilderness with subalpine forests, granite peaks, and meadow views, ideal for fit families looking to pair the Palm Springs tram with an overnight backpacking experience.
Circle Canyon Campground
Offers big-sky views where montane desert blends with oak-dotted grasslands, giving families a quieter, less-developed alternative with good hiking and biking near Tejon Pass.
Halfmoon Campground
A smaller, more remote campground along Piru Creek in Los Padres National Forest, combining pine forest scenery with creekside fishing and hiking for families who want a quieter, less crowded weekend spot.
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