This was our first trip to Montana De Oro State Park, having heard so many great things about it we had to try it. Since there was not alot of available campgrounds for The 4th of July weekend, this was our chance. While the beaches, trees and cliffs are breathtaking, the campground was pretty average. We camped here in our trailer, thank goodness, the bathrooms here are not great. They are what is referred to as vault toilets, meaning a hole in the ground, which are better than nothing, yet, well, maybe not. They did clean them every morning. The camp host was kind of nice in a sinister fashion, I think she got her training from Naziteria, I mean Carpinteria State Beach. Very nosey and all up in yo face! Everything is her business and every little noise echos throughout the campground, so SSHHH!The sites are fairly close together, but if you get a spot on the outside of the loops, you have lots of space. Spots 23 and 25 seem to be the golden spots. The creek is not visible from the camps, but you can hear it way down the canyon at times. There are trails galore if you like to hike, there are a couple backpacking camps up here, although I didn't get a chance to see them. There is also horse camping with corrals and trailer parking.
There is water here, you will find the spigots on the tall wooden vaults, which hold huge water tanks. It doesn't come out very fast, but it is there. It took about 5 minutes to fill a 5 gallon jug, have patience! There was no AT&T cell service in the campground, but if you walk down toward the beach, you can at least make calls.
Pros:
Beautiful coastline
Quiet and peaceful
Awesome beach and hiking
Firewood sales
Great bike riding trail at the coast
Cons:
Nosey host
Far from stores
Noise TRAVELS!
 | Anyone up for it? [Map] | | The sign [Map] |
 | Spooner house, visitor center. [Map] |  | Sign [Map] |
 | Crazy awesome coastline [Map] |  | More coastline [Map] |
 | The native plant garden [Map] |
 | Water stations [Map] |  | Amphitheater with a podium, movie screen, benches [Map] |
 | Bathrooms and water tank in the middle of the loop [Map] |  | My spot, #4 [Map] |
 | Typical spot on the outside of loop, south side, a [Map] |  | Typical spot on the outside of loop, north side ( [Map] |
 | Restrooms, no sinks! Bring hand sanitizer. [Map] |  | Uh oh! [Map] |
 | Cove [Map] |  | Photo 1 [Map] |
 | Photo 2 [Map] |  | Nice picnic spots on the Bluff Trail [Map] |
 | The cove [Map] |  | Near the estuary [Map] |
 | The estuary [Map] |  | Photo 3 [Map] |
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