Camp San Luis Obispo RV Park

o.k. guys, here it comes. i suppose it won't be long till reservations can't be had here, but hey, kudos where they are earned, huh ? the mens shower house is done, and damn ! it is really nice. one of the nicest i have ever seen, clean, clean, clean !!! two huge walk in showers with shower massage, two toilets, sinks, everything a nice bathhouse should be, and clean as a hospital operating room. it's definitly about time, huh ? now they say a load of gravel is next, so they do in fact read these reviews. but i'm sure this little place will now have a waiting line to get in. there is absolutely nothing to do here, but that is part of the charm with us. great job california !!

We love this place! Talked to contractor yesterday and he said men's facility should be finished in next week or two. Gravel should be done on roads and sites this summer. Hope it doesn't lead to another rate hike. But it may because it will really become a popular place to stay then when the mud is gone.

This is a great park with lots of things to do and see in the area. The staff and gate guards are helpful and very friendly. Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo are only 5 miles from the base with many amenities and attractions. The men's bathroom is almost done and the woman's restroom is very clean and modern. It rained while we were there and it was not a problem, might have been if it had rained more. Nice park and we will use it again.

The women’s restroom is finished; the men’s should be finished soon, probably by the end of February. Laundry facilities are across from the exchange, $1.75 to wash and $.50 to dry. The exchange is small and only open 3 days a week. Our Verizon worked well as did our Dish TV. We heard that gravel is on the agenda, but don’t know when. If you have a large vehicle and want to visit the downtown area you should be able to park on the side streets or if on the weekend you can use the bank parking lots.

Our second time here. The rate now is $23 a day, a little steep for a place with very, very few amenities. However, if you want peace, dark (very few lights, which we like), close to coastal attractions and the wine country then this is the place for you. Muddy when it rains and like rodeo2 said, then need to haul in some gravel. Parking in downtown SLO is a pain, especially for those of us that have large trucks. Chow hall, gate guards and billeting folks are fantastic. We'll be back.

gosh ! seems like no one else wants to rate this park except old cmawest, but he is correct. we are staying here as i write this, it has rained and is like living in a mud hole. why on earth have they not hauled in a simple load of gravel yet ? this park belongs to the state of calif. i know they are in dire straits financially, but darned ! we pay to stay here, and they have piles of gravel beside every road in the state. oh well ! other than that, this is a pretty good place to stay. they warned us coming in that there was a mountain lion prowling the area and to be very careful. there is nothing really here, no exchange, no place to eat but the chow hall, $8.00 for dinner, better deals in morro bay or san luis . gate guards are great. we were warned about a mountain lion spotting in the r.v. park. we saw it the other night, it is not a mountain lion, but a rather large bobcat - totally harmless. silly city slickers !!

o.k. guys, lets be honest here. i try and look at all the bases objectively, and this is one of my very favorite places to stay. cool little park back in the trees, and a real nice place to stay in the morro bay area if you have a travel trailer and don't need restrooms and showers.
to say the mens shower house is very old would be understating things. this place goes beyond old and dirty clear to disgusting. it looks like it was built during WW11 and not updated or cleaned since. the shower room is old, old, old. made of concrete and open to all who shower together. the toilets are as i said WW2 vintage, the sink ! yep, one sink about 10 feet long, looks like a great big urinal, is also as old as the building, and bugs and spiders everywhere, all over the walls in the shower and floor under your feet in the toilet stalls. i couldn't help but notice they are building a 2cd. arbor to picnic in, so now they will have 2 of them that no one uses, all time the park needs money spent on gravel in the worse way. if it rains here you can get literally stuck in the mud. and please guys spend a dollar or two updating the mens shower house. all this said, i still love it here, i would just never recommend it to anyone who needed to use the showers and never during rainy season.

What a cool base. we had space 8, saw deer, one with 2 fawns. Park is nestled in the trees far away from any noise -- quiet to the 10th degree. Do not attempt if it is or has been raining - no gravel, all clay, add water = snot. Very nice security officers, tiny little bx (7-11 store size) whoever said the food was good in the chow hall is dreaming, really bad, worse than when we had to eat it, except now you gotta pay 8 bucks for it. No wi fi, but if you don't have a virgin mobile card by now - your "OLD".

R.H. left this review using the Directory software: - Women's bath house was just about finished when we left. (We didn't use either facilities while there.) They were pouring concrete around the outside. Building looked really nice from the outside. Everyone on the post is very nice, friendly and outgoing. The new Dining Hall still has great food. We love the area and many, many good restaurants.

J.A. left this review using the Directory software: Watching 2 roadrunners was good entertainment, price is right for what you get. Good way point between L.A. and Frisco. No trees to interfere with satellite signal. Garden rake worked good to mound up ground on low side of trailer. Two uncles and wife's dad passed through here WW2. Uncles returned home, wife's dad didn't!

Stayed in the December 2010 rain storm. Called ahead and was told that if I came in while billeting was closed for lunch, to head for the RV park and select a site then check in after lunch. Very friendly and helpful staff. The park is dirt road and sites with cement picnic slab. All sites have poor drainage and most cement slabs were under water. Had to walk through water and mud between truck and trailer. OK this was a really bad rain storm. No internet and poor AT&T cell coverage at the park. During nice weather, nice place to stay. Stay away if rain is expected. This place could really use a thick gravel base on the roads and sites.

We stayed 3 nights over the Thanksgiving holiday. In addition to this relatively small base being empty, there were only 4 other campers at the RV park. If you are looking for a convenient spot in the Morro Bay / San Luis Obispo / Pismo Beach area, this facility is hard to beat. Morro Bay is 10 minutes from this location. San Luis Obispo is also 10 minutes. Pismo Beach is 20 minutes. San Simeon and Hurst Castle are a 45-minute drive. The RV park itself is located away from the main area of the base, so it is fairly quiet. Minimal road noise from CA Hwy 1 is heard, which is a 2 minute drive from the park. The previous comment about the road surface in the RV park being poor is correct. It is mostly dirt, and the ground becomes a thin layer of slick mud after rain or the morning grass watering. Across the street from the RV park, we were able to run our dogs on about 5 acres of open land. We will gladly stay here again, but we will bring additional pavers to provide a safe, solid surface at the door entrance and for under the leveling jacks. The staff at the billeting office is professional, non-obtrusive, and unassuming. The womens' bathhouse is currently lifted above the ground while new plumbing is installed. The mens' bathhouse was clean, and it would be easy to post a guard if a woman wanted to use the mens' bathhouse.

We only stayed here overnight so we could visit a relative. It was raining so there was lots of mud. They definitely need to bring in more road base for the drive lanes. The woman in Billeting was extremely nice and helpful. We needed to purchase two batteries for our truck, she helped find a store and give us directions. We will return, just not if rain is expected in the area until they put more road base down.

Stayed here for proximity to Paso Robles Wine country. Wonderful experience across the board in great location with very friendly people. Exceptionally clean, quiet, and large pull-through sites in a woodsy location. Gravel/Dirt parking with cement patio / picnic table and grassy spot for each site. Full hook-ups since recent renovation. 24-hour access through security guards who remembered us from the minute we showed up. We even had deer walk through the site as we were getting ready to leave. The base was quaint and peaceful. Don't expect the facilities or amenities of an active duty military installation. Although we did not try the dining facility or PX discussed in other posts, we did see them on the base. Only a few minutes from San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. Overall, it was a great experience and we will absolutely return for our next Paso wine trip. Wait, scratch that, it was horrible and we don't want anyone else to know about this place or take our reservations for our next trip. :)

We stayed here for an event at Cuesta College right adjacent to the installation. Very quiet pull through sites. We liked it very much. I just got off the phone with billeting to reserve for this September and they had just finished installing full hook ups for all of the sites! The bad news is the price now goes up to $30. Still, it's not too bad compared to off base campgrounds.

Really nice and quiet place, Billeting staff was nice and friendly. If using Garim GPS with down loaded Famcamp POI's ..it will take you to prison instead of campground, when you get to prison entrance just continue up the road till you get to Camp San Luis Obispo. Really enjoyed this place.

I have stayed at about 10 military campgrounds now and this is the worst. I drove up to the Billeting office to check in. The lady running the office saw me pull up with my rig. She walked out of the office, locked the door and passed right by me. It was her lunch time and she was not about to miss lunch. I had to sit for over an hour waiting for her to come back. I have never been treated so rudely at a military campground. The good things about this park: 1) close to Hearst Castle and seal beaches, 2)on base dining facility, $5.00 per meal at breakfast, lunch and supper. The grounds look nice. Again, only 4 full hook-up. The sewer is difficult to get to unless you are in the correct lane leaving the park. The shower house/restroom facilities are horrible. The grass is grown up around the ladies room - my wife was afraid to even enter it. The men's room has a community shower with 3 shower heads. No toilet paper in the heads. There is a paintball course adjacent to the park so you may hear some gun shot sounds. This park is only useful as a short stop over. It would never be a long term destination camping spot. I am not sure I will come back to this park.

We drove through the campground. Grassy areas, clean and well kept-up. Ditto the comments of Feb 5 - 10, 2010. Great location along the coast. Just across the CA1, is a regional park that charges $30 for full hookups.

Only four full hook-ups which can cause a problem with gray water dump in smaller rigs. I used my trailer shower because the women's shower area needs major improvements and I didn't feel safe in there by myself. Dining facility was a major plus! Great food and great price. I ate dinner there every night. Location is perfect for day trips to Hearst Castle, elephant seal beaches, Morro Bay and surrounding area. Lots of wineries and town of San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach all 30 minutes or less away. Very quiet area and clean. Will go there again.

Since our last stay the National Guard has upgraded all the electrical hook-ups from 20amp to 50 amp service. They have installed partitions in the male latrine to take it from a 1940's open style community bathroom. As stated in another post, a new dining facility is open to retiree's and meals are $5 for B/L or Dinner. In 2010 they plan to move the PX from it's current location to a
larger facility across the street. Hopefully more usage will increase the profits as well as increase the hours of operation. The National Guard was unable to purchase materials to expand the water/sewer hook-ups. Had they been able to purchase the materials, they would then have coordinated for Air Force Prime Beet to install the hook-ups during their AT at CSLO. What a nice project for a local veterans group or philanthropy, raise and donate about 65K and re-dedicate the park to those who serve!