Point Mugu Recreation Facilities

I live within 20 minutes of this facility and use the RV Lot quite often. Here's some information you should know. 1.) No Diesel Gas is available on this base. The Seabee Base in Port Hueneme does have diesel. The "Excuse" I was given by the NEX people was that "Because they didn't sell much Diesel Gas at the Seabee Base (Over 20 minutes away) they didn't feel that the gas station at Point Mugu merited one when they upgraded and installed new pumps. Yes, they are idiots. 2.) The Beach Motel is right next to the RV Lot and was recently upgraded. Unfortunately, neither the Motel or the RV Lot offer Free Basic Cable TV any more. (It's about the money folks) 3.) The 30 amp RV spots are the best spots IMO. I can use up to 50 amp and always ask for the 30 amp. 4.) Free Coffee in the Motel Lounge. Always Fresh. If you're early enough, free local Newspaper too. 5.) The Bathroom Facilities were gutted and remodeled and are very nice. 6.) If you are staying during the Week Days, BEWARE. There's and Aircraft Engine test facility right next to the lot and they can get noisy sometimes when running up one of the Turboprop engines during testing. 7.) The Beach is the BEST beach in the county. It faces South, not West like all of the others, so if a breeze kicks up, it's not in your face. Also, the surfers beach down the road is one of the most sought after Surfing beaches in So. Cal. So if you surf, bring your board, you won't be disappointed. 8.) The staff at the Motel are very helpful. If you have any issues with noise, yappy dogs etc. Let them know and they will fix the problem. There's also a Camp Host who is responsible for making sure folks keep it tame. 9.) There is a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites on base and it's in the middle of the barracks area and closer to the mini-mart (Sorry, Commissary and Main Exchange is at the Seabee Base). 10.) The theatre on base offers FREE movies each night to Active, Retired, Reserve, and DOD Civilians. 11.) The Las Posas Gate (Off Pacific Coast Highway) is the only gate open 24/7. I hope this helps.

This park lacks modern amenities such as WiFi and cable, but the views make you forget those things. The park is kept in immaculate shape, due mostly because of the camp hosts Bob and Ruth. They work around the clock to get you in and make sure all your needs are taken care of. These two are an asset to the park. They care and it shows. The park itself is fairly run down due to the salt water. Bob works hard to keep every site up and running. Laundry area is in poor shape. Overall we definitely enjoyed our stay this memorial weekend. 

The one good thing about this RV Park is it is close to the ocean. New MWR Bldg is nice. Staff does not offer anything unless you ask. Checked in okay,but I had to ask for a map of the base (1st time here). With a sigh she searched for a map. There is NO WIFI. No cable TV. Unfortunately my satellite system decided to crash which meant I had to put up the RV Antenna. We got 12 channels. ABC, Bounce, Ion, 3 Spanish channels, 4 PBS channels, Jewel channel, and a channel that shows really old programming. The sites are really quite small. We had a back in site and we had to move the picnic table to squeeze in our Chevy HHR. The absolute worst thing are the hordes of Mosquitoes. They are everywhere. 2 minutes outside my RV and I must have been stung 10 times. They are very aggressive to the point our dogs didn't want to go outside the RV. I called the desk and asked if the base sprays for mosquitoes and was told "I think so." Stay away from any vegetation! For the price of $40/day I think we got short changed. This is our first time here. We will not be returning.

Great campground. Spacious sites with 30 and 50 Amp sites. Full hookups. Front desk very helpful and accommodating. The Camp hosts, Bob and Ruth, are very friendly and make sure the rules are followed. The worst spot is 100 yards from the Beach and even during the middle of Summer the Beach isn't crowded. This is my Wifes favorite camp spot. We feel safe.

Basic campground in a great location. 300-400 ft. from the beach. April-May is a good time of the year if you like peace and quiet. Beautiful beach, good for nice walks. Easy check-in. The camp hosts make a difference here. They are involved and enforce the rules. Don't let your dogs run wild here, you will get caught! Pros: located near the beach, lots of wildlife in the nearby estuary, fairly quiet. Cons: no supplies nearby, there is a BX on the other side of the base. Sites are mostly back-in so you have to unhitch. Utilities (water, electric, sewage) all work well. Laundry room located in the hotel only had one working washing machine and two dryers. Plenty of restaurants located in Oxnard between 15-25 minutes away.

The office personnel at Pt Mugu Hotel/Rv park are fantastic. We had several mixups with our reservations but with all my questions, issues, etc. they were patient, polite and seemingly appreciative that we were staying with them. Bob and Ruth the camp host, I can't say enough about. They have arranged a July 4th picnic to honor the vets and their guests. Bob is always on the go, cleaning up the sites, pulling weeds, talking with the other campers. I can't say enough of the camp hosts. They welcome you, help with any problem that may arise. When we were here during Memorial Day weekend and the seal swam up on shore, they did babysitting duty until he went back to the sea.

This is really a very beautifully located park. Our main issue were the Santa Ana winds, they are apparently quite prevalent in the winter months an will jostle your rig day and night when they blow. Sites are large enough and the restrooms and showers appeared clean. Camp Host was essentially nonexistent although I did see him once on the JD Gator. We cut our stay to one week due to the winds, but will be back as there are a vast number of activities and sights within easy travel that we still want to enjoy. We stay in a 32' motor home with tow.

When you check in, please be VERY specific what you want/need as the staff doesn't seem to have the training to ask for specifics. Heard this compliant from several other campers. We had called and made reservations for a full hookup, 50A location. They put us in a spot that had no sewer hook up. After that first night we requested to move and were able to more to a location further down the peninsula where the spaces were tight but doable. If you enjoy grass, this isn't your kind of campground. It's all sand here. Picnic tables on the sand which was nice. There's a great beach between the two RV Sites and the most of the rest of the ocean side is covered in large rock berms. It was nice to hear the waves crashing at night. The issue of mosquitos has been mentioned in other reviews. The campground backs up against an estuary where they bred pretty heavily. Luckily, the temps were down so we notice in their presence but the stories are epic when they come out. Overall, we'd stay here again as the location is very interesting what with the seals, dolphins, pelicans, egrets, ospreys, buzzards and other numerous sea birds. The marine layer (low clouds) can keep the temps down in the AM and obscure the stars at night but if you enjoy the salt air and pounding sea, this is your kind of place to make camp. A previous reviewer mentioned the Camp Host that I personally met and saw often. There only appears to be one host and he stays very busy. Being right on the ocean, there is a LOT of upkeep. All the pedestals are corroded due to the salt air. No WiFi or cable TV but the fire rings are nice (if you brought wood to burn) and the constant breeze is great. We will likely return to this campground again within the next twelve months with our 40' Class A and tow vehicle. Oh, the on base NEX is well stocked, including fire wood, and the staff is very friendly. There's a gas station (no diesel) and a Subway in the same parking lot. Hope you find this review helpful.

Where do I begin? Water connections are either broken or are on their last days. Some sites the sewer is broken and unusable. Some sites the electricity is broken and unusable. Absolutely no wifi. Mosquitoes that are thick as thieves. Drunks everywhere. Vomit and feces smeared in the bathroom showers. Trash littering the beach. Dog crap is rarely picked up Dogs running off leash Police speeding through the campground, and driving the wrong way. Dogs left outside for many hours, barking Drunk drivers all over the place Very loud music being played after hours Manager is useless Homesteaders trying to find ways around the 30 day rule They need to shut this park down and fix it. This place has gone way downhill. If you stay here, don't say you weren't warned!

Terrible experience and I am submitting this review in hopes that it will not happen to anyone else. So, we are going to California. As a Navy vet, I was pretty excited to find such nice-looking accommodations at such a good price. A yurt on the beach - sound terrific - sign me up! I asked the people on the phone several times to be sure that it was OK that I was no longer active duty, not retired, just your average vet. Sure sure they said. Can you check with your manager, I asked. Sure - everything is fine - looking forward to having you. Flash forward several months and we pull up to the gate, tired and ready to hit the rack at 7:30 p.m. Gate guards say no. We call the office. They say we are so sorry, you have to be active duty to get on the base and so cannot stay here. You know, they said, this is the second time this week that this has happened. The people on the 800 number keep making these reservations. So, there we are, family of five, parked in the dirt lot outside of the gate, googling a new place to stay at 8 p.m. in the evening on a Saturday night. It's not the 800 number people who are to blame here. It's the people who manage the 800 number. This was completely unacceptable - there are other "Navy words" that come to mind. The upshot is that they need to fix this now. 

I’m a full timer and the promise of WIFI is kind of critical. I’m here for leisure/necessity. That means I’m in the park long term. Everyone is raving about the host, but the regular staff are worthless. They don’t answer the phone, they shrug their shoulders if you complain about something, “meh, that’s how it’s been and it isn’t getting fixed.” The organization and operation is haphazard, didn’t even get a pamphlet with the codes to the shower room or a map of the facility. The grounds are generally “adequate, while the staff has a less than 1 year old building to work out of with functional internet. All of the managers are located on Port Hueneme and they are easier to reach than the reception desk. Oh yea, they only have 1 washer/dryer for the hotel, yurts, and RV sites which are all managed together.

After reading some of the previous reviews I was a little worried about staying at this park. But our stay was wonderful and we have no complaints at all. Check-in is well marked and the staff is friendly and helpful. Our site was right across from the beach and was level and long enough for our 42’ 5th wheel. There was a parking spot right beside our RV for the truck. There is a picnic table and fire ring at each site. The hookups showed some deterioration from the salt air but worked just fine. The facility was clean and all the dog owners were all participating in “clean up duty”! The views are beautiful and the beach is very nice. The park was very quiet and lots of space to ride you bike or walk the dog. There is an exchange on base for any necessities and the commissary at Port Hueneme is just a 15 minute drive. Would love to come back for another visit.

I have stayed at Pt Mugu several times in the past and generally love the park. This time was a little different, and it does seem to be going downhill. On the positive side, the location is above par and the views can't be beat. The area is great and the overall experience is worth it. All employee interactions were great and nothing negative to say about their work ethic. On the negative side, I think the price for a full-hook up site is pretty high at $40 per night, but for a short term stay is is OK. The 50 amp back-in sites (there are no pull-throughs), which is what I reserved through the Navy Getaways website, are adequate for size and accessibility, however upon arrival to the park I learned that many of the 50 amp sites have the sewer shut down due to maintenance issues and won't be available until sometime in 2019. They still charge $40 a night, and several of the sites that were supposedly affected had rigs in there with the sewer hooked up, so it is either a "who you know" situation or there is some other reason that some people can have sewer and others can't, but it sure creates an impression of favoritism. I was put into another area (near the tenting area) that did have 50 amp and sewer, however it is just an asphalt parking lot with stripes and hookups near the end of the parking lot. I did get the services I reserved (50 amp, back in, full hookup) however I literally had another trailer less that 1' from my living room window on the last night we stayed. They were interested in drinking and raising a ruckus until about 3 AM, with their windows open, so while they were technically inside and not in the common areas, it was a disturbance for part of the stay. On a previous visit I elected to stay in a smaller 30amp site, however due to the backlog of maintenance on the power service the circuit breakers kept tripping under light load. That required a move to another site so that was a pain. The WiFi was nowhere near reliable, and in Navy parks the system is pretty wonky, so I usually don't rely on it. MWR does have a brand new building at the park, and it seems the employees have a nice place to work--I believe that is an indicator of the attitude toward the park itself. I think the patron experience should take priority as they are paying the bills, so the improvement funds should have gone into the camping facilities rather that the MWR employee area. This park has the potential to become a great place to stay, but I think they're trading location for service to the customer and figuring the customer will put up with less in exchange for the views. I don't think I'll return, at least until the utilities situation is resolved.