I was a bit skeptical at first when the family suggested we camp here lol I was really expecting to be camping on the actual raceway, I was really wrong about that! There was so much beautiful scenery, and a few things that you can do lots of walking at me in the morning. They're lucky enough enough to see some cars and motorcycles going on the track. Definitely would recommend camping here. Our family had a really good time. read more

I'll start off by saying this was one of my favorite spots locally to sort of "escape" and go camping but still be local if needed. This time I was going there to try and get as much fresh air as possible after leaving an abusive living situation, and moved in with my parents temporarily. My medical issues are chronic and severe, but fresh air somehow makes it feel tolerable. Well I got a voicemail from someone who sounded friendly, but on the phone I got a rather unhappy and unpleasant woman named "Wynette" saying my upcoming bookings were canceled and "refunded". She already sounded annoyed when I tried to correct her about what I complained about, so at this point she didn't care what my side of the story was. I had a stray cat spray some of my stuff on 2023 and I just cleaned off what I could and I can't smell it. I know animals can still, so when a golden retriever who belongs to a camp host named Jim, was wondering around, unattended and urinating on everything, I got nervous about him coming up to my stuff. He was having a great time wondering around and His owner was at his RV with his other dog and I was further down past the bathrooms. I asked the gate if they could get the dog so he wouldn't go urinate on my stuff, possibly smelling the cat. I never once asked with an attitude or anything but Jim wasn't happy. Jim drove by as I was starting to heat water again(I had no issue the night before) and prepare food, and said no campfires at the campgrounds. He drove by again to make sure I put out the campfire and only me, he didn't ask anyone else. No other camper for 2 days was told to put it out, even for a fire and not cooking: he only wanted to make sure I put mine out. There was a ban at the moment(besides for cooking or gas) and I respect it and put it out even though I was cooking, but he needs to be enforcing that to everyone, often. Not just cause I told on him for not watching his dog. Well that was that and I just kept to myself the rest of the stay and it was great, met great people. Fast forward, all of a sudden they have wrong notes taken down, like I said a cat sprayed myself this last time.. it was 2 years ago... basically every part with Jim written in them were gone and it was just me complaining. Wynette was annoyed and said I can't come back. That's fine, I'll find another local gem to stay at. Between pet sitting jobs and college classes. Well back to the angry and argumentative woman on the phone, I called back making sure i can get an email with proof that they refunded both my bookings, and before I can even ask she snapped and hung up on me. I called back, left a message and called again, it's like $900+ we talking about. Finally someone answered and said they would email it. Still haven't gotten that email yet. My advice, don't complain about anything the hosts might do, or their pets, because you won't be allowed back. You'll get woken up at 9 by the shooting range so don't plan a quiet vacation, but it is beautiful. I'm giving it a one because of the level of disrespect I experienced there from Jim the host and Wynette on the phone. I think both were childish, especially with management not even asking me what happened and told me not to come back. Add: my final phone call with Wynette involved me saying I'd come in and talk to someone else because she wouldn't let me speak to someone else, and told me I should show up at 5pm when she got off work, in the tone where kids in high school wanted to fight you. I was a little in disbelief that someone would say that to anyone as a full on adult. I don't care how stressed someone is.... That's unacceptable read more

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This spot sits on a hill and has a great view, but do not expect quiet. We were here from a Thursday- Monday, and the racecars never stop. Although most of the campsites were empty, we were assigned #84, the closest to the entrance, so every racecar drove by us. From the crack of dawn til dusk. Every day. This site is also a haul uphill to get to the bathrooms/showers. And after that brisk hike, you are rewarded with no hot water. We thought it was user error because of their funky shower faucets but the lack of hot water (tepid at best) was confirmed by the folks at the front. The positive is the ease of entry and exit from our site, and once we leaned into all the racing activity it was great to have primo views of the racetrack. There are great spots with beautiful sunset views up the west side near the entrance, and highly recommend those. read more

Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Entrance to Laguna Seca raceway. - Campgrounds Near Me - Salinas, California

We entered at the guard shack and it was alittle unclear where to join the trail. As a disclaimer, we may have done it wrong....but here are our thoughts on route 47. The trails were very narrow, looked like just for bikes. If you are going to walk your dog, there are alot of burrs on the narrow trail. Our rating is based on route 47, not the other walking trail we found after we made it to the top. read more

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We spent one night here at the campground. While we had good proximity to the bathrooms and a great view of the racetrack, we were disappointed to sleep at quite an angle! We have a Sprinter Van and the elevated grade of the campsite made it impossible to get our van level. For the price, we expected a better campsite. read more

Beast campsite I've stayed at! We were at campsite 154 and had perfect shade throughout the day. Didn't even need to use the canopy we took. At night we had perfect view of the Milky Way, we brought our inflatable mattress outside and watched the stars for hours. Restrooms were nearby and kept very clean. Showers also had warm water. The attendants were amazing and very kind. In the morning we got to see the cars racing which added to the experience. There's a 7/11 about 7mins from the site along with a Jack in the Box, vet and pizza. Love love love! read more

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Beware there is ticks galore. We came with our 3 month old and 3 year old and left an hour after arriving. Our site had some grass around it and small oak trees. We didn't go under the trees or in the grass and one ended up on the stroller, at least 20 crawling on their table, and several on our tent and tarp. We unpacked and immediately noticed all the ticks and repacked and left. We expected there might be a few (we packed tick repellent) but this was crazy, never seen anything like it. Bummer that there was no warning from the people running the site. No warning via email, no signs at the station when you check in, no verbal warning. It was gross. Please beware. Waste of our money and time. Toddler was very disappointed that we were leaving. read more

A near annual destination for our Boy Scout Troop. Getting about 4 sites with a max of 8 (but only 1 car included) is a good deal at $32/day. The challenge now is the lack of potable water due to high arsenic levels of 15/mil which is now (actually as of 2016) over the allowed limit of 10. Though it is well water it often had a less desirable taste anyway. Just bring a fair amount of bottled water and you will be set. Generally head for Grand Prix sites as they have view of the track, but also the sound of it from 7am till 5pm, so be warned. It's a ways to the track so we always come here with bikes to explore. The free showers are great, yes you have to push the button every 10sec but I found the water very hot and enjoyable on off-hours. A short 20min trip to Sand City and park near Costco for a great bike ride (about 5mi each way) to the Monterey Warf for site seeing. Also great mountain biking trails on site for those so inclined. We always offer both options for a Saturday outing, and always get some who just want to hang at camp and watch the cars. No apparent animal issues, only some yellow jackets, like everywhere people hang out. read more

Great views & after 5pm during the week, the raceway closes so it is very peaceful. We were in the Can-Am circle, space 88. read more

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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay during a non-event weekend at the Chaparral RV campground. I had a 40ft rig total towing my racecar on an auto trailer. I was able to back in to space #21 which was nice and flat. Originally had spot #1 which was totally downhill! I got with Turbo down at the gate and was hooked up with a much better and flat spot. Beware of the potholes and uneven spaces, so be sure to do your homework on which spaces are flat and even. But it was no issue picking a better spot once we got there. There is no sewer hookup at the individual sites, but there is a dumpstation on the way out. Water and power worked just fine. Also had a great campfire and roasted marshmallows with the kiddos. We can't wait to come back and race! read more

First off, good looking out, previous Yelp reviewers for the tip on the hard ground and the need for a hammer to get tent stakes in the ground. You weren't joking! Laguna Seca was our polyester walled home for MDW, as we were in town for the Caliroots Festival just a short drive up to the Monterey Fairgrounds. This is a unique area to camp, as it land that is literally used for other forms of recreation, notably the shooting range and race track. It was rad to hear the guns firing at the shooting range in the morning, kind of like the rooster crow, but instead of a crow, it's a pow-pow! Same goes for the growling engines of the cars looping the raceway. Anyway, our camp site was in the RV area and on the outlying area of the campgrounds. From our site, we had a straight shot view of the shooting range. It was cool to be kind of at the edge of one of the hillsides, offering up sweeping super gorgeous 360 views of Salinas Valley, however it's important to note that if your camp site is not located more towards the center of the grounds, away from the edges, you will have little to no protection from the wind on windy days. What does this mean? You better have your tent set-up and stake securing skills down pat. Otherwise, your tent will be at risk to get swept away like a child's balloon, as evidenced by the sad, slanting condition of neighboring tents around us. The ground is very hard, so if you don't have something substantial to hammer the stakes in, you're kinda SOL. It's gorgeous up here, but on cold days/nights, expect a good wind chill overnight. So, be prepared for it and dress for cold. Each camp site includes a picnic bench, fire pit with grill, and an RV hookup for water and power, which you can make use of by charging your iPhone and using the semi-warmish water to clean up dishes, etc. I also love that they have recycle bins on site next to the rubbish cans. The restrooms were overall pretty clean, especially for a sold-out campsite, and if one stall was out of paper, most of the others still had some, so that never was an issue. They even had hand soap dispensers for hand washing. The showers are the push button type that you have to continue to push every 2-3 minutes to keep on. It was warmish but not impressive warm/hot, definitely decent for a campsite. However, the one thing that kind of grossed me out was how, if enough girls took showers, their collective shedding strands, etc. would clog up the shower drains. Each shower stall shared the same floor and drains across the board, so everyone kind of waded in each others water from the ankle down. Yuck, I know. Tried not to think about it and instead proceeded to attempt the quickest showers of my life so I could dry my feet from the smut. So, be sure you bring flip flops to keep your feet off the floor at a minimum, and/or try to be one of the first to shower, before the drains get janked up. Other than that, it's a solid place to camp, nice staff at the front office and easy check-in/check-out process. I'd like to come back here to do some shooting and/or racing at some point. read more

Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Campsite overlooking the shooting range - Campgrounds Near Me - Salinas, California

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My friends and I came here to spend the weekend while we ran the Spartan Beast to save money. The campsite is up the hill, past the race track. Driving in the camp area, there were already a lot of people set up with their tents. The individual areas are only separated by wooden stakes that says where one starts, but there was no problem at all knowing your boundaries. There was at least one wooden table with a bench per area, which we used to have dinner. The area that we had was more than big enough, being able to park two cars, set up two big tents, room for a camp fire, and more extra walking room. We went in August and it got pretty cold at night, so bring ample warm clothing or extra blankets! The bathroom is a walk down the hill. It was really clean for a campsite, and the men's had 4 shower stands, that had a push button style you had to keep pushing every couple of minutes to keep on. I suggest going early in the morning to avoid a line, and wear slippers for your protection. Hot water was available, which was a huge relief. Overall, we had a good experience here and wouldn't mind coming back! read more

Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Campgrounds Near Me - Salinas, California

A great place for camping mainly for the views. A good area for riding your bike. Lots of fun activities happen here like the auto races, motorcycle races, music events etc. A great place. read more

Coasted down the corkscrew on my bicycle, top speed 41mph. whoohooo! Thanks for hosting the Twilight bike events! Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kyI5PwOAto read more

Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Campgrounds Near Me - Salinas, California

Off of Highway 68 between Salinas and Monterey, Laguna Seca Recreation Area is a nice campground with water access, nice/clean bathroom, free hot shower, picnic table and fire pits! Camping rate starts at $30 per night per site + advance reservation $5 per site. They take drive-ins and are not too crowded when we went, but we usually like to have reserved sites to avoid the hassle of scrambling for a spot. There are racetrack and rifle/pistol range on site, but it doesn't get too noisy in the morning and at night. There's also playground structure for the young kiddos, great for families. The morning view on the hilltop is beautiful, and it does get windy at times. A good choice for camping as it is just a short drive from the Monterey Peninsula, Salinas Valley, Carmel Valley and Big Sur. read more

What an exciting weekend. Friendly staff, great view points of the raceway, clean bathrooms and showers. If you are looking for a nice camping spot, or a place to watch the races this is it. read more

Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Campgrounds Near Me - Salinas, California

Great campsite! We stayed for California Roots and everyone was so friendly. I was impressed by the cleanliness of the shower and bathroom facility. All the sites are vary large and amazing views! read more

Camped here during the California Roots Reggae Festival. They had a three day deal that you had to book way in advance and they only offered overflow. I think it is irritating that even though I booked several months in advance, I didn't get the option of booking a regular site. I would have preferred a regular site, and I would have been willing to pay for it. The overflow is a gravel parking lot. You will not get a picnic table or a fire pit. I get it -- it's festival camping -- but I thought it would at least be dirt not gravel -- thick, chunky gravel with big rocks at that. We were tent camping, and we have some pretty thick padding, but it was still really uncomfortable, and I am used to tent camping, but this was pretty uncomfortable. They give you a map, but the map doesn't have the overflow on it at all. Finding a spigot for water was difficult. Seriously lacking signage in general. We kept getting lost. The positives: -- If you are looking for a chill, party late at night vibe, you will get it. They will not be on your case about anything. -- You are allowed to make a fire if you bring your own fire pit. Should have done that. -- I'm not a racing person at all, so I thought the racetrack in the morning would be irritating, but it wasn't. It was actually kind of neat to watch. -- Only like 10 minutes from everything, and really only about 5 minutes from starbucks, which was really helpful. read more

$32 for a tent/no hook ups site. $2 for a pet. I went straight for the Grand Prix camp since it's a tent/small vehicle area. It's at the top of the hill overlooking the valley! I got there about 9pm and did a drive in (web site calls showing up without a reservation, paying in cash and filling out the tag, putting the envelope with cash in the secured money drop thing a "drive in"). Was trying to score another campground spot, but in hindsight should've stopped when I passed the first time several hours earlier, I might've scored one of the better sites (some are much larger than others, easier to park a car and pitch a tent with space plus have a view of the valley). The nearly full moon was a bonus. For the most part, the campground was actually surprisingly quiet. Some cars coming and going even past the 10pm quiet hour and I made the mistake of being near the port a johns so the opening and closing of the doors was annoying but that was pretty sparse and only went on til about 10:30. Only downside was the group of young guys camping down the way who sped in at 2am and proceeded to loudly talk and go on and on drunkenly, that was annoying. But, actually not so bad a place to stay. I think having one of those camper vans would've been the best way to go! Showers were free. You have to keep pushing the button to turn the water on and it's only on for about 30 secs max. Water was mostly warm. Water pressure decent. Fire pits were really nice and fires were allowed, they even had a grate for cooking. read more

Pew pew pew! Love the shooting range. It is my favorite outdoor range (so far) because: -- it is cheap -- there are plenty of lanes (and plenty of space between them) -- the rangemasters aren't jerks -- the shooting area is insulated (makes a big difference on your ears!) Also, the reactive steel targets are super fun (and shaped like delicious animals). read more

I recently went to the Laguna Seca shooting range. It's pretty decent for being the only real range in Monterey. It's a pretty standard outdoor pistol and rifle with about 20 lanes. They also allow shotguns. Prices are reasonable, especially when compared to indoor ranges in the area. Plus you don't have to buy overpriced ammo. They also include a free target with the range fee. Minus one star cause the marshall working there didn't seem too alert. He called an open range while a person was still on their way back, which wasn't a big deal cause everyone else could see him. PS- The restroom do have hot water, you just have to let the water go for about a minute before it gets there. Restrooms (at least the women's) were also pretty clean for a gun range. read more

Many reasons to cone here .. for me it's the Spartan Super.. great venue for a great race

Pros: Location, location location, easy to reserve, great views, free showers. The camp was serene in the evening. The shooting range is a good one. We stayed here for a festival 7 miles away. Cons: Racing noise 8 am to 5pm weekends Windy, need to stake your tent read more

Great track and good camping. SCRAMP SUCKS read more

Camping site: If you are looking for a place to camp with a tent, look elsewhere. The place maybe fine for RVs, but it is very windy, and you will need to secure your tent with stakes which is impossible in some of the sites. We had to tie our tents to our cars to prevent them from flying. The site is just on top of the Laguna Seca racetrack, which means it is noisy from 9am to 5pm (if you are a fan of racing, it may not be a problem for you). Lots of traffic, cars and trailer going in and out. The place is on a hill, so you cannot play ball games and each camp area (there are 3), has only one bathroom with running water. I think the fact that the place was half empty on Memorial Day weekend speaks for itself. read more

We are Monterey County residents. We come to Laguna Seca for the Mountain Bike races and activities. Primo :)

Wonderful recreational opportunities for all ages. Check them out on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salinas-CA/Monterey-County-Parks/127914110553845?ref=ts&__a=6 Or Twitter. read more

The race track looked awesome, the site was clean, and the campsites looked spacious. The negatives though were the prices to camp. We were just passing through and looking for a simple camp ground. Not looking to pay 35 dollars to pop up a tent on an extremely windy hill. The tent sights were all on top of a hill and then wind was blowing. If your ok with the cost and its not windy I reccommend checking the place out. Pretty cool area. read more

Came from L.A. and pitched tent at 2:00 AM. Really easy, put money in envelope, drop it in safe and go to your site. Woke up the next morning, TONS of available dried wood around made nice fire watched the fog and mist crawl away and by 9:30 the most beautiful view of the Valley. Uncomfortable sleeping, b/c of little rocks embedded into the dirt so my poor sweeping job missed them, and by 9:15 there are Porsche racers waking you up whether you like it or not. I really liked watching them go around the track so it did not bother me much at all. Additional Perks: HOT Water, showers and bathrooms! Every few sites there are portable toilets. Drinking water provided out of the blue labeled faucets. Extremely close to Monterey and Salinas! BEAUTIFUL! Negative: Bring yourself something to sleep on. I've been roughing it in sleeping bags but this ground is so HARDHARDHARD! So bring hammer for stakes! read more

I am in the middle of a big California road-trip. Living in Louisiana now for the last seven years, I wanted to give my kids the classic CA experience by camping all up and down the coast from SD to SF. I decided to write this review because I have really gained a whole lot of info for this trip and wanted to contribute. anyway, on with the actual review.... I had picked Monterey as a way point when coming up from Santa Barbara and found a few potential camping spots. it was getting late (about 5pm) and I was in the truck with my wife and two young ones without a reservation. my only worries in life at this point are finding a place to cook some ribeyes and drink some pinot noir (and a place to sleep i suppose). I made my way to the intended memorial park location and found it to be very crowded and due to the dry conditions were not allowing fires. we found another spot about 10 mi away and checked that out... same deal. I was ready to break down and camp but decided to check out laguna seca real quick. great choice. it was a late-june thursday night and we pretty much had our pick of camp sites. it was windy and yes the stakes required an axe to hammer in the ground but our tent went up and stayed up with ease. we got site 112r which overlooked the track and in the morning awoke to racing motorcycles. awesome for my kiddos. never saw a ranger or a no-fire sign so we had a great fire and steak dinner. highly recommend this place! read more

CAMPED OUT AND HAD THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE EVER. There are bathrooms here the water is COLD (burrrrr) but the views are great. The hillside, the stars, campfire, smores, all made for such a wonderful time. It's neat that there such an awesome place right next to the raceway. I recommend camping out here. read more

Outstanding RV camping. The staff is very friendly, making reservations is easy, and the views are fantastic. We got water and electric only, but it looked like there were some full hookups available. There were very few RVs there during Thanksgiving week. I was told by a staff member that there can be up to 120,000 people there during race days, so it's best to check the race schedule between April and September. read more

Really nice Camp ground. Fun to watch the races all makes and models, plus motorcycles. The camp sites are clean for the most part, however the portal potty hasn't been cleaned in a week. So disgusting. The normal restrooms aren't much better for cleanliness. For what they charge you would think more care would be taken. read more

Great place to camp and near Monterey and Carmel. Great views. Fun to watch cars race. Only downsides are non-potable water, no sewer at sites and no laundry facilities on site. A couple of the showers were not working in the public bath. We decided to use the shower in our trailer and disconnect to dump after a few days. Didn't take that long so worth it read more