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    Lawson's Landing

    3.0 (276 reviews)
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    Tomales bay Oyster Company right down the road.
    G A.

    The camping spot for people who know how to camp. Been camping my whole life, probably here first. We go to All kinds of places with all kinds of different amenities and the Lawson's have done a great job upgrading and modernizing the camp ground with many of those creature comforts. But what still makes this spot my favorite is the fact that you have to know what you're doing and be prepared in order to reap the many rewards Tomales Bays and Dillon's have to offer.

    Dianne S.

    The place is okay, bathrooms are decent but they have rules they don't implement. A lot of people have their dogs off leash and people just parks in the middle of the road. The one only rule they implement is quite time. This lady took her time to tell people that it's quite time and we need to shut it down. As soon as she's gone a bunch of people started playing their music loud. From what I understand is camping is a vacation away from home and most people like to stay up late and party so I never get the quite time before midnight!!

    Michael T.

    I'm new to that trailer life and this was the first place I pulled ours for some time away. I loved that this campground was right on Tomales Bay. The view from most campsites included the water, which is a nice perk, and the campground has great access to a private beach and dunes to explore. I loved that you could crab and fish directly from the beach, and we actually managed to catch a keeper rock crab! If you've got a small boat you may even be able to launch from the beach, and we def saw boats coming back with halibut caught right offshore. When I think of camping I think of being surrounded by nature, but this is a busy campground and to me it felt more like a large lot than a place to camp. I loved that we were with friends and could have that camping vibe, cooking meals and hanging out around a fire into the wee hours of the morning. The major plus see here were the access to the bay, and we made a lot of fun just kicking it on the beach, but the biggest downsides to me were how close the sites were to each other, the sound of generators constantly running, and the minimal scenery around each site to minimize the parking lot vibes. We still had a blast and I'm excited to go back again with the crew now that we're more familiar with our rig!

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    Teresa F.

    We booked this spot to camp because we had never been to this area before. The area is very clean and very spacious. If you're looking to fish, this is a great location, but not really great for much else. There are no toilets or showers available, but some very clean porta-potties are available all over the campgrounds. The store has cute basic items available, but the staff wasn't very friendly when we were there; maybe it was an odd couple of days. The quiet hours are enforced, which was very nice and the beautiful foggy mornings were the best things about this campground.

    Lawsons Landing sign above gift shop
    Jay T.

    Stayed for two nights with our RV trailer at a beach side site, a little windy, but really nice place. It's located at the opening of Tomales Bay to the ocean and the fishing opportunities are many! We crab fished with great success..

    Really nice folks that own and run this store. It's a pretty amazing store!
    Rick P.

    It couldn't be any less thank 5 stars for me. Park my rig right on top of the beach? The Hank you very much! There are no hookups but there are 2 better than average sanitation stations as they are on elevated areas with the drain ports as close as you want to get. Water and sanitation. Days go by quickly it seems. Gotta get this work thing out of the way, permanently. Nice place to decompress, gather one's thoughts, and make plans. Definitely would come back. The on site store is great. The prices are very reasonable and a very pleasant surprise. Thanks to Willy and Gage. These two are the perfect pair to handle boat launching, tank filling, a lot more, taking their time to make us feel like welcome guests. Thank you!

    Jonathan S.

    I came here for the day with my son to hang out for some co-workers this past Saturday. This campground is located right next to Dillon's Beach. Not sure how much it is to camp here, but it was $15 for a day use parking pass. It's a huge campground there is the Dillon's Beach side and if you go further down, there is the Lawson's Landing side in a bay. When you pull up to the gate, you need to park and get out to pay which is annoying, especially if you have an RV or are towing something. They don't provide you with a map of the campground, it it can be difficult to find where your site is. You just have to look on the fence posts where the site numbers are posted. This campground is for both RV/Camper Trailers and tents, but it seems like majority of the people have RV/Trailers (2/3, RV/Trailers to 1/3 tents). There are no hookups, so be prepared for dry camping. There are porta potties the rough out the campsites, but no hand washing stations. There are a few water spigots scattered around the campsites, but difficult to find as they are not marked. Another thing I noticed was that it is very dog friendly as it seems like 75% of the campsites had dogs. You are suppose to leash your dogs here, but they don't enforce it so there are a lot of loose dogs running around. Each campsite has a picnic bench/table and a fire pit. The best thing about this campground is that it is right on the water. On the Dillons Beach side, you just climb over a a large, steep sand dune and you are on the beach. On the Lawson's Landing Store side, it's on a bay, so the water is a little calmer, so you can kayak, maybe paddle board, fishing and crabbing. This place is known for crabbing during crab season. The Lawson's Landing store is actually pretty cool where they sell a bunch of random stuff, plus you can also purchase bait and cream bars/popsicles there. Overall, I felt this place is a little too crowded even there though the campsites are decent size, they are a little too close together for my taste especially with so many loose dogs running around. Make sure you keep an eye out for your food, otherwise a dog may get to it. At night you also need to need to pack up your food because there are other animals/birds/critters that may come and steal your food as well. Location: 5/5, easy beach and water access Camping: 3/5, too crowded, dirty porta potties, too many unleashed dogs Store: 4/5, lots of cool stuff there to see/buy Employees: 4/5, mostly friendly and nice, don't enforce leashing rule for dogs Overall: 3.5/5 stars

    Store had the cutest items ever
    Leilani Q.

    4 stars I've been here a few times over the years on day trips just to enjoy the raw beach, crashing waves, & sand dunes the kids like to slide down on. Usually it's windy, but always it's the natural ocean we enjoy. Lawsons is by no means fancy. In fact the only "nice" or modern part is the store, which I absolutely love to go in and browse when I need a change of scenery. You will find everything there except for maybe an extensive grocery section. My favorite part is likely what I call the Home Goods/Kirkland/Hobby Lobby section which has the most adorable sea and nautical themed items such as crabs, whales, ocean, etc. You will also find items for the crabbing experience such as squid, fishing items, unique items like colors you can throw into your campfire to make it rainbow colored. I wish I brought my sons kite, but if you want to fly one they have their own kite section. If you're hungry and don't feel like cooking or want to innterupt your experience by cooking, they have a few microwaveable items like pizza rolls, burritos, and even some stuff to take back to your site like hash browns. That same section also has coffee and teas and a microwave. Lawsons is a huge campground and if you camp far, you will need a car or bike or be ok with all the walking. You will for sure have to be okay with the wind too. I haven't been here 1 time over the years and it hasn't been windy. For the last 2 years we came the week after Christmas and it rains a lot during that time. Crabbing in the day hasn't proven fruitful, but crabbing at night, like after 6pm-12am has. Every single evening we threw the pods out we've come back with at least 8 or so crabs. When we went in the day we've came back with 1 or 2. Snares are hardly as fruitful as the pods and if you have a kayak or boat even better. It's really a great idea to know tides well and how that relates to crabbing. And also extremely wise to not use a kayak without knowing how to use it during the tides going out. The lady at the store told us 2 women in kayaks had to be helicopter back in recently. And when our 2 men went out during the outgoing tide it took everything in their middle aged bodies to paddle back to shore. I would love to come back when the tides are low for clamming. The spring is supposed to be great for that. We stayed in 524 and 525 and I really liked the proximity to the store, it's only a 2 minute walk or so and beach crabbing area we like to be at most of the time. Note to self, bring kites, a water jug to bring to wash our hands at at the beach, sledding saucers to go down dunes with and maybe bikes to ride all the way into Dillons Beach general store and around town in.

    Diem N.

    Awesome. I will definitely come back. Great place to camp near the beach. Family friendly and dog friendly I highly recommended this place. Make sure to make reservation ahead of time . Have fun

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    Really nice and informative staff the tractor boat launch was easy nice fishing spot great tackle store

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    the best camp place ever. goi g on Halloween is the best, and it's just like of-the-grid camping but more fun

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    Okay campground next to the beach. Mostly for rv. Day parking is very small so come early. Staff is friendly.

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    Ask the Community - Lawson's Landing

    Can I get an ATT cell connection at the campground?

    I think so

    Are the skunks more aggressive this year? I've heard they now openly walk into campsites with people around & spray pets more frequently. Curious if true? Thanks

    We've seen deer, birds, ducks, cranes,squirrels, rabbits, seals, crabs, fish...I'm sure I'm missing something, but we have not ever seen even 1 skunk there.

    Are dogs allowed?

    Yes! Dogs are allowed. But with the leash all the time.

    Are the cows and their poop gone? Last time I went there cows were roaming around and ate peoples food!

    No the cows are not in the campground have not been for many years.

    Do the sea wall campsites all have fire pits?

    Yes

    Hi all. Does this campground offer any full hook up options for RV's? If so, which site? Thank you!

    No, they don't.

    Does anyone know how big the marsh campsites are?

    20x25ish

    Is it very windy in August? Booked space 505 beach with pier access

    Not that windy, but you never know

    Is there anywhere to park extra vehicles?

    At store? Sadly No, and also sadly for most rentals. Parking is EXTREMELY limited. 😓

    Which spots are the best?

    Near the sand dune we liked 204, the sea wall gets windy

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    I do enjoy the grassy campgrounds in the meadow and the views from the seawall.

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