This place is great, especially if you have kids because it is not so silent and meticulously kempt as the camp sites up the coast. The down sides of this place are the campers' fault, so please, if you are readings this, KEEP IT DOWN AT NIGHT and realize your laughing and music carries across the whole campsite, and please SLOW DOWN in the camp area. You should be going very slow. Also, if you smoke, you should stay home since you are gross. This place has nice sites, is next to the ocean, and is far enough from the city to feel far, but close enough to feel connected. read more

My wife and I go here at least twice a year. I can't believe the bad reviews. Walks on the beach, hiking in the hills. Cocktails around the fire at night what could be better. You have to make reservations 6 months in advance could be a negative just have to plan your camping trips no biggy. Don't listen to the cry babies. Update all I can say is wow after reading the negative reviews I must be lucky. I never had a bad visit here. I guess if you leave your car doors open in the wild animals might help themselves to a snack or your pop up has open food laying around your going to have ants. Lol yes the rangers once in a while might be driving a little fast seen once. The bathrooms and showers never a issue. Once I had I large group of boy scouts camp right behind us lol never thought anything about it. I guess it's how you handle things. Still say this place is lots of fun. read more

Ok lots of squirrels park ranger lady was an ASS don't park here or there rest room shower and coin machine didn't work light out at restrooms read more

Leo Carrillo Campground - This is bridge - Beaches Near Me - Malibu, California

Love this Campground. It is definitely not roughing it when you camp at Leo Carrillo, but if your looking for a place to relax a little by a fire and get away from your technology for a weekend this is a nice way to do it. The workers are all very nice and the other campers were all very respectful. There's running water, restrooms and showers here. the facilities were pretty clean and well stocked with toilet paper during our weekend there. read more

Fun campground I got to experience recently. Very close to the beach, so it was a combo beach day and camping trip. Campsites are clearly marked, the staff is friendly, website is easy to manage for booking. Pretty clean flush toilets, but be warned - no soap or paper towels or anything to dry your hands at the sink area, so bring your own. Very short walk to the beach. Token run showers, but I didn't utilize these (I was only there for one night). We were lucky to have respectful neighbors, a no noise policy is in place from 10pm to 6am. Dogs allowed on leash. The only downside - a bit pricey for the rental ($60 a night for a Monday in September). Fun experience and I'd definitely go again. read more

Would definitely come back to camp here. The store in the middle of the camp was convenient. Although the young girl working in that store seem to be pretty rude... overall was a great stay for the weekend. No cell reception until you get to the beach parking lot. Restroom were decently clean. The beach is about a 5-15min walk away depending what site you get. Make sure to leave food unattended squirrels and crows will have a feast! read more

We just spent 2 great nights at this campground! We booked site 97 and 96. Our favorite was site 97 because of the huge Sycamore tree l, and all the shade and breeze it had to offer! Site 96 is right across, it's a smaller site with practically no shade but once that sun disappears it is worth it! People walked by said hello and complimented on our set-up! Bathrooms were clean! Super quick walk to the beach with fun rocks to climb and tide pools to explore. read more

Campgrounds near the ocean in Malibu? I'm there! We spent a couple of nights at this campground with a large group recently. The sites were nice-surrounded by trees and plants. There is no electricity nor are there trash cans. However there is running water at each site. Plus there are restrooms, showers and sinks close to each site. Getting to the beach can easily take 10 minutes. You'll get there walking through the campgrounds and walking through a tunnel that takes you under Highway 1/PCH. The beach is quite rocky. As soon as you walk through the tunnel and walk straight onto the beach you'll reach the tidepools. There were tons of hermit crabs, sea anenome, and sea snails here. There is also a long stretch of beach to the left of the tidepools and to the right, a couple of small beach areas with interesting rocks to climb and caves to explore. We spotted a couple of sea lions and various birds in this area. The beach was not as clean as I expected. There was some debris in the water on the sand. I don't recall seeing trash cans so it's really on visitors to keep the beach clean. Back to the campsite-While we enjoyed the campgrounds we saw a room for improvement with the restrooms. The restrooms could be maintained better, and supplies replenished more frequently. Plus there are no toilet seat covers. A staff member cleaning the restroom one morning mentioned that the maintenance staff leave work at 330pm and dont return to clean the restrooms until the following morning. The restrooms were filthy and out of toilet paper in the morning. Other than this, I do recommend Leo Carrillo State Park campground. The grounds were clean.. The sites were clearly marked. It was such a treat to hear the waves at night, and to have the option to camp in a serene environment and be within walking distance to a nice beach. read more

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I'm sad to report that this will no longer be one of our places to camp. We use to love the shade and the bike ride to the beach. Now, however, you'll want to stay at the beach from sun up to sun down, because you really do not want to be in the campground any longer than necessary. They've added electricity to many sites which is great and an added plus. That is about all the only positive thing I can say about this campground any longer. The campsite was a mess. Empty water bottles, floss picks and broken water balloons strewn across the entire campsite. Also, I understand there is a drought but when you cut down the dead branches from the trees, haul them out! Don't leave them in the campsite stacked in piles. Also, as most campers know there is a speed limit within the campground. Whenever we'd hear a car going faster than allowed (much faster), we'd look and see that it was one of the campground patrol cars! Every time. They were all the younger helpers and one girl was even looking at her phone! Unacceptable! There was only one time with an older woman driving the campground patrol that the speed limit was abided. Also, at the campsite across from us they were chopping down branches and burning them for the full 3 days we were there. They didn't hide it and had their piles stacked in front of the fire pit in plain view but not once did the patrol even stop, nor look since they were speeding by too fast. This makes me sad. We loved camping here. read more

Surf isn't up but spirits Are!!! Couple fun waves...although this is mostly a right wave... Want lefts go to Malibu !! read more

Leo Carrillo Campground - Beaches Near Me - Malibu, California

So apparently there are two Leo Carrillo state park campgrounds, because the reviews listed certainly do not pertain to the one we are at now. Dirty, trailer park feel upon arriving. The spaces are tiny, which if you're idea of camping is in a huge motor home that's fine, but those of us who actually camp, it sucks. "Family friendly" means every brat 10 yrs of age and under are here, so expect to be up at 6am every morning, not to the sounds of the pounding surf or the chirping birds but the screams of the little children asking where their Xbox is or that they want waffles, not pancakes for breakfast. The campsite upkeep is horrendous, with overflowing garbage containers and unkempt bathrooms. Speaking of bathrooms, most were broken/clogged now, or just plain nasty. I realize $45 a night is cheap by So Cal standards, but this place really is crap. Are their any pro's you ask? Close to beach maybe, although Hwy 1 noise is pretty loud and unbearable at times. Maybe having a camp store on site is convenient as well, although not cheap by any means($2 for a candy bar????) Again, campers beware. If your idea of camping is in a trailer surrounded by 300 of your white trash friends then this is the place to go. But if you go camping to enjoy nature and not generators or obnoxious children, then u might look elsewhere. The only solace we are having now is ensuring we stay up extra late to teach the little darlings and their rude parents the meaning of the word courteous.....and payback. read more

I've only been here once, but I enjoyed it. There are a number of camping spots, decently spaced from each other. Access to beach is a short walk away depending where you are camping. The on site store was open at a key moment, when it was just pat sunset and I realized I needed more firewood. There are hiking trails close by that I haven't tried out, which will be part of the next trip here. read more

Really fun campground! Feels woodsy and then you are right by the beach and cliffs/sea caves are walking distance. The only complaint is that no one monitors the noise in the late night hours and some people were very rude. The camp store is super cute too! read more

Horrible. Dirty, water spouts overflowing and smell, firepit full and trash. The beach is dirty and crowded. The roddents are everywhere and worst of all INFESTED with ants. We woke up to 100,000 ants in our pop up. It took three hours to clean it out and we left a day early. Not worth it! read more

If you book here, make sure it's at least 5-6 months in advance. Almost every sight has at least a partial ocean view. Quiet at night with plenty of RV campers there as well. Supposed Sasquatch sightings nearby. We looked for him, but maybe he was on holiday at the time. read more

Camped here with a friend about 2 months ago. The area is beautiful but unfortunately our campsite still had lots of trash from the previous campers when we arrived and the fire ring was full of old cans and garbage. We alerted the rangers to this who said someone would be over shortly and a few hours later, after no one showed, we went back and they told us that no one was coming by afterall. We ended up having to clean up the previous camper's trash just so we could cook on the fire despite paying good money for the site. I was very disappointed in the ranger's lack of concern/apology for the mess. read more

We were here in September, beautiful weather, nice beach. Campground infested with ants, crawled inside our trailer and stayed for three days after we left. They were not attracted to any food. Bring borax to sprinkle around the outside. Some trash around. The token machine for the showers is at the very back of the campground, not up front. Would not return. read more

The view of the beach and the peaceful walk is always something to enjoy. It's a little windy sometimes but the fresh air is always a welcoming break from city smog. Just make sure to clean up after yourself. read more

It was amazing! I'm planning on going back with more friends! The beach is pretty rocky but you are like 5 min away from Zumba beach so long story short, it was amazing! read more

Leo Carrillo will reopen around June 8th. The campground site numbers will be different than before. The campground suffered substantial damage due to the fire and flooding from all the rain we had this winter but its looks great! A huge thanks to our firefighters and park rangers for saving this wonderful campground!! read more

Came with a group of friends for a few nights. Our first time here and gotta say was pretty expressed with the cleanliness of the campgrounds, park rangers/ sheriff driving around the site constantly ( that's a good thing, feel safe), this is a really a FAMILY campground, families riding their bikes, walking dogs, friendly and showers/bathroom are decent for a campground. Our camp site we were surrounded by friendly/ respectful families:) What do you expect from a campground and plenty of toilet paper. Another yelper mentioned- no toilet seat covers and smelled of urine. This is a campground lets be grateful toilets flush and they are "cleaned". Campers should also contribute to making sure they don't just throw trash on the floor use the trash can provided, flush the toilet. I went to use the bathroom and a "lady" decided not to flush the toilet and leave her period toilet paper on the toilet seat and her waste in the toilet!! C'mon ladies would you do that at home?! That's not the campsite fault, that's a disgusting woman. If you are looking to partying/ drink all night this is NOT the place for you and your friends. It would be very frowned upon. I was young too many moons ago and a campsite is the place to go and disrupt families. We would go to the Party Lakes! Just saying...... The beach Store located inside the campground is very convenient and very pricey! but hey, you're paying for the convenience and we're the ones who forgot that item or ran out of it and needed more. So instead of complaining about the overpriced Beer, lets Thank the Store for being there and we don't have to drive miles away down PCH looking for a store. We went there twice and both employees a young girl and older man were both pleasant :) read more

This place is amazing! Camp spots are $45 a night with up to 8 people per site. This is also dog friendly on a leash and has a beautiful dog beach! Truly a hidden piece of paradise! read more

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Close to a dog beach, friendly, the campground has its own store with everything from firewood to white wine. It's my favorite!

Must book 6 months in advance! Sites can accommodate up to 8 people and 2 cars. Choose your site wisely as some sites appear larger than others while others are closer to neighbors & restrooms. So it depends what you are interested in. We got a site near the far end of camp; not horrible because it had less neighbors & the restroom was pretty close. As we had to drive through most of the campground to get to the site, I saw most of the other sites closer to the beach were much more crammed together with their neighbors. Some sites had 4 large tents & 3 large vehicles on their sites. The restrooms & showers are cleanest first thing in the morning. Restrooms have toilet paper & lighting. Showers are token operated. 2 tokens for $1 for 4 minutes of hot water...cold water is free. The token machine nearest our shower was broken , but we got tokens at another shower area. The site offers trees, bushes, a wooden picnic table & a metal fire ring. The shared water spigot was close by & large trash bins as well. The campground had lots of families with kids. The kids were biking, skate boarding, razor scootering around. There were quite a few dogs as well. Squirrels & uninvited insects were out in force unfortunately! Quiet time is 10pm-6am. This is NOT enforced! One night a group of young adults stayed up until almost 3am drinking alcohol, playing loud music, and being generally obnoxious (talking loudly, cussing, and yelling at their neighbors,etc.). Although the Park Rangers stopped by and chatted with this group, their behavior didn't stop! They left their site a mess as well when they left. Otherwise, all the other neighbors were generally friendly & respectful to others. The beach was walking distance or a short drive away. The surfing was popular. The rocks prohibited good boogie boarding though. There were a few tidal pools as well. read more

A great place if you don't mind filthy facilities, crowds, drunk adults, loud music, screaming kids, sleepless nights and overall rude people. If you're looking for a relaxing, quiet, beautiful, close-to-nature experience, this is definitely not the place. read more

Recently camped with my family at Leo Carrillo State beach. I found the camp grounds to be nice, bathrooms and showers as clean as I would expect, nice little store for forgotten items and close proximity to beach area. The only issue I have is with the camp personnel not managing the noise levels. We woke up to loud Mariachi music in the morning and at night, loud music that lasted till midnight. We were far enough away that although annoying, was not blasting, but felt sorry for the campers that would have been close by. Camp host or rangers should be more diligent in controlling noise and rude campers. During the day we say a couple campers hitting golf balls towards Mulholland drive, when the service group drove by, they only thing they said was try hitting more to the left. I am sure great for the environment. We will go back for the location, but hope the host and rangers control the campgrounds better. read more

We have been camping at Leo Carrillo campground for over 35 years. No cell coverage for Verizon Wireless customers, no 911 which is a health and safety issue. I am writing Verizon Wireless a letter, when I can get a name and address - almost impossible to find, requesting they install a cell phone repeater nearby to give coverage in the area - which is really a health and safety issue. The law enforcement officers I spoke with told me their 800 MHz radios don't work in the canyon, and their cell phones don't either. Over the years patrol has dropped off. Some campers stay up late, noise, loud music, drinking, building campfires on the ground. Last week I had to tell a guy no building fires on the ground ! He was building it just a few feet away from the large metal fire ring. Need more law enforcement officers to patrol at night and enforce the camp rules. On the second warning the camper should be required to leave and lose their camping fees. The area where you park an RV is too small, they were designed MANY years ago when a 20 ft Teardrop was a big trailer. Each campsite parking area needs to be made deeper, roads need to be slurred or repaved. Trees need to be trimmed to stimulate new growth. Campers should not be allowed to wash dishes at the water faucets in the park, leaves a large smelly mess - unhealthy. Average cost to camp is about $50 a night, times 130 + camp sites equals $ 195, 000 A MONTH INCOME !. The state should spend $$ money on improvements. My kids "grew up" coming here each summer. They hesitate to bring their kids , my grandkids, here now. read more