This review is based on what we saw. Didn't stay here... There's a nice size parking lot just off the campsite. It's not a far walk, maybe 10 min or so along the main trail/path. The scenery is very beautiful. You'll come across a beautiful meadow with loads of flowers. Once you reach the campsite, they're marked so you know where to go. Each site has a picnics table and is pretty decent in size. It wasn't that busy when we walked by but when it's full, it's very lively. Theres the restroom situation not far from sites. From what we've seen, it's actually pretty nice. Place is clean which is a plus. It's near loads of trail which is also a plus. Also, it's camping so take what you brought with you back. Keep nature clean as it should be. read more

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It doesn't even deserve a star. Didn't even check in once arrived the host was so rude we just decided to leave. Why is he even still there as a host. You go camping to have a good time and relax and people like that you don't even feel comfortable. Don't waste your time camping there. There are other campgrounds nearby that welcome you read more

The good: Campground was clean, large, and very spacious. Great views of the sky and stars at night. Fires were allowed as long as it is contained within the fire ring. The not so good: there was no water in the campground (make sure to bring water for all your needs), the site that we were in were mostly slanted. Tried to get the "flattest" part of the site but still found myself sliding through halfway past my cot and feet were on the ground . Overall: we had fun camping! read more

Let me start by saying that up until this year, I have never had a problem with the camp hosts. But the lovely couple that used to run the campground aren't there any longer and instead, there is a very rude and hostile man serving as camp host. We got to our campsite on a Monday and he wasn't at his site. There was a sign saying that he was visiting another campground. As we have done in the past, we put our money into the envelope to give to him when he returned. He did not return for 2 1/2 days! And when he did, he was aggressive and threatening to us. Now mind you we are two elderly ladies in our 60s. We told him that we were just waiting to give him our money and he told me that we were lying about giving our fee to the camp hosts in the past. If the sign had said that he was off duty, we would've just put the fee in the box. Instead he told us that we had 5 minutes to pack up or he'd call the sheriff. We did pack up, but we did pay him what was owed. For all I know he took the money for himself. For the 2 /12 days he WASN'T there, the bathrooms weren't cleaned, toilet paper was running low and he wasn't around to sell firewood. Whoever hired him made a bad choice. He is scaring people away and as a woman camping alone, I do not feel safe with him around. I have camped at McGill MANY times to get out of the heat, but won't again this season. Also, although I did not see him drinking, he did spend an unusual time in his car before he came to harrass us. read more

Our experience at McGill Campground in Frazier Park was incredibly disappointing and concerning. We arrived around noon and began setting up our site. Around 1:30 PM, the campground host (an older gentleman from Iran) came by and asked if we were aware of the rules. We said yes, and he reminded us that music must stop by 9:30 PM and everyone should be asleep by 11:30 PM -- which we respected. Later that afternoon, my husband attempted to fly his drone to explore the area. We had already checked all relevant federal regulations and confirmed that drone use is allowed in national forests (unlike national parks). However, the host immediately came over, aggressively telling us drones were not permitted and insisting we check their website. We did -- and found nothing that prohibited drones as he claimed. There were also no signs anywhere indicating this restriction. At 9:21 PM, the same host entered our camp -- visibly intoxicated -- and started yelling at us, claiming we were disturbing the peace. We were quietly eating dinner; there was no music and no loud noise. His behavior escalated quickly, and he even threatened to use pepper spray on us, which was shocking. For more detailed content, I also want to mention that he spent most of the day across from us drinking at another campsite, and we witnessed him argue with other campers as well, seemingly without cause. At 9:30 PM, he said he would call the police. By 1:00 AM, law enforcement arrived, woke everyone up, and told us we had to leave because the host "wanted us gone." We explained that most of our group had been drinking (except me), and driving at that hour would be unsafe and illegal. Despite this, some of our friends were arrested for refusing to leave and spent 12 hours in jail. This experience was beyond unacceptable. What was meant to be a relaxing outdoor weekend turned into a traumatic ordeal because of an aggressive, intoxicated host abusing his authority. I will strongly caution anyone considering a stay at McGill Campground. I would never be back there after everything that happened. I will also file an official complaint against the staff at the park. read more

McGill Campground - Sledding Near Me - Frazier Park, California

This is one of our favorite campgrounds near LA. AT 7500 feet elevation, in a thick Jeffrey Pine forest, this clean, well-run campground has sites that are not jammed together, well spaced restrooms and trash bins--with bear-proof locks, a nature hike and a trail to the top of Mt. Pinos. Kerry, the full-time host, takes no $xxt from those who would disturb the beauty and peace of this mountain oasis. There is no water, so bring your own. Half the sites accommodate tents, and the remainder could house a Class 3 or a short trailer. Firewood is available for sale. The FCFS sites don't fill up mid-week, but reservations in advance by Recreation.gov are suggested. read more

McGill Campground - Full moon at site 75 - Sledding Near Me - Frazier Park, California

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Well taken care of, roomy sites, nice trails, and beautiful views. No water, be sure to bring your own. I had half the campground to myself on a summer day. Bonus! There were no pencils at pay station and camp host had the day off. I went into town and got a pen. I had to go for supplies anyway, but still. It harshed my mellow. It wasn't enough to keep me from coming back, though. It was one of the most restful nights camping that I've had. read more

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To all mountain lovers -- think twice before visiting McGill Campground. A group of friends and I decided to spend the weekend there, but what should have been a relaxing getaway turned into a nightmare. We arrived around noon, paid our fees, and began setting up. Not long after, the campground host approached us -- noticeably intoxicated -- and asked if we knew the rules. We confirmed we did, but his tone was unnecessarily confrontational. He then spent most of the day across from our site, drinking with his friends while watching us closely, as if waiting for us to slip up. Later, I flew my drone for a few minutes, and the host immediately stormed over, aggressively claiming that drones were not allowed and that I should review federal regulations. After landing the drone, I double-checked the rules on both the campground and federal websites -- there were absolutely no restrictions. In fact, this area is commonly listed as a drone-friendly location. That evening, around 9 PM, we sat down for a quiet dinner -- no music, no fire, no disturbance. At 9:20 PM, the host showed up again, clearly drunk, shining his bike light into our faces and shouting that we had to go to bed. If we do not comply he would pepper spray us and our dog. We have a Golden Doddle (the sweetest dog ever).Then he threatened to call the police if we didn't comply. Later that night, my wife and I went up to Mount Pinos to photograph the Milky Way. Around 1 AM, we got a call from a police officer saying some of our friends had been arrested and we needed to return immediately to pick up the rest of them. Our friends were woken up by law enforcement and told to leave the campground at 1am. When they explained they'd been drinking and couldn't safely drive, they were arrested for trespassing and refusing to leave -- despite having paid to stay there. When I returned to the camp, the officer said we had to pack everything and leave immediately. I tried to explain how the host had been harassing us all day, but the officer simply said it wasn't their concern. So, at 1:30 AM, my wife and I had to break down everyone's tents and pick up the whole camp in the dark and head back to L.A. The next day, we had to drive to Bakersfield to pick up our friends from jail, then return to the campground to retrieve the vehicle we had left behind, and then again back to LA. What should have been a peaceful night under the stars turned into a stressful and costly ordeal. The behavior of the host -- drinking, harassing guests, and abusing his authority -- is unacceptable. It's clear from online reviews that this wasn't an isolated incident. I strongly urge whoever manages this campground to take immediate action and reconsider who they allow to represent their site. We certainly won't be back, and I hope no one else has to go through what we did. We have been camping all over the world and by far this is the worst experience ever. read more

PROS: - Quiet place to camp. Generally there aren't any noisy campers. - Harry the camp host is a gem. He's knowledgeable, hilarious, and takes care of business when needed. You'll see him putting around on his Vespa. - Dog friendly campground. You'll see lots of cute 4 legged fur babies around. - Hiking trails strewn about the area. - About a mile drive away from the Mt Pinos peak where you can see shooting stars. - Camp fire rings at every camp site. CONS: - Just be warned, this is a dry campground... meaning there is no running water i.e. faucets or spigots. You'll need to haul your own water here. FINAL THOUGHTS: - Please clean up after yourselves. Leave it better than it was when you got there. read more

McGill Campground - Sledding Near Me - Frazier Park, California

I had a wonderful weekend here! Sites are nicely spaced out. Beautiful views. Great hosts. And there's a really nice trail adjacent to the campground. read more

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So we came up here for Junteenth weekend never having stayed in the area. Little did I know that mother nature decided it was winter and the weather dropped from 70s/50s to 50s/30s plus high winds. We had to cut the trip short for our own sanity (couldn't sleep) as it looks like we weren't prepared to be so cold. That being said WE WILL BE BACK! The camp hosts are great. They can seem serious/gruff but it is because they are there to make sure everyone has a great experience, that includes keeping people from getting too rowdy or in our case having campers building fires so high they spill out of the fire rings in the middle of high winds in a drought. They have an amazing doggo and are a wealth of information. Chat them up and be nice and they will be nice to you. The lower part of the campground is windier and thus can be colder. We were halfway and caught the high and cold winds. Got great sun throughout the day. Be aware that many sites are at an angle. If you are tent camping you need to make sure you avoid these sites. If you are coming in a camper make sure you fit. They are serious about this because you will not allow other drivers to get through if you are sticking out. Bring PLENTY of water, more than you think you need. Thisk about bringing compostable dishware to save on water and dish washing. Be aware that there is a day use fee. So if friends visit they still have to pay. There is an overflow area at the beginning of the lot but depending where you camp it can be a walk. There is internet access up here (I have Tmobile) but it can be spotty sometimes. It is easily solved by waiting a few minutes or walking a bit for better reception but it is so much better than nothing. There are some stores about a 15-20 minute drive if you run out of something so you aren't out of luck. The pines and views are beautiful and the scent is amazing. Had a great time and was happy to get away for a bit. read more

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In reference to Rali and Boncho - please disregard their lying comments. My husband and I were neighbors of those two and their other friends and noisy dog. They were quiet and not drunk during the daylight, except for their barking dog, but as the day progressed, they became more and more drunk and very noisy. The assistant camp host, who is NOT from Iran, asked them several times to tone it down but they wouldn't. Finally around midnight, all the campers around these drunk campers and the three camp hosts were SO VERY fed up with these older belligerent men and women that the police were called. They arrived and proceeded to try to evict them but were attacked by these drunks and two were immediately arrested. One snuck away with his wife and the others promised to be quiet which they were. This is a very well maintained campground. Very clean and usually not too noisy. We've been camping for years here and ALL the camp hosts have been great and acted in a professional way. If you are noisy, have too large a campfire, etc you will be told to keep it down out of courtesy to others. If you are disrespectful of them and other campers, you will have a big problem and the police will be called. read more

I've been coming to this campground at least once a year for the past several years. It's usually not crowded, but since COVID, this campground has been filling up fast! I believe they now have a reservation system in place, so make sure you check the website before you head up there. Don't forget that this is a DRY campground...bring your own water supply! | PROS | + Each reserved spot is quite big, so you are not too close to others. + We met Harry (camp host) during our last visit. He's was so helpful and provided us great tips. Bonus: he's hilarious!! + Hiking trails nearby + You can drive up to a lot to star gaze in the evening during meteor showers. The view is SO beautiful. There are also some people that bring super amazing telescopes to see planets. I was able to see Saturn and the rings during a visit. + Dog friendly campsite. | CONS | - Dry campground, so bathrooms get quite smelly after a while - I'm not sure if something changed, but during my last visit, I felt that it was so much dustier. I felt like I wasn't breathing in fresh, crisp, mountain air. read more

Beautiful camp, wanted to stay here again but the camp host (an older man) was extremely unpleasant. He was upset with us for briefly parking to look for our reserved site, and instead of helping us look he immediately jumped to telling us to leave. He also requested we leave in the evening after being too loud, but issued no warnings prior. He yelled and told us to pack and get out. Beautiful site but very sad that it's dampered by the awful attitude of the host. I will be camping elsewhere read more

Amazing camping but very bad service. We arrive for a place and we wanted to start a fire. The process started and the staff ran up to us and started yelling at us without explaining anything! After a 30 minute conversation, they barely got it out that we were not allowed to make a big fire. After that they tried to scare us with fines and manipulated us, if you behave badly we will write fines. You guys should explain to your customers first instead of throwing yourself at people and yelling. Beautiful place, service and staff are terrible read more

Lovely, lovely campground in Los Padres National Forest. Camp host Harry (kinda weird) was always watching us and camp host Carrie was laid back and super friendly. We brought our volleyball net to play with our small family and apparently someone said we were being too loud at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon. Quiet hours usually start at 10 p.m. so we found this quite odd. We were outside and were not bothering anyone. We love this area but do not think we will camp here again and that is the reason why we are giving it 3 stars. Our family loves the outdoors and we love to camp. The campground is gorgeous and has beautiful trails nearby definitely worth the visit for that reason alone. read more

The first time we visited was July 2019, loved it so booked it again to celebrate signing out marriage license in August 2020. Both trips were very meaningful and amazing so this review goes for both, but I will be talking about out most recent August trip. You HAVE to book 2 nights at a time so we booked for Friday night and Saturday night, 8/21 - 8/23. It takes approx 2.5 hours from West LA where we live so we left right after work around 7PM, and got there around 915ish, no traffic is fantastic! Set up our tent and started pigging away! They have a camp leader on site at all times, and you're welcomed to ask them for anything. We talked to both the lady and the man a couple times, but they're both EH, not rude, but just not the friendliest out there. They do their job well though. At the moment there are no group gatherings so the camp share area is closed and when they saw that people were using it, they immediately kicked them out. We also had a tiny tiny fire while we went out for a mini walk and came back and saw they put it out with water and left us a note, therefore we know that they're constantly patrolling and making sure it is safe for everyone. The area has a lot of different hiking trials and the scenery is just beautiful. The trees make it so it's not very hot, but because of the dirt, there are a lot of ants and flies. I love that pretty much every spot has a picnic table and it's own fire pit. We love #31 so we always book it, it's super spacious and its fairly secluded from everyone else so we have a lot of privacy and social distancing. We actually don't really hike, haha, but when we do, it's a beautiful sight to see. It's great to just to be out in nature and enjoy the breeze. There's still reception so you're not completely out in the woods, but it also gives people a chance to put down their technology and appreciate one another as well as the nature and the world we live in. There's also restrooms that are always cleaned out so they're not stinky all the time although it is a port-a-potty type. Overall, the hubs and I love to camp and Mc. Gill will always be on our go-to place! read more

This campground is a hidden gem. First off, there is an on-site host names Carrie. Extremely helpful. We arrived and she informed us there were three spots left and led us to the best one. Amazing views and not overcrowded. I will be back very soon! read more

McGill Campground - Sledding Near Me - Frazier Park, California

This is our favorite campground in Ventura County! We make an annual "guys trip" up here every fall. The campground is clean, quiet and so many beautiful views! Plus lots of great hiking and biking trails! The sunrises are so amazing! .... AND the skies at night are magical, you can see sooo many stars!! If you're looking for a get away from your regular day life... don't hesitate to come here! read more

McGill Campground - View of the sunrise from our campsite - Sledding Near Me - Frazier Park, California

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Free mountains to snow on and do some sledding, cabin bathroom available but hard to find, saw some picnic benches, road may require tire chains, bring surf boards for sliding down mountains (way better than the plastic ones), bring snacks/water store is out of way. read more

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Loved this campground. The camp host Kerry was absolutely wonderful!!! We asked about firewood and she said that they were $10 a bundle and that she would go get it for us and bring it back which she did!! That's what you call customer service!! There are reservable sites and there are some first come first serve sites as well. The restrooms were very clean and the campsites here are very good sized and good enough distance away from other neighboring sites that you'll feel comfortable enough to just do your own thing. Being only 2 hours away from Orange County, it's a great quick and convenient getaway. The only thing I didn't like and maybe I went during the wrong time, is it was a little dusty, like pollen all over. Luckily we had a screen tent which we put over the park provided picnic table and cooked under the canopy. Quiet place, no loud partiers, and only $20 per night. You can't beat it. Oh, maybe for covid-19 reasons, all water was capped off. Safety first! Okay, I hope this review helps! read more

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First, gotta get this out of the way. This is a dry campground which means there is no running water and uses vault toilets. With that being said, this is my favorite campground. Been camping here for the past 15 years, and just love it. It's quiet, clean and right below My Pinos where it has great hiking trails and night sky viewing. Honestly, don't want to share this gem of a place, but gotta give a special shout out to both camp hosts (Harry and Kerry) for doing a wonderful job in managing this place. Keep up the excellent work to ensure a memorable camping experience! read more

Harry and his team were very helpful and organized. Harry looked for a campsite for us with his scooter and radioed his co worker that he found one and meet him there! Very clean campground. I will camp there again read more

No flushing toilets and haven't been cleaned for a awhile. Parking space at Group 2 very limited .

Camp ground was nice. Host was stupid and arrogant low lying uneducated park host. I think these people needs a training.

The host is a jerk. We were backing up to park the car so we were against traffic for like 20 seconds, then the host cruised by kept yelling saying we can't go against the traffic. We explained what we were trying to do and he then said, you can't park nose in. So??? That's what we are trying NOT to do. We are not new to campgrounds and very respectful to the rules. It was 2pm in the afternoon, no other cars around, and all the campsites were still empty, meaning if there's any car coming up, we can easily let them pass without a problem. Fine, then we realize our campsite is too small for our tent (this site only fit a 2 people tent, no joke). We started looking for other FF sites and try our luck. That jerk, twice, when he cruised by us, still gave us the mean stare, TWiCE. We didn't really argued with him when he was yelling at us, we even apologized for the inconvenience. So, we left, didn't want to deal with that none sense at all. The campground is really nice but many sites are really small and don't have much flay areas, be aware before you reserve the sites. The good ones are 66, 68, 69, 70, 75, 28. But we didn't get to survey the whole campground because of the host was unreasonable. That host destroys all the nice things about that campground. read more