Arriving was tricky because it was late and dark. Luckily our other party members had already arrived, so they met us at entrance. We tent camped and waking up to the sounds of crashing waves, smells of early risers cooking breakfast, emerging from my slumber to feast my eyes on the Pacific Ocean crashing against our California Coastline... ahhh ZEN We hiked, sort of. Just down to the tide pool area (or whatever ya call it), checking out rock formations. I found a couple of heart shaped rocks and even made a face from rocks. I called him "stoned"... Before we left come Sunday, I rocked a table. Meaning I painted a rock and left a piece of my inner peace to the finder (whomever it would be). Sincerely C.Wray read more

See all

Always a beautiful visit! October camping!! Embrace the magic of October at Ocean Cove! Unwinding with breathtaking sunsets, friendly smiles from the fabulous staff, and beautiful serene sounds of nature all around. What else do you need! read more

See all

It's been a few years since we've been back but still a solid 4 stars. Shower prices have changed slightly, $3 for 6 minutes. Port-a-potty's are hit or miss. It had been 3 days since it was cleaned per the cleaning log and it was horrid. Thankfully it was cleaned the next day and every other day we were there. They are dog friendly but require them to be a leash at all times, however that wasn't always the case. I apparently brushed up against some poison ivy while on the trail to "wifi rock" which was a bummer. All that aside, the views here are absolutely breath taking and we will continue to return to this place over any other campsites. Another thing to note, the general store across the street closed at 5pm so if u need something later in the evening you are SOL. read more

See all

Absolutely beautiful coastal campground! This might just be the most beautiful place I've ever camped at! Not to mention, the drive up Highway 1 was breathtaking! On to the campground! My friends and I don't have any trailers or anything, so we just did regular car camping, which was totally fine. You can find a picnic table and fire pit with bbq grill at each regular car campsite. There are various porta potties throughout the campground, and I believe one shower area. Since the ocean is literally feet away, be prepared for sandy/dusty everything. And obviously, colder weather as well. Also, there's lots of coastal area to explore within the campground, and I saw people fishing off the cliffs and rocks as well! This campground closes during the winter, so I'll definitely try to visit again in the Spring! read more

See all

This place is getting worse and worse. The host is very rude and have zero empathy to a people that's are camping there. Bad customer service. You can find more better place to camp then rather seating in this shit hole. read more

Can't ever get enough of the ocean at Ocean Cove camp ground. Easy to communicate with management. Love their welcoming hospitality.

Clean and helpful staff . We are repeat visitors and always enjoy it here. It's generally pretty quiet . Beautiful views access to the water. read more

My friend and I wanted to go on a camping trip and needed a place last min. We found this campground online and we liked that it was a first come first serve. It was a popular spot so I felt confident with us two girls camping. The little shop offers lots of camp food, ice, and extras! I would for sure go back! You can have a fire and the views are amazing! read more

Absolutely beautiful location and relaxation area. Only issue, I have is that there is limited spots to park our trucks and RV due to unoccupied RVs everywhere. For a Wednesday, this place is PACKED! Great locations here and there, but too many unoccupied RVs just sitting empty and families and others' have a difficult time finding a spot. read more

See all

Went camping here at Ocean Cove Campground in October with some friends, and unfortunately we couldn't find too many good things to say about it. It's private so there's no reserving campsites, or at least the individual ones, so you have to luck out with even getting a spot, let alone a good one. Most of the spots are filled with RVs, like almost all RVs, which means a lot of the nice views of the coast are blocked by the RVs if you don't come early enough to get a spot near the cliffs. Another thing we noticed was there were a ton of families and kids there. Which is fine, but again they're all RV campers and it didn't seem like the kids, or even the parents, were taught about camping etiquette. So many people would walk through our campground, and kids would walk through our camp while we're eating breakfast and go in between our tents with the parents just watching on the road. Overall, not worth the drive to get here, not worth being surrounded by RVs, not worth people constantly cutting through our campsite. We tried it once, and maybe some people like it, but we won't be camping here again. An extra star because we at least enjoyed our time together with friends. read more

Amazing camping on the ocean! Gorgeous views, Great sites, no reservations needed! Hot showers are a plus. Restaurant with full bar within walking distance. read more

Ocean Cove Campground - Parks Near Me - Walsh Landing, California

Beautiful private campground on the Sonoma Coast. First come first serve so be prepared to get there early. People in the office/store are super nice. Store has a great selection of stuff you might need. Only detraction would be the lack cell service but that makes a good excuse to get off grid. read more

We spent 3 nights soakng up Bodega Bay. Awesome! Great beach for walking. Great campsight. Clean bathroom and showers.

We love OC camp, hard to believe anyone wouldn't. We are tent camper's and appreciate the size of the camp sites, we love the fact that the camp store is there if we need something. Being next to the ocean is amazing - you can hear the roar at night and enjoy the beautiful views while sitting at the ocean edge or hiking on the cliffs near by. We will always be faithful OC campers. read more

See all

I've been coming to ocean cove for the last 6+ years with my in laws, who have been coming for over 15. Needless to say, we LOVE this campground!! We love it, because it encourages a free spirit mindset with no reservations available. When you want to go, you go. If you're planning to go on a weekend however, make sure to call, as this place is bumping on the weekends. There's a great trail to walk along the coast that is kid and elderly friendly! Restaurant close by if you don't want to cook over the fire, as well as the campground store that has everything from sunflower seeds to ice cream. Drive north a mile or two, and there's another awesome trail/rock climbing area. The only downfall, is how popular this place has become over the years, but is still our number one favorite spot to camp at!! read more

See all

Such a hidden gem. Beautiful spot. Workers are very friendly and helpful. We.so love camping here. No hookups but the views are breathtaking. The store has amazing amount of stuff. Local cheese, snacks and beer. Weekends they have some of the best grilled oysters. Also try the restaurant across the way. Fish and chips are pretty dang good. read more

Ocean Cove Campground - Ocean cove is amazing place. We love camping there. So quite and peaceful. If your lucky to get a spot on the cliff. - Parks Near Me - Walsh Landing, California

We come here every year. Really cool place for family and church retreats. Too bad you can't catch abalones anymore as we initially started to visit this place back in the 90's. It's still cool tho. Recommended. read more

See all

HANDS DOWN the best place to camp in my opinion. I've been coming here since I was a kid with my family starting in 2005. We come every single year now for my birthday and it never ever disappoints. The people are amazing, the views are amazing and it just feels like home. Absolutely recommend coming here. There aren't enough nice things I could say about it. Come see for yourself read more

See all

Yearly Group Campsite Reservation and it never disappoints. Walking distance to the Cove. The site has its own water, porter potties and the site is gated. Ocean Cove store is walking distance. There is always a vendor selling oysters each weekend we visit in July. Showers are nice and hot for five minutes for $2.50 in quarters. This campsite is 32 minutes South of Gualala and about 1 hour up North from Bodega Bay. read more

See all

I really loved it here during the week. It's a beautiful private campground with views. It felt safe and clean and the little ocean Cove store, which is a five minute walk from most of the campgrounds has a ton of things to tempt you. It did get a little bit noisy on the weekend, but it was people enjoying themselves and it was a happy noise. read more

This is definitely the most beautiful place in the world. In some places the view of the ocean is wonderful. there is no electricity connection unfortunately but you can take a car in your trailer but there is no sewerage. there are tables at each place and a place for a fire. read more

Ocean Cove Campground - A lot of space - Parks Near Me - Walsh Landing, California

See all

Such a fun campground. Definitely fills up Friday through the weekend during the summer time. I showed up Sunday evening and most of the campground was empty. Had an amazing time with great views. The price is very reasonable and the sights are good sizes. Make sure to bring quarters for the showers ($3.00 for a 6 minute shower) read more

We love the beauty and flexibility of this primitive campground. We can gather as a family park our RVs close to eachother and take in the sights and hikes up and down the coast from here. We've camping here for 20 years! read more

Beautiful setting. A small walk to the water. We were fortunate and had quite neighbors so slept solid. Super popular place to camp so recommend trying to book as far ahead as you can in the future. read more

We came on a Monday, the place was completely packed and they were still letting people in even though the sign said "campground full". We drove around the 20 acre trailer city looking for a spot for about half hour looking for a place to put a tent amongst all the trailers. We finally found what may have been the last available site, and reluctantly decided to stay since we had done so much work packing and had traveled a couple hours to get there on such a difficult road. The state park campsites were closed due to covid, and the regional park campsites were only accepting reservations, so "Ocean Cove" was the place to go! (Since they don't seem to care how many people are camping there or if they have adequate toilets for that many people!) We got set up, and settled into our extremely dusty and dirty campsite surrounded by huge trailers, RVs, generators, American flags and dog poop! My wife went to use the port-o-potty and found that they were so poorly serviced that she could not even sit down without touching someone else's poo! We checked the other toilets, and it was the same everywhere (see pictures!) Since there was absolutely no privacy, there was no were to even squat! We did however find that people were pooping and peeing and leaving toilet paper all along the hiking trail along the bluff, (I guess that's what happens when you have too many people and not enough toilets and you don't service the toilets often enough because you want all the $30 per night camping fees for your greedy little selfs!). Thank heavens we brought a bucket and some plastic garbage bags so we could set up a toilet in our tent, and they had a couple of overflowing garbage cans we could put the full bags next to so we didn't have to poop on the trail (GROSS!) For entertainment we watched people walking to the toilet just to walk away with horrified looks on their faces! Better than TV! We decided to cut our trip short, we left after the first night, and we will never be camping here again. PROs: "This space intentionally left blank" CONs: Everything about this place is a CON! Just don't go here if you value your marriage and the health and safety of your family! read more

See all

This campground is literally the best in Cali, we have been going here for over 10 years and have always had an amazing time! Its located right by the ocean and has some stunning views! read more

See all

Hands down a place to visit for life - places like this are the hidden hems of what California has to offer. Been coming here for years - this is a must visit - we have this on repeat a few times a year!!! read more

Ocean Cove Campground - Great little beach on top of the cliff - amazing sunsets! - Parks Near Me - Walsh Landing, California

This is by far one of the best places to stay, the views are amazing, the campground is clean, the family that run this are great people to work with. You can't beat the price per night for what you get. Most of my rental clients (qualitytimerentals.com) come here also. The trick to getting a great cliff spot is to get here on a Wednesday (oops the secret is out). read more

Ocean Cove Campground - Ocean cove campground - Parks Near Me - Walsh Landing, California

Ocean cove campground has been our go to place for a family friendly campground trip. We absolutely love the fact that it sits right on the ocean cliffs and has unique campsites for all travelers. The ocean cove store has everything you would need for all your camping needs. My son loves picking out an ice cream or snack during the day. All employees there are so helpful and kind. Joe, Matt and Gary treat you like family and make sure you have everything you need for your trip. We will always come here for our family trips!!! Thank you Ocean Cove for the amazing time. read more

See all

Outstanding campground! Very shady and beautiful!!! Bathrooms were kept clean every day. Camp-store has a lot of groceries if needed. This rating is for the tent side only. read more

Beautiful gem hidden of highway 1, friendly staff, always helpful. Did multiple camps here including group camps with big gatherings! Campground is always cleaned and maintained, water on site. Awesome place for some rock fish, they also have a boat ramp. Bring your motorcycle take it down highway 1 its a blast. Also some trails of the campground that lead into nature. Always fresh ocean breeze guaranteed. Our family's favorite campground. read more

See all

I have been going to ocean cove since I was in diapers, some of my best memories have been made there with family and friends. The family that owns it is absolutely wonderful. I'm so glad that they are a family owned and oriented business. They don't heckle you while you are trying to enjoy your time there. The scenery is breathtaking whether you are walking along the cliffs and finding a special spot to watch the sunset, or tide pooling in the cove. I can't imagine that anyone would ever have anything bad to say about this amazing campground. read more

See all

Most laid back campsite I've been too. Staff is super cool and you can just choose the site you want. Amazing sites overlooking the ocean if you can get one. The store is one of the most clever and well stocked store I've ever seen at any campground. This is a dry cramping area so no hookups for your rv and no bathrooms just portable. If you want to truly get away from everything this is the spot. read more

Beautiful setting. Unfortunately, the lack of a camp host plus unruly neighbors can make for a very unpleasant experience. Very loud music till after midnight on both sides of our group made sleep impossible. The absence of cellular service and WiFi left us feeling very vulnerable. read more

We returned for another five day adventure here at Ocean Cove over Halloween. We had an excellent time and excellent weather. There was barely a breeze, we had all packed or foul weather gear which was not needed. The Ocean Cove store has all your needs including wine. They have no hook ups but provide Porta potty's and warm showers that run on quarters. It takes two dollars in quarters for approximately six minute hot shower, which is totally worth it. The camping spots here are first come first serve which means usually the spots along the cliff line are usually taken first depending on the weather though. The spots in back our protected more from wind and weather. read more

See all

This campsite is simply magical and unlike anything else! The views are impeccable and a great place to create memories with friends and family. read more

I normally come here yearly to camp in a tent at Ocean Cove. What I notice this last year and this year that there are a ton of RV's where people either stay or leave their RV for long periods of time. So you walk around and see empty RV'S there. Also, there is a noise ordinance at 10pm which is not enforced. Some RV'S were blasting their music until the early hours of the morning. Tent campers had their music blaring until midnight. Mind you, our family stayed for 3 nights and each night we went to bed listening to loud music. I was very disappointed and this was my family's first experience at Ocean Cove. The toilets are suppose to be clean every few days by HONEY BUCKET but their port o potties fill up in a day so it smells like crap. Tampons and dirty trash lined on the floor. The scenery will always be amazing and breath taking each and every sunset. I try a new spot next year. read more

We've been coming to the Ocean Cove for years! Our favorite campground! Breathtaking views, incredible stargazing and very friendly staff! A true gem! read more

Fantastic views of the Pacific Ocean. Spaces are really spread out. Dry camping only wonderful if you have a self contained RV. The sounds of the ocean will lull you to sleep. Looking forward to returning. read more

Ocean Cove Campground - View from our Campsite - Parks Near Me - Walsh Landing, California

Being born and raised here half of my life I've always loved coming here all the time and being by their beautiful campground has always been amazing you can't get anything else better than here for the experience and the peace it brings! Best place to come and so much affordable than most campgrounds and worth every penny. read more