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Felt unsafe at this campsite
This should be called partyland. It was horrible!!! I went with my 8 year old son and it was so loud! Drunk people everywhere. I had to call the emergency line close to 11pm, because people were walking by and jumping on our RV. Noisy and drunk people EVERYWHERE. This is not family friendly. I even reported that people were drinking and driving and no one got stopped. If I didnāt have to keep my son safe, I would have been out there making sure no one was drinking and driving. It was actually pretty scary. Sad when you feel unsafe at a camp site.
Be the first to ReplyWas scared of the reviews, but our stay was excellent!
A friend recommended we stay here, so we made reservations for 3 nights, April 9-11, a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. After checking in, I looked at reviews on TripAdvisor and was thoroughly scared. I thought, oh no, this is going to be bad. But our stay was wonderful, with no issues. Tuesday And wed nights were quiet and Peaceful. Thursday night, was a tiny bit more noisy, we could hear a few people talking loudly a couple times, but it was nothing that lasted or was disruptful. We were in the Limited area, space C13, backed up to grass and trees, with only water and electric hookups. Many spaces around us were not being used, so we had lots of room. I understand this is the off season though. We found the bathrooms to be very very clean and well taken care of. 2 out of the 3 nights we enjoyed the hot tub and pool, which were also extremely clean feeling, and well maintained. On Thurs Evening and Friday morning was the only time we saw kids riding bikes around the property. Many of the kids had adults with them. Some older ones (maybe 14-16 yrs) were by themselves, but they were not being unruly, they were having fun, riding wheelies, being kids. So if you want an adults only park, this is not the place for you. We love kids, and were glad to see them having fun. One evening, 2 sisters, maybe 11 and 7, joined us in the hot tub, and they were very sweet and respectful. We drove around and looked at some of the other camping areas. Closer to the beach was more of a parking lot area. I don't know how much those spaces were or what kind of hookups they offer, but I don't think I would have enjoyed being over there as much. But the advantage, I think, would be for families to have easier access to the beach and not have to walk or drive over there. We didn't eat at the cantina, but our neighbor (who lives there 4 mo out of the year) led us it's very good. We got a pina colada that was excellent. The neighbor also told us that 2 weeks ago, it was packed and loud in the park. I believe it was spring break. Much seems to depend on when you go. But during the week, in the off season, we had a great stay.
Be the first to ReplyComplete Chaos
Not family friendly Not relaxing Complete $hit show Underage drinking and driving Public intoxication Probably the most detailed review you will get and the most insightful. Letās start with our background. We are RV campers. We have traveled all over the U.S. and live in San Diego. This is not the first visit we have had to Campland but certainly the last. Reservations: We made reservations for our spot a last Labor Day weekend for this year. We picked our spot mainly because of availability. We ended up in one of the worst/best spots available depending on how you look at it. The best because we got great neighbors. The worst because there is literally no space and we happened to be right on the main entrance driveway so we had like a million people passing all day. That usually wouldnāt be a problem since we like to people watch but the problem was exactly the type of people this camp pulls in now. Trashy to say the least. A few years ago it was a very family friendly place with plenty of kids activities. Now it caters to drunks, pot smokers, underage drinking and driving and seriously bottom of the barrel crowd. Rentals: This place offers RV rentals. You know the kind that set up everything for you and you go spend a weekend and then leave. That attracts people who regularly could not afford to be campers, unfortunately a lot of those people are rude, disrespectful, binge drinkers who think itās cool to let their kids ride all day on their bikes without helmets and with no regard to cars, property or even people crossing the street. We almost ran over 3 kids on our first day. We were sober and going way slower than the speed limit. Underage drinking and driving: This is something you will read a lot about on here. I think it is a real security concern but I saw plenty of 14-15 year olds drunk to the point of vomiting and driving rental golf carts while blasting music full of profanity. I donāt scare easily but I am being detailed so you get the full picture of our stay. The camp sites: 1 word - horrible! Besides the fact that Campland has the beautiful views of San Diego Mission Bay that is the only thing they have going! They allow multiple vehicles to be parked at each campsite. If you walked around, Campland looks like a junkyard. More cars than anything else. No room for much on our site, thatās for sure. We did notice some sites had a little more room but still not worth the hassle. Security: definitely worthless. We had security escort us to find a parking spot for our guest parking which was just my other vehicle. The following day we passed by to see it being hit by another car that had shimmied in between my car and another car. They decided just to leave it parked that way. When we called security, they said they went to the persons campsite and that they said that the car belonged to no one from that site, even though every vehicle that goes into Campland has to be checked in. They just chose to do nothing about it. We had to call the SDPD to come write a report for us. Afterwards, the security was told by SDPD to give us a parking spot on an empty site because of the hassle, the security refused. Thankfully the SDPD pressured them to give us a parking spot. The following night our RV window was broken by teens lighting of fireworks next to our campsite, we didnāt even bother to report it as by the way they handled the parking situation, nothing was going to be done. Quiet Hours: Itās a joke. No one respects quiet hours. I am usually all for longer hours on the weekends. I was happy to see 11pm was quiet time however when at 2am you are hearing teens driving around drunk, blasting music, and zipping by the campsites super fast, it gets annoying fast. Public Intoxication: Trashy people left and right. We had to report a man passed out in the bushes that some teens were recording and were asking if he was alive. He had to be picked up off the bushes by a few security guards. Dog Poop: We have two dogs that stayed with us. We love dogs. We hate people who leave their dog poop all over the place. We actually called someone out on it and they just kept walking. 0 stars if your a real camper.
Be the first to ReplyRegret
I donāt know where to start. If you havenāt been here recently I would spend time reading all the bad reviews because they are incredibly accurate. This place is where you drop off horny teenagers, to drink underage, and ride their e-bikes without helmets at full speed. Weāre talking hundreds of teenagers running in packs of 10-20. This place is out of control. The rangers and staff donāt care. They only care when they can capitalize on the issue. Like charging $25 per day to bring your own golf cart! Be prepared to get hit by at least one golf cart or e-bike. This place is also overrun by tent campers, like 15 people deep in one tent site. We had trash from the tent sites blowing into our camp site. If I could summarize the crowd this draws it be would if Pismo beach and Glamis had a baby it would be called Campland Rv, except you are squeezed together in tiny spots and it costs $250 per night. Save your money and run. You wonāt get a spot at the beach. They let campers leave their popup canopyās over night because they canāt capitalize on it. So good luck squeezing in. Regret, is how I would summarize my overall experience. Regret that I spent so much to stay here. It ruined our family vacation. Iād ask for my money back if I knew I had a chance to recoup it.
Be the first to ReplyWorst experience not a family environment please avoid
Worst trip ever was there only one day planned on enjoying three nights. Had trailer dropped off on Friday morning check in. My senior mom and her grandson stayed there until we arrived late Sunday night and slept. Spoke to a security guard that night when we arrived on a golf cart the other space next to us had all their tables, pop up, table awnings up over our spot because the trailer was not parked correctly when dropped off but I told him no big deal it was late we would move over correctly tomorrow. Went to the public restroom two young girls using Cocaine in the menās restroom and washing their feet under the sink. Returned later before going to bed to use the restroom again and the two girls were in a shower stall with two other boys taking shots and recorded them on sink and in shower stall talking about using cocaine and friends they looked like they were locals and saw them later walking in and out of the exit. With nothing being said by security. Next morning saw the two girls walking around in same dirty clothes. It was disgusting. Sweat pants filthy etc. I was approached by our neighbor who said they received a notice to move belongings I told them it was not a big deal we were moving sites next to friends since an opportunity opened up next to them. The only reason why the open spot to move to was because the family that was there was feed up with the environment. We also left early too because Ranger Dave and security have no control over this place itās a free for all with young teenagers riding golf carts ectā¦. believe me itās not a family environment save your money. I have been going there for years and finally to return after years itās changed. Not a family environment. And Iām not the only one who thinks this way other people within the sites said the same thing who we didnāt know but gave me there information and will also probably post.
Be the first to ReplyWorst camping experience everā¦
First of all, we paid 200$, for an awful noisy parking space! It was a Premium site, they saidā¦. We went during the Fatherās Day weekend. I knew it was very pricey, but a campground located in San Diego, on the beach, I thought letās take it! What a mistake! The pics on the internet site donāt show that this campground is in fact a huge PARKING LOT! No grass, but a black paved lot with white lines not much larger than in a Walmart lot. Just a little space for an awning open and a picnic table underneath. The premium site was the same, with a tiny little grass spot, full of weeds, on the canal side. But our van was in a parking spaceā¦ San Diego was a nice 4 day stop for our 2 month road trip adventure. Unfortunately, every time we got back from some sightseeing tour in the city, we got so tense in the campground. The noise is awful, the music so loud at night, even after the quiet hours. The bands invited or the DJs stop at around 9 pm, but the campers play loud music on their sites, or bicycle riders SHARE their music with you, carrying beatbox players, lights and so many people aboardā¦Itās like a freak show. Itās not even secure to walk, there are so many bikes with kids and teenagers at night. The e-bikes even go as fast as 20 km, and the riders arenāt careful at all. And the security does nothing about it. A place to avoid. Never experienced something like this before.
Be the first to ReplyGreat location for beaches and other
We were able to ride out bikes all around Mission Bay, to Mission Beach, to grocery stores and to Old Town San Diego. Easy bus service to downtown. Didn't move our camper van for the whole week. Lots of washrooms, no more than a few steps from almost all campsites. Good wifi. Sites are a little close together but we didn't have anyone next to us as it was early in the year so not very full. This was our second trip and we would definitely go again.
Be the first to ReplyFun Family Experience
Had a great experience here! The amount of activities for families is a huge plus. Every day we could find a different activity that my kids wanted to participate in. The pool is phenomenal. We rented a cabana one day and thoroughly enjoyed the shade but the other days just found chairs by the pool and it was great. Be aware, the weekends will have the chairs fill up quickly so you will want to get there early if you want chairs together. The ad would have to be the fact that the campers are literally parked right on top of one another. There isn't much vegetation to separate the sites and you can look directly into your neighbors rig. We didn't have a problem with it since our neighbors were respectful but I can definitely see it turning into a real problem if you had rowdy neighbors! All in all, we had a great time and are already planning our next trip!
Be the first to ReplyGood place to stay
Campland is great to stay over the winter. The 1 star reviews were all written after staying in the summer months. Yes, it is crazy busy in the summer. Dogs do not get stolen (none that I have heard of). Yes there are kids. If there is loud music after 11 pm, you call the Rangers and they will go to the site to tell the people to be quiet. There are two swimming pools and 2 hot tubs. Great to ride your bikes around the park and the bay. There is bay frontage with a beach as well. It is definitely best in off seasons and times.
Be the first to ReplyDO NOT GO
This place is not as family friendly & safe like i thought it would be. It is only if you want to party all night, every night, hear every ones loud music, and hear all there drama, fights, problems & bs. Rules say 5-7 people per camp sight, uh more like 8-15! And they bring all there junk from home & spread it out like they own the street. Kids are by the dozens on the streets with no supervision. There is no room at the beach to even sit with a chair. You are like an ant getting stepped on. And the kids driving the rental carts & bikes are by the hundreds as you get ran over left & right. And someone disconnected our power when my dog was in the RV (in the middle of summer!) Not cool. The night life activities are fun, but its just a whole different kind of crazy with the crowds there. Nobody has respect for there neighbors. Not for us. I was so disappointed, especially for how much i had to pay to stay for my sleepless 2 nights.
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