Medeiros Campground
San Luis Reservoir SRA
Write a Review Donohugh Road West Gustine, CA 95322 209-826-1197 Reservations: 800-444-7275 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.0657, -121.0308
Overview of Medeiros Campground
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by English on 2/27/2021
Elevation 196 ft / 59 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 30 ft
Tent Camping Yes
Supporter Subscription
Become a Campendium Supporter and enjoy ad-free browsing plus bonus features!
- Cell Coverage Maps
- Public Land Overlays
- Trail Map Layers
- Ad Free
Unlock Features
$20 Billed Annually
Q&A - Ask the Community about Medeiros Campground
Campendium users haven't asked any questions about Medeiros Campground
Reviews of Medeiros Campground 6 people have reviewed this location.
“Late February 2021 camping”
Reviewed 2/27/2021
Nightly rate: | $20 |
---|---|
Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | 23 |
All campsites are rustic but along the lake shore. Best to visit off-season when it’s cooler, a little breezy and with no bugs or rattlesnakes. The campground could use a little TLC. But it’s the right price. Very popular with fisherman.
English would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“WINDY. HOT. BUGS. SEAWEED. but sublime at times”
Reviewed 7/30/2019
Nightly rate: | $20 |
---|---|
Days stayed: | 13 |
Site Number: | under that first huge Sycamore tree |
I stuck it out for 13 days and by the end I didn't really want to leave. BUT! As a guy who has said on several occasions I want "He Loved Wind" chiseled into his tombstone, I have to say, I don't love THAT MUCH wind! My God!! 25-30 MPH day and night for days at a time! And I'm told it gets up to 50-60 MPH sometimes!! I saw the re... more
I stuck it out for 13 days and by the end I didn't really want to leave. BUT! As a guy who has said on several occasions I want "He Loved Wind" chiseled into his tombstone, I have to say, I don't love THAT MUCH wind! My God!! 25-30 MPH day and night for days at a time! And I'm told it gets up to 50-60 MPH sometimes!! I saw the regulars brought extra tarps to rig up on the "ramadas" (wooden shade structures over most of the picnic tables) for shielding from the wind. I spent one entire evening staring at the front of my cabin tent waiting for it to blow in and shatter. But it didn't, and the wind died down for some bits and it was quite a bit nicer. But still really hot 90+ sometimes. After I got used to that I met the third adversary: BUGS! Ants, earwigs, silverfish, some kind of white spider, flies, and... hello wolf spiders. They are BIG (for me) and after having several inside I started carrying a bit of a grudge. I saw one on the road one night and kicked some gravel at it so it would run away from my tent. The damn thing retreated two feet, did a wide U-Turn and CHARGED ME! LOL!
Unbelievable. I bought some Raid Bug Barrier, emptied my cooking stuff out and doused my tent, and the outside perimeter. The next morning I woke up bug-free. Aaahhh.... Ok, water play: I have a 12' inflatable boat, electric powered with a trolling motor. Usually great fun... Day 1: I've never cursed so much in my life! Slimy, fine, seaweed EVERYWHERE, I had to stop and take my propellor off twice and dig it out of the motor axel with knife. Then I figured out to go backwards, then I could steer on a dime and navigate through it like a video game! Actually kind a fun, but now how I usually enjoy myself on the water. The next day suddenly the water level was two feet higher! Yay! but still kelp and some seaweed, eventually I learned to go backwards through it and where to head for more open waters, and then had quite a nice time. I even rescued two little girls from the middle of the fore-dam, I think their father couldn't quite pilot the boat there were in and called me to the rescue! Ha! On the next boat trip I saw three bald eagles, wow!! One day a guy came through with a kite surfing setup, I helped him launch and watched him use that wind to make jumps 10+' in the air! Then he gave me a lesson! Another day someone came and sat up next to me and turned out to be super cool, offering me beer (all night), dinner, great music and great company. Other people were not at all cool, setting up right next to me when the whole place was empty and then being jerks when I pointed out there were other options... Final warning: do NOT go there on a weekend if you are looking for a normal nature experience, it's FLOODED with people who blast music from their trucks until all hours. The guy next to me played news radio until 11pm then switched to random music until 3am... When they woke up his wife sat on the beach and chain-smoked, of course the wind shifted that day and blew directly from her to my camp. Sigh... So LOTS to bitch about, but still I had some good times there. Oh, I talked to a lot of the staff at the kiosks and almost every single one of them was really cool and great to chat with! All in all... Hmmm... I'll never go on a weekend, and I'll never camp under a tree again and have it rain spiders on me, but I think it's cool place. BTW they DO have water there, and I did see them pump the portapotties a couple times while I was there, but yes, there are a lot of unusable picnic benches.
XavierParadiso would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Reliably vacant”
Reviewed 2/9/2019
Nightly rate: | $18 |
---|---|
Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 1 |
The great cheap stopover on our way down to Baja/Arizona from Oregon. Trash/portapot servicing can be an issue as it was for us last March. We let the woman at the kiosk know. It is not always windy , and wasnt in March '18. Even had a kayak paddleout on perfectly flat water and 70 degree air. Strangely, it is pretty quiet here regard... more
The great cheap stopover on our way down to Baja/Arizona from Oregon. Trash/portapot servicing can be an issue as it was for us last March. We let the woman at the kiosk know. It is not always windy , and wasnt in March '18. Even had a kayak paddleout on perfectly flat water and 70 degree air. Strangely, it is pretty quiet here regardless of being tucked between two freeways. Not going to answer the Q's about cell coverage. We dont go camping to be slaves to a cell phone.
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“A bit to primitive for as dirty as it was”
Reviewed 4/2/2018
Nightly rate: | $18 |
---|---|
Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 23 |
Senior rate is $18. We have been here 3 times and it gets worse each time. Portable Potties full to the brim. Wasted food of unknown source laying about our site. Very windy 2 out of 3 visits. Snakes did I mention snakes , Rattlers where coming out of hybernation and found us. Our picnic table was missing half the seating and caban... more
Senior rate is $18. We have been here 3 times and it gets worse each time. Portable Potties full to the brim. Wasted food of unknown source laying about our site. Very windy 2 out of 3 visits.
Snakes did I mention snakes , Rattlers where coming out of hybernation and found us.
Our picnic table was missing half the seating and cabana had been quite nice 15 years ago.
The State needs to service the pots and do some tlc,
The state staff at the gate where delightful people
The snakes may be gone. The wind blew so hard they may be in the next County.
Split Pea Anderson’s has great choices and is near and dear a mile or so north.
Happy Trails
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Windy. Either very hot and windy or very cold and windy.”
Reviewed 3/28/2018
Nightly rate: | $20 |
---|---|
Days stayed: | 2 |
This makes a good "en route" site when you're doing I-5, but it is not for "pleasure" camping. It is very windy most of the time. Windy enough that I didn't dare build a campfire. But, it's cheap and somewhat quieter than staying in a rest area. Portable pit toilets, no water and lots of wind. However, it is only $20. Level enough i... more
This makes a good "en route" site when you're doing I-5, but it is not for "pleasure" camping. It is very windy most of the time. Windy enough that I didn't dare build a campfire. But, it's cheap and somewhat quieter than staying in a rest area.
Portable pit toilets, no water and lots of wind. However, it is only $20. Level enough in most sites. Nobody cares about your dog. Rarely many people there.
Beware of the trash pandas. They raided the Campers next to me. Then, the Campers started yelling at 2:30 in the morning when they got raided. (Amateur campers)
$20 a night, $18 for Geezers.
static would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Easy Access, w/ Water Front Sites”
Reviewed 2/4/2018
Nightly rate: | $18 |
---|---|
Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 15 |
Medeiros Campground @ San Luis Reservoir SRA Medeiros is the least expensive of the 4 campgrounds at San Luis Reservoir SRA, at $20 per night (plus a $2 discount for seniors). Sites are first-come-first-serve and I counted about 40 of them, all located along the south shoreline of the O’Neill Forebay. Most have some combination of p... more
Medeiros Campground @ San Luis Reservoir SRA
Medeiros is the least expensive of the 4 campgrounds at San Luis Reservoir SRA, at $20 per night (plus a $2 discount for seniors). Sites are first-come-first-serve and I counted about 40 of them, all located along the south shoreline of the O’Neill Forebay. Most have some combination of picnic tables, shade structures, barbecues and fire rings. We could maneuver our 17 foot trailer along side almost any of the sites, and down the entire dirt road without any issues. There is a turnaround at the very end of the road so don’t feel that you’re going to become trapped. Easy access to Highway 152 and Highway 5. We were here on a Saturday night in February and the campground was mostly empty. We chose the location because we did not need the hookups at the more expensive campgrounds at the same reservoir ($30). Just note that later in the year this location probably gets HOT!
TrailersandSmores would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
Be the first to add a note for Medeiros Campground!
Be the first to add a video for Medeiros Campground!
Have you written a blog post about Medeiros Campground?
Contact us to update this listing.
Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- swimming beach
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: onsite
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
Nearby
Please select a reason for flagging this item: