Lawson's Landing

Stayed in campsite 206. Backs up to a fenced off area with view of the east. Very large campsite. Which is one reason I love this place. Staff is nice. Place is very clean. Limited facilities. Port of potties are somewhat close but most camp in rvs. They seems to clean potties once every other day. Beach acess is easy. Just gotta climb a big a$$ hill in the sand.

We arrived without a reservation just before they close and nobody was at the gate. With 1 bar of cell signal we were able to get a spot with online booking. Since it was a Monday night as well as thick, cold fog for June 1 there were plenty of spots open. We had a seawall site. If the weather was nice I guess the views would be pleasant. The area for the seawall is just a big stone parking lot, so nothing special about the site itself. I am glad it was sparsely filled because I would not want to be there when they are busy. With it just being an open parking lot, you can hear every noise from the other campers.

We came out here on a whim - wanting to get away from the smokey skys at home. I have spent tons of time at Dillion beach, but never ventured down the road to Lawson's Landing. Our experience with staff was fine. The girl at the front gate was helpful with directions and other questions. The road leading in was full of pot holes and in need of some basic maintenance. As we drove in, we were treated to NUMEROUS political flags and even one with a fist giving the middle finger. What does that even mean?? That set the tone for me - we camp to get away from the day to day craziness and I felt offended that we had to wake up to this everyday.
With our truck camper, we were probably the smallest RV in the park ( other than the tent campers). The generators ran ALL day. The sounds of the birds were nice and watching the fishing boats go out was a positive also. We will not be back.

Definitely high priced for dry camping. During the Covid situation every other site is blocked giving more space to each camper. One of the only coastal campgrounds with sites available this year. Sites are fairly level and it was a good experience. Don't bother to email or call the site as they do not answer either.

The sites close to the beach have very good cell signals, while sites between dunes have spotty coverage.

Lawson's Landing is one of those California coastal gems that people overlook because of it's distance from the main road. Lawson's Landing is a beautiful piece of land where you can choose to camp up in the hills, behind sand dunes, or overlooking the bay (right outside your window!). It offers great swimming, exciting crabbing, and much needed unwinding from life. We came to Lawson's Landing as a layover to our 4th of July weekend at the Redwoods. We came to enjoy this place so much that we have already added it to our "return again" list. So heres the run down of everything that this place gets right, and what they get wrong.

Lawson's Creek is considered a dry camp. Our site, which was on the sea wall, and many of the other sites we saw had a fresh water spigot in-between sites. This is convenient so you can fill up right at your site. We had sunny days and our solar set up was perfect. Verizon signal was 2 LTE bars, boosted to 4 bars. The campground is clean. The crabbing and fishing is great. There is a small shop at the end that sells snacks, fishing gear and bait, and souvenirs. Sites are nicely spaced. Road is very bumpy and full of potholes/large rocks. Just take it slow as you drive in. Biking becomes a bit more difficult, but possible because of the road condition. Swimming is fun for the kids. The beach is kid friendly and, permitting weather, is pretty safe for kids to play in. Do not come here depending on using the table they provide. Our table was full of seagull poop. Bring your own table or get ready to clean off their table.

As a reminder, pump gas before heading into this area if you are low on fuel. There are no gas stations nearby. You have to drive about 30-40 minutes back into town to get gas. Also, coming into Dillon Beach while towing can be tricky because of the windy country roads. Take it slow coming in and you should be fine.

Boon-docking at its best. We come here several times a year as it is only 55 miles from home. The views are incredible. Right at the mouth of Tomales Bay, Big sand dunes. Great beaches. Crabbing an fishing. Sea wall sites are dirt. But very long. The water views are fantastic. Bring you Binoculars to look at the Tule Elk in the morning across the bay to Point Reyes elk reserve

This was the last night of our week long trip in mid Sept. 2019 and wanted to stay somewhere with easy access to a dump station. There were no hook-ups but the dump station was handy. Short walk to the beach to watch a beautiful sunset. It was nice to be at the beach but park on grass an not get a bunch of sand in the trailer. Lots of family gatherings. Driving through the town to get to this resort was a bit of a challenge so best not to attempt during busy times.

We stayed here three nights, we have an autistic daughter so cell phone service is pretty important for us with respect to Internet. The service was extremely poor from our cell phone provider Sprint.

The campground was relatively clean there was nothing within walking distance. The spaces were nice and a large and they did have an easy access dumpsite and water available throughout the campground. Everything is a hike though whether it’s going to the beach or their store.

If you’re not a fisherman there’s very little here for you to do. The beach where kids can play is between a half a mile and a mile walk from your campsite depending on where you’re camping.