Paradise By The Sea RV Resort

We stayed here for 7 days and all in all not a bad visit, Yes, there are trains, yes they are close, but it's not horrible given the central location for Oceanside and Carlsbad. Yes, on the weekends, it can resemble an RV storage lot, but everything is kept really clean and the staff is helpful. It is expensive, and the only complaint I have is for that kind of money, I expect better wifi service. The tengo internet access is horrific; they even installed new towers while we were here - went from non-existent service to very limited sporadic service. But we are not here for internet access, so that is not a huge deal for us (but they should not advertise they have wifi, when they really don't). The daily rate varies and I have provided an average below. All in all, not a bad place to stay and allowed us to spend some quality time with our son while he was stationed at Camp Pendleton and a great central location for Oceanside and Carlsbad. We will visit again next time we are out this way.

This place is a great location - 1/4 mile to great beach, park, 1/2 mile to restaurants. Nice showers, laundry room, hangout area. Small spots. We were close to the train and it definitely woke us up through the night. Maybe if we had a spot further back it would have been better, but we are like 100ft from the tracks. There is cable. Wifi is not great. No streaming.

This was the first time we had camped at what I would call an RV parking lot. There were a lot of people that were doing long term camping (some from San Bernadino were staying there for 3 months! Imagine how much stuff you have at your site if you're living there for 3 months...). The actual resort was very well kept, with extremely clean bathrooms. There was a game room and small store on site as well as a small pool and hot tub.

It was a short walk to the beach, with a park nearby, but they were both very seedy and somewhat dirty.

We were in the back row, which backs up to a very busy train track. The first day that we were there (a weeknight) the trains ran all day and all night, blowing their whistle just about every time they went through; the weekends were a little bit better as most of the trains stopped by the time it got dark.

This park is one of your best bets if you want to camp by the ocean without dealing with the heavily booked state park system. The pluses of the park are that it's only a two minute walk from the campground to the beach. The park is extremely clean and has all the facilities (showers, pool, hot tub, laundry, game room). Historically this area of Oceanside was very seedy, but Oceanside is in the midst of a gentrification process and I found that walking on the streets near the park was less dangerous than it used to be. On the less positive side, you'll find that the park has no privacy between sites and the train at night is extremely loud. However, there's not much choice in the area (aside from another park across the street that I haven't tried, but is just as close to the train).