Rincon Parkway Campground

This was just beyond the retaining wall area where you have a bit more space for your set up between the rig and rocks. Our area had a limited amount of area before the rocks but the great thing about site 27 is that it has a little path that easily takes you to the beach. Many of the other sites are difficult to climb down.

The view is amazing and we were not phased by the traffic or train. The ocean sound is great to sleep to and covers up most other noise.

Made a reservation several weeks in advance but was able to call in the day of and change site numbers.

We have stayed here many times over the years - used it to add time to a trip as we live in Ventura. We love the view and the beach, but there are often giant RVs behind you and in front of you and some that run their generators in front of their trailers for hours... It's a hard place to walk a dog as you are basically camped on the side of a highway. Glad they went to a reservation system, as this was famous for "site saving". Trash cans & porta potties & nothing else. But yes, a beautiful view and great beach!

This is a great “campground” on the beach if you can really call it a campground. It is really just a long stretch of oversized parking spots adjacent to the road that have been turned into overpriced campsites. While $32/night plus the $5 reservation fee is a good price for the area you really don’t get anything more than a stretch of asphalt to park on and a port-o-potty.

So why do I call it great? Because the view is amazing and it is beach camping without any of the worries of getting stuck in the sand. It is hard to beat a spot that allows you to fall asleep to the crash of the waves right outside the window and where dolphins swim by and play in the surf throughout the day. You can go fishing just behind your campsite and watch the sunset over the crashing waves.

That being said there is the adjacent road which people fly down all day and night that creates noise and concern, the train tracks just on the other side, and the 101 which is basically an interstate just beyond that. The train tracks luckily don’t cross over any roads so the trains had no need to use their horns. All of this noise is mostly drowned out at night by the crashing waves. In fact, we had no problems with any of the above noise levels but a fellow camper did arrive late our last night and decided to ignore the hours of use for his generator and ran it all night long. That hum overtook the crashing waves and made for a very miserable experience. Please don’t do this. If you need your generator, use it during daylight hours, please.

To start, it's gorgeous. We spent a lot of time enjoying the ocean views and watching for dolphins (we say them several times). It is also nearby a lot of neat things in the area. But, there is a moderately trafficked road literally on the opposite side of the RV parking spaces. We have two young kids and two dogs and the 45mph speed limit on the road and close proximity to our rig was just not enjoyable for us. The kids couldn't roam around, which they are used to doing. Since the ocean literally hits the rocks during high tide, so the beach wasn't even a place for them to play.

There are two parking lot dry campgrounds on either side of the long stretch of RV parking for Rincon Parkway that are similarly priced and have ocean views as well. This is where we would stay if we are ever in the area again.

Oh and there is a train track on the other side of the road. So road traffic noise all day and trains all day. We didn't come for quiet camping, so noise wasn't an issue for us, but I know it is for some.

Rincon changed from first come first serve because people would save spaces for their buddies, problems with groups doing this and ruining it for others. Well I think they are at it again. It is almost impossible for the weekend camper to get spots.
It would b nice if Ventura would look at this, because Rincon is great, We would definitely stay, only if we could get spots... six months later, still trying

We have stayed here a few times and as long as you aren't behind the sea wall, you're likely to lounge out with a beautiful ocean view. Some spots are easily accessible to the beach by carefully coming down the rocks, this space not so much with our older dog. We always have a great time and will continue to come back! You can reserve now up to 3 months in advance.

Not a lot I can add but will say a little hard to get down to the beach but here is a tip kind of like one you hear on travel channels right across road from #13 is a culvert that go's under the road to the beach. One thing to keep in mind a lot of home less people will pass by and ask for help Torrance CA has a big home less population. We stayed here on 06-08-18. The only other thing I can think of is stay away from first 15 spots all the 5th wheelers will come in and block your view of the beach.