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San Mateo Campground
San Onofre State Beach
Write a Review 830 Cristianitos Rd. San Clemente, CA 92672 949-361-2531 Official WebsiteGPS: 33.4083, -117.5853
Overview of San Mateo Campground
Last Price Paid: $65
Reported by Ray & Terri on 3/1/2020
Longest RV Reported: 36 feet (Class A)
Reported by Ray & Terri on 3/1/2020
Number of Sites 150
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation 98 ft / 29 m
Max Length 36 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of San Mateo Campground 5 people have reviewed this location.
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“Lots of green, large private campsites”
Reviewed 3/1/2020
| Nightly rate: | $65 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 11 |
Nice campgrounds, lots of privacy between you and your neighbor. Good trails nearby, but only 2 in Onofre Beach that allow dogs. Close to the ocean, restaurants and shopping. The trail between the campground and beach is ~1.5 miles.
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Ray & Terri would stay here again
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“Unplugged in suburbia ”
Reviewed 12/6/2017
| Nightly rate: | $45 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 39 |
This is a nice quiet campground with an easy hike to the beach (trestles). The sites are well spaced and have nice vegitation separating them to give good privacy. The cell service is very spotty with all providers except for AT&T.
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David would stay here again
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“Need a "Maybe"”
Reviewed 4/13/2016
| Days stayed: | 2 |
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| Site Number: | 27 |
Campground is service-able and met our needs while visiting friends in the area. The good part is it is quiet and sits about a mile from I-5. The other park in San Onofre sits right next to I-5 (also right next to the ocean...)
No Verizon coverage to speak of.
Private Camping would stay here again
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“Close but no cigar...”
Reviewed 4/6/2016
| Nightly rate: | $62 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 27 |
This Campground advertised a 1.5 mile nature walk to the ocean. It doesn't tell you that it has to cross Interstate 5, not the kind of nature we are seeking. But the grounds are well-maintained, and if you can be here when it's not fully packed, it's a nice peaceful environment. No Verizon service. Water hookup in pitch and electr... more
This Campground advertised a 1.5 mile nature walk to the ocean. It doesn't tell you that it has to cross Interstate 5, not the kind of nature we are seeking. But the grounds are well-maintained, and if you can be here when it's not fully packed, it's a nice peaceful environment. No Verizon service. Water hookup in pitch and electric. Rate referenced above includes online reservation fees. The campground was maybe one third full in the middle of the week early April.
Private Camping would stay here again
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“This was our very first night ever camping in our newly restored Airstream trailer - so we were looking for something "easy" to test the systems, etc, and close to home. The campground delivered exactly what we wanted. ”
Reviewed 9/6/2015
| Nightly rate: | $60 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 21 |
We rode into San Mateo with absolutely ZERO experience camping, and were very grateful for all it provided. However, if we had more experience camping, we are not sure we would have liked it much. In fact, the others we talked to seemed to only be there b/c it was their second choice (this was on the cusp of what was going to be a very... more
We rode into San Mateo with absolutely ZERO experience camping, and were very grateful for all it provided. However, if we had more experience camping, we are not sure we would have liked it much. In fact, the others we talked to seemed to only be there b/c it was their second choice (this was on the cusp of what was going to be a very busy Labor Day weekend) of state parks.
That said, the campground was very clean, every site had a picnic bench, fire ring, some trees/privacy. The scenery was lovely if you could look beyond the brown drought stricken hills and lots 'o electic wires, but knowing the Pacific Ocean and great beaches are only a couple of miles west helps (and you can see the ocean from some of the roads around the campground.)
The bathrooms were very clean. Lots of dumpsters. Some informative signage about local flora/fauna/wildlife. The campground is in the middle of El Camino Real - a historic road in the history of California, connecting all the missions, so cool to ponder those who came before...we didn't get to the beach, but from what we were told, it's a 2.5 mile walk or bike ride on a trail there. Super easy access from I-5; limited if any road noise from our site.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- picnic area
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
Pets
- pets
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