San Onofre State Beach Camping

San Onofre State Beach consists of 3,000 acres of Southern California coastline between San Clemente and Camp Pendleton. The park includes three individual areas: San Onofre Bluffs, San Onofre Surf Beach, and San Mateo Campground. The surf beach is day use only but lets you park your car of RV right next to the beach along a rather bumpy dirt road. During the summer arrive at surf beach early parking is limited. Day use and camping is available along the San Onofre Bluffs. There are six trails down to the beach from Old Highway 101. Trail number six leads to a secluded beach which is frequented by nudists so expect to find sunbathers in their natural state. San Onofre State Beach has about fours miles of beach to explore at San Onofre perfect for a Southern California .day trip or weekend beach camping adventure. Camping reservations can be made up to seven months in advance through Reserve America. San Mateo Campground is a short trip inland from the sandy beach. A 1.5-mile trail connects the campground to Trestles Beach, a world class surfing site. San Mateo Creek flows just east of the campground outward towards the ocean creating key riparian and wetland habitats which host some rare and even endangered species.

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Camping ReservationsSan Onofre State Park San Mateo section of the park is inland, about one and a half mile walk to the beach. Bluff campsites are along the old Highway 101. More information.

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San Mateo Campground

All campsites include a fire pit and picnic table.At the San Mateo Campground the Hook Up sites have electricity and water only, no sewer. There are 302 bluff top and San Mateo campsites which can be reserved the rest are first come first serve.San Onofre Bluffs and San Onofre Surf Beach are located south of San Clemente on I-5 (Exit Basilone Road) San Onofre - San Mateo Campground is located on the outer edge of San Clemente 1 mile inland from I-5 (Exit Cristianitos)

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