CA Campgrounds Availability

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http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=737
March 2010 Camping Reservations on Hold
In order to live within our means in the midst of sharp budget cuts, California State Parks is in the process of determining which parks will need to close in order to keep others open. There are 20 parks on the reservation system that continue to take reservations for [COLOR="Red"]March[/COLOR] 2010. These 20 parks are the most likely to remain open as State Parks adjusts to budget demands. To provide for the least disruption to our visitors, State Parks chose to hold reservations at all other camping parks until a final open/closed list is established. If any of the 20 parks do appear on the final closure list, full refunds will be made. An open/closed list will be made available sometime after Labor Day. Any parks on the list of parks to remain open will be placed back on the reservation system on October 1.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through these difficult decisions.

March 2010 Reservations Open at the following:
Bolsa Chica SB
Carpinteria SB
Crystal Cove Beach Cottages
Doheny SB
El Capitan SB
Folsom Lake SRA
Lake Oroville SRA
Lake Perris SRA
Millerton Lake SRA
New Brighton SB
Oceano Dunes SVRA
Pismo SB
Refugio SB
Silverwood Lake SRA
San Clemente SB
San Elijo SB
San Onofre SB
Seacliff SB
Silver Strand SB
South Carlsbad SB

[Hoagie]

And yet in Oregon, beach front sites with hookups in their state parks are $22 per night. In Nevada, no more than $38 per night. Arizona, $35 per night. Do you think maybe the California system has been just a bit mis-managed?:mad:

[mrsoreo57]

And yet in Oregon, beach front sites with hookups in their state parks are $22 per night. In Nevada, no more than $38 per night. Arizona, $35 per night. Do you think maybe the California system has been just a bit mis-managed?:mad:

:yikes:......say it ain't sooooooo

[Hoagie]

:yikes:......say it ain't sooooooo

Yep. Have a sister that lives in the Sacramento area. For the weekends they head over to Nevada. For longer trips they head north to Oregon. They don't even bother looking for places to stay in the California SPs anymore. Then again, there are still a lot of really nice private CGs in their area, unlike OC and LA counties where most of the private places have shut down due to housing development, insurance or other reasons.
 
We have family in the Phoenix area that have shared camping costs with us at some really nice forest campgrounds in the AZ state park system.