campgrounds in san diego

anyone know of campgrounds in SD to park and sleep. nothing fancy…just would rather sleep in a campground than stealth camp in a neighborhood. preferably cheap w/o reservations. Going on a visit my sister in college/surf trip last minute… she’s at Point Loma if that location helps. thanks in advance, adam

Plenty of “free camping” in OB…And when you wake up you can get a surf lession

 

Don't know about San Diego, but in North County, San Elijo in Encinitas is very nice--probably couldn't get a spot this time of year. There's also a State Campground further north in Carlsbad.

 

 

yeah san elijo is pretty sweet. stayed there a couple of nights back in 2010 when i was travelling in the states. had glassy 4ft a frames out the front too. was september if i recall.

You might consider parking by the launch ramp at Shelter Island, lots of folks spend the night there and it's very close to the school.  

The closest campground is one of those privately owned places and not cheap.

From the SD Yellow Pages. Campland 2211 Pacific Bch Dr 858 581 4200, great location back side central beach community but summer pricey swarming with kids and crowd, go to spot if you've got the dough. Santa Fe Park RV 5707 Santa Fe, SD 858 272 4051 not bad for general location but next to noisy freeway has trees ok setting, no markets nearby. Coastal Trailer Villa 1579 Morena Blvd 619 276 0612 similar in general location east side freeway to previous but hot dryer setting less trees also noisy, better access to markets and domestic support, closest to Pt. Loma. Surf and Turf Del Mar 15555 Jimmy Durante Blvd Del Mar 858 481 9347 Del Mar is a rich community, too far from your Pt. Loma destination. Trailer Rancho 1549 N, Vulcan Ave Encinitas 760 753 2741 nice to see this listed, don't know about it, too far from Pt. Loma.

thanks everyone. so it looks a little pricy and this last minute trip makes reservations a bit tricky. might have to bum it outta my car on the side of a road in the end or see if I can crash with my sister and her room mate. anyways, thanks for the help