One of our favorites Ventura Beach camping spots is Rincon Parkway. This campground offers beachfront RV camping along the Pacific Ocean in Ventura, California. For a fee, RVers can claim a parking space as their “beach home.” We’ve camped at Rincon Parkway three times now. Twice in the Class A motorhome and once in the camper van. For any RVer traveling through Southern California, we highly recommend a visit to Rincon Parkway in Ventura, California.
Ventura Beach Camping – Rincon Parkway
Watch our video below to get an idea of what it like to camp at Rincon Parkway or keep reading.
There are 127 paved sites at this campground. Most sites measure in at 15′ wide x 46′ long. There are some larger sites at the north end of the campground. The best site we camped in was #60 with easy beach access from the site. Since there is a rock wall between the sites and sand, it is more difficult to access the beach, from certain sites but there is public beach access at Hobson Park or Faria Park.
The cost to park overnight has gone up $2 since our first visit. It is now $30 per night plus a $3 online reservation fee. Sites used to be available on a first come, first served basis. As of September 2018, you can make a reservation by going to the Ventura Parks website.
Keep in mind there are no amenities at this campground except for a few dumpsters and portable bathrooms. The trade off is the incredible view, being steps from the sand and the sound of soothing waves crashing in the background.
Since there is no dump facility, a third party will come to your site for RV pumping and portable water. The last price posted was $60 to pump out the tanks with 50 gallons of water or $40 without water.
If you’re interested in finding out more about what we used to level our camper, check out our Hosspads review.
The morning is usually overcast so we stay inside to have breakfast and enjoy the sound of the waves. By mid-day the marine layer will burn off and that’s when it’s best to sit outside to enjoy the sunshine.
Notes:
$30/night, no hookups
127 individual sites
Portable toilets
5 day limit high season/14 day limit low season
Dog friendly, $1/pet/night
LTE Version cell service
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on April 29, 2016 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.
The sign said 5/14 day limit and you have 5/7?
Thanks for catching that Liz. The post has been updated.
Our.first time going to Rincon state beach. Any suggestions where to park. Im concerned I’m not gonna get a good spot since I will be arriving after Friday evening. Specially with a 30foot rented R.V. Also noone answers calls for reservations. So finally I saw bill board with instructions. Thank you for that.
You have to have a reservation now to get a spot and they’re probably booked well in advance. I would say get any spot you can snag https://www.ventura.org/parks-department/beach-front-parks/rincon-parkway/
Kait, i spent the first 12yrs of my life camping every summer at Faria campground in a 25ft Terry trailer! Back in the late 50’s and 60’s the park didn’t have limits of days you could camp. My dad would commute 45 min from Simi Valley on weekends. I have fond memories. I just retired and live in a 24ft winnebago view. I’ve taken a few trips and am getting ready to take off fulltime. I park behind my pastor’s home when in town. You are my inspiration!
That’s great Liz! Happy trails.
Hi Kait!
We are going to be camping at Rincon for the first time in a week. I see you camped with a dog, was your dog allowed on the beach or were there any additional specific rules about dogs on the beach, not just at the campsite?
I sure appreciate your thoughts, we are so excited!
Mom of 2 kidlets
Hey Erin. The last time we camped at Rincon, dogs were allowed on the beach. Have a fun trip!!
Thank you for your videos!
They are well done and very helpful!
SO glad I came across your blog- we live about 8 hours north of Ventura and have been wanting to bring our trailer down to this exact spot. We are worried we will get there and have driven all that way to not have any open spots. Can you recommend a good time of day or day of the week to get there…..and also, do you know of any other campsites close by that can be our back up plan? Thanks so much!
Courtney
We are here now, 10 to 15 open spots on Thursday. Now full .. would recomend by Thursday…
Hi, you can make reservations online now for a more secure spot, don’t have to worried about getting there and not finding an open spot. This just started about a year ago. Good luck.
Hi from Florida! I will be starting my adventure next year and find the Hymer Activ a great option. Since I will be living in it full time, I’m wondering how the shower systems works. It doesn’t look like the shower head hangs up to be hands free? Gotta wash the hair (or shave it off ) :-). Kait what do you do if I may ask? Sorry if this is a silly question, but I’m doing research on Class B’s to help in my decision on make and model.
Thanks for all of your insight and sharing your adventures.
Wendy
Hey Wendy! The Aktiv does have a wet bath, but we use the showers at campgrounds and at the gym we belong to. Hope that helps and good luck with your decision!