Jalama Beach Campground
Jalama Beach Campground is about an hour's drive north of Santa Barbara in Jalama Beach County Park. Despite its somewhat remote location, it has a loyal following of visitors who enjoy the park's great amenities and ocean-front campsites.
Jalama Beach County Park
Jalama Beach County Park spreads over 23.5 acres along the coast, 30 miles south of Vandenberg Air Force Base. While some days the beach can be windy, visitors still enjoy lounging on the sand, strolling along the edge of water, and watching for passing whales. A few experienced surfers, kitesurfers, and windsurfers head out to enjoy the ocean. Lifeguards are on duty through the summer months. Surf fishing is often successful for perch, cabezon, kelp, bass, or halibut.
Facilities at the park include a well-stocked store and the adjacent Jalama Beach Grill. The grill features its World Famous Jalama Burger along with clam chowder, chile verde, apple cake, and more. A playground is available for children. Facilities at Jalama Beach are fully accessible. Beach wheelchairs are available for those who need them.
Jalama Beach Campground
Jalama Beach Campground is adjacent to the sand and offers more than 100 campsites for RVs, trailers, and tents, all overlooking the ocean or beachfront. Campsites are equipped with picnic tables and BBQ pits. Within the campground are restrooms with flush toilets, hot showers, and drinking water spigots. Electrical hookups are available at 31 campsites. Campsites must be reserved; no first-come, first-served sites are available. There is a 2-night minimum stay for weekend reservations (Friday and Saturday), and a 3-night minimum stay for holiday weekends. The park also has 2 Group Camping Areas and a number of cabins available to rent..
Directions
Jalama Beach Park is located a little more than an hour's drive north of Santa Barbara. The turnoff to the beach is from Highway 1, about 4½ miles south of Lompoc. After the turn, another 14½-mile-drive on a county road leads to secluded Jalama Beach County Park.
Jalama Beach Group Campsites
Jalama Beach County Park offers two group campsites. Abalone Point can accommodate up to 20 people and 8 vehicles. It is located only yards from the water. Amenities include 5 picnic tables, a fire ring and BBQ. Motorhomes are counted as 2 vehicles.
Starfish Cove can accept up to 40 people and 8 vehicles. This group area is more inland than Abalone Point. Starfish Cove has 7 picnic tables, 2 preparation tables, a sink and a pair of 30-amp RV pedestals.
A two-night minimum stay is required for weekends and 3 nights on holiday weekends. Check-in time is 3:00 PM, check-out is 1:00 PM
Group Site Fees: $275 or $300 plus a $20 reservation fee
Reservations: Jalama Beach Group Campsite Reservations
Jalama Beach Cabins
Medium and large cabins sleep up to 6, while the Accessible cabin (Cormorant) sleeps up to 4. Most cabins have 1 queen bed, 1 bunk bed, and a sleeper couch. Cormorant has no bunk beds. In each cabin is a kitchen, bathroom, living room, and porch. Outdoors are a BBQ, fire ring, and chairs or bench. Cabins rent for $200 - $250 per night.
General Camping Information
Opening and closing dates of campgrounds are only estimates, usually dependent on weather conditions. Not all campsites can accommodate trailers or RVs of all lengths. If using a reservation website, check to be sure your vehicles will fit in the parking space for your campsite.
In order to prevent the spread of invasive insects, obtain firewood locally.
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