Silver Strand State Beach

We just came home from the campground. We had a wonderful time. We saw Navy ships, helicopters, parachuters. We walked along the beach and collected sand dollars. We would camp there again!

My husband and I are avid campers. We have been from the Northern end of California to the southern end, and points beyond. We have Tent camped, RV camped, Trailer camped and stayed at some of the best Hotels… I have got to say, BY FAR, that this was THE MOST MISERABLE EXPERIENCE and EXCUSE for what is called camping, I have ever in my life had the opportunity to WASTE MONEY ON!!! My one regret is my poor family that traveld from Austin Texas, towing their fifth wheel, to experience this place… This is nothing but a parking lot with parking spaces for rent so close together, you cant even put an awning out, or open your trailer windows, for the smoke from the burn barrels of the trailers next door, no table provided… They charge Prime Money, 160 dollars for 3 days of this misery… They have NO showers… They have 7 Elderly camp hosts, that take up seven spots, all roped off, that go from site to site worrying about your vehicles being over the painted lines, and the amount of water your air conditioner is dripping on the pavement… they work one day on 4 days off… for the Pleasure of Free Camping at this place… Seems to me you could make good money, renting their sites and having one or two GOOD camp hosts, then Wasting prime sites, on this people… No…we wont be back… I couldn’t give half a star or I would have…

Mother’s Day 2016, I had the opportunity with family members and friends who later joined, to celebrate at one of my best camping beaches on the west coast. What i like about this campsite is that it is near the ocean. Prior to a bluff wall being added one could park their RV and see the ocean from the RV. Now that a bluff has been added, one has to climb the small bluff then there is the ocean. Also, the campsite use to not provide hook ups. Now there are water hook ups, dump station and electricity. During non summer months the camp site is not crowded; however during the summer months it is full and difficult to get a site unless you made reservations way in advance. I had the opportunity to stay over night with a friend. It was nice to hear the ocean waves when i woke up. Imuje.

We have taken our trailer to many different camping spots near the beach. This by far is the best one we have been too. I have not found another camping spot that lets your trailer practically sit on the sand. The view, beach, and atmosphere is perfect. We felt completely lucky to have been able to reserve this spot. We can’t wait to make another reservation to come back.

Nice to have rv spots right off the sand. Wish it was sewer hookup, but there is a dump station available. Also they allow a sanitation truck to come in and dump for you at your spot for $ 20. It’s convenient. The camp host couple during our stay were great, friendly and helpful.

Important! Not all the showers are working! My kids were literally covered in sand so we head over to the showers to hose them off and to our surprise… No water! Ugh! A local walking by said the showers are shut off to conserve water. There are no signs anywhere indicating this information. According to the guy one shower is turned on for use but it was literally three parking lots away from where we were. We had to drive to our hotel with the kids covered in sand. Other than that this beach is lovely! Not crowded at all like some other beaches in San Diego. Many times on this beach we have found sand dollars which is a nice keepsake to take home. Lots of shells can be found as well! Overall, this is a great beach but honestly not having showers to clean the kids off has me unsure we will be back to play in the water. Maybe just to dip our toes in the water only.

I’d never been to an uncombed Beach before. It’s a nice look at the natural world. Miles of Beach and miles of Ocean.
The nice thing is that you can come, pay for parking, leave, and then come back.
The better half and I both enjoyed a nice time at the beach, run back to Coronado for lunch, and then come back for some more time at the beach.
The beach itself may not have a ton of services, but its a nice beach to visit and a great view.

Avoid space #232 at all cost. There’s a pole in the middle of the space that robs you of at least four feet. It would’ve been nice if the camp host would’ve made us aware or even offered to switch us spaces. Check in is at two so don’t show up early and think because it’s slow they’ll do you a solid and let you check in early. Nope. Your be directed to the adjacent lot to wait until check in time even though your shortened space is available. The campers are pleasant. No one was overly rowdy and being ridiculous so that was nice. Checking out and using the dump station was also relatively painless considering it was a three day weekend (MLK). No dogs on the beach so that was kind of dumb but it is California so everyone has to suffer because a couple of individuals couldn’t pick up after their mongrels. Besides that it wasn’t bad. If you have a DV card from the CA VA you camp for free. Cheers!

Beautiful, low key, and totally worth the fee to get in. If you want a beach to just relax at then this is your place.

Super clean nice beach! Facilities were clean and stocked, good parking, and beach patrol even drove by on the beach keeping an eye on things. Sand was soft and there were lots of sea shells so the sea shell hunting was awesome! If you are looking for a nice beach in San Diego, check this one out!

When you’re in Nado or IB and it’s almost sunset, go off the beaten path and meet in the middle at the Silver Strand State Beach to watch the sunset. The RV parking lot was packed for this New Year’s Weekend. As you enter the regular parking lot there’s a parking fee. Fortunately, today it was not enforced and there was hardly anyone there. A few steps from the car and your feet reach the sand.
There are no buildings for miles, no concrete jungle meeting the sand or ocean water, nothing blocking your view, just simple miles of sand, waves for days, an unobstructed gorgeous view of the islands to the south, the sun right in front of you, and the point on the far north.
As you walk in the sand, you’ll find tons of perfect shells, sand dollars of all sizes, muscle shells, a few seagulls flying overhead, and at this time of the year no seaweed.
Tonight there were a few surfers in wetsuits showing off their skills with the pink skies as their background and the Coronado Islands in the distance. What a peaceful shore break. It is an amazing place for photo opportunities.

The sand is soft, feels like fine grains of sugar on your soles, and is beautiful with shades of black/​gray streaking through white. If you love long strolls along the beach, this is the location for you.
The only mood killer is that there was a bulldozer along the coastline pushing sand up the beach. I assume this was a means to fight erosion which is understandable but the constant, loud machinery cranking background noise ultimately spoiled the ambiance.

This rating is for the sunset only, as I didn’t spend much time at the Silver Strand State Beach otherwise.
This is an excellent spot to watch the setting sun. You get clear, unobstructed views. As the sun sets fairly quickly, I will not drag out this review.
I’ll leave it at this. The Silver Strand State Beach is the place where postcard worthy photographs are made.

Gorgeous beach connecting Imperial Beach to Coronado Island.
The views are amazing, all the way to mexico on one side and up to La Jolla on the other.
It is a long skinny strip of beach on the side of the highway and more for a quick stop then spending a day at.
There is really nothing nicer than the beach and I have yet to find one I did not love.

The host at the front is a nasty Biatch!!! She has stuffed us around all morning telling us one thing then changing her mind, making us pack up then unpack several times with no apology whatsoever. This is such a beautiful location but her shocking attitude has put a huge damper on our trip. I would avoid it if you can!

Unreal experience. everything was a five star experience. Coming back tomorrow. Water was awesome, bathrooms clean, rangers are around, plenty of parking in Labor Day.

As far as the camp sites, they are wonderful. As far as the staff, much less wonderful. We got there 20 minutes before the check in time (2pm). So we unhooked our tow vehicle in the parking lot to make it easier to park the RV once we are able to get in the campground. Then when we pulled in they made us leave, because we were still 7 min early AND they made us re-​hook up the car. STUPID & FRUSTRATING!

Was concerned to spend the week here reading the negative reviews, but we had a great time. The main concern was that they literally lock you in at 9 pm and open the gates at 8 am (summer hours), but it became a non issue for us.
The beach is covered in seaweed and visually it is gross, but it’s a beach!
The bay side is way under utilized which is unfortunate. A group of us took our paddle boards via the tunnel and it was great to be able to actually stand and paddle. The aquatic center had showers for 25 cents for 2 minutes if you don’t want to shower in your rv since there are no dump hook ups.
Many of the negative comments refer to small sites. I’m not sure where the other glampers have gone to have gotten larger spots, but I find that the spots are of normal width and length.
We will definitely be back

I absolutely LOVE this gem of a state beach here in the South Bay!
Daily cost $ 10 — yearly pass $ 195 — worth it. I’ve spent way too many hours hunting down parking and walking blocks with two kids, boogie boards, coolers and more. Then to boot most beaches have only one restroom that is a mess! Coronado beach doesn’t even have a public restroom, nor does Ocean Beach. Imperial Beach has one at the end of the pier.
This beach is just steps from the parking lot. I can see my kids on the beach from my car in the lot. EACH lot has public restrooms and many picnic tables and cover for a party. Also, they have fire pits!
The ONLY downside — the park closes at 9 p.m. I wish in the summer it would stay open until 10 or 11 p.m.
I completely DISAGREE WITH Caryl S. review of 8÷7÷2015. There is NO smell of tar. Oh and seaweed on a beach … duh, it’s called Mother Nature. Don’t like it — great — go enjoy the cigerette butts down in OB and MB!

We almost cancelled our reservations after reading reviews on here. So glad we didn’t. We brought our 5 kids for 4 nights. Stayed in the 2^nd row. Did not have a bad experience with the camp hosts or the curfew times at all. There were tons of kids and everyone had scooters and bikes. Bring helmets and your own fire pit. There are sand showers nearby and you are not allowed to water wash outside your rv unless it is beachside. The beach is great for kids because the water is shallow pretty far out. Our 4 year olds played in the waves and had a blast. Bring a kite and Frisby and boogie boards! Dolphins can be seen sometimes in the mornings. We’ll be back!

Beautiful beach! Clean & family friendly. For $ 50 – 65 you can stay right on the beach with a camper. Be sure to read all the rules and fine print before coming. The park rangers take the rules very seriously. We have a pop-​up trailer and usually go dry camping, we had to scramble for a grey water holding tank. We found a 5 gal plastic water holder for about $ 30 at South Coast Even Service Center. Also, if you need a hot shower there is the silver strand aquatic center across the way (a short walk from the campsite using the tunnel) they take quarters for the showers. Took about 3 quarters fir a full shower. Overall a great stay at Silver Strand State Beach!

I’m going to make this short and sweet.
Silver Strand RV park is a great place for tourists and sailors to hang out at the beach.
I am neither.

Our last glamping trip… NOT EVER… but the last one we took!
We love Coronado and it’s one of the best beaches in San Diego, not to mention published in top ten ratings across the nation.
This was our first time to Silver Strand. It is a clean and expansive beach and the campground spaces are right on the ocean, there were lots of beach games and kites due to families and good winds and it’s dog friendly (never saw more dogs than here) These are the pluses!
The spaces are VERY close together. It is quite NOISY from morning until night. On our trip someone had a drone that seemed to be hovering most of the time… not sure if I like this or not. Drones are novel, but I fear a sky filled with them one day! These are the minuses.
We wanted to pick up some beer and took an Über into town! It’s kind of amusing being picked up at a campground by Über, another novel experience.

This is my get away place to bike on the double lane path without too many amateurs. You’ll get the occasional tourists and people that clog it up not paying attention, but for the most part it’s the best in the area. The winds can be brutal some days. The best part is taking a break cutting over to the beach to get some nice sun and breeze when you’re relaxing.

Really nice beach super clean!!! Not a lot of people especially during the week. Clean bathrooms and it’s worth the $ 8 for entrance for a few hours since there’s no plenty of people… better if you have little ones. you keep a closer eye! You should look online when they have low tide so your kiddos can find all the sand dollars!

General RV information
Physical Address: 5000 Highway 75 Coronado, CA 92 118
For Reservations: Reserve America
Phone Number for Information: 619 435‑5184
Daily Rate: $ 50 inland $ 65 beach
RV Site Details
Site Pad Material: Paved
Camp Fires: Beach fires must be in designated concrete fire rings only. Portable fire containers are not allowed on the beach, or any other sand area. Fire containers must be within the lines of your campsite and be elevated six inches or more above the pavement.
Water: Yes
Electricity: Yes, 50 amp or 30 amp
Cell Phone Coverage: Yes
Sewer: No
Laundry: No
Cable TV:
Wi-​fi: Bring your own
Dump Station: Yes
Propane: No
Pull Through: No
Back In: Yes
Handicap Sites: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes, in the campground not on the beach
Dates of our Stay: Thursday Oct 9, 2014– Sunday Oct 12, 2014
Site Number: 210
Strange Rule: Must have towed vehicle hookup up to motorhome or a $ 10.00 a night fee is charged.
My Thoughts:
The sites are tight, level and clean. This is our first parking lot campground. We usually like a more natural setting & cheaper campgrounds but Kevin and I were both raised in Southern California so we enjoy some beach time once in a while. I’m glad we came. The beach is beautiful here. The location is good for exploring Coronado, Point Loma Lighthouse, Cabrilla Monument and birding at the Fort Rosecrans Cemetery.
This is our first California State Beach in our motorhome. I’m very happy with the staff and fellow campers here. Campers brought their own campfire pits so I saw several different campfire pits in the campgrounds. I would come back if we had a site on the ocean or if we came with a group of people.

I always keep my car windows rolled down every time I drive by here.
Ever notice when you visit this beach, your problems and worries seem to go away?
That job you lost, that explosive argument you had with your spouse, that special loved one who died recently… a visit to the Silver Strand helps you turn to that new Chapter in your life. It helps you put things back into perspective and turn that frown upside down.
Staring to the horizon, to the sunset, to the lonely sailboat slowly cruising to it’s destination. Sitting alone on the damp sand or on the rocks… with the cool, misty ocean air blowing in your face. Through your hair (if you have hair). You then close your eyes and reset.
Symbolically, you find out you’re just a lonely grain of sand in this big beach.
For 10 bucks, the Silver Strand is here for you… and for all of us to treasure.