Campland On The Bay

OVERALL GREAT PLACE BUT READ BELOW FOR BIG RIGS

*See "BIG RIG" notes below

Clean: The place has a crew that goes around cleaning all day. They rake and blow your lot off before you arrive.

Friendly: Staff that greet you are very friendly, even a little sassy (I like that!) and very helpful

Location: Great location, flat and level, and only minutes from everything important (Navy base, Sea World, Downtown, Hillcrest).

*BIG RIG notes: I have a 45' coach with a toad. San Diego is a big city with busy streets. This location is handy as it's not far from the I-5 freeway. However.....between the freeway and the RV Park, the streets are very busy, 2 lane or less and very narrow streets. Everyone is in a hurry and know nothing about big rigs except we are "in their way" (lol). Check your GPS when getting close. I came in I-5 Southbound and took Exit 23 onto Mission Bay Drive no problem.
Point 1) But when turning right onto Grand Ave (map it first and see what I'm showing you) it is a HAIRPIN turn at a stoplight and you must be very careful. You can make it! But you can't let the busy traffic intimidate you as you move slowly and across both lanes.
Point 2) After navigating this corner, you will be on Grand Ave for about a mile and you must turn on Olney Street. This street is also very narrow, parked cars on both sides but the traffic is not heavy (it's a military neighborhood). But my point is, it is narrow for a big rig.
Point 3) My suggestion is you find a larger street West of Olney (Morrell or Lamont??) to turn on and then enter Pacific Beach Dr which takes you right into the RV park.
Point4) I made it safely with the GPS directions I just spoke about. So, you can make it too

Final Notes: Great place, great staff, great location! We have stayed here 4 times =)

A great RV Park with lovely views of the Pacific Passage. The park is very serene. It has all you need for your RV, and you feel very secure in the place. But for those who aren’t fond of cooking, the place might seem like it lack more dining options.

We enjoyed our stay at Campland on the Bay, and will be returning very soon. We stay with our dogs and didn't have any issues. The RV park is dog friendly! They have parks and runs all over the park. We were able to let our dogs enjoy the beach ⛱️ in the early morning and afternoon. The cantina was dog friendly, for the most part. All the staff, especially Travis, was welcoming and easy to talk to and were engaging. RV neighbors were close, but that's ok, because, everyone was super delightful and easy going. There are RV dumps within the parks, which makes it convenient. Overall, we recommend Campland!

My family stays here when they come in from AZ, and we love staying here with them as locals. So many amenities, everything is well maintained and clean, and staff is usually so nice. Lots of families to socialize with and being on the bay is awesome. Easy bike ride to PB as well.

This was our first time staying. I think this place has reached its peak and is in decline. I booked a preferred site. They initially put us in the Q section with long term residents and the campsite next to us looked like a homeless encampment. The shower next to that site had a sign saying there was no hot water until further notice. The next morning we asked to move and they kindly moved us. Staff were friendly and helpful. But The whole place was empty so I’m not sure why they put us in the worst spot. The place needs maintenance-the game room games were broken, there were piles and piles of sand everywhere, leaves and dirt on the skate park. There was a beer cup that sat on the stage the entire time we were there and we watched numerous employees walk by it without picking it up. The grass wasn’t mowed. The sewer caps were off or missing at most of the sites.
A group of unsupervised kids showed up at the empty campsite next to us and started a fire and then caught sticks on fire and were hitting them against the picnic table spreading embers all around. Security didn’t address it after a call. The kids running around on scooters seemed out of control and unsupervised so I wasn’t comfortable with letting my younger kids out to ride around. I watched kids playing ping pong by throwing the paddles into the grass. It was chaos.

We thought it would be a nice time with the kid friendly things. We ended up leaving a day early. It’s very expensive for what it is. We will not be back. I can’t imagine people returning unless they have nostalgia for what it used to be.