Santa Cruz Scorpion

Having bear lockers at the dock was very helpful. The camp sites are clean and the smell of the eucalyptus trees is refreshing. The foxes are cute but sneaky! Keep all your stuff close or in the bear lockers! The rangers were nice and helpful. Know that, even with the earliest ferry, you will not be ready to explore the island until around 11.

Very special location.
Campsite was well maintained and very convenient with picnic tables and large lockers that fit several backpacks.
Rangers were friendly and helpful.

Lower Scorpion was definitely the better of the two campgrounds. The foxes are fun to watch but just know that they sometimes will very loudly fight in the night.

Upper 023 was lovely! Separated from most of the busy dayhike trails, but will note that it is right where one trail enters the campground so there's still a small amount of foot traffic.
The massive trees are beautiful and provide shade when you need it. Potable water and pit toilets are within reasonable distance. Bear proof food lockers are great for storing both food and other belongings.
There are camper lockers by the pier to store things after check-out while waiting for the ferry.

Really awesome campsites just a short walk away from the dock.

Fantastic national park, super unique. If a santa-ana event is in the forecast, the lower campground is in a valley well protected from high winds (upper is a little more open and exposed). Camp sites don't have too much privacy from each other, but in 3 nights in January, there were only 1-3 other campsites in use on a given night and we were all spread out. The campground is in a eucalyptus grove which smells nice. Though the bathrooms are pit toilets, the staff keeps them clean. The only fresh water is from spigots (for drinking/cooking, and it was good tasting water), there are no bathroom sinks. So as long as you understand what to expect and plan accordingly, this was a top notch camping experience in a really cool national park.

Also pro-tip, there is a permanent ban on open fires, but stove cooking is normally allowed. But if there is also a temporary ban on stove cooking due to high winds, freeze-dried meals (such as Mountain House or Peak Refuel) can be rehydrated and eaten cold. For dinner, add cold water in the morning and store it in the fox box all day. It doesn't taste as good cold, but it is plenty safe to eat as all ingredients are pre-cooked.

It is a beautiful campsite and a perfect spot with canyon views. It is the furthest spot in the campground so pack lightly.

Although we did not get to stay there because of the high wind warnings, the camp site is beautiful.

Stayed in the upper campground for one night after backpacking from Del Norte Camp. The upper campground is mostly for groups but there are a few singles. Loved staying there. The groups around us were a little gregarious as you might expect but the campground got quiet early and we loved being at the edge of un-spoiled nature. Keep your stuff in the provided lockers as the Island Foxes and Scrub Jays were diligent about looking for "goodies".

Fantastic Campground on a remote island. Hooray.