Oak Grove Campground

Red ants. Everywhere. No shade. Tiny campground.

Sadly, we only stayed for around 4 hours because the ant issue was huge. Ant hills were everywhere, they swarmed us, our dogs, our food in a matter of seconds. We tried to stay at least one night but couldn’t because our dogs couldn’t have a restful nap. They were swarmed like crazy and looked miserable.

I was really looking forward to camping at this location this Labor Day weekend. However, when we arrived at the campground, there were ant hills everywhere on the campsites. I booked 2, 45 and 48. Both campsites were swarmed with ants. I tried walking around other unoccupied campsites and it had the same issue. We thought it would calm down after a few hours, or once it got cooler but even after 4 hours, ants still swarmed the tables, our legs, our dogs and our tents. It was uninhabitable. We left after being there for only 4 hours the first day.

Location was easy to find. Bathrooms were clean and easy walk to site. The site itself, Oak Grove site #3 had a lot of red ants near the fire pit, table, etc. May just be because it’s hot, etc.

Toilet tissue gone in all 4 bathrooms 😡on Thursday night-1st day we got there.
Red ants were completely invasive!!!
We tried different products we brought, but nothing worked. It became very difficult. My 20 pound Chihuahua terrier mix got stung really bad in his paw pad and it was the worst experience ever.!!!!!!!! He was yelping in so much pain and It was overwhelming!! Horrible!!
The picture also lied about the shade being so awesome there when it was very erratic and not good-
The fire pit was filled to the top with Ash. It was almost impossible to have a fire which we look forward to the most. We will not be back.!!!!!!😡🥵😡🥵😡🥵

Camp host is great, the campground is clean as well as the toilets, there’s a real close hiking trail that takes up to palomar mountain, the campsite is practically the trail head

Very dog friendly, loved seeing everyone with their dogs and my dog had a blast

Will return but probably closer to the not so hot months

Thanks again to the camp host who was really accommodating

Really nice campsite. We got lucky and had a site (#39) that had some shade, was set back a bit from the road, and was on the interior (so we didn’t feel like we were on the neighbors’ lawns). In general, the sites further back from the entrance and toward the middle seemed a bit better than the others. Our site was roomy and could have easily accommodated 4 large tents. There were some fire ants, but they seemed to be at all of the sites, and we didn’t have any problems with them.

Lots of bugs (got covered in mosquito bites.) Most campgrounds shady. 32 was decent although sunny during day. Bathrooms right across (out of view) were typical camping bathrooms, albeit crusty.

Facilities were clean. Campsite was good however there is an ant colony and there were thousands of red ants right where the tent would go. Some neighbors were a nuisance because they did not follow quiet times, had bright lights on all night and their dogs were not kept on leashes. Not the fault of the campground.

We enjoyed the spacious camp site and the little area across the highway that led us to an unexpected firehose swing. Also a little walking trail. We didn't get far before we got hungry and had to go to the bathroom HAHA (traveling with kids) What I wished we knew - BRING - Tarp, Easy up and plenty of warm blankets. We camped in May and it was hot and cold. There are some burs or pokey stuff if you setup under the trees. Recommend bringing a thick tarp to go under the tent. We also weren't prepared for the high heat during the day and got very cold at night. Bring an easy-up for increased shade & extra blankets at night. Our sleeping bags were not enough. Faces were quite cold all night! Decent campsite, fire ring, picnic table and water/bathrooms nearby. Our site backed up to a turkey farm. No trouble with any noise there. 4out of 5