Crystal Cove State Park (Moro Campground)
Laguna Beach / Newport Beach · near Laguna Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 130
- Campsites
- ~57 (28 premium w/ hookups) + hike-in environmental camps
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$45 standard to ~$75 premium (hookups)
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- ReserveCalifornia - one of the hardest coastal bookings in SoCal; releases sell out in seconds. Free-standing tents only (no stakes); propane only (no wood/charcoal). Dogs not on the beach or backcountry trails.
What is here
- Setting
- beach
- Amenities
- Bluff-top ocean-view sites · Showers, flush toilets, RV dump · Water/30-50amp hookups (premium sites) · 2,400 acres of backcountry canyon trails + tide pools
- Best for
- Bluff-top ocean-view camping with hookups and wild canyon trails
- Features
- Sites on an ocean-view bluff · Rare hookup RV + wild coastal setting · Hike-in environmental camps behind · Tide pools & 2,400 acres of trails
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv · backcountry
- Intl tip
- The drive-in loop sells out instantly - if you miss it, book the hike-in environmental sites (~1.5-3 mi in), which are easier to get and stunning. Propane only, free-standing tents (no stakes), dogs off the beach.
The guide
Crystal Cove's Moro Campground is a cut above the region's other coastal camps - sites perched on a bluff with open ocean views…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Crystal Cove State Park (Moro Campground) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.567, -117.823