Lake Morena County Park
Campo · near Campo · San Diego
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 3000
- Campsites
- ~86 sites + group areas & cabins
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$24-40 (by hookup)
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- San Diego County; rarely full except spring PCT season and holidays. Check the county water-level notice before counting on the boat ramp.
What is here
- Setting
- lake-river
- Amenities
- Showers, flush & vault toilets · Boat ramp & lake fishing (bass/catfish) · Motorboat rentals · Big oak-and-chaparral sites
- Best for
- A rustic, remote-feeling high lake and classic PCT resupply stop
- Features
- Feels far more remote than it is · Classic PCT thru-hiker stop (~mile 20) · Quiet, big sites, dark skies · Bass & catfish fishing
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv · cabin-glamp · walk-in
- Intl tip
- Check the county lake-level notice before counting on the boat ramp - it swings a lot year to year. Expect cold nights even in summer, and expect PCT hikers passing through in spring.
The guide
Lake Morena is a rustic, high-elevation oak-and-chaparral lake that feels far more remote than its distance from San Diego sugg…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Lake Morena County Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 32.685, -116.525