Silver Strand State Beach
Coronado · near Coronado · San Diego
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 10
- Campsites
- ~130 numbered RV sites (no tents)
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$65-85 (premium)
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- ReserveCalifornia, 6 months out; very competitive (books instantly for summer/holidays). RV-only - no tent camping.
What is here
- Setting
- beach
- Amenities
- Water + 50-amp electric (no sewer; paid pump service) · Flush toilets, cold rinse showers · Ocean side + calm bay side across the road · Bike path to the Hotel del Coronado
- Best for
- The only oceanfront camping on the Coronado peninsula
- Features
- Surf on one side, calm bay on the other · Flat bike path to Coronado · RV-only beachfront lots · Windsurfing on the bay side
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- rv
- Intl tip
- RV-only, and it books instantly - reserve at the 6-month window. Check current water-quality advisories before counting on ocean swimming (Tijuana River sewage flows cause periodic closures); the calm bay side is the reliable swim.
The guide
Silver Strand is the only oceanfront camping on the Coronado peninsula - an RV-only state beach where you can walk to the surf …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Silver Strand State Beach — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 32.629, -117.138