Harbour oceanside | Wild Camping

May 1st, 2022 by official.randallguenther

Spent the night here last night and woke up in the middle of the night getting a ticket wrote up for 60$ and then proceeded to watch the parking person go down the street doing the same thing to everyone else. I think Oceanside is cracking down on overnight stay because I just drive a normal van nothing tall or wide, I would recommend not staying here for the night unless you want a ticket for a ridiculous 60$

March 5th, 2022 by MrToad'sWildRide

Ahh, contrasts.  I'm not sure whether it is a graceful transition or not, but here I am in Los Angeles after finally clearing a rather thorough search of my van at the border, driving some distance in a rather exhausted overwhelmed state, finding a Mexican restaurant to finally have a burrito as those aren't very available in Baja itself, driving some more, then consulting a wonderful app (I-Overlander) for a 'wild-camping' spot, and actually finding one!

.... I wake to The sound of sea lions, and the life-familiar clanking of halyards on masts, and an  interesting soft chatter, which has me think of perhaps a series of pairs of moms doing a slow jog while chatting.   When I get up and look up, I realize that it's a roost of special birds in the one tree directly above me, all making a special talk with each other.  They must be camera shy, cuz they all flew off only once I lifted my camera to take a picture of them! But they have a blessed me and my car and my boats incredibly!  And I'm pleased to say that I had a good deep long sleep!

.... Location... and some have mentioned, it is best to go along a bit further than where the marking is for this place. I am at the very bottom end of the Bay just before the road takes the first strong left turn and then another, right I can see various campers here and there throughout this area. Indeed, it seems a fantastic place to sleep.

January 4th, 2021 by kengeib

No oversized vehicle parking signs clearly shown along both sides of street.

Decided not to stay.

December 29th, 2020 by aaroncashin

Quiet spot... the actual overnight rules are iffy... saw others that spent the night. We were pretty stealthy and it felt unpatrolled. Posted picture of sign so you decide.

November 5th, 2020 by instagram.com/lenomadevan

Spent the night here. It’s really nice but I got a $58 ticket for a sprinter van because it’s too high. There are signs along the whole road on both sides of the street saying no vehicles over 7’ high, 7’wide and 25 long. I decided to take the risk. It’s much nicer than the parking on the beach. If you have a smaller vehicle you should have no problem. Anyways, I guess it was worth it. Slept to the sounds of sea lions, the sunset was amazing and it was really quiet all night.

July 10th, 2020 by thoang0126

Drive a little further down. This is a better location on this street after 10 p.m.

July 9th, 2020 by thoang0126

Got here at 4 P.M. There are section with signs that said "No Overnight Parking". Moved to another section that has signs that says "No Heavy vehicles parked overnight" Lots of traffic during daytime. Quiet and cool at night. Plenty of public restrooms that open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nice and cool place to hang out. No Police came knocking. Slightly sloped parking.

December 18th, 2019 by syncrotime

We have taken sides here. Some other campers stood here, too. There is a sign which says no camping but as our prescribers have already written, it is probably related to tent.
There are pit toilets and some restaurants around it.
There is also the Oceanview Police on this site. We stood here a very relaxed and quiet night.
On the other side you have to pay $20 dollars for parking for the night and $10 for the day until a certain time.

There are also sea lions here and you can hear them at night. Very cute!
Friendly people :-

Wir haben uns hier auf die Seite gestellt. Einige andere Camper standen hier auch. Es gibt ein Schild welches besagt kein camping aber wie unsere Vorschreiber schon geschrieben haben, ist es wahrscheinlich auf Zelt bezogen.
Es gibt Pit Toiletten und einige Restaurants drum herum.
Außerdem ist hier auf der Seite die Oceanview Polizei. Wir standen hier eine sehr entspannte und ruhige Nacht.
Auf der anderen Seite muss man 20 $ Dollar bezahlen fürs Nacht parken und für den Tag bis zu einer gewissen Uhrzeit 10$.

Es gibt hier auch Seelöwen und man kann sie auch in der Nacht hören. Sehr süß!
Freundliche Menschen :-)

November 20th, 2019 by ven.ritchie

Perfect place for one to 3 nights! Quiet. Toilets and water available during the day. Beautiful harbour-view. Friendly people. There are also sea-lions! :)

October 10th, 2019 by cooltouren.wordpress.com

THERE ARE AGHT NO SIGNS !!!! Just now. We didn't stay there.

September 28th, 2019 by cali_van

My happy place! ❤⛵ I just love sleeping next to the ocean and hearing the waves at night.

July 23rd, 2019 by antetard

Great spot by the marina. No No signs. A few harbor patrols and just by police station but nobody said a thing. Be a bit stealthy and quiet to keep the spot safe.

July 2nd, 2019 by ben.fewtrell.email

been here 1 night and 1 day will stay another , perfect spot . closest to the beach thats free that i have seen around here , asked a cop as he walked pased what the deal was with this spot as there are no signs saying anything . he said be respectful and quiet at night and we wont have a problem, it has been nice parked buy a table and grass and the water just there , not very dog friendly tho no dogs on beach anywhere , ours is happy sitting in the shade on the grass and lots around on walks but no fredome for them

May 5th, 2019 by johndelaney2008

We are at the Oceanside Yacht Club parking lot, park along the road side of the parking lot, no problems. The bathrooms are locked, members only.

May 4th, 2019 by johndelaney2008

Went to the and of the road and parked in the lot with other RVs, quiet and no problems.

March 26th, 2019 by zippididou

Nice spot with view on the marina. Some passing cars shaking the van. We slept with the noise of the sea lions arguing all night long. People coming to see the sea lions in the daytime.

March 5th, 2019 by essesloyon

30$ thé nigth
Obligé de me rabattre ici car expulsé du parking proche cité sur Ioverlander l'automate m'a demandé 30$ pour 24 h, un peu cher pour un parking. J'asimile et intègre bien les BD de mon enfance de Pic'sou et ses yeux en forme de $ avec son peuple!

December 9th, 2018 by stephanopoly

We spent one night here. The road was a little busy and loud but no one bothered us.

November 20th, 2018 by johanroos1961

You May park along the street but not camping (tent). Toilets and restaurants everywhere. At the otherside of harbour you pay 20 dollar a night. Parking lot nr 1 nearby this place and official free for the night till 25 ft. See also the Allstays-app where all spots are marked