Status: Open year round.

Description

Season for Peak Fees: 03/01 to 11/30

Located on the San Diego Coast, San Elijo offers swimming, surfing and picnicking. The narrow, bluff-backed stretch of sand has a nearby reef popular with snorklers and divers.

Park Kiosk Hours:

• Hi Season: 7am-10pm
• Lo Season: 7am-8pm

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
Amphitheater Bilge Pump Station Comfort Station Convenience Store Dock, Accessible Dump Station Fire Rings Fishing Laundry	Parking Ranger Station Restrooms Showers Store - Convenience Surfing Swimming Telephone

Discount Pass must be presented at the time of check in.

Campground is Site Specific, you will select your site number when you make a reservation at San Elijo.

Fees include entry for 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle or trailer, additional vehicles will be charged per night at the park.

Campers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent, or provide, upon arrival, a letter from a parent granting permission to camp. All juveniles must be in their own campsite after 10 p.m.

• Reservations available year round.
• Quiet hours are 10 p.m. - 6 am. Visitors not staying overnight must be out by 10 p.m
• Generator hours are from 10am-8pm.
• Campsite is limited to 8 people maximum and is designed for individual family use. Large groups require a special event permit.
• Take precautions to prevent theft by securing property, such as surfboards, bikes and ice chests.
• RV hookup sites are limited to 2 vehicles, and all wheels must stay on pavement. Standard sites allow 3 vehicles. There is no parking for more vehicles. A trailer is counted as a vehicle. Park out of roadway behind site number, to allow emergency vehicle access.
• Animals must be on a leash less than 6 feet at all times and may not be left outside at night and are prohibited on the beach.
• Alcohol and glass containers are NOT allowed on the beach or beyond your campsite.
• All park plants are protected. Do not cut or attach items, such as ropes, to any plants.
• Mid-September to mid-October, adjacent Cardiff State Beach hosts two large annual surfing contests. Contact the campground for dates.
• Maximum stay during High Season (March - November) is 7 nights. All persons and equipment must vacate for a minimum of 48 hours before beginning another stay.
• Park Road separates Oceanfront (premium) sites from Inland sites. Ocean sites are on a bluff overlooking beach. Stairs to beach. Sites have no shade.
• Park Kiosk Hours: Hi season 7 am - 10 pm. Lo season 7 am - 8 pm.
• Reservations Year Round.

Getting There:

San Elijo SB
2050 SO COAST HWY 101
Cardiff CA 92007

San Elijo State Beach extends along Coast Highway 101, 3/4 mile north from San Elijo Lagoon's entrance channel, near the community of Cardiff-by-the-Sea.
Exit Interstate 5 at Encinitas Blvd, head WEST. Turn LEFT on So. Coast Hwy. Follow the Coast Highway south, about 2 miles.
Mailing Address:
2680 Carlsbad Blvd
Carlsbad, CA 92008