Cerro Alto Campground, Morro Bay, CA

Cerro Alto Campground is located in the Santa Lucia Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest (32 min northwest of San Luis Obispo, CA) with an elevation of 1,196 feet. There are a total of 22 campsites. The campground is open all year. 9 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 15 and 35 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. There is a fee of $35.00 per night. Some amenities include drinking water, swimming, restroom, trash dumpster. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (134)

4.3 out of 5

5 star		60%
4 star		19%
3 star		8%
2 star		7%
1 star		4%

@KellyM9992231 · Camped on Oct 14, 2024 at Campsite #16

Tics, bears, rattlesnakes, and noisy scrub jays ... what's not to love?? I camped in mid-October, not very crowded, clean bathroom, great hiking, excellent wineries within 30 minutes away... I thought it was great. Excellent 5G UC service on my tmobile phone. No tics, bears or rattlesnakes, but oh... the scrub jays... SQUAWK!!

@AmandaS6104080 · Camped on Oct 2, 2024 at Campsite #16

Clean sites and wonderful camp hosts!

@MaddieM59E7744 · Camped on Sep 6, 2024 at Campsite #13

Must walk up short but steep path to campsite. This site has shade in the morning and sun the the afternoon and is private from the road. There is also a small trail that connects to site 14. Close to the restroom which was very clean for a vault toilet! Would camp here again!

@IsabellaD8AC01 · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #8

This campsite is gorgeous, definitely coming back!

@DustinB1202239 · Camped on Aug 4, 2024 at Campsite #13

Lovely staff and interesting camping areas. But... TERRRRRRIBLE Poison oak. There was no path that wasn't consumed with it. We have kids, and we won't be back.

@KatS625F4CA4B5 · Camped on Jul 26, 2024 at Campsite #14

There is a lot of poison oak all around the camp ground sites and trails. Cleared away from the picnic tables and tent spots but if you have a dog or kids, be careful. Camp host was not open to get firewood until after 10AM.

@MarrokS6F2334A · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #16

A very quiet campground with one big loop hike. Very easy to get down to the beach to cool off if it gets hot during the afternoon. The one downside is if you get one of the sites within eyesight of a pit toilet, you will smell that pit toilet. (Although this is normal/expected.)

@NickA5023435 · Camped on May 20, 2024 at Campsite #12

Nice and tidy and great location!

@ZacharyB979819 · Camped on Apr 20, 2024 at Campsite #8

Zachary baron I had reservations here already cerro alto for spott 008 witch was double booked according to camp host witch we had made contact with at 4pm witch we were 1 of 4 camp sites they said were doubled book they offered free fier wood and offerd us a spot witch had storm damage and the road was caved into the creek we have 2 toddler's we had a very bad experience with this site and camp host were tried to contact the booking company but since our cell service was bad and no phone number for them we were stuck I belive the host are not capable of doing there jobs properly and were up all night drinking and listening to music

@MikeF675E8EA70 · Camped on Apr 14, 2024 at Campsite #16

Great Camp Hosts. Location is perfect! About 20 min from Paso Robles Wine Country and 20 min the other direction to Morro Bay with the best seafood ever. The camp is very quiet and peaceful. Pit Restrooms are clean. We enjoyed our stay.

@NathanA8717725 · Camped on Apr 5, 2024 at Campsite #13

Amazing place!

@RyanS4713424 · Camped on Feb 9, 2024 at Campsite #12

We had a great time. It was cold and had just rained buckets. It made it REAL camping! :) We will definitely be back!

@MargiE98DCB453 · Camped on Jan 11, 2024 at Campsite #16

Nice campground, very busy with hikers. TONS of teeny tiny ticks, tho, so we probably wouldn't return.

@AnnN3481504 · Camped on Jan 3, 2024 at Campsite #16

The grounds were beautiful. But it was very sad to see that it was infested with Asian beetles. They coated the bathroom walls, along with trees, bushes, and grass along the lower part of the path leading up the mountain.

@LynnS1903043 · Camped on Dec 9, 2023 at Campsite #16

Beautiful location, easy drive from Paso Robles or Morro Bay.

@JudyA4518616 · Camped on Nov 16, 2023 at Campsite #14

Awesome campground! Loved the sites at the end of the (narrow) road. Perfect for my 19 foot trailer and pick up truck. Great location near Atascadero, Morro Bay, Pasa Robles, Harmony, and San Luis Obispo. Will definitely come back here.

@NandorVEA82D85 · Camped on Oct 16, 2023 at Campsite #14

The campground was lovely, and well maintained, but the camp hosts were unfriendly, and not very helpful. Another thing the web site should note is that some of the camp sites require carrying you gear up a fairly steep incline. I was not prepared for that.

@RobertB6182770 · Camped on Oct 11, 2023 at Campsite #8

We like this campground since it is relatively quiet and close to Morro Bay.The outhouse was extremely dirty and the large dumpster adjacent to it was full.The smell was very bad.

@RonE1044148 · Camped on Oct 10, 2023 at Campsite #8

I like the campground, and my hike on the trail was very enjoyable. Unfortunately, the vault toilets were overly full. The employee of the company the Forest Service contracts with to run the campground told me that only one business will clean them out because people put trash in them, so they had to wait until the one guy would come to do the job.

@JasonA1549011 · Camped on Aug 27, 2023 at Campsite #16

Not a great summer campground. Both the campground and the Cerro Alto trail are loaded with poison oak. Our site was literally surrounded by poison oak on all sides. Facilities are fine.

@JennaG0DA262EE · Camped on Aug 25, 2023 at Campsite #10

Site 10 right next to the bathrooms was terrible. The bathroom smell was horrendous and seems like it attracted extra flies. Positives - quiet, low key, close to the Cerro Alto trail, close to town. Shade arrived late afternoon.

@KathrynPDE9EA9 · Camped on Aug 25, 2023 at Campsite #11

Camp host Staff was great and very friendly! Toilets clean and had plenty of toilet paper. Would have given 5 stars BUT the site information is misleading and in some cases wrong. Site 11 for a specific example looks like a large site that is fairly flat. It is back in capable and up to 2 cars. This site is not flat at all and it is road side in a hill, no backing in. I would not have chosen this site due to the equipment we were bringing. Luckily the camp hosts were understanding and we were able to get another site to accommodate our gear. Highly recommend that the management company and rec gov update their site to be more accurate and have the information match the right sites. Also that they update that the water issue declaring that they do not have potable water be removed as the issue has been resolved.

@RobinS8336598 · Camped on Aug 25, 2023 at Campsite #12

Campground hosts were very helpful and nice

@AlekseiF3518D7 · Camped on Aug 18, 2023 at Campsite #9

Awful campground

@AllenW7935165 · Camped on Jul 26, 2023 at Campsite #17

Great place for overnight! Large camping spots,water access, pit bathrooms. The one thing missing the was a shower. But would highly recommend this campground.

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