Ocean Cove
nearest town: Jenner CA
part of: private
A private Campground in the North Coast region.
Number of visits: 3
GPS: 38.5535,-123.3043
Bathroom: pit • Water: yes
I came here 15 years ago with abalone-diving City friends. I'm not even sure that's a thing any more.
Anyway, the campground is still here and it's still awesome.
They have spots available when no one else does, and it's the simplest check-in ever: Pay them ($5 off for cash!), they give you a receipt for your windshield and tell you to park at any picnic table/fire ring that's not occupied. The rest of the world seems to get more complicated and bureaucratic, but this is the easiest damn check-in I've ever experienced.
Checkout 2pm.
Ocean Cove Bar and Grille is a sweaty uphill 3/4 mile walk away. Basic bar food, but great view of the ocean and campground.
No T-Mobile service here.
Notes on each visit (posted cost • senior cost):
Decided to camp over in the far corner where the fence meets the bluffs for a change.
There is a little gap in the fence that opens up into Stillwater Cove County Park.
I only covered a small corner of it, but it goes on for miles!
The slight downside was that I parked right next to it, so people were walking past my door to and from it all day.
Another year, another $5 price increase. Today is official opening day for the season (although you coulda come last night), and it's $35 cash, $40 credit. Still a great deal!
I'm set up on the same little peninsula as last time, on the other side this time. I think my sunset view will be less obstructed.
Last time the breeze quieted down towards sunset. Hope that happens again, because it's pretty darned windy right now.
There is no such things as site numbers here. I got a spot that seems pretty sweet to me. A whitewater view of the ocean over my neighbor's tent, in kind of a cul-de-sac, so folks won't be driving past raising dust.
My neighbor ran his generator for a couple of hours in the afternoon, but no big deal.
(price is $30 cash, $35 credit)