Well, I knew it was expensive, but since I lived in San Diego, I didn't have to camp.
Now when I go back, I stealth camp.
There is also Silver Strand State Park, but I don't know if they have camping there.
It's on the beach south of Coronado.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben McCafferty" <ben@KBMC.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: Camping in San Diego?

> OK, I was thinking more along the lines of county parks, but Dan's driveway
> sounds good....
> bmc  :)
>
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>
>
> > From: Frank Grunthaner <FrankGRUN@AOL.COM>
> > Reply-To: FrankGRUN@AOL.COM
> > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:16:30 EST
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Camping in San Diego?
> >
> > Not clear to me that there are any nice camping sites in metro San Diego. We
> > have stayed at Campland by the Bay, for something higher than $60 per day
> > (your own stretch of parking lot with 6 feet clear on either side of the
> > Vanagon. At least there were toilets!
> >
> > As the worst rip-off I have ever encountered, the De Anza Resort, Campground,
> > hell hole ... $60 for a parking space in a pile of cluttered debris from old
> > rusted trailers, complete with a construction site toilet.
> >
> > My advice, San Diego is not for camping. Stay at a private home, park at a
> > motel or go up to any of the excellent sites outside metro SD.
> >
> > Oh, yeh, for a quite friendly place that is an upgrade from the De Anza
> > Resort, try the police station parking lot or the local hospital.
> >
> > Frank Grunthaner
> >