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See photos and get details about Dockweiler Beach Camping in Los Angeles! Updated February 29, 2008. Related info-- HOME :: Latest News :: Overview: Southern California camping overview :: Beach Camping: Carpinteria Beach Camping :: Dockweiler Beach Camping :: Doheny Beach :: Huntington Beach camping :: Newport Beach Camping, :: San Diego Beach Camping :: Santa Barbara beach camping :: Ventura Beach Camping :: Desert Camping: Joshua Tree NP Camping :: Lake & Mountain: Lake Arrowhead Camping :: Big Bear Camping :: Lake Elsinore Camping :: Lake Jennings Camping :: Paso Picacho Campground :: Road Trip from SoCal: Big Sur Camping :: Dockweiler Beach CampingBeachside RV camping in the heart of Metro LA; is it right for you?
Dockweiler State Beach hosts RV-only camping. This is a vitally needed beachside camping facility in a metropolitan area where the demand for beach campsites far exceeds the supply. There are many "plus" points you'll encounter if you camp at Dockweiler State Beach. These include the following--- *The sand is wide and clean. *There are biking/hiking paths stretching along the beach. *Brand-new bathroom and snacking facilities have been built *There are plenty of beach fire rings...and what a popular item beach fire pits are in Los Angeles!
Dockweiler Beach Campground's neighbor is LAXThe "minus" side to Dockweiler Beach Camping, however, is enough to drive a person crazy. The biggest "negative" about Dockweiler can be summed up in one word: Airplanes!
Dockweiler State Beach sits directly at the end of 2 runways at Los Angeles International Airport. I've always enjoyed how the simple fact that people are afraid of "planes falling on them" keeps down the crowd at Dockweiler Beach. As a day-user of the beach, it's possible to enjoy some sand and surf...without half the population of Los Angeles at your elbow. If you're actually trying to get some sleep, however...well, just know that the early morning flight roster at LAX Airport is quite heavy! While the nighttime flights are minimal at Los Angeles International Airport, the morning schedule is doubly-full. If you're like me...that is, you like to sleep later than dawn...you'll be unpleasantly surprised by how loud the planes seem in the quiet early morning hours at Dockweiler State Beach. The photo on your right was taken from the Dockweiler Beach camping area...so you can see that some of the planes taking off from LAX fly DIRECTLY overhead! (The 2nd LAX runway's planes fly over a more northern section of Dockweiler State Beach.) On the other hand, if noise doesn't bother you, you'll probably find Dockweiler Beach camping to be quite enjoyable. Dockweiler Beach Camping -- Amenities
The Dockweiler State Beach restrooms and public buildings have just been renovated. In the photo to your left, you can see a new restaurant building at Dockweiler Beach...and in the photo to your right, you can see the new restroom building. The new facilities give the Dockweiler Beach RV campground a shiny new look!NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST INSTALLED! A new electrical system was just installed during January and February, 2008. Campers heading for Dockweiler State Beach during 2008 will be among the very first to use the new system! Other fun you can enjoy along the beach includes building a fire at one of the dozens of fire pits on Dockweiler Beach. If you decide to use a fire ring, remember not to build your fire using wood containing nails, and always douse your fire thoroughly with water when you're finished. These safety rules for the fire pits at Dockweiler help ensure that no child will walk across the top of your campfire later, only to get burned otherwise hurt. Park rangers want to remind visitors that sprinkling sand on top of a fire will not make sure that it's completely extinguished. Volleyball nets are available on some parts of Dockweiler State Beach. Also, walking, jogging, biking, and skating are popular on the miles-long beach paths that run along the shoreline through Dockweiler State Beach. 
As for the campsites at Dockweiler RV Campground, they're more or less "parking lot style." The sites, however, do each come with a BBQ and a picnic table. RV hookups are available.You'll also find a shower/restroom building at the Dockweiler camping ground, plus a self-serve laundry facility. Being a city campground, naturally the showers and laundry have hot and cold water, and the toilets flush. There is also an RV dump station at the campground available for an extra $5 fee. Camping at Dockweiler Beach is safe. For one thing, the camping area isn't close to any housing. For another thing, rangers make 24 hour patrols of the beach and campground at Dockweiler. Winter "low season" camping prices at Dockweiler Beach Campground range from $24 to $28...once again, depending on which row your RV will be in. All rows, however, are very close to the ocean.
Dockweiler Beach Camping--Contact Information, Map, Directions
The Dockweiler State Beach campground address is: 12001 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey, CA90293.Dockweiler Camping Reservations: Call one of the Dockweiler State Beach phone numbers (just below.) Reservations are taken between the hours of 9 am to 4 pm (Pacific Time) from Monday through Friday. Even though Dockweiler SB is part of the California State Parks chain, the administration of this unit is not through the CA State Parks system. Therefore, reservations are NOT made through the Reserve America website, as is generally the case for California State campgrounds. The Dockweiler Campground phone number is: 310/322-4951. There is also a toll-free Dockweiler State Beach telephone number for reservations, which is 1/800/950-7275. Directions to the Dockweiler Beach RV Campground: Finding the Dockweiler Beach camping area is really simple. You should get onto Interstate 105, which heads east and west. (I-105 intersects directly with I-405, I-110, I-710 and I-610; it does not intersect with Interstate 5.) Head WEST towards the Pacific Ocean on I-105. As you pass the Los Angeles International Airport, the freeway will end...and turn into Imperial Boulevard. Keep going...just a short ways farther. The road will dead-end into the Pacific Ocean's shore...and you'll be at the entrance to Dockweiler's campground! To get a better mental picture of where you'll be heading, you may use the following link to view a
Yahoo map of the Dockweiler Beach camping area.
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