Ventura River Group Camp — Attraction in Ventura

We were a little nervous about our stay based on some reviews that we had read. But ultimately it was nice! We didn’t witness any homeless. Nothing was stolen. That’s always a plus. Bathrooms were decent. Park rangers were friendly. However there were tons and tons of stickers (pokies) everywhere. That wasn’t fun with small children. Bring broom to sweep out tent. We had my husbands dewalt vacuum and that wasn’t even good enough. I would bring a rake Or a blower to clear area around tents. We were near the fwy so it was very noisy all throughout the night. Bring ear plugs. I wish I had brought some. The train was not bothersome at all. Also, We noticed the wind picked up around 10-11am and died down once the sun set. The wind kinda put a damper on things. Make sure to bring sweatshirts/sweatpants and chapstick. Overall my family had a great time and we can’t wait...

We had a good time here but were overall disappointed with this group campsite that cost $130 to reserve. The picnic tables and fire pit were nice, and the bathrooms were stocked with toilet paper and relatively clean, but you are RIGHT next to the freeway. Was not really the get out into the wild camping experience we were expecting when all you here constantly is the loud freeway and then the trains from both sides. All day. And ALL night (falling asleep felt like falling asleep in the middle of said freeway it was that loud). The beach was pretty, but very rocky, and the campsite itself did not really have any view (besides of course of the freeway). Felt a little like we just parked on the side of the road rather than booked a campsite, the camp ranger was very nice and I’m still glad we came but will not...

A nice location with large spacious sites near the beach with running water bathrooms but pretty sketchy as the group sites are located directly between train tracks and the 101. We brought a school group of young kids here and we ended up having to call the police due to the fact that several men clearly under the influence continually approached our students despite us asking them to leave. The officers were very nice and told us things would definitely get stolen if they were left out. Overall, we had an okay time and we didn't feel particularly in danger but between our students stumbling across a man sleeping in our site and the drunken men wandering up from the homeless encampment in the creek below, it was not something we feel would be worth...