Oak Park Campground — Hotel in Simi Valley

The campground is totally spacious for now. There are two campground. Upper and lower. We are in the upper. With a total of 13 spaces. Today there are only two RV's here including ours. They don't have full hooks ups. Just have water and electric only at each site. If you want to dump, it's $15.00 extra near the entrance of the upper location campsite. The upper site has Oak Trees, small hills around the perimeters of the site and a very nearby train that passes by many times a day and night with a strong sounding whistle. The upper campground is further away from the train and tracks than the lower campsite. If it's cold outside as it has been each evening since we have been here. With your windows closed. The sound isn't bad at all. The lower campsite is a different story. When, I checked the lower campsite out a train passed be during the daytime and standing outside it was pretty loud. But if you are with children it may seem as an adventurous addition to the memories they will remember. There are also a few different areas for big groups to rent out with pavilions with BBQ's near by as well a concrete brick bathrooms to accommodate larger groups. With baby swings and more teen ager swings. Also, they have in one area seating like the colosseum shaped like an arc at a much, much smaller scale than in Italy. The lower campsite is tighter together with approximately similar number of spaces. They, are at a lower topography and more cosy and rustic surrounded by taller trees. The upper camp ground has more asphalt so you can fit your RV and a vehicle or two on you site numbera. The lower sites are back in. The upper sites have back in as we as a few pull through spaces for larger Riggs. I am in a 40 ft. Motorhome with car. The Park Rangers are great and very accommodating and unusually knowledge able as well as super friendly and very profession. The Manager, Sean, seems to be all of the above and more as well. I will be here till the end of my 14 days, Maximum stay at one time. Me being a newbie, they have made my stay most enjoyable. Thanks for the...

The 5:30am train that whizzes by is the least of your worries. Here you will find very dilapidated picnic tables (i.e. chunks of the tables are missing or dug out), many cigarette butts in camp sites, soil erosion throughout the park including campsites, no showers, cars parked off pavement, people camping with tents but no vehicle, fire pits full of garbage upon arrival. Lots of sand and dirt, covering sidewalks around play area. The campground restroom has prison toilets, with a lid. Campers have dogs off leash with no recourse. Campers take their dogs inside the bathrooms with them while they do their business. While the restroom for the campground is in use by campers and their dogs, the parks 2nd restroom area is 'closed', even during mid-day daylight hours, for no posted reason but looks functional and would be very helpful to have open. Overall -- this park is not recommended. Management needs to take a stronger stand here, clean up the park, enforce rules, open bathrooms, install means to prevent erosion and clear walkways of dirt, garbage and debris. If reserving for overnight and site unseen - you will be disappointed - and want to cancel your reservation. The best I can say is that each site does have water, and the electrical at the site did work. Rumor has it the campground is due for an overhaul starting after the summer of 2023 camp season with major improvements planned, including rebuilding campsites, new pavement, adding sewer hookups, adding showers, and adding a grass area. The summer of 2024 this maybe a much better place to visit or...

Neutral about this place, only because there isn't some sort of water feature near it. Most campsites usually have a lake, or a river or a stream or something that just screams chilling at a campsite. I do like the fact that there are fire rings at each site, which at the time of October 2022 cost around $40 a piece. There is a massive outdoor barbecue area for private parties in the upper campground.

You do have to book these campsites through the county website. We did notice there is a camp host on site, who is very helpful.

For a quick night out in the woods for a city slicker, this might be your best bet when it comes to Camping close to the city. Think of it as an extended stay, overnight in the woods kind of vibe.

I do prefer the lower Campground area, only because it's completely surrounded by trees, and you get the shade. During the week, it's usually pretty empty. Only problem is that during daylight hours, there is an Amtrak train which literally runs about 100 ft away from you, and the noise is definitely something you'd expect from an Amtrak train, or a cargo train passing right through your campsite every couple hours.

The upper Campground definitely felt like you were camping on cement, and most of that is because they do not allow tent camping in the upper area. Why exactly they don't allow tent camping is beyond reason. I just don't get it. Maybe someone...