Surfs up! Park your RV or trailer right on the Huntington Beach boardwalk just a few steps away from the beautiful Huntington Beach pier and downtown area at Sunset Vista RV Campground. This site is for the RV or trailer enthusiasts that wants to be in the middle of the Huntington Beach action from surfing to beach volleyball to the night life of downtown. Sorry my tent camping friends, no tents allowed here. Sunset Vista RV Campground is only open for beach camping from October 31 to May 31 and then it shuts down for the busy summer season. The spaces provide enough space for the whole family to relax outside and enjoy the cool ocean breezes, but you are essentially camping in a parking lot.
General Campground Info:
- How close are the campsites to the beach? Beach sites sit above the boardwalk only 20 feet from the sand
- Campsite Cost: $70.00 plus $10.00 reservation fee
- Open Season: 10/1 to 5/31
- Tent Camping Friendly: No
- Max Trailer Length: 30 Feet beach row/45 Feet back row
- Max Motorhome/RV Length: 30 Feet beach row/45 Feet back row
- Electricity: Yes (30/50 Amp)
- Water Hookup: Yes
- Dogs: Ok at the campground, not on the beach
- Dump Station: Yes
Top Huntington Beach Camping Sites at Sunset Vista RV Campsite:
The top sites at Vista RV park are sites 1 through 17. These sites are elevated above the boardwalk and have a great view of the beach, ocean, and pier. The elevation of the beach campsites is roughly 10 to 15 feet above the boardwalk, so you get ample privacy from all the Huntington Beach boardwalk traffic. The sites that are sitting in the middle of the campsite are not that bad and well suited for larger rigs, sites 1-17 only allow 30ft trailers or RVs and 18-46 take up to 45 foot trailers or RVs. Even though sites 18 through 46 are not on the boardwalk, you still get peekaboo views of the ocean and beach.
Reservation Insight For Vista RV Campground
The best way to reserve a spot for this campsite is to do an online reservation at HBsands.org. As you can imagine, it is very competitive to get a site especially during October and May when the weather is great. Also, there is a specific schedule that you have to adhere to in order to get a site during a certain time, see the chart below.
For example, if you want to try to get a campsite on October 15-18th. You would need to be online on July 1 in order to grab a campsite for those specific dates. Be aware, you have to be quick and be ready with your payment type due to the amount of people who may want your same dates and beach spot!
If you are a little old school, you can mail in your reservation, but you must comply with the following rules:
- Mail-in reservations will not be accepted if postmarked before the 1st Day to Reserve as noted above
- Include only one credit card payment or one check payment per reservation form (Returned check fee $30.00)
- Mail-in reservations must be received 14 days prior to entry date for processing
My suggestion is to always go online to grab a spot for your desired dates. If you do have a flexible schedule, you can always try to pick up a cancellation a few days or even weeks before a particular weekend.