Camp Roberts

We think this is a great place. Beautiful fall colors all around and across the highway during our stay. We saw several elk—6 points!!! The purpose of our trip was to visit Pinnacles National Park. The park’s RV campsites were completely sold out. This was an affordable alternative with full hookups within 1.5 hours to the park. We rode cruiser bikes with an attached baby carrier on base. Easy, flat trails and roads are everywhere. Gorgeous sunrises and sunsets.

Third visit here, the last was two years ago. This time in “newer” section of the park. The access road to the RV park seems to have gotten more potholes and rougher than the last visit. Watch for the big dip when getting close to the last turn into the RV park. Site pretty level and wide enough. Gravel pad. All worked well. We like this park, it is quiet, other campers are friendly, and price is great. Some over the air TV signal, no wi-fi, just basic no frills RV park. Again we like this place and will return again. We enjoy riding our bikes around the post and out around the perimeter. This trip we saw a wide variety of critters, a lot of Tule Elk, wild pig, bobcat, deer, coyotes, and Bald Eagles. Coyotes do visit the RV park and will come in close looking for “pet snacks.

Can't add much more than has already been reviewed other than the billeting office is now directly past the entry gate on the right. Rigs must be parked on the right past the billeting office in the dirt field or directly across the street from the office (the left side of the entry gate). No problems making reservations of contacting the office. $15 for full hookups and no need to have to the National Park Access Pass.

Stayed here about a year ago, in the “new” section of the park. This visit are in the “older” part. Our site has some gravel and grass. We parked on the grass with our door out to the gravel section. The gravel has a fair amount of weeds growing in it but are of the short variety. Being on the grass puts us closer to the hook-ups at the power pole. These sites are very wide. The sites have used picnic tables, don’t recall those being here last year, must have been re-purposed. Also looks like a number of the old section sites have had crushed stone/small gravel added to them. The crushed stone was then leveled off and compacted nicely. The parking pad is wide enough for an RV and another vehicle parked beside. Last year want to say there was an RV here that looked like it had been here a very long time with wooden steps, etc. That RV is no longer here and doesn’t appear as though any homesteaders are present. Check-in staff very friendly and gave information about a couple buildings were coin-op washers & dryers could be located. Price is $15 per night, thought this was the Golden Access rate but was told cost $15 flat. Can hear some road noise from Hwy 101 but nothing overpowering. Even though the Coffee Café has a large sign in front indicating “Internet Café” there is no internet to be had on base. Overall we like this place.

I agree that there were a lot of homesteaders. However, there are sites set aside for short-term visitors. The internet café only has wifi if you are active duty or National Guard or Reserve. I had full hookups with my own electric, water, and sewer. I did see the poor amenities for the back-in sites. The gravel was loose on some sites to a point of not recommending a motorhome or larger 5th wheel on it. Most of the long term (homesteaders) do not maintain their sites. The sites are cluttered with furniture, wall lockers, broken down vehicles, and high weeds. There was a popup camper with a shredded blue tarp attempting to cover it and the weather had blown pieces of it on the ground for several sites. The landscaping crew came and weed eated the area, but left high grass/weeds everywhere. I don't mind being away from the shopping, just plan accordingly. This is a good stop over site, but if I were staying for and extended time, I would have to bring the Chain of Command's attention to the FamCamp, because I can't believe they would ignor what they are aware of. But you pay for what you get for $10.

Overall this is a good spot for a one-nighter if you are traveling on hwy 101. I do have to say though that there are two errors in the directions written under "Featured Facilities" back in 2007. 1) After leaving the main gate and bearing left onto California, go to the second (2nd) stop sign, which is Arizona. The first one is Montana. 2) After leaving the Billeting Office, you will want to go southeast on Washington which is actually a two-way road, not one-way). It was a good thing we had the directions from this website because the lady in the office gave us a map and sent us southeast on California, which is back near the gate. This road ends in a dead end! The other criticism I have is that when we pulled up to the main gate, the guard was chatting with his buddy who was in a police car. Not only did he ignore us, he made us wait almost 5 minutes!! I will say that the site we had (2) was very good with full hookups including 50 amp which we needed for A/C (91 deg!).

My impression of this place is pretty much the same as the November 2013 review by Don Geidel. This base saw its heyday during WW II and it’s been going downhill since then. In April 1971, the California Army National Guard took over. This is got to be the worst looking base I have seen and the campground isn’t much better. We were traveling between Los Angeles and Monterey and this was a convenient place to stop for one night. The only positive thing I can mention is the $10 for a full-hookup site. The ironic thing is that the campground is full – I got the last available site. But the reason for that is the homesteaders. They have pretty much taken over and I understand that there is a waiting list.

First off, I should say for $10 a night for full hook ups I guess you can't go wrong. Having said that, we would not stay here again. We came in on a weekend, so no help from the RV park manager, who doesn't work weekends. The signage for the RV park was terrible and after taking a long, fruitless tour of the base we ended up back at the main gate somehow and asked the soldier there for directions. Even with directions it was difficult to find the park due to construction detours. Calling this an RV "park" is generous. It is a dump. The whole base is, sadly, a dump. What an insult to our fine National Guardsmen that they are forced to train and work on this shameful base. The base itself is ten miles or so from the nearest town, and the RV area is another four miles or so inside the base. This is certainly not a place to spend a week. If you are passing through this area then perhaps a stop would be okay for one night. Using this place to sightsee from would be a mistake. We had planned to stay four nights but left after one. Of the dozens of famcamps we have stayed at over the past few years this is by far the shabbiest.

Wow!!! Has this place changed. At least 90% of the old WW II buildings have been destroyed. There are newly paved roadways through the most active part of the camp, and the staff is just as friendly and helpful as before. The old mobile home park has been leveled. The 10 new (since 2010) pull-thru sites have 20/30/50/W/S. Most of the older sites appear to be occupied by active duty personnel. In Sept, the scenery is somewhat stark. The surrounding hills are brown from lack of rain and the heat of the summer. However, we've been here in the spring, and those same hills are a beautiful shade of green. This place is the best value if you are visiting the area. The area includes Paso Robles, it's shops and wineries, San Simeon (Hearst Castle), Parkfield, or if you are interested in wildlife, explore the camp along the perimeter road. We've seen deer, fox, coyote, and turkeys. This is a favorite stop for us every time we travel between northern and southern CA.

T.P. left this review using the Directory software: - While the office personnel were very nice and helpful that was about the only good thing about our visit to this camp. We made reservations for two (2) days in a pull thru site well in advance and were assigned a site number. Two days prior to our arrival we were contacted and told our site number had changed. When we arrived the nice lady at the desk informed us that the people in the site that we were assigned to had failed to vacate the site so we would be put into a back in site. No big deal as I had intended to drop the Toad anyway. When we got to the site there was no pad gravel or otherwise heck there wasn’t even a path just a pole with a number on it. After leveling up a process which required some moving around to find a spot level enough to be able to level the coach, I went out to hook up. Had electrical and Sewer but no water there wasn’t even a pipe much less a faucet. Ended up moving to the other open site putting my rig between two sites because it didn’t have water ether and running my sewer hoses to one site and sharing the water with the occupied adjacent site after I repaired the leaking faucet. We cut out planned visit short and left the next day never to return.

Truly a No Frills place. We stopped here so we could visit the Hearst Mansion and check out some wineries (the wineries are abundant). The RV park is a it of a distance from the gate, really away from everything. Close to the highway, you get a hint of noise, but no quick access. It is obvious that they are working on making this Famcamp a nice stop. There are new sites with great utility islands. Currently a lot of dirt in the "yard space" but it has been plowed and leveled like they plan to see or put in more sites. There is plenty of gravel in the new sites but the low spots in the roads were evident when it rained. We were certainly at Camp Roberts during a slow time for the camp so I can honestly say it was quiet and uncongested; just the opposite of what it is probably like in the summer during training sessions. I shared all this so you understand the starkness of the park, but to be sure, this is a great value if all you want is a safe place to park your RV while in the Paso Robles area.

Depends on what you are looking for. We were on the way home to So Cal from No Cal and this was a convenient stopping place. Level sites, new 50amp and full hookups. If you want a clean place on CA101 to overnight or use for a night or two to visit a few wineries it is a good place. If you are looking for an RV resort or more than a basic place it is not for you. For us it is nicely situated for an overnight and has everything we need for a comfortable night stay.

If it weren't for the health hazard and appearance of the many abandoned WW I and II buildings this would be a great place and value. The nice new sites all have Sewer, water 20, 30, 50 amps. Then there seems to be the old sites that are just OK, but for $10 a night it is worth staying here and going to see the Hearst Castle.

The Jun 25, 12 is not what we found. The squirrels ar not as big as cats and they run from you; and our camp spot was gravel and level and no squirrels have come up on the gravel. w/20,30,50amp,s for $10 per night. We have signed up for 17 days and may stay longer. The staff is great and there is a great Elks lodge in Paso Robels. Wal-Mart is not a super but they have lots of food items. The Bud light was cheaper than the BX even with CFV and tax.

This place is a health hazard! You drive through block after block of old buildings and barracks that are falling down and overgrown, not to mention the warning signs everywhere to keep out because of the danger from the condition, plus asbestos, lead based paint, hanta-virus and snakes! Hanta-virsu is air-born and caused by rodents. Our campsite was over run with squirrels the size of house cats. Next to the campground is a very old burned out double-wide with junk and debris scattered all over. The entire base is junk and debris ridden. There is no internet at the "Internet Cafe" and the dining room was closed during the dinner hour. We wanted to spend a couple of days in the area but couldn't stay there any longer than one night. What a shame and disgrace to the military. It is such a beautiful area to be treated as a junk pile!

Just stopped here overnight. Took site 11 - in the old area but on the corner, so we could make it into a pull through for our 40' rig + toad. Road noise minimal, staff very friendly, quiet surroundings. Verizon aircard yielded consistent 4G 4 bars - way WAY better than we experienced at Vandenberg. Just about to sample the tri-tip recommended by another reviewer and then we will be on our way. We found it to be an excellent value for an overnight stay, but not much to do if we had had to be here longer.