Kumeyaay Lake Campground 2 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, CA 92119

"I have many memories that incorporate this place, either up-river or down-river. I would like to visit more often than I am able. I think it has the potential of being a cultural hub for people who like camping and hiking, but concern for the river and the ecology are the most prominent importance. The showers also need repair."

"Nice trail for walks. Pets friendly. Favorite place to camp for the weekend."

"The campground is well maintained and getting in and out was easy. Lots of trails around to venture. Heard the coyotes in the wee hours of the morning. The camps groundskeeper was very kid in letting me in pretty late at night."

"First time tent camper; I took notes for this review. This is a well maintained campground by the city of San Diego. We stayed at site 26 and it had plenty of shade after 4 pm, it is considered a spacious site, you can fit 2 vehicles and 2 tents, max 6 people per site. It has a picnic table, food table, fire ring with grill and tent pad (mulch). All sites have the above but some sites are listed are small, 1 vehicle allowed. There are 46 sites total, odd numbered to the left and even numbered to the right. You can only book on weekends, Friday and Saturday night. During the week it is day-use only. Some sites allow rvs/trailers but no site has hookups. Site 29 is directly across 26, the issue I found with site 29 is that it is so close to the restrooms that you clearly hear all the flushing, since it’s very loud. That site was empty when we were there. Any site after 29 has practically no shade, eazy ups recommended for those. Kumeyaay lake is situated inside the Missions trails regional park encompassing about 8,000 acres of land, with over 60 miles of trails. We biked the Kumeyaay trail around the lake with our kids, it was super easy, lots of places to stop and checkout, take pictures, water break. We walked to the old mission dam witch is less than half a mile from the campground, very easy for small kids to walk. There are many more trails but we did not do those. Bikers and hikers who come for the day can park in the day-use parking lot of the campground or park along Father Junipero Serra Trail Road. Our experience was great overall. A very nice campground with friendly park rangers and volunteers. We will be back!!"

"Overall, nice campground close to San Diego to get the camping experience and 25 minutes from downtown. The sites fit 2 6 person tents, but are very tight. It is nice that they have fire rings and grill on them. The bathrooms were clean and next to them there were sinks to clean dishes. There are showers open during day time, hot water from solar water heater. Our site didn't have electricity, but there was a plug by the bathroom. Easy to go on hikes from the campground. Sites limit 2 cars per site. Each site had concrete picnic table and small table for putting your food. A lot people had their dogs here."