Steckel Park

My boyfriend and I stayed here over New Year's Eve and had a great time! We enjoyed exploring the aviary as well as the creek. The location was far enough from the city to where it felt remote, but it was close enough to where we could make a quick trip into town to grab some last minute materials. Their bathrooms were some of the cleanest I've seen in a campground and they always had toilet paper and soap. Check in was very simple as well, we just drove up to our spot. If you are sensitive to noise, then I wouldn't suggest a spot close to the road or close to the aviary as the cars and the birds can be a bit noisy. Overall, I would recommend staying here.

This campground is a nice spot for a weekend family trip. The campground itself was clean and had a lot of shade. The bathrooms were clean for the most part (not perfect but good enough to survive the weekend). The aviary was nice, and we also went swimming in the creek. One tip: if you're a light sleeper, avoid choosing a site near the road, as the passing cars can be a bit noisy.

I had the most lovely Sunday and Monday there. Sunday I went to a group barbecue and it was many tables under a covering with a full massive barbecue area and sufficient seating. There was also a large grass area where we played games. Then I went camping in campsite number one and slept to the drizzling rain and sounds of the creek babbling and awoke to the cries of the peacocks and saw the mom in this picture with her little ones. She was making big scratches and allowing her little ones to eat the bugs and grub

Yay! Julie is back home safe and sound! I can't believe anyone would bird-nap her but she is back home safe. As I walked away she said "I Love You " I had to go back and give her more love!!!

Only saw the ranger once at check in by camp site. He was pleasant. Our campsite was fully shaded by large pretty trees and rocks. We did a little clean up to our site though. Saw a lot of beer caps and waterbottle caps all over the ground. Overall We enjoyed the day time setting up and resting. Very little bug issues with Just a few flies. The biggest issue was our neighbors to both sides! Can't really blame the camp site for it but do wish the rangers would enforce the quiet time once it hit 9-10:00pm. The large group next to us had a large movie screen blaring their program. Once it ended after 10:00 they played "club" music way past 1:00AM!! Tried contacting the ranger but got no where just an answering machine. Had one of the worst sleeping experiences ever at a camp site these campers had no consideration for others. The campers to the other side had little kids playing hide and seek loudly until midnight. In the morning the same campers with the loud kids had a lady banging a pan with a metal spoon loudly to wake up those kids at 7:00 AM with no consideration for us or anybody else for that matter! She pretty much woke up the entire camp with her horrific alarm. The bathrooms had no soap and the water barely came out and no mirror. Two stalls but only one locked. They had also scattered port-a potties thankfully I didn't have to use it at all. In the morning my husband couldn't use the bathroom near our campsite due to vomit in the sink and the stalls were plugged up. He walked to the front of the camp and thankfully it was in better shape. So yeah we will not be returning here. Also we were by a busy street that had cars constantly going by but it was nothing compared to the rude noises from the other campers. I'd give the camp 3 stars for the pretty shady trees and rocks and day time experience. If I could give night time experience I'd say a zero or negative?

i absolutely love the little hike to the river, so calming and beautiful there are also many wild birds that is so awesome to see

Campgrounds are a decent size and not too crowded like some in the area. There are a good amount of trees at some of the campsites. Overall though, I think we won't be returning. The sites are pretty full of rocks, some with no decent places for tents. The trees aren't allowed to be utilized, so no hanging trash bags, running a tie out for pets and no hammocks even with eco-friendly straps to avoid damage. The firepits aren't maintained, you'll need a shovel. Bring toilet paper, the porta-potties were already out on a Saturday morning. The worst is the highway noise. The campsites are all so close to it that the noise drowns out conversations. Dennison is also on this Hwy, but we found it much more peaceful on our last trip.

Peaceful getaway right outside Ventura. Affordable and worth exploring RV hookups and dry camp

This campground is actually super nice and very easy to find. There's a little river that runs through that you can listen to all day and all night. The grounds also has a little bird exhibit which is cool. The bathrooms are clean and you're able to shower with quarters! Howie the camp host is extremely helpful and super nice. Definitely made us feel welcome and will for sure be returning in the future for another quick turnaround trip. Right up the road, 3 minutes away by the college is a beautiful hike- Santa Paula Punchbowls. Definitely recommend coming for an easy campsite close to anything you need.

I love this campground but be aware the road in from Santa Paula is CLOSED. As in, turn around and drive back to the 101, up to the 33, and through Ojai. You will hit another road closure but before you start crying they will let you through. Would have been nice of the parks to let us know but figured I would. Safe travels!!!