Camping at Leo Carrillo State Beach

Enjoy a weekend on the beach with Barnacle Busters and Scuba gear.

Leo Carrillo State Park has 1.5 miles of beach for swimming, surfing, windsurfing, surf fishing and beachcombing. The beach also has tidepools, coastal caves and reefs for exploring. Giant sycamores shade the main campgrounds. The park also features back-country hiking.

The Visitor Center has interpretive displays on tidepools and gray whales. School field trips are offered durring the school year.

The park was named after Leo Carrillo (1880-1961), actor, preservationist and conservationist. Leo Carrillo served on the California Beach and Parks commission for eighteen years, and was instrumental in the state’s acquisition of the Hearst property at San Simeon. He was related by blood and marriage to a long line of distinguished original Californians. Leo’s greatest fame came from his portrayal of Pancho, the sidekick to Duncan Renaldo’s Cisco Kid, an early 1950’s TV series.

Quick Facts:

Gate is locked from 10pm to 8am.
No entry after 10pm.
Trailer: 31 Feet
Camper/Motorhome: 31 Feet