Wheeler Gorge Campground Introduce
Wheeler Gorge Campground, located in Ojai, California, USA, offers a rustic camping experience in a natural gorge setting. As part of the Campgrounds & RV Parks category, this campground provides basic amenities and a focus on outdoor activities, particularly suitable for winter camping.
Wheeler Gorge Campground offers the following features and services:
- Creek Access: Many sites offer direct access to the creek.
- Winter Fire Options: The campground has less fire restrictions than nearby state parks, allowing for wood fires during winter.
- Firewood Sales: Firewood is available for purchase on-site.
- Site 27 Highlights: Site 27 is larger, has creek access, shade, a fire pit grill, and a BBQ grill.
However, it is important to be aware of the following potential challenges:
- Cold and Windy Conditions: Winter camping can be extremely cold and windy, requiring proper preparation.
- Basic Bathrooms: The bathrooms are clean but lack lights and sinks.
- No Running Water: The campground does not have running water or working spigots.
- Highway Noise: Sites close to the highway experience constant car traffic noise.
- Uneven Sites: Many sites have uneven ground and limited flat tent space.
- Firewood Price: Firewood is sold at a higher price than bringing your own.
- Dark Bathrooms: Solar lights in bathrooms are broken, resulting in dark bathrooms.
- Site Flaws: Many sites have flaws such as being too close to the road, uneven ground, fire rings blocked by boulders, and extremely small size.
Guests have highlighted the campground's suitability for winter camping and the creek access. However, potential visitors should be prepared for cold conditions, basic facilities, and potential site flaws. The lack of running water and dark bathrooms are significant drawbacks. The highway noise and uneven sites may also impact the camping experience. It is recommended to bring your own firewood to avoid the higher on-site prices.
Wheeler Gorge Campground is ideal for experienced campers seeking a rustic winter camping experience with creek access in Ojai, CA. It is particularly suitable for those who appreciate natural settings and are prepared for basic amenities and potential site challenges. Visitors should be prepared for cold conditions, bring their own firewood, and consider site selection carefully.
For inquiries, you can contact Wheeler Gorge Campground at:
Phone: (805) 434-1996
Mobile Phone: +1 805-434-1996
Address: 17017 Maricopa Hwy, Ojai, CA 93023, USA
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Customer Reviews
I went the first week of February. It was extremely cold and windy so prepare properly if you plan on camping around then. l'd recommend extra stakes for your tent. The bathrooms smelled clean enough for being a campground bathroom. There were no lights or sinks in the bathrooms. The sites don’t have working spigots. They also sell fire wood at the sites. Site 27 is bigger than the other sites, has easy access to the creek and a lot of shade. The site also comes with a fire pit grill and a bbq grill. It is however right next to the highway and a turn out so a lot of cars are constantly driving by and the site was uneven and there wasn’t much flat surface for a tent.
Great campground for a winter camping. Very quiet and warm. Has less fire restrictions than near by state parks. Was able to make wood fire. Select sites have decent design with accessible firering; however, majority of the sites have flaws including being too close to the road (all sites by the roads will have cars passing by them constantly), uneven ground, firering blocked by large boulder, and extremely small site. Many sites do have great access to the river. I'd imagine it would be great for a family with kids if you can get those sites in the summer. The campground have no running water. The bathrooms also don't have light even though they have a solar lights installed on every bathrooms, they are broken. The camp host buys firewood by pallets and sells at $10 which is about 2 times the price so I suggest bringing your own.
We just came back from the most romantic and peaceful vacation ever. We were so lucky to have snagged camp site #13. Amazing creek right at our feet, huge site amd well maintained. Camp ranger was super helpful and accommodating, especially when we had decided to play hooky on Monday and stay and extra night. It was that wonderful of a place. Bathrooms were clean and plentiful. We can’t wait to return!
A big shout out to the camp hosts Juana and Alex - they made our first stay at this camp spectacular! The place was very clean and well maintained. We appreciated how welcoming and available the hosts were. In the evening they would come around with their cart full of firewood and they tried to accommodate the various campsite requests. The roads could use repair and I would have loved tap water- but the bathrooms were kept very clean and properly stocked. The location and stream running through camp is absolutely perfect! 💯 recommend this campground!
We stayed at this campground memorial day weekend, it was beautiful. Well kept campground, many sites by river or close to. First i thought no running water might be a problem but since there is a river i brought a container with me and filled from river for dishes and hand wash. Bring drinking water with you and you are good. Its pretty close to town incase you need anything. Its dog friendly and many families staying here when we visit, we felt safe.
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