This was my first time camping alone, and this was the perfect place to do it. Super easy booking and not too deep into the wilderness. The camp spots are all quite close to each other with not much privacy, but that wasn't a problem for me. If you plan on pitching a tent, I really hope you have mats (like we did) because the ground is (as you can see) plain dry ground. The park itself seems really great for biking and just walking around. They have long and short trails with lots of nature to look at. The lakes themselves are not too big, but I did see people fishing. There are many benches throughout the trails. There were also many trees that gave me many options for putting my eno up! Amenities: - 50¢ for 4 min showers - the bathroom is only for campers and it was SO clean. The shower was really warm and i actually felt clean after using it lol read more

Guajome Regional Park - Camp spot #6 - Parks Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Guajome Regional Park has a lot to like. This fairly large space has multiple parks with playgrounds, nice picnic areas, a fishing area, and a campground. That's the Western half that is more like the park. The Eastern half has walking trails that are more like a nature preserve. Some reviewers commented about how the trails are unkempt, and that's mostly true on the Eastern side and the Nature Trail. It wasn't too bothersome, as most of the trails were wide enough. The annoying part, though, is that there's a lot of dry, dead weeds/plants that carpet the trails with little splinters, which inevitably get into my shoes and jab me. Other than that, it's an easy, flat-ish 4 miles of walking. Lots of birds by the lake. Parking is paid in the lot, but there's also free parking along the street. read more

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This is a really nice urban park. It costs 5 dollars to park. There are some covered parking spots. There is a lake and a nature trail. You can camp here...only saw RVs though. Clean bathrooms. Nice place to go for a stroll. read more

I finally made it out to Guajome Park, and I have to say...I'm in love! This park is so spacious that even on a weekend, it never felt crowded. Whether you're looking for a peaceful solo walk or a nice outing with family and friends, you can't go wrong with this park. The walking trails are well-maintained, making it easy to enjoy a scenic stroll without worrying about rough terrain. except when it's raining, watch out for the puddles and they can be very deep. I was pleasantly surprised by how clean everything was--seriously, not a piece of trash in sight! It's clear that this park is well taken care of. If you're looking for a spot to unwind, get some fresh air, and enjoy nature, this is it. read more

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This is such a pretty park. I had never been but had been meaning to go for some time. It was a pretty spring day and everything was still very green. Parking is $3 but you can park in the neighborhood and walk in too. There were tons of families, walking, barbecuing, riding bikes and playing in the playground. I also saw a horse trailer and someone unloading their horse too. We walked partially around the lake and sat on several benches watching the birds floating around. Since it is spring there was a clutch of 3 goslings swimming around with the ducks and geese. They were so cute diving under the water, popping back up and shaking it off. There are signs that say don't feed the birds bread but there were lots of families feeding bread. They should really have someone, maybe even volunteers, walking around to discourage this and make the signs in multiple languages. I imagine it getting very hot in the summer months so I think I would go in the morning if going in the warmer months. It's a pretty walk and I'll be back read more

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2nd time at this park and it is an outstanding place to camp. Very close to the beach and nice and quiet. Mature landscape and miles of walking trails, wildlife, all the needed amenities. Highly recommend it. read more

This park is huge. Lots of tables and pastures to walk, explore, run or bike. They do have a duck pond too where you can see and feed the ducks. Also, there is a hiking trail that has great views. You do have to pay an entrance but you can always park on the side of the road and walk a few minutes. read more

Great local park to zoom out. There are several trails offering different views to walk or run. read more

Guajome Regional Park - Stretching and warming up before the run - Parks Near Me - Oceanside, California

There is no paper towels nor an air blower in the one restroom/shower. Everyone has to grab the wet handle to get out. Factor in $2 a day for a couple showering once a day for tokens, 50 c ea. handicap shower took 2 tokens but never went on. No one will address this. No wi fi and no cable. Park rangers do a great job, going out of their way to be helpful. Close to stores, restaurants and Oceanside Beach. read more

I somehow got 3 teenagers to walk almost 4 miles around this park without complaining! I call that a big win! read more

Guajome Regional Park - Teens. Walking! - Parks Near Me - Oceanside, California

What a great park! There's lots of trails and a cute little lake with lots of ducks. Huge fields, perfect for picnics or sports. You can also camp here which is a great spot with all the walking trails. There isn't a ton of shade though so be prepared. Parking is $3 cash only. That's a huge downside especially since this park is never packed. Overall what a great place to enjoy time with your dogs, friends and family. read more

Guajome Regional Park - Parks Near Me - Oceanside, California

Beautiful park to hang out at. You can walk around the lake, and there are other trails that shoot off from that area. Lots of ducks and geese! Plenty of picnic tables, a park, horseshoe pit, and clean bathrooms. It's $3 to park. read more

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Came for a party and loved the picnic area setting. Beautiful, spacious, and nice area. Plus the lake with the ducks and geese was a great addition! Parking is $3. read more

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Enjoy a leisurely stroll around a picturesque lake on the park's walking path. While there is an entrance fee, the scenic views and well-maintained trails might make it worthwhile for some visitors. read more

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Great park with wonderful trails. Took the dogs for a nice long walk and they loved it. Note a leash is required ... but that was fine

This park is great. There are TONS of biking/hiking trails for all ages and abilities. It's kinda hidden in plain site but gets super expansive once you get past the parking lot off Santa Fe. There are trails covered by foliage by streams, trails around the lake, and trails through a meadow. This is the 3 star part. The 1.5 of the 2 missing stars are for the campground. The spots are rather small and at least 50% paved over. I think it would be ok if you had an RV, but camping to me is sleeping in a tent. There's not much room on these spots to pitch a tent. My site was especially bad. Site 33. If you have the choice of camping in site 33 or staying home, stay home. 60% of this site is pavement, table, and fire ring. 30% of it is on the side of a hill, so it isn't conducive to sleeping. The 10% that's actually a decent spot to pitch your tent is underneath a light that's lighting the walkway that's right next to the site. This might be the worst spot I've ever camped on. Pictures below. 1/2 star for the facilities. The toilets and showers are VERY clean and well stocked. Tokens are available at the front check-in office for $0.25 for 2 minutes. Very reasonable. read more

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This is a San Diego County Regional Park and I have to say, probably one of the best kept secrets in the area. This is a very picturesque campground with full hookup RV or tent sites, showers ($), restrooms, lakes, equestrian, biking and hiking trails about a half mile from a Super Walmart in case you forgot something at home. This park is also at the eastern end of the bike trail that goes down to Oceanside Harbor. We love this park and will continue to attend as we have the opportunity to to so. read more

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Very clean place to go to and walk, look at the ducks and enjoy the view of the lake. $3 dollar fee at entrance by the way just so you know.

Beautiful Hiking Trails. Fishing at the lower lake. There are two. Theres the the one you can see from Highway 76 and theres one further up that you can only reach by hiking/walking thats smaller but you cant see from any road. As you see from my picture, duckies, and coots, all manner of birdies at the park. Ive spotted bluejays, egrets great blue herons, king fishers. Its wonderfully maintained by the rangers there. They deserve so much credit for the work they do there. I visit a lot of parks all over the country and I have to say that I take such pride in how beautiful Guajome looks. Its well groomed, clean and safe because the rangers there keep the trails in such great condition for hiking, running, horse riding and clear enough of debris and yet its still enough for wheelchair access in parts of it still. Picnicking is lots of fun everywhere. Theres even a hall for to host an even such as a reception should you want to have an event there. Theres a little gym, with work out equipment area complete with volleyball court, and a beautiful campground next to one of the more treasured little pieces of nature all around this area where you can get lost and wander among beautiful trees next to it next to a tiny stream. And lastly, theres 2,entrances to the park. One from highway 76 and one from Sante Fe Rd. The one from Sante Rd is the part of the park that has a basket court and huge picnic area and playground. You can access hiking trails from there where you can reach the larger Lake next highway 76 and the smaller lake going the opposite direction. read more

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Guajome is for the most park and RV and camping spot, but you can stop there for a bit just to enjoy the park area. It is super nice. After having had a terrible experience at a Denny's in Oceanside, I had to use a restroom so we stopped. It was a typical camp ground bathroom. It was clean and stocked. The park has lots of places to walk and hike. Beware if poison ivy and oak. They try to mark it, but can't catch it all. The walk areas are lovely with lots of beautiful tree and shade. It really looks like you left the City. They also have a duck pond. Some would call it a lake, but it really is just a duck pond. It is ever so cute with lots of ducks and geese and my grandson loved it. We were just able to relax for a bit and we had a great time. read more

This place was a very nice walk, so many different trails all over to explore. It was nice that there was plenty of shade here and there throughout our walk. Making it not so hot, since the day was sunny and 78*. Some trails are extremely narrow as well as some bridges. It is stroller accessible, but like I mentioned, areas get narrow. It is also dog friendly. There are people using it as a bike trail so definitely keep an eye out on your surroundings. The parking is $3 and it's cash only. There is a neighborhood near by you can easily park and walk if you don't have any cash on you. There is a nice kids park in the front by the main parking lot as well. Lots of nature to explore and a giant pond that is home to ducks and other creatures. There was a lot of pollen and bugs in the air when we went. Overall this is an awesome walking trail, rather easy and level throughout. Will definitely be back read more

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A nice walking park.. Yes, it does cost $3 cash to park here but it's worth it. There are various walking trails and a nature trail around a small lake. Ducks and ducklings everywhere. The trails are mostly flat. This park is actually pretty large but most of it can only be accessed via walking trails. There's also a campground in this park. There are two parking lots, north and south. Both have a play set and restrooms. Just know that the southern parking lot is smaller than the north. Tip - There is a very small free parking area off of Guajome lake road past the main entrance. It will probably be full on the weekends tho.. Tip2 - Don't forget to visit the Guajome Adobe off Santa Fe ave... read more

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Very nice park love going here will recommend every one good pricing too not too many people perfect for a date walking fishing playing etc etc read more

So when you get there you drive through the park part where we saw people were sleeping in their cars. Then you drive through the parking area that is covered day use parking and you come up on the gate to the campground In front of you and some more parking that is not covered off to the right which is overflow parking for campground guests. The Ranger at gate made us get out of vehicle to grab paperwork instead of bringing it to us. Not sure what that was all about. He said "you're going to need to come get this". Of our 16 years camping we've never had someone tell us to get out of our RV and "come get this". But whatever. First of all This campground is primarily tents. This is parking lot camping! All of campground is asphalt, there are 2 parking stops in sites and that made it a bare to get our jacks past them. They don't want you in the dirt but our rv has the door in the rear. So we either exit on the parking stop or park over it and exit in dirt. We had site #28 it accommodated our 19 foot trailer ok but the truck has to be parked across nose of trailer to fit in spot. If parking lot camping with noisy tent campers is your thing that's great. We are not parking lot campers. And the loud music and partying all night from the large tent groups got really old! There is one bathroom for the campground. You pay for showers. 1 token for 2 minutes. Not sure how much as we stayed here in an RV. The ranger drives around in the evening. Not sure why or what he does. They were Not enforcing the rules or the blaring music at all hours wouldn't have happened for the more than half our stay. The rangers love to use blowers to clean the sites off. That was loud and we had to come inside to avoid the blowing dirt. Every spot has a designated fire pit and a metal picnic table which was in fairly good shape and clean. Some spots have shade trees. Sunday afternoon all the tent sites left. Then there were just RVs there. Then we had a different experience! Everyone was respectful and friendly from Sunday on. The RVers at this park are not the problem. The tent campers are loud, obnoxious, run through our sites, play ball against your site. This is a park I believe we will more than likely never return to. read more

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Love this park. It's so peaceful and the trails are wide, well maintained. Saw lots of ducks, tree tunnels, bridges.

Fun park to go for a stroll! Can't say this place is a hike, but it's a nice walk. There are a few different trails here. All relatively easy. The path along the campground has some shade but not much. Most of the trails are in the sun and it can get hot. The lake is really pretty and you can see ducks and geese frequently. I recently learned not to feed the ducks/geese bread as it can make them sick. Instead, aim for grains/oats. You can also sometimes see horses on the trail. A campground is located on one end and a playground on the other. There are a few paid parking lots one before approaching the campground and the other by the playground. You can park for free near the residential area right before the campground but after the paid lot. Overall, nice family friendly walk with a nice view. Beware of the poison oak/ivy. read more

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Nice park to bring your horse to trial ride. Most people are very reputable. Paths a wide and well marked. Very pretty during spring. Takes about 2 hours to ride around. read more

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Really cute park, nice spot to bring the kids to since they have a lake with ducks and a play set. However there's an old man pedo that sits and watches the kids play every single day. He just sits about 50 ft from the play set in a camper chair staring straight on to the playground and watches the kids. Park rangers are "aware" of this man and told us he's a regular at that spot creeping on the kids. We'd probably go back if not for that man. read more

Sunday afternoon walk with hubby and the furries. We spent 2 hours walking the trails and admiring the nature. We've been to this park multiple times in the past, long before the upgrades were made. The park was just as beautiful then, and now it just has more accomodations. For instance, it now has covered play areas for kids, and there are multuple stations for picking up dog waste. Two very good additions. The trails are mild and very walkable for leisure. No steep crazy inclines, but there are multiple signs indicating poison oak and rattle snakes (so beware). You should always be aware of the dangers of nature anytime you hike anyway. The park has a diverse habitat system with wetlands, woodlands and grasslands. Many animals can be seen running accross trails and even interacting with people. Witnessed some brave humans engaging with squirrels. It was cute, but also scary (had a bad experince with overconfident squirrels in the past). The lake was full of activity from the Aves class. I imagined that the duck families were having their own get togethers. It was peaceful and calming to watch them swim around and just live life. Another sunny day spent at the park. Can't beat the wonders of nature. Visit this park for a stress relieving day. read more

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I live right behind this Guajome Regional Park my parent's house is a very close commute within walking distance or I usually drive my car over to this park in the Spring in the beginning in April and in June in the Summer Season. I enjoy walking on their long trails with my younger sister and I enjoy walking around this beautiful lake that has adult ducks and sometimes duringthe summer time in June and July I see a mother duck with her baby ducklings in this lake. I have fed this mother duck about 6 times, this mother duck is a brownish tweed color and her baby ducklings that I have seen 10 baby ducklings are a yellow fuzzy color and they are so adorable and these baby ducklings have really bright orange color webbed feet. I feed this baby ducklings with their mother duck when ever I go to this Guajome Regional Park. I usually bring a day old bread pieces that I slice up into tiny little pieces for these baby ducklings. The mother duck and their baby ducklings are very happy to be eating my hand outs. I have seen a lot of Geese, Coots, and Mallard Ducks that are swimming and diving for food. I see their heads poking into this lake and then I see these ducks eating these green weeds that are growing inside this lake. I love being in the nature environment and breathing fresh air at this Guajome Regional Park. I also have eaten outside with my friends on these picnic tables that are located right outside this park. There are about 6 different wooden picnic tables with benches that are connected to these picnic tables. There is always a ranger a man or woman who is walking these grounds to make sure everyone is safe because I noticed this Guajome Regional Park is very isolated where this lake area is because of their tall Cottontails that is surrounding this lake. It is best to go with your family or a group of friends to make sure you will be safe. Please don't go alone and do not go walking by yourself on a long trail. You are allowed to bring dogs on these trails but clean up after you dog and bring a doggie bag to clean up when you dog goes on the grass in this park. I enjoy their beautiful walking trails, their huge lake, bird watching the ducks, geese and the coots. There is also a camp ground that you can bring your RV Recreational Vehicle but it is not FREE. You have to call their Guajome Regional Park Ranger Office. I don't know their phone number but you can Google it to find out. This Park Ranger will give you the dates and specific times that you can drive your RV over to this park. I recommend this Guajome Regional Park. read more

What a great regional park! Lots of winding trails that are covered in sand. Went on a Sunday afternoon and only encountered a couple of hikers, people with dogs and cyclists. A couple I spoke with said it's usually busiest around the lower pond. Given the trails are mostly flat you don't get the crazy mountain bike riders. Not much shade so bring water. Lots of waste bins and poop bag dispensers. Dogs are supposed to be on leash. I'd definitely go back and highly recommend it for dog walks/hikes. read more

Beautiful park well maintained. The ducks are cool to see on the water and trails a perfect spot when you need a getaway. There's a pickleball court too although not well maintained last time I was there. Still fun to casually play with a friend. read more

Beautiful lake, peaceful surroundings, great hike level: fairly beginner so great for kids as well. Check out my recent youtube video guides for popular hikes to help guide you New videos every Monday:) Link below to help guide you on this hike https://youtu.be/090vdUpaxEw read more

Guajome Regional Park - Link below to help guide you on this hike https://youtu.be/090vdUpaxEw - Parks Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Guajome park is a great green space that offers something for everyone in the family - camping, cabins, playground, picnic areas, and lots of nature. There are two man-made ponds and approximately 3miles of trails representing riparian and costal chaparral. The park is a great spot for birdwatching, nature journaling, mountain biking, or just taking a walk to enjoy nature. Please remember to keep your loveable pets on their leash however as dogs can unintentionally disrupt sensitive wildlife and they could get bit by a rattlesnake which are common along the trail. read more

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Love this park we saw lots of ducks we saw 4 geese sitting calmly my by the lake they are very pretty

Nice and clean campground! Seems to skew more towards RVs but still decent size for tent camping.

I feel like this park is falling apart. The slide has been broken for months. The rope climbing thing is also broken. They fixed it with duck tape. There are spiders and spider webs everywhere. Nothing has been cleaned in months. Now I know this park is outside and I know that they cannot control bugs, but the amount of bugs is incredible. Little black flying bugs that are constantly landing on you. I go to a lot of parks and do not see these bugs anywhere else. All in all I would not recommend this park to anyone. read more

Guajome Regional Park - Shows the duck tape. - Parks Near Me - Oceanside, California

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I was using AllTrails app to see what place would be nice for a hike and this was one of the top choices. We did a 3.35 mile (5.4 km), which took us about 1.25 hours. It rained a lot that week so some trails were a bit muddy but wasn't too bad. The trails were slightly difficult to track since there was no directions shown; but using the app, I was able to know which trail to go to (and not be lost). Be aware that parking is $3, which isn't bad (only accepts cash). However, the park is really nice in North County and I recommend coming if you want a good park to chill at. I'll probably come back here again if I want another nice, relaxing hike. read more

Weird, fun park where you can find campers, dog walkers, drifters, and ducks. Trail signage is a solid F. There's no attempt to show visitors the trail route. For example, each entrance to the park has a map but nowhere does it say "YOU ARE HERE." Then, when you are on the trail, there are NO SIGNS at all. Despite its innocent looks, there are parts of the walking trail that are thick with overgrown thistles. You may think you can do it with very little water, but you'd be wrong. In the summer, it can get surprisingly dry and hot and there's hardly any shade on the trail. At the shaded picnic areas, you'll find all sorts of garbage left behind by kids' birthday parties. Overall, could use some improvements. read more

First time camping here in our camper we recently fixed up remodeled , mom gave it to us , it's 1969. There are 2 large covered playgrounds, a lake , lots of bike trails and even horse trails. There is electricity and water hook ups but no sewage hook ups but there is a dump station on site. Well kept , very secure, located right off the 76 freeway in Oceanside, close to home ! Use lots of bug repellent!!! read more

Guajome Regional Park - Campsites - Parks Near Me - Oceanside, California

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