We decided to visit Leo Carrillo State Beach because my best friend loved the ocean, and after losing him, it felt right to be somewhere by the water. We wanted to try something new--somewhere we hadn't been before. I wouldn't call it a mistake, but it just wasn't what I expected. This beach has a very different vibe compared to the typical Malibu spots I'm used to. There were a lot of rocks, uneven areas, and graffiti murals around, which gave it more of a rugged, almost hidden feel rather than that clean, classic Malibu experience.It wasn't a "we came, we saw, we stayed" kind of place for me. It ended up being more like "we came, we saw, and we left." Not because it's bad--it's just different, and maybe not what I needed in that moment.Still, being near the ocean meant something. I thought about him the whole time. My best friend loved the beach, and even though this wasn't my favorite spot, it felt important to be there in his memory.Sometimes it's not about the place--it's about who you're carrying with you. read more

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This general store is perfect! And it's wheelchair accessible! Camping in Leo Carrillo? visiting this store is a must. For such a tiny store it has a large selection of what you need and what you want! Huge selection of hoodies, T-shirts, hats, stickers, and yummy food and delicious beverages. The people there are super nice and helpful. My sister and I just wanted to check it out as we're not camping but checking out all the cool hiking trails and what's accessible for her because she's in a wheelchair. We walked out with two super cool sweatshirts! If you're camping there or visiting the beach, you can walk over and check out this funky fun little store. read more

Leo Carrillo Beach Store - Picnic tables with umbrellas, outside seating, large chair for photos - Convenience Stores Near Me - Malibu, California

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Whether you're adventurous, or want to be on beach that you don't feel like you're at "crowded generic beach USA" Honestly. This place may be well known. But a person could go everyday. For life, and not see 90% of it. Great for family beach outings. Really. Safe, beautiful, and gigantic. You cannot go wrong. I haven't even mentioned the hiking and camping. Don't pass by this place. Stop and see for yourself. read more

We do our annual camping trip at Leo Carrillo, and this little store is a definite must! It has all the essentials and is conveniently a walk away from the campsites! The employees are always welcoming and friendly! read more

Car-camping is a weird thing: you're not at home with the comforts of your bedroom or your bathroom, but it isn't exactly "roughing it" either. Leo Carrillo, like all of California, has changed over the past few decades to accommodate a lot more people. In the old days, you could call a couple weeks in advance and camp here without any trouble. Now they're basically booked for the rest of the year at all times. Despite this, Leo Carrillo is one of the better beach camping places around the greater Los Angeles/Ventura proper. The little camps store here is an added creature comfort. Sure, you're going to spend $3.79 for a gallon of Crystal Geyser water, and a six pack of craft beer is nearly $20, but maybe you should have purchased those things over the hill, Mildred. Your price here reflects the convenience of having a camp store here, combined with the relative desolation of the northern Malibu coastline. The store also offers chips and snacks and candy and ice and cigarettes and A wide assortment of Leo Carrillo t-shirts. They also sell two shower tokens for a buck here. If you're wilt and an avid state parked camper, there are a few parks that sell four for a buck. Again, "plan ahead and save money" is the message, here. There's a Pavilions about ten miles down PCH... but time and gas and the beach is a'calling. That sixer of 805 for $18? That's still half of what you spent sitting in the bar at BJ's, dude. Perspective and planning ahead are everything. Also, a note on the folks who work here: I visited the store three times on our last weekend stay, and my "friendly and courteous" was met with the same. It's amazing how nice folks are when you're nice to them. Weird how that almost always works. read more

Love the straw hats, I make It habit to stop by when in the area to get a new hat every time, great quality changes every season. so convenient being at camp read more

I love this little store. When I was younger I used to come to the Leo Carrillo Campground and camp for 10 days during the summer with my family and one of the highlights of camping was coming down to the beach store and getting a snack to eat. This little store is situated right in the middle of the campground and is incredibly convenient and they have everything you could ever need while camping. I haven't been camping at Leo Carrillo in a couple of years but I do still come to get something to drink or eat here whenever I visit the beach for the day. Coming here is always pleasant, the owner Tony is a great guy and he is always a pleasure to talk to. He also has three dogs Cosmo, Murphy, and Vinnie that always walk around inside and outside of the store and they are the nicest and most docile dogs ever. The only complaint I have about this place is the prices, they are astronomical, but I don't really have too much of a problem with that because it is the only store near the campground unless you want to drive 20 minutes to go somewhere else. So in my opinion, you are paying for the convenience and you are supporting a local family owned business which is always great. So if you are spending the day at the beach or if you are camping, be sure to stop in and say hi to Tony and the dogs for me! read more

Leo Carrillo Beach Store - Convenience Stores Near Me - Malibu, California

Been coming here since I was a little kid! Now I bring my kids every summer and can't wait for them to have the memories I had when they grow up. read more

Love this store. Considering the convenience and the limited people it gets to sell to I think the prices are fair. Seen Leo Carillo during the week? the place is empty hence why they only open weekends. Imagine making a living wage from that. Nothing beats waking up and wondering down to get a coffee and taking your time looking at the always great selection of T-Shirts. How novel a store with original and unique items! Every year it is time to choose the new design and take home a souvenir. Staff have always been great and the music they play is also awesome! read more

Great little store in a pinch! They have firewood, ice and a small selection of sundries and snacks. Think gas station convenience store: nothing fancy, but it will get you through. Outside is a cute little area with Adirondack chairs and umbrellas. Grab a seat and enjoy your lunch! Despite the description up top, they DO accept credit and debit cards, but there is a $1 charge to use it. Another important thing to know: the store's hours are only from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday. If you're planning to stay in Leo Carrillo outside of those days, don't count on this store to supply you with firewood or ice! If the store is closed, drive south on PCH for about 15 minutes and there will be some gas stations, etc. read more

Good thing I found the Yelp account for this place. I was about to give the campground it self a 1 Star rating. It saddens me that because of the owner of the beach store, or some one related to the store that I may never come back to Leo Carrillo State Park. I've read all three reviews here with mixed reviews and one thing is for sure, without a shadow of a doubt. Leo Carrillo Beach store PRICE GOUGES. $16 for a 6 pack of Blue Moon? It's like this one time in 2009 during my first visit to NYC. I forgot my tripod. Needed one. A store in Time Square charged me $99 for the same make and model I own that I bought a few months back for $40. But I get it, "Oh you need this? I have it. For this price". And William A. (Yelp reviewer) wasn't kidding about the rudeness from the staff inside the Beach store. I've seen (the guy whom I'm going to call out in a moment) a staff member yell at another staff member dick-ishly in a belittling manner. I think it was his son if I'm not mistaken. He's kind of like Sig Hansen from Deadliest Catch. Can be cool but will bite your head off if you give him the chance. All cons aside, after doing some reminiscing from previous times I've camped at Leo Carrillo. The driver of a White Toyota Tacoma extra cab (years 2004-2010) is the guy. This is the guy who made me take my business elsewhere. I've seen his truck outside the Beach store before and on the weekend of 4/25/15, I saw his truck drive towards the Ranger station. Drove back towards the store a few minutes later, stopped his truck in front of my site (9 & 11) and started yelling and accusing us of the following 1) We were legendary in our loudness the night before. 2) One of our camp mates passed out in the wrong camp site 3) Our camp received 3. I said THREE visits from the Rangers to lower our voices 4) Playing very loud music from a vehicle with a sound system @ 1:30 am. His tirade happened not only happen in front of most of our camp mates, but in front of a 8 year old kid? No bueno bro. I mean, it was like listening to a grown up Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times accuse us of things that we didn't do. In our defense, we were loud. What I meant to say is, my camp mates were loud. I was fast asleep when the ruckus happened. Playing drinking games like "Thumper" at midnight. Yeah that was us. 2 dudes serenading each other in the restrooms in the wee hours the night? Yeah that was us. Setting off car alarms because one of our camp mates decided it was best to sleep in his car? Yeah that was us too. But did any one ask us to keep it down? Nope. Did we see ANY Rangers make their way to our site? Nope, not once. If you camp next to a loud group, just come over and let them know that they're loud. Car audio playing loudly at 1 am. Eminem to be exact (I know because it woke me up and I know his catalog). That wasn't us. He also mentioned that he spoke with other visitors who may have mentioned it was loud last night, but didn't have a shred of proof it was us, and just assumed it was us because were were the biggest group there. It was a combination of other loud sites. His complaint to the Rangers in the morning set off a multitude of issues saturday day. We had 2 visits from Rangers. An older gentleman who said bluntly we're "now on the radar" and have the option to evict us. As long as we're quiet. A second visit during the evening was from a younger Ranger who was super cool. Very nice. Gave us the option to go on the beach and be as loud as we want as late as we want. Stated the rules and we were on the same page. Did you know they can ticket you $375 and evict you? Crazy right? Anyway our camp was expecting a few more people on Saturday and when they arrived, they informed them they were not allowed in because our site was on "High Alert". Really? I know we were kinda loud but I didn't know we were put on Double Secret Probation. At $49 per night, you;re letting them in. And they did. Good thing she pulled the Preggers card. And to top things off, we had a drone hover over our site. for more than 3 minutes. Coincidence? Was it the store owner or was it the Rangers? It can't be the Rangers because the State of CA can't afford such luxury items for their employees. So it's got to be the store owner. But I get it. The store has been there for decades probably. It's like a small town with the towns oldest resident, who is in cahootz with the Sheriff and will believe whatever they say. We made it out alive. But a few things to remember before you camp at Leo Carrillo. Bring everything you need with you and DON'T SUPPORT LEO CARRILLO BEACH STORE. Don't worry, it's privately owned and you're not hurting the state. If you forget something, just drive down PCH to the store and buy it from a market. What's not to like about driving down PCH? You may have tried to ruin my weekend. But my 1 star review is forever..... "BRO" read more

Cute little store, fairly good selection considering the size of the place. We went for water which they had, and we ended up getting ice cream. Pretty much what you'd expect for a camp store...toys, drinks, junk food, and post cards. read more

We were there this weekend and went into the store several times and a number of different clerks were rude. One was watching the world cup USA game and we asked the score and he said "I don't know why I turn this on .. everyone pesters me".. A 8 year old boy in our party went in to buy ice cream and the clerk yelled at him and frightened him outside. One member of our party had a large stack of stuff to buy and the clerk told he to MOVE.. I bought firewood and asked which stack to use and the clerk was rude (there were about 3 different rude clerks) I wonder if the concession company knows abou tthis. read more

First of all I love this little store. I have been camping for years at Leo Carrillo and I always enjoy getting an ice cream or a drink and sitting outside in the chairs and chatting with people. I have NEVER been treated rudely by the staff. My only beef is the prices are high, but it beats having to drive 20 minutes to Los Trancos market. read more