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We are back for year XVII!The weekend starts Thursday, May 15th (who doesn’t love an extra night of camping?!)There is no such thing as reservations for this event! Drive in and pick your spot or join another camper and make new friends. If we have a larger than normal turnout, we do encourage sharing your space. The sites are large and there is plenty of room for everyone. The campground is closed to the general public until Memorial Day weekend. Ranger Chris is once again opening the weekend…See More

If you are a rugged individual that likes cool Volk's and camping next to Sand Dollar beach in Los Padres national forest please read on. A group of us have been doing this for over 12 years and have a few extra open spots, as we were able to secure several large group sites last year. As a personal devote of SOTO we are hoping to get one area just for VW "Splitties" but all other areas are a mix of air-cooled and early VW’s. This is an RSVP only event because of limited spots. We already have…See More

We are starting this weekend one day early this year! Check in is at noon on Thursday, May 16th.  One lucky bus or van (including occupants) will get their camping for free from Ranger Chris! Only Ranger Chris knows what lucky camper this will be. There is no such thing as reservations for this event! Drive in and pick your spot or join another camper and make new friends.The campground is closed to the general public until Memorial Day. But, Ranger Chris opens it JUST FOR US the weekend…See More

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS RESERVATIONS FOR THIS EVENT!The campground is closed to the general public until Memorial Day. But, Ranger Chris opens it JUST FOR US Friday morning. It’s secret and it’s special! Trust us - this will be our 15th year! The campground gate will be open on Friday at 9 am. There will be space for you - no reservations needed. This event has had anywhere from 60-80 VWs. There will be room for you. We do encourage sharing your space if we have a large turnout.  No early…See More

If you are a rugged individual that likes cool Volk's and camping next to Sand Dollar beach in Los Padres national forest please read on. A group of us have been doing this for over 12 years and have a few extra open spots, as we were able to secure several large group sites last year. As a personal devote of SOTO we are hoping to get one area just for VW "Splitties" but all other areas are a mix of air-cooled and early VW’s. This is an RSVP only event because of limited spots. We already have…See More

If you are a rugged individual that likes cool Volk's and camping next to Sand Dollar beach in Los Padres national forest please read on. A group of us have been doing this for over 12 years and have a few extra open spots, as we were able to secure several large group sites last year. As a personal devote of SOTO we are hoping to get one area just for VW "Splitties" but all other areas are a mix of air-cooled and early VW’s. This is an RSVP only event because of limited spots. We already have…See More