Moss Landing KOA Express

Here's the deal... the campground is great. Its clean, well run, safe, good sized paved pads, easy to navigate. They great you with cookies! So the PARK is fine. It's the location. The pluses are: the ocean is 2 minutes, but your completely protected from any blowing sand, which is a HUGE plus. Lots of places to walk your dogs on the beach, and we let ours off lead to run and play. No problem. Th... Here's the deal... the campground is great. Its clean, well run, safe, good sized paved pads, easy to navigate. They great you with cookies! So the PARK is fine. It's the location. The pluses are: the ocean is 2 minutes, but your completely protected from any blowing sand, which is a HUGE plus. Lots of places to walk your dogs on the beach, and we let ours off lead to run and play. No problem. The park is completely surrounded by the Marina, which is to say lots of boats and water. Also a plus. And ..my favorite part... there is a Sea-Hag, knarled and tough as nails, with a boat that looks like it was pulled from the bottom of the ocean like a scene from Pirates of the Caribbean. She knows all the fisherman, does some fishing herself, and she sells the fresh catch from her boat. Its AMAZING. And it's 45 seconds from the park, on foot. Not fancy. Nope. Just real fisherman with an old Tub plying their trade. I loved it! But. ... the massive smokestacks loom over everything. The industrial Power plant churns day and night, just across the street. Its inescapable, the marred beauty, the distinct feeling of being on the grounds of a EPA SuperFund site... and the town...abandoned old buildings, beautiful relics of a once charming seaside community, slowly composting. One can imagine a thriving tourism spot, the Old West style storefronts full of bric a brac, sweet shops and hucksters. Alas...they lay abandoned, empty and forlorn. All around you is crop land, tractors, and while it's wonderful to have good dirt and farmstands, they are NOT cheap and everything...including the road..is dirty, so your vehicle and RV are soon covered with a film of grime. Moss Landing is dead center between Monteray (we went to the Aquarium) and Santa Cruz, so you can be in either town in about 30 minutes. Very convenient. As long as you look out to the ocean, the vast stretch of barely occupied beach, the seals and enjoy eating fresh fish...its wonderful. Just don't turn around. The sunrise is a nuclear glow.

Here's the deal... the campground is great. Its clean, well run, safe, good sized paved pads, easy to navigate. They great you with cookies! So the PARK is fine. It's the location. The pluses are: the ocean is 2 minutes, but your completely protected from any blowing sand, which is a HUGE plus. Lots of places to walk your dogs on the beach, and we let ours off lead to run and play. No problem. Th... Here's the deal... the campground is great. Its clean, well run, safe, good sized paved pads, easy to navigate. They great you with cookies! So the PARK is fine. It's the location. The pluses are: the ocean is 2 minutes, but your completely protected from any blowing sand, which is a HUGE plus. Lots of places to walk your dogs on the beach, and we let ours off lead to run and play. No problem. The park is completely surrounded by the Marina, which is to say lots of boats and water. Also a plus. And ..my favorite part... there is a Sea-Hag, knarled and tough as nails, with a boat that looks like it was pulled from the bottom of the ocean like a scene from Pirates of the Caribbean. She knows all the fisherman, does some fishing herself, and she sells the fresh catch from her boat. Its AMAZING. And it's 45 seconds from the park, on foot. Not fancy. Nope. Just real fisherman with an old Tub plying their trade. I loved it! But. ... the massive smokestacks loom over everything. The industrial Power plant churns day and night, just across the street. Its inescapable, the marred beauty, the distinct feeling of being on the grounds of a EPA SuperFund site... and the town...abandoned old buildings, beautiful relics of a once charming seaside community, slowly composting. One can imagine a thriving tourism spot, the Old West style storefronts full of bric a brac, sweet shops and hucksters. Alas...they lay abandoned, empty and forlorn. All around you is crop land, tractors, and while it's wonderful to have good dirt and farmstands, they are NOT cheap and everything...including the road..is dirty, so your vehicle and RV are soon covered with a film of grime. Moss Landing is dead center between Monteray (we went to the Aquarium) and Santa Cruz, so you can be in either town in about 30 minutes. Very convenient. As long as you look out to the ocean, the vast stretch of barely occupied beach, the seals and enjoy eating fresh fish...its wonderful. Just don't turn around. The sunrise is a nuclear glow.

Happy to have discovered Moss Landing KOA as we traveled home. The staff are friendly and helpful and even though full, the campground was quiet. It’s a small campground which is refreshing and is located near a great coffee shop, Power Plant Coffee, and what appeared to be several good restaurants. We enjoyed hiking the lovely Moss Landing State Beach area after breakfast before hitting the road... Happy to have discovered Moss Landing KOA as we traveled home. The staff are friendly and helpful and even though full, the campground was quiet. It’s a small campground which is refreshing and is located near a great coffee shop, Power Plant Coffee, and what appeared to be several good restaurants. We enjoyed hiking the lovely Moss Landing State Beach area after breakfast before hitting the road home. We will definitely stay here again.

Happy to have discovered Moss Landing KOA as we traveled home. The staff are friendly and helpful and even though full, the campground was quiet. It’s a small campground which is refreshing and is located near a great coffee shop, Power Plant Coffee, and what appeared to be several good restaurants. We enjoyed hiking the lovely Moss Landing State Beach area after breakfast before hitting the road... Happy to have discovered Moss Landing KOA as we traveled home. The staff are friendly and helpful and even though full, the campground was quiet. It’s a small campground which is refreshing and is located near a great coffee shop, Power Plant Coffee, and what appeared to be several good restaurants. We enjoyed hiking the lovely Moss Landing State Beach area after breakfast before hitting the road home. We will definitely stay here again.