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Arroyo Campground

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Shaded with sycamore and oak trees, Arroyo campground is like a forested wonderland right near the park’s entrance and accessible from the road.

It has 79 individual campsites, all in relatively close proximity to one another. They’ve got it all here: potable water, grills, picnic tables, ground stoves, barbeques, flush toilets, a dumping ground, and even free hot showers! Pawfoot Trail runs alongside the campground for easy access to some awesome hiking, horseback riding, or biking. If your group is larger than 17 people, be sure to reserve a group campsite in either Hickey Creek or Sycamore Flats group area, which offer 7 group sites total. (Note: Group campsite D in Sycamore Flats is pretty close to the creek, if that’s your thing.) Bringing your horse along? Hermon Equestrian Camping area offers 5 different sites, all relatively close to the creek with site 1 being the most private.

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Chanel C.

August 7, 2017

If you live in LA and you're looking for a close place to getaway for the weekend, Arroyo Campground is perfect. It's close to civilization so you'll have easy access to lots of shops and markets, but you still can enjoy the great outdoors. This campsite is definitely more family-oriented so you'll see lots of youth groups at the group sites. Campsites are large and spacious, but you're quite close to your neighbors -- don't expect much privacy. Each campsite has a paved driveway, fire pit, grill, and a picnic table. The showers and restrooms here are pretty incredible. Great water pressure and FREE hot showers

Yadira K.recommends

April 10, 2017

Make sure you leav all cell phone at home and enjoy nature to the fullest.

Your guide to camping in Arroyo Campground

Overview

Biking

Bike trails in O’Neill Regional Park will take you around winding, wooded paths and offer views of the surrounding mountains. Heavily shaded with sycamore and oak trees, the bike trails in O’Neill will make you feel like you’re adventuring through a fairytale forest (a happy, non-threatening one, of course). O’Neill boasts 7 different bike trails totaling roughly 8 miles of potential wilderness rides. The trails are mainly leisurely, save for the steep and short 0.7 mile Vista Trail, which is marked “difficult.” Check out the trail map to see what length and difficulty each trail is before heading out. Happy biking!

Hiking

With 23 miles and 8 different hiking trails, you can think of O’Neill as your own personal forest playground. You can hike alongside bubbling creeks, through wooded paths, across sagebrush hills, and even pass under a 150-year old oak tree! The trails range in difficulty and length, so there’s plenty of variety depending on what you’re feelin’. Check out a trail map to plan your perfect trip. We would recommend heading up to Vista Point, which you can reach from Live Oak Trail or the more strenuous Vista Trail. At 1,492 feet, you can get an awesome panoramic view of Orange County.

Horseback riding

Horseback riding is permitted on all of O’Neill’s 8 trails, and with 5 equestrian campgrounds, this park is extremely horse-friendly. So head out there with your trusty stead explore as many trails as your heart desires, and then cosy up together near a campfire by the creek. Hit up the park’s trail map to pick your favorite trails. The Arroyo Trabuco trail may be the most pleasant with 6 miles of meandering wooded paths alongside the bubbling Trabuco Creek.

Wildlife watching

Situated between the Trabuco and Live Oak Canyons, O’Neill has a lot of woodland critters and birds. You can see mule deer and the endangered California gnatcatcher, a small gray and blue bird with a long white tail. Check out the park’s Interpretive Center , which offers exhibits of various wildlife, like foxes, hawks, and rattlesnakes.