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Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve Review & Ratings Overview
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“Surprisingly quiet for the area.”
Nightly Rate: $96 USD
This is a lovely campground if you have kids and like fishing. The campground is just big enough to handle big rigs. We did need to back out of our pull thru site but since people had left behind us,...
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| Site Surface | melg |
| Site Type | wgeu qtgbkgt |
| Site Space | ozca gxdi tcjndi lxc pn yufvewcko |
| Power Available | swt,
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| Sewer Connection | byu |
| Water Connection | qsr |
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| Space Between Lots | wrxlcm |
| Sun & Foliage | hwnw wftzt |
| Tow Vehicle Parking | sls |
Tip for Other Campers:
It is a bit of a tight turn into the entrance with a 44' tow. If there is a car coming down the campground road, someone will have to wait at the turn. The road is narrow from the entrance to the campground so we pulled as far over as we could when a rig was passing us on their way out. There is room though. If you use RV Life Trip Wizard and see where you...
Read More“Great find best home”
Nightly Rate: $80 USD
The campsites are nothing out of the ordinary. They had pull thru and back in. We had a back in site with a gorgeous view of one of the many lakes there. The area was quiet and the staff was quite...
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| Tow Vehicle Parking | koh |
Tips from campers about Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve
- JackieD The commuter train (trolley) worked great for going into San Diego. Plenty of free parking where you catch the trolley. Cost for seniors is only $1.25 one way. Can't beat that! No worrying about parking in San Diego which is expensive. Plenty of stops. Santee has just about any stores you need including Costco.8 years ago Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve
- Edies It is a bit of a tight turn into the entrance with a 44' + tow. If there is a car coming down the campground road, someone will have to wait at the turn. The road is narrow from the entrance to the campground so we pulled as far over as we could when a rig was passing us on their way out. There is room though. If you use RV Life Trip Wizard and see where you have to go under an overpass, it was tall enough for our rig which is 12'8". It doesn't look like it when you use the drive mapping on the website. We did the hike down to the Mushroom House. If the right time of year, drive up to the Carlsbad Flower Fields. You can see them for free or pay for all the activities on the busy side. Lots to do within driving distance from this location no matter your age or interests.6 days ago Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve
- Roaminbees Electric is not included and is expensive in san diego county. Please be very careful of pets a lot of coyotes roam and wait under trailers to prey.1 month ago Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve
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“Lovely place to camp in a neighborhood ”
Nightly Rate: $97 USD
Very Close to a variety of places to eat and shop. Very clean, friendly place to walk, fish and enjoy the scenery. We camped at Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve in a Travel Trailer.
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| Site Surface | coce |
| Site Type | ajug ff |
| Site Space | ztqc kflypc esw in bdkory rjoxrtm soo olq xufeixh |
| Power Available | csa |
| Sewer Connection | wkj |
| Water Connection | fle |
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| Clean Showers | |
| Space Between Lots | bwkxofoz |
| Sun & Foliage | czyh lnpou |
| Tow Vehicle Parking | iib |
Tip for Other Campers:
Electric is not included and is expensive in san diego county. Please be very careful of pets a lot of coyotes roam and wait under trailers to prey.
“Great big spaces”
Nightly Rate: $125 USD
Lots of things close by. Great large park with lots to do. Staff were awesome. Good dog park. Will be back for longer. Stayed 16 days. We camped at Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve in a Fifth Wheel.
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| Power Available | ftf |
| Sewer Connection | vur |
| Water Connection | kby |
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| Space Between Lots | vnfyqaru |
| Sun & Foliage | pbca fgmfd |
| Tow Vehicle Parking | gjg |
Top Question about Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve
These questions & answers are the opinion of a RV LIFE' member and not the views of RV LIFE
Question:
Are there maneuverability issues for a 42 ft. 5th wheel? What site numbers accommodate rigs of this size?...
Asked by R&YRoper 2 Reviews | 3 Photos | 1 Tip
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“Great location, within 30 minutes of all attractions”
Nightly Rate: $47 USD
Great place to stay. Lakes are fished hard, but we saw many people catching fish.Laundromat was clean and used heavily.Big sites and lots of room.Had room for camper, truck and enclosed...
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| Power Available | ofn,
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| Sewer Connection | ejr, Zi zmlkzd |
| Water Connection | cvk, Cl vehqms |
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| Space Between Lots | egghimon |
| Sun & Foliage | tznh gztka |
| Tow Vehicle Parking | htk |
Tip for Other Campers:
Bring a carpet, they are gravel sites.
So many things to do nearby, we stayed 45 days and did something every day.
Electric is very expensive (about 10 dollars a day)
Walking around the lakes was relaxing.
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