Calico Ghost Town Campground

Such a nice day! We looked online before stopping here on our way to visit family in OC, but we were still very pleasantly surprised by this place! The walking was nice, the shops were fun with very friendly people working inside. We ate at the Burger place at the top of the walk, the burgers were pretty good but the view was fantastic! There was a great, light breeze... Perfect lunch! Exploring was nice too. We didn't do the mine or the train because we were running low on time, but we spent a leasurely 3 hours walking, exploring, shopping and lunching. What a great little place!!!

The campground is in in a wonderful setting. I loved being so close to nature but paid for washing facilities. These were not available to us during our stay… very disappointing especially given the weather was absolutely dreadful at the time of visit. I do hope this provision is improved.

Calico is such a fun little town with lots to see and do for the whole family. I've never been to a town where dogs are more welcome than people. Dog rode on train ride, walk through the mine, to even was allowed in the mystery shack which confused her so much but it was so fun! Camping in Calico was a great experience, Ranger Corey was super friendly and helpful since their website is down until Feb 3rd. We took a chance going with no reservations but Ranger Corey was super helpful and just told us to pick a site out and he would come collect the payment later. With no reservations this time of year ( late January) you have a better chance getting a spot with no hookups. Restrooms were super clean. We did not use the showers but thats a bonus. No drones are allowed in the campground.

Sites are smaller than advertised, completely unlevel with hug boulders in the middle of most sites. The people that camp here seem to not clean up after their dogs as there is dog poo everywhere. Definitely not able to fit large trailers over 35 feet comfortably. Best of luck using auto level if you have it.

Town is good but the campground is bad, if you’re looking for nature and peace. We stayed at cabin 2 and the cabin itself isn’t bad. It’s not fancy but just like a basic cabin with heater and 2 outlets. There are picnic tables, fire pit outside. Also each cabin comes with its own water faucet. That’s why I still give it 2 stars. BUT almost everyone there brought their own quad/motorcycle/some kind of off road vehicles. It’s loud (as early as 7am), annoying (nonstop all day), dangerous (kids like 5 year old riding super fast on road in campground), and smelly (really had to turn the engine on for nothing just for the fume and sound). If you’re not into this kind of things, don’t come. As a regular camper, it’s by far the worst experience. Go to a state park and you’ll get better experience.