Originally Posted by raybo
Another common place to stay is the state campground in Oceano, just south of Pismo Beach. The first two times I stayed there, it was in their hiker/biker site. When I pulled in there three nights ago, the campground was full (it was a Friday night) and there no longer was a hiker/biker area. According to the guy on duty, the area was closed due to abuse from local homeless people. This is a shame as there isn't another hiker/biker camping area anywhere near there, that I am aware of.
Ray
Sorry to hear that the Oceano hiker/biker sites are gone. I don't know any other cheap campsites in the immediate area either.
The last time I stayed there, I do remember the majority were "homeless" types camping out. It's ironic that hikers and bikers are generally now the minority in many of the hiker/biker sites I've been to.