Moss Landing KOA Express

This place is great. Reasonable price. Friendly greeting & easy registration. Easy walk to restaurants, art galleries, boutiques, and bit longer to the beach. Pers welcomed. Very clean. Would definitely stay again.

Location, location, location
This place is uniquely situated with the harbor surrounding it. Walking distance to restaurants, and shops. Short drive to Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Carmel.
Rest rooms/​showers are clean, as are the sites. There is a typical KOA store on site, and friendly staff.
The sites are concrete, and somewhat small.
To me this is more the kind of place you stay while exploring the area, than it is a place where you spend your day relaxing and camping.
I would stay here again.

This was our first trip in our new RV. I would highly recommend this KOA for your first trip. The grounds are very clean. The 2 bathrooms each have its own toilet and shower and its very clean also. The spaces are concrete and pretty level. They have a 24hour laundry which is nice if you need one.
Having a new RV, a 24′, you want to make sure everything is in working order. Especially when it comes to hooking up. We were in campsite #9. We arrived Friday night. Leaving the bay area on a Friday is absolutely horrible. From Fremont, it took over 2 hours. Every time we thought traffic cleared, it would start again. We wanted to arrive in the day time for our first trip but we ended up arriving at 7pm, dark. We met a nice couple across from us in a 40′. We had questions as to water hook up with 2 spick its. They were very helpful. Everyone at the RV park was very nice especially at the office/​store.
We picked a great weekend, the weather was super nice. The beach is walking distance and don’t forget to eat at Haute Enchilada and Phil’s Fish House. Great food at both places.
Walking over the bridge towards the harbor, you can see some otters playing in the water. Also, took a tour on the Pirate ship.
We could faintly hear the fog horn and once a train but it sounded far away.
The only reason I didn’t rate this a 5 is that the wifi gave us some trouble. Not a strong signal and we tried using a cable on the outside but that did not work so good. It was a snowy signal.
This was a GREAT beginning for our future RV trips! Thanks Moss Landing KOA!

Great location. The couple that worked there were very friendly. They accommodated us by letting us keep our RV at our site even after checkout so that we can go and enjoy our lunch at Phil’s Fish Market. We will be back.

Great location for what it is. Service was outstanding. Full hookups and concrete pads.
Great location so you can walk to the beach or wharf. Perfect to explore ocean activities in the middle of the bay and Elkhorn Slough. It is NOT the place to drop your RV and hang out. Spots are a little tight and not much room for kids to play on bikes etc. Use this as a home base then go to the beach, kayak, whale watch or wander down to Monterey or up to Santa Cruz.
Get out and do SOMETHING!

Great little park. Camp hosts were awesome — friendly, knowledgeable and made us feel welcome in this charming little fishing town. Thanks Marnie & Rich! It was a pleasure meeting you both.
Only complaint, and it has nothing to do with this KOA, but to the pet owners who frequent RV parks in general — nobody wants to listen to your barking, yapping dog. Ever. Do us all a favor, train them, if they can’t be in close quarters to other people/​their pets, then they shouldn’t be there. Really, its not okay. #commoncourtesy

Super clean, great access for big rigs, walking distance to the beach and restaurants. Dog friendly. Easy drive to Monterey and Santa Cruz. This KOA Express is a great concept and we hope to see more of them nation wide.

Got here on a Sunday afternoon to stay for a few nights. I made reservations a month in advance and asked for a quiet spot away from pets & children. I was told there is no preset numbered spaces that they would try and accommodate us the best they could when we arrive. Well, that was a lie! The 46 space RV park is only 15% full and we are given slot number 8 near the boat docks, barking sea lions public laundry and public parking next to the RV park that has nothing to do with the RV park. We had our space changed immediately when I saw the spot. How annoying! I asked for a premium space and even offered to pay more and you give me the worst space thinking I would notice. Honestly, I like that this is a non-​kid friendly KOA. I also like the bathroom showers are communal. The park has a urban beach feel with plants and nice even cement pads. No fire pits or BBQ.

My family and I have been traveling to the California central coast for 10 years and I have been going to the California central coast since I was young. I have never visited or heard of Moss Landing but now this is my go to location for a «camping» trip in our MH. This was my second experience with a KOA and is 180 degrees different then my first experience with a KOA. My daughter even came up with saying a couple of years ago about our one and only KOA experience. «KOA stay away». The Moss Landing KOA is a KOA «Express». Translated this is a small RV resort with very few «typical» amenities. What you get with the Moss Landing KOA is a very well run, clean RV park. The spaces are cement pads that each have a picnic table. The spaces are wide enough so that you don’t feel like you are elbow to elbow with your neighbor. The pads are fairly level. The bathroom/​shower rooms (there are 2) are not the typical community type of bathroom/​shower rooms. Each bathroom/​shower are individually locked so you have privacy. Plus the bathrooms/​shower are very clean. With over 40 RV spaces you may have to wait if you want to use the bathroom/​shower. What sets Moss Landing KOA apart from other RV parks in the Santa Cruz/​Monterey area is LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Moss Landing is midway between Santa Cruz and Monterey. Easy and quick access to either Santa Cruz and Monterey. Plus Moss Landing itself is a rare find in that it is not as commercialized as other California beach cities. The Elkhorn Slough is part of Moss Landing and is great to visit. Phil’s Fish Market and Eatery is about 250 yards from the Moss Landing KOA Express and an easy walk. BTW, Phi’s was named Best Seafood Restaurant in the world by BBC Travel (Phil’s is good but not that good IMHO). The Moss Landing harbor surrounds the RV park and is a great place to explore and take photo’s of the local otters, birds and sea lions.

We spent 5 nights at the KOA in Moss Landing. We found it because our other favorite RV park was full. This is now our new favorite. The spaces are concrete and fairly level. It’s clean and quiet except for the distant foghorn and the sound of the nearby ocean sounds from Moss Landing State Beach.
Moss Landing just looks like a wide spot in the road and just a sign announcing it’s existence, but it is a gem in disguise. When you pull into the KOA park, just on the other side of the fence is a small harbor of boats. The harbor leads to the Elkhorn Slough that is home to 40+ different species of birds is a sanctuary for them along with Sea Lions, Otters and Bay Seals.
It’s an easy walk through the gate by the laundry to the harbor parking lot, and an easy walk along the docks in the morning to see the otters and sea lions.
I highly recommend taking the Elkhorn Safari for an personal tour of the slough and it’s history. And photographers are given a chance to take some great closeups of the sea lions and otters.
And just down highway 1 on Jetty Rd. is the entrance to Moss Landing State Beach. It is not a swimming beach but it is the most pristine beach I have seen with beautiful sand and beautiful sunsets.
I can’t recommend the KOA express enough for it’s location, cleanliness and friendly staff.

1^st time here and would use this park again. Clean bathrooms, friendly helpful staff and walking distance to a great beach. Easy online booking and even though we arrived late evening was able to find our space and park.

We stayed here for the first time in February of this year. We were delighted to find that it was so close to the marina/​harbor, beach, and town. Our kids are grown and it’s just the two of us and the dog and this RV park is perfect for that. If you have small children this may not be the park for you… The spots are tight but very clean and well maintained. For us, the proximity is what sells us on this park!!! They have a community fire pit and it was great to sit around and meet new people.
Phil’s fish house is less than a mile away and has delicious fresh seafood. There’s also a little bar within walking distance that has live music on the weekends. In less than a five minute walk he can have your toes in the sand!
We will absolutely be back!

The camp was fine. The location just off hwy 1 was easy and most important is the view talking a walk over the bridge toward the ocean. For a meal you MUST go to the fish restaurant along the beach road. Trust me the wait is worth it.

This KOA looks like a PARKING LOT not a nice RV park !! Plus the other thing is there is (Paul Bart)/Larry That is Strict on the rules by the book NOT KID FRIENDLY !! This RV park is good for retire people not for young people!

The camp is clean and the folks are friendly. This would NOT be a place I would stay with small children. I think this is great for retired folks. After having stayed at several other KOA ‘s I must say I was a bit disappointed. Your neighbor is literally right out your front door and don’t expect too much of a store. No pool and the bathroom well it’s at the front of the camp. If your looking for small and quiet then this is the place for you. I would think a small camp like this would be cheaper then the other KOA but it was not. Oh and the antique stores well that consisted of one very small place right across the street. Basically there is not too much here. And whatever you do don’t eat at Phils fish market. That was a waste of money for sure! This camp is great if your just passing through maybe for overnight.

We love this place. The people r always friendly & helpful. The area is great for antiques browsing. Great location a 5 minute walk & the pups can run free on the beach

Bad experience! Small spots, rude staff. My neighbors sat in their doorway and played a guitar and sang, which was not a good thing. The only bathroom is the only shower be prepared for a long wait. The place down the road looked a lot better and I will stay there in the future.

NOT KID FRIENDLY!!!
This park is very clean and quiet. The location is unbeatable (5 minute walk to the beach and to Phils Fish Market/​restaurant). The main problem is this is an older based park, with the majority of the visitors being retired folks. My wife and I took our two children (6 and 4) to this park for our maiden trailer voyage. The kids were not allowed to ride their bikes in the park and we could barely throw the football in the street. We were the only people in the park with children and I really got the feeling that people with kids were not admired with the professional RV people. This is not a camp ground either, it is a trailer park with non-​permament clientele. I guess it was my fault for not doing myresearch, but if you have kids don’t make the mistake I made!

Love it! Clean & mostly level parking pads — some with grass; friendly staff and a nice little general store with free cookies (!) The bathrooms are immaculate but alas there are only two which can be problematic since the shower and the toilets are in the same room, so if someone is taking a shower, the toilet is not available. A camper in the space next to us waited outside the shower/​toilet 15 minutes before she could get in (I waited until after 2pm and had the whole place to myself) but this isn’t the fault of the rv park, it’s the fault of inconsiderate people who take too long in the shower! My only complaint is that the water pressure in the shower is a little weak, but I had loads of hot water and like I said, the bathroom is immaculate.
Saturday night there was a sing-​a-​along «Jim Jam» in the common picnic area and it was great to see and hear all the 50−60somethings singing the old Beatles, Steve Miller Band and Beach Boys songs — picture «Old Guys Rule» types riding Harleys (my husband was a celebrity in his tie-​die attire). Most everyone had a dog and amazingly there weren’t any little kids running around. The place is small and one side backs up to the parking lot of the Harbor which was a little noisy this time of the year because of the chartered fishing boats and tour groups coming and going all day. But it wasn’t really a problem since the sea gulls and sea lions and buoy made enough noise to drown the people nosie out (in a good way). The power plant (Duke Energy) is quiet and the white smoke seen coming out of the chimneys is steam so is nothing to worry about.
We walked to the Haute Enchilada for lunch and it was a very short walk to the beach after that. We didn’t see much sunshine until the morning we were packing up but that’s Moss Landing weather. Really nice, relaxing weekend, can’t wait for our third time soon.

I was pleasantly surprised by Moss Landing RV Park. They offer full hook-​ups and electric. The spaces are on the smaller side and your are very close to your neighbors, however the property is very clean and in walking distance to the beach and restaurants.
The staff are extremely helpful an friendly. We ended staying longer than had plan because of the great accommodations.
We were lucky enough to be in town the same weekend as the artichoke festival-​which was full of food, fun and entertainment.