Gaviota is small with 39 campsites in one loop. The layout is unusual because the parking areas, except four of them, are shared. Cars or RVs are parked side by side with the picnic tables at the ends of the parking spaces.
The park was fairly empty in the middle of the week but by Friday large family and friend groups had set up tents everywhere. The change was pretty dramatic. Two cars squeezed into the space beside us. We found this was the case at most of the coastal campgrounds. It's not very hard to get sites on the weekdays but weekends can be booked solid.
A small sandy beach is a short walk from the campground. There's also a pier that's been closed since 2014 due to storm damage. California State Parks and the California Coastal Commission haven't been able to form a plan for a safe repair that also protects the environment. Another interesting sight, at the south end of the campground, is the 80 foot high, 811 foot long train trestle that spans the canyon cut by Gaviota Creek.
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