Leo Carrillo Adventures

Real tent camping hasn't been a major family activity for us...we do it now and then with family and friends, but this is the first time in a long time I booked a reservation for just us.

I grew up going to Leo Carrillo with family, friends, and with other families. It's a great little beach camping spot (actually, dirt camping, beach across the street) in Malibu with the coolest little tidepools and cove, rocks to climb, and scenery. Labor Day Weekend we took the kiddos and had our little adventure.

We saw families of starfish, big crabs, did everything 'camping style' and loved it. I got 7 thumbs up for the camp food we prepared... it was truly YUM! I only wish we'd been able to stay and take some more school off. The prep that goes into a trip like that really warrants at least 4 nights of camping even if we have to fight with spiders, winds that stir the dirt up our noses and spray a layer of yuck over everything, pests that eat our muffins and ants. At least we had flushing toilets and running water.

The only downside wasn't for us, but for the groups surrounding us because they had to listen to LOUD children. I mean, OUR loud children. We're really loud. I had to apologize ahead of time just so we didn't get the looks if Vivs decided to scream at the top of her lungs or if Monson and Kenz antagonized Izzie, who is just as loud.

We've decided that it would be a great investment to buy an old clunker RV and spiff it out so that we can have some comfort and a little more cleanliness while enjoying the outdoors. Why would we want that? Vivs won, hands down for kid who can get dirt into every crevice including up her nose in the form of dirt boogers for DAYS after. They just kept on a'comin!

Anyone care to come along and be our camping buds next time?