Nice park to stay for a couple of days. We are the only RV here so there is plenty of sites available. It is quite dark as there is no outside lights. We stayed in the lower campground by the train tracks. Trains run from about 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM. Most of the trains were passenger type, but some were real trains. The lower campground is rustic with trees. Sites 8 through 15 could take a big rig. Our 5th wheel is 34' and I had at least 10 feet more available. As you enter the lower campground make sure you check the bulletin board on the right. They list the sites and dates that someone has reserved them. The upper campground says that it is for reservations only. I don't know how strict they are about it. The upper campground is mainly a parking lot with some trees that have sites marked off, some of the sites are pull-throughs but not very wide. There is some traffic noise from highway. The lower campground is much better even with the train noise. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

What a great little park and so close to LA. It's hard to imagine that such a great resource would exist right in Simi Valley. Had water and power, but no sewer. There is an RV dump on-site. We were in the lower park which is close to the train tracks. The trains didn't seem to run at night though. The upper park is much nicer. It was affordable, well kept ,and the staff was great. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Oak Park and Tapo Canyon are both operated by the County of Ventura. Some people have reported that one or the other are/were closed so here's the scoop! (It is worthwhile to do it comparison style since there are no private parks or other alternatives nearby.) You should note that BOTH parks have a closing time, which at this time of year I believe is about 5PM. The camp host does "lock" the front gate at this time, which has given people the impression that the park has been permanently closed. However, the gate is merely chained up (not locked), so if you arrive after hours you can open it yourself, drive through, and close it back up after you're in. This will happen every night of your stay, so don't panic if they have "locked" your tow vehicle out while you were in town doing errands! As someone else mentioned, local laws really do prevent you from camping at the local Wal-Mart, so don't plan on getting here late, staying there overnight and checking in here in the morning either. For temporary closures, call the county and make sure they aren't repaving or doing other maintenance during the period you want to stay. You can make reservations as the number of sites are limited, but we didn't need to at this time of year. Their cancellation policies are a little strict, with all reservations being charged a $10 fee plus you have to be 30 days out or more, so buyer beware of that. OAK PARK Located right next to train tracks. And yes, they do use them!!! Your pets may not like this but we have been sleeping through the night, most of the time. This was by far the biggest drawback. Yes, you can hear freeway noise from the 118 but it is not so loud that it has bothered us. There is no sewer hookups, but they do have a dump station on property. ($25 if you are not staying here though!) The location is very convenient to west Simi and Moorpark! The sites are paved, large enough and clean. (Someone previously commented that this place needed to be cleaned up, but that seems to have been done as I was also told that there were a lot of illegal permanent residents here in prior years and there is none of that now.) Beautiful old oak trees give lots of shade to some spots! Big rigs are not a problem in the LOWER campground. We looked at the upper side, too, but there were too many trees/branches there for our tastes. 40 feet was easy on the lower side. Rate is very good during the winter! It would be higher during the busy season but as I said, there aren't a whole lot of other options here. Had good Verizon coverage for cell phones and Mi-Fi's. TAPO CANYON PARK. This park is VERY quiet! Overall a much nicer location than Oak Park. Sewer hookups have been installed for all sites. Big rigs are no problem at any of the sites. Sites are really nice: paved, large enough and clean. Minimal landscaping and no shade. Might be a problem in summer months but not during the winter. A little far from town. NO Verizon coverage which meant no phone or internet for us! By far our biggest drawback. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This campground is located at the west end of Simi Valley, very close to Moorpark. The location is perfect if you have things to do in town. It appears to be a forgotten, old campground. Very few campers were here and the weather was perfect, (or maybe the economic slowdown played a part). The upper campground can handle bigger rigs but you have the distant sound of traffic on the 118 fwy. The lower campground is more rustic and shaded by giant oak trees, but you have the noise of an occasional train going by. Fortunately, Union Pacific RR doesn't use those tracks much anymore, and the commuter train only runs during the week. The county park management was disorganized. We reserved online and they let someone else camp in our spot. But we got a better spot anyway, so that was not a big deal. We camped in the lower campground. During the day most of the other campers were gone to other places. At night it was very quiet. There is a basketball court, horse shoe pit, hiking trails, and a meeting room you can rent for large groups. There is also a day-use area of the park, with a large parking lot. There's nothing fancy about this place, but if you have a reason be close to town then we'd recommend it. I only live 40 miles away and I think I would still camp here again for a quick weekend getaway. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This park is expensive for what you get. In addition to the nightly rate they have a $5 charge to use the dump. There are two rv sites. One is next to the railroad and the other is a converted parking lot for a picnic area. This park needs a lot of upkeep and cleaning. The local laws do not allow parking in the nearby Wal-Mart. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We would have given this park a 10 except no internet reception at all was a big negative. We have a WiFi card and this is the only place we have gotten zero reception. If you don't need internet you will love it. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Oak Park and Tapo Canyon are both operated by the County of Ventura. Some people have reported that one or the other are/were closed so here's the scoop! You should note that BOTH parks have a closing time, which at this time of year I believe is about 5PM. The camp host does "lock" the front gate at this time, which has given people the impression that the park has been permanently closed. However, the gate is merely chained up (not locked), so if you arrive after hours you can open it yourself, drive through, and close it back up after you're in. This will happen every night of your stay too so don't panic if they have "locked" your tow vehicle out while you were in town doing errands! As someone else mentioned, local laws really do prevent you from camping at the local Walmart, so don't plan on getting here late, staying there overnight and checking in here in the morning either. For temporary closures, call the county and make sure they aren't repaving or doing other maintenance during the period you want to stay. You can make reservations as the number of sites are limited, but we didn't need to at this time of year. Their cancellation policies are a little strict, with all reservations being charged a $10 fee plus you have to be 30 days out or more, so buyer beware of that. OAK PARK. Located right next to train tracks. And yes, they do use them! Your pets may not like this but we have been sleeping through the night, most of the time. This was by far the biggest drawback. Yes, you can hear freeway noise from the 118 but it is not so loud that it has bothered us. No sewer hookups, but they do have a dump station on property. ($25 if you are not staying here though!) Location is very convenient to west Simi and Moorpark! Sites are paved, large enough and clean. (Someone previously commented that this place needed to be cleaned up, but that seems to have been done as I was also told that there were a lot of illegal permanent residents here in prior years and there is none of that now.) Beautiful old oak trees give lots of shade to some spots! Big rigs are not a problem in the LOWER campground. We looked at the upper side too but there were too many trees/branches there for our tastes. 40 feet was easy on the lower side. Rate is very good during the winter! It would be higher during the busy season but there aren't a whole lot of other options here. Has good Verizon coverage for cell phones and Mi-Fi's. TAPO CANYON PARK. Park is VERY quiet! Overall a much nicer location than Oak Park. Sewer hookups have been installed for all sites. Big rigs are no problem at any of the sites. Sites are really nice: paved, large enough and clean. Minimal landscaping. No shade; might be a problem in summer months but not during the winter. A little far from town. NO Verizon coverage which meant no phone or internet for us! By far our biggest drawback. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This campground is an hour away from our house and we've camped here twice for a quick weekend away. Very close to the Reagan Library and town. Can get really windy at times, and there is not a lot of shade, but it's very quiet and the camp hosts are friendly. A little hint: On line reservations must be made 30 days in advance. But if the campground is not full, you can drive in and still get a spot. This also saves the $10 on line booking fee. Ventura has some very beautiful full hookup campgrounds. This is one of them! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We enjoyed this campground. Was nice and quiet. Camp host was very friendly and helpful. Archery club meets on Saturday morning at the park next door and you can shoot all day for $5. That was fun for one of my boys. All sites are concrete and interior roads are paved. Hook ups are perfectly located. Great place to stay to visit the Reagan Library. We will use this campground again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Nice quiet RV campground with full hookups, concrete pads and plenty of space between sites. This was within a couple of miles of Simi Valley and shopping. Also about five miles from The Reagan Library. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We stayed one night this time. The park was more than half full, but still had one site available at dusk on a Saturday night. The park host is friendly and helpful. The gate appeared to be chained when we arrived at dusk. It seems that the park "closes" at 7:30pm. That appears to mean that it is closed to day use at that time. The chains are simply wrapped around the gate. Get out of your vehicle, unwrap the chains and in you go! Note that as you proceed north on Tapo Canyon road toward the park you will come to a "Dead End" street sign. Keep going! The park is a short ways further and there's lots of room to manuver your rig. We had no trouble manuvering or parking our 39' motorhome. This is a very nice, quiet park with the conveniences of Simi Valley nearby. Grocery stores, Cinema, whatever you need is a mile or two away. We camped here in a Motorhome.

They re-opened this park in the spring of 2008, after fires and floods had destroyed it back in 2003/2004. We missed the notices about it opening. I counted 17 RV sites, with concrete pads and full hookups. Behind the concrete pads is gravel that looks just fine for wheels if you need to do that. So there's no problem with big rigs. There are toilets and showers that are nice, they are new and clean (should be about all the camp host has to do) It's first-come-first-served and self service. You put your check in the envelope and put the envelope in the box, the normal procedure. There's a 14 day limit, with 7 days off required before one can re-enter. The park is back in a canyon and is very pleasant and quiet. It's about 3 miles off the 118 freeway, north on Tapo Canyon Road. You just keep going north until you see it on the left. The park is 11 miles from the Regan Library in Simi Valley. Note that the Ventura County Parks website I've listed is out of date. It does not mention the RV sites. We were there today, Tapo Canyon Park does indeed have RV camping and it's very nice! We camped here in a Motorhome.