Costanoa Coastal Lodge & Resort

Pros: Beautiful coastal setting, great tourist attractions nearby, environmentally-sensitive, luxurious lodge rooms
Cons: Expensive choice for camping, limited dining options

With California’s post-WWII population explosion, the gorgeous California coastline became a huge target for development. Recognizing the potential long-term impacts of overdevelopment, California voters created the California Coastal Commission (CCC) ...

Pros: Great restaurant.
Cons: NOT an eco-resort, as advertised.

We just spent a week at Costanoa, and the experience was not what we were expecting. The website advertises the place as an eco-tourist destination, yet with so many monstrous motorhomes around us, it just didn't feel like the people attracted to the ...

Pros: Fabulous food - friendly people!
Cons: speed bumps are terrible....

Recently we stayed at the Costanoa Lodge & RV Resort....we had a simply wonderful time. It was VERY busy with lots of families & tourists, but never seemed overcrowded. The sites for RV's were adequate & everyone we met (store, restaurant etc.) were very friendly. We will definitely recommend Costanoa to our friends & come back the next time we are in CA. Everyone in the store was very helpful & friendly. Kursti in the restaurant is very sweet - everyone seems to know their jobs well. The food in the restaurant is wonderful!!

Pros: Close to the beach.
Cons: Run down and poor services.

I recently choose to go camping with some friends at Costa Noa as I had been there before and LOVED it. However, this trip was a sad realization as to what happens when something great goes "public". This time around, I found that this particular place became a KOA and boy was it evident. The place looked run down, the restrooms weren't stocked with proper supplies, and the attendees seemed to have left their mobile home parks to venture out in their motor homes. I was extremely disappointed and may not return should things remain in this manner.