San Onofre Camping

How is it that the Paskowitz family can stay 10 weeks at San Onofre State Beach when the limit for campers is 15 days (30 days during the off-season)? How is it that this family can run a business at a state park? How is it that in one of the photographs shown in the article (“Camp Awesome,” June 23), there are cars parked directly underneath a “No Parking” sign?

Are there exemptions of which the general public is not aware?

My husband and I made reservations for three days of camping at San Onofre and ended up leaving after the first night. We were packed in like sardines at the cramped campsites and went to “sleep” at 9 p.m., but did not get any, as we listened to the stereos blasting and the kids drinking and throwing up--no joke. Some of them were adolescents, no more than 12 or 13. Most were green-faced the next day, so hung over they could not eat.

San Onofre is truly “postcard-pretty,” but I wonder what this means, after our experience. I guess if you get the same three oceanfront spaces at San Onofre it is different.

We won’t be returning. When we checked out early, even the ranger said she would not recommend this park to overnighters. Southern California--camping, driving, living--just isn’t what it used to be.

What can I expect, when my neighboring campers won’t even respond to a friendly “Hello”? Heck, their license plate said: “2 HP 4U.”

LISA MEDIGOVICH, San Diego