State stops construction work at El Morro campground
The foundation of a restroom stands at the former El Morro Village trailer park next to Crystal Cove State Park. The conversion to a state campground was halted because of the state’s budget crisis. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
El Morro Village trailer park inside Crystal Cove State Park, as it looked in 2006 and before it was torn down to make way for a state campground. (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
California State Parks Peace Officer/Lifeguard Eric Dymmel overlooks the abandoned construction site. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Another view of the El Morro Village trailer park in 2006. Nearly 200 residents lived in the park. (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
Piles of asphalt sit on the construction site. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Coastal vegetation and a sweeping ocean view sets the scene a few feet from where camping and RV camping sites were to be constructed. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
