Lake Cachuma General Store

great store to have at the campground. they have everything you forgot plus things you forgot you even needed. has is priced fair for how convenient it is. makes the campground a better place!

Crazy expensive stuff, SUPER RUDE d-​bag store manager.

This general store has everything and us reasonably priced. Camping supplies, tackle, fire wood, groceries, and gas.

This store was perfect! We forgot a few things for our camping trip and they had it all. The hours are from 8am — 8pm. Rather than bringing your eggs and bacon, you can buy them when they open and fry them up. They have wood, tent stakes & feminine hygiene stuff. They are friendly and I like that they give you reusable bags (maybe they charged me, but I didn’t notice). Super friendly too.
Important: They don’t gauge you on the prices either, so I bought more stuff. :-)

Very well stocked general store with just about anything you’d need while camping … firewood, ice, beer, mittens … huh? Yup. Won’t be needing those right now in June and definitely not in July or August! Anyway, the prices were actually much better than I expected. Two kids running it when we got there and no one else inside at the moment. We grabbed some drinks and sat outside and watched all the people from the campground drive up and get one supply or another. Pretty standard store though with a whole section dedicated to extra items like games, sleeping bags, lanterns, kites, water balloons, etc. You won’t need to go into town.

It’s a nice little store. The staff is friendly.
The only problem its a little pricey.

We have all come to expect to pay an arm and a leg for last minute items we forgot or just didn’t have room to bring on a camping trip. We dread that trip to the «general store» forking over 10 dollars for a bag of ice. We have nightmare paying a kidney for some dried up wood that someone chopped up just the right size so that it burns out in all but 5 minutes.
Well. IT says «new management» outside.
What a surprise Lake Cachuma General store has been on this last camping trip. Not only are they better stocked with things that you actually would need and use, but the prices are surprisingly average. pretty much the same price i would pay at my neighborhood Ralph’s. and that really deserves a WOW!
So whether it be some Graham crackers, marshmallows and hershey chocolate bars for an impromptu smores session, or 5 bundles of wood you didn’t want to put in your truck since it would kill your gas mileage, not to mention dirty up the back, or just a fresh pair of batteries for toy. err I mean that flashlight. be confident that you will not be gouged here like a tourist in Disneyland.

I’m so happy that the General Store is on Unilocal.I have been camping at Cachuma Lake for over twenty years and I have become very familiar with this store.
The General store has every thing you could need for your campsite. They have everything from soda, chips, cookies, candy, marsh mellows, graham crackers, cans of chili, eggs, cheeses, bacon, etc. They also have propane and fire wood. The prices at the store are great. They are the same that you would find at any corner liquor store.
The main reason I wanted to rate this store is because I know the man who owns and runs the store. I was reading a review below about how the man who works there is very friendly and will just strike up a conversation with you. When I read that it made me smile. His name is Tom and he is a wonderful person. I have known him for many many years. He makes everyone he meets feel like a friend. He even came to my family’s Halloween party this past October.
If your ever up at the lake on a camping trip and you run out of something make sure you check to see if the General store has what you need before you make that ten minute drive into town. Chances are they will have you covered. Also make sure you say hi to Tom for me. Thanks

They charge a premium for the camping essentials because they can. But at least they have everything you need. During the summer it’s hot there and you can’t camp with a freezer unless you have a trailer or motor home. Icecream and popsicles were the essentials we needed and I gladly paid the $ 1.25 each for them. I also bought Ice for the cooler, toys for the kids and candy to bribe them with, I mean reward them with. There’s no bathroom here so you have to take your chances at one of the camp bathrooms.

Its been at least a year since i walked into a small store somewhere, and had a conversation with the person who worked there. You know like people did back when people were nice to each other? Or maybe just in rural places where people are nice to each other…
Anyway this is one of those places.
This is a great country general store. Its small, sells as much crappy tourist trap stuff as it does wood for fires and marshmallows to roast on the wood you just bought.
The proprietor is a very friendly guy, and its nice to once in a while talk to a stranger like they are a human.
Its there basically to cater to the camper, with hotdogs, wood, and some varied other camping essentials like ice-​cream and beer.