Boating

Silver View RV Resort

315 RV Sites

Silver View RV Resort in Bullhead City, Arizona, offers 315 full-hookup RV sites on the Colorado River with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. River view back-in, premium back-in, and pull-through categories join a pool, spa, hot tub, fitness center, and on-site dining directly across from Laughlin. Three hundred fifteen sites span premium back-in, river view back-in, and pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. The river view category is the reason most guests book here rather than inland. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and personal mailboxes handle the practical side — the mailboxes point to the long-stay winter residents who fill much of the resort. An outdoor pool, spa, and hot tub and sauna anchor daily recreation, with a fitness center, clubhouse, on-site dining, walking trails, and a dog park besides. Pickleball and corn hole fill the courts. Boating runs from the river and a golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. Bullhead City sits directly across the Colorado from Laughlin's casino resort corridor, which gives guests a genuinely unusual combination: river-view camping on the quiet Arizona bank with a full entertainment strip visible across the water and reachable in minutes. Winter is decisively the season on the lower Colorado. Book well ahead for January through March, when snowbirds fill the river corridor, and expect considerably easier availability through the summer.

from $70/night

The Palms at River Edge

The Palms at River Edge in Ehrenberg, Arizona, delivers a family-friendly waterfront resort experience on the Colorado River in the Sonoran Desert where the Arizona-California border is defined entirely by the river's course, providing direct beach, boating, and water sports access on one of the American Southwest's most iconic waterways in a gated community environment suited to both seasonal stays and active water recreation enthusiasts. Positioned in La Paz County where the lower Colorado River corridor has developed as a winter snowbird and warm-weather water sports destination, the resort combines resort amenities with the Colorado River's recreational resources. The resort's facility is designed around the water-centric lifestyle that the Colorado River enables—a beach for swimming and launching non-motorized watercraft, a pool for independent aquatic recreation, paddle boarding, canoeing and kayaking access, fishing directly from the property's river frontage, and boating opportunities on the Colorado's broad lower channel. A gated entrance, clubhouse, recreation center, dog park, playground, general store, propane fills, and laundry serve the comprehensive residential and recreational needs of extended-stay guests, and the shuffleboard and swimming pools provide social recreation alongside the river's more active opportunities. The lower Colorado River at Ehrenberg flows through a landscape that represents the Sonoran Desert at its most dramatic geographic expression—a narrow, intensely green riparian corridor cutting through a stark, tan-and-rust desert environment where temperatures regularly exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit in summer and the river's presence defines the zone of habitability in a landscape that would otherwise be entirely uninhabitable. The river's warm water—heated by the desert sun across hundreds of miles of Arizona and Nevada before reaching Ehrenberg—creates excellent conditions for water skiing, jet skiing, and tubing that have made the lower Colorado one of the country's most popular motorized water recreation destinations. Quartzsite, approximately 20 miles north on US-95, is one of the American Southwest's most fascinating community phenomena—a small desert town that swells from a few thousand permanent residents to several hundred thousand during the January and February gem show and winter RV rally season, creating one of the largest temporary human gatherings in the western United States in a remote desert location. The Dome Rock Mountains to the east and the Trigo Mountains to the west provide off-road recreation terrain for guests with OHV equipment, and the BLM land surrounding Ehrenberg contains extensive open desert camping and exploration opportunities. Joshua Tree National Park is accessible approximately 45 miles west through the Palo Verde Valley. The Palms at River Edge operates year-round with dramatically different seasonal characters—winter's mild desert temperatures from November through April make it ideal for snowbirds and casual water recreation, while summer's extreme desert heat concentrates activity in the early morning and evening hours with midday retreat to the pool and air-conditioned facilities. The resort's full-service infrastructure and Colorado River access give it competitive advantages over simpler Ehrenberg riverside campgrounds, and the combination of gated security, resort amenities, and direct river frontage makes it one of the more complete water recreation destinations in the lower Colorado corridor. Reservations during the Quartzsite show season fill early.

Arizona Oasis

42 RV Sites, 10 Cabins

Arizona Oasis RV Resort in Ehrenberg, Arizona, offers 42 full-hookup RV sites and 10 cabins on the Colorado River at the California border, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 68 feet behind a gated entrance. Covered pull-through and riverside back-in categories join premium and standard tiers, with a marina, boat ramp, pool, and hot tub. Forty-two sites span covered pull-thru, premium back-in, riverside back-in, and standard pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV, sized to 68 feet. Two categories stand out: the covered sites put a shade structure over the pad, which in the Arizona desert is worth more than almost any other upgrade, and the riverside tier puts you on the water. Ten cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, showers, and a gated entrance handle the practical side. A marina and boat ramp open the Colorado for boating, water sports, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with an outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, beach, clubhouse, game room, playground, dog park, horseshoes, hiking, and biking filling the rest. Offroading is nearby. Ehrenberg sits directly across the river from Blythe on one of the most iconic waterways in the American Southwest, which makes this a genuine waterfront resort in a desert setting — year-round warm weather, river recreation, and I-10 right there. Quartzsite's winter gem shows are 20 miles east. Winter is the season in the low desert, with summer river traffic drawing a second wave. Reserve well ahead for January through March.

from $40/night

Emerald Desert RV Resort

97 RV Sites

Emerald Desert RV Resort in Palm Desert, California, offers 97 full-hookup back-in RV sites across 33 acres with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 56 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year behind a gated entrance. Luxury, elite, premium, and deluxe categories join a pool, hot tub, spa, fitness center, and disc golf course. Ninety-seven back-in sites run in deluxe, premium, elite, and luxury categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 56 feet. The four-tier structure gives real budget range within a single resort. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and spa anchor the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, craft room, pavilion, and disc golf course besides. Tennis, pickleball, bocce ball, billiards, ping pong, and horseshoes fill the courts, with a dog park and live music through the season. The resort is LGBTIQA+ friendly and operates as a wedding venue. Championship golf, concert venues, shopping, dining, wine and beer tasting, and Joshua Tree National Park are all nearby. Pets are welcome. The Coachella Valley's winter climate is the entire proposition — reliably sunny, warm, and dry from November through April when much of the country is frozen. Winter is decisively the season. January through March fills with snowbirds and festival traffic. Book well ahead, with far easier availability through the hot summer months.

from $68/night

Lake Hemet Campgrounds

245 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 19 Tent Sites, 1 Glamping Site, 3 Onsite RV/Trailers, 1 Park Model

Lake Hemet Campgrounds in Mountain Center, California, offers 248 RV sites, 11 cabin and park model units, 19 tent sites, and a glamping site on a reservoir at roughly 4,340 feet in the San Jacinto Mountains. Sites run full hookup, partial hookup, dry, and lakeview dry, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year. Two hundred forty-eight sites span full hookup, partial hookup, dry RV, and lakeview dry categories carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The tiering by hookup level lets self-contained rigs take a dry or lakeview dry site at a lower rate. Named rental units — Eagle's Crest, Lakeside, and Trout Pines among them — plus cabins and park models round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, boat storage, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with a gated entrance controlling access. The reservoir is managed for recreational fishing and non-motorized boating, with a marina, boat ramp, and boat and kayak rentals on site. An outdoor pool and splash pad, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, hiking, biking, paddle boarding, and picnicking fill the rest, with a bar on the property and a wedding venue besides. Pets are welcome. Mountain Center sits where the Pacific Crest Trail passes and climbers drive up from Los Angeles and San Diego, on the winding Highway 74 escape from valley heat. The elevation makes this a genuine four-season destination. Summer is peak — reserve ahead.

from $57/night

Rivers Edge RV Resort

344 RV Sites

Rivers Edge RV Resort in Winterhaven, California, offers 344 full-hookup RV sites on the Colorado River with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 48 feet. Premier riverfront, premier, standard, and pull-through categories join an outdoor pool, hot tub, library, and game room on the California bank at Yuma Crossing. Three hundred forty-four sites span standard full hookup, standard pull-through full hookup, premier full hookup, and premier riverfront full hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV, sized to 48 feet. The riverfront category is the one to request. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a library, game room, billiards, shuffleboard, and horseshoes for the rest. The river supports boating, fishing, swimming, and water sports directly from the resort. Pets are welcome. Winterhaven sits in Imperial County at the historic Yuma Crossing — the natural ford where the Colorado narrows and a sandbar island makes the river passable. That crossing was strategically critical enough that the Spanish, Mexican and American military, Gold Rush emigrants, and the transcontinental railroad all depended on it in turn. The river frontage the resort occupies is the same water. Winter snowbird season drives the heaviest demand along the lower Colorado, with the mild desert climate filling the resort from November through March. Reserve well ahead for those months, and expect easier availability through the summer heat.

from $55/night

Jellystone Park™ Zion Utah

212 RV Sites, 11 Cabins, 2 Tent Sites

Jellystone Park Zion Utah in Hurricane offers 212 full-hookup RV sites, 11 cabins, and two tent sites at the western edge of red rock country, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet behind a gated entrance, open all year. Categories publish exact length — 45, 60, 70, and 75 feet — alongside a lazy river, water park, splash pad, and beach. Two hundred twelve sites run in 45-foot back-in, 45-foot waterfront back-in, 60-foot back-in, 60-foot pull-thru, 70-foot back-in, and 75-foot pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Publishing length by the foot removes every guess about fit, and the 45-foot waterfront tier is worth requesting. Eleven cabins and two tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The Water Zone runs weekends from mid-March to Memorial Day, daily through August 10, then weekends to late October, weather permitting. A lazy river, water park, and splash pad anchor the season, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, spa, lake, beach, and boat rentals besides. A jumping pillow, gem mining, gaga ball, sports courts, pickleball, basketball, ping pong, corn hole, golf cart rentals, a craft room, walking trails, playground, pavilion, dog park, and food trucks fill the rest. Sand Hollow State Park is close and Zion within day-trip range. Spring and fall are peak in southern Utah. Reserve well ahead.

from $34 $30/night

Escondido RV Resort

95 RV Sites

Escondido RV Resort in Escondido, California, offers 95 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 65 feet, open all year in the San Pasqual Valley. Six tiered categories run from deluxe through premium, premium plus, elite, luxury, and platinum, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, and clubhouse. Ninety-five back-in sites span deluxe, premium, premium plus, elite, luxury, and platinum categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 65 feet. The tiering makes it straightforward to match site quality to budget. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side, and the resort is open year-round. An outdoor pool and hot tub anchor daily recreation, with a clubhouse and games for other hours and a dog park for pets. Ron McLeod City Park sits immediately next door with a playground, which effectively extends the resort's family facilities. Planned activities run through the season, and boating, a golf course, a casino, wine tasting, and hot air ballooning are all nearby. Pets are welcome. Escondido sits 30 miles east of downtown San Diego in the agricultural heart of North County — a valley of avocado orchards, citrus groves, and chaparral hills that feels entirely different from the coastal resort corridor to the west. Few Southern California campgrounds match the variety of regional attractions within a short radius. Winter snowbird demand and spring bloom season drive the heaviest bookings. Reserve ahead.

from $58/night

Oak Creek RV Resort

99 RV Sites

Oak Creek RV Resort in El Cajon, CA, offers 99 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 47 feet. Sites are tiered as standard, premium, deluxe, and luxury back-ins, all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi. The grounds are gated and open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, personal mailboxes, a clubhouse, a recreation center, a library, and a game room. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A hot tub and sauna, a fitness center, billiards, horseshoes, creek frontage, a lake, and forest walking trails fill the grounds, with hiking, biking, fishing, boating, and planned activities. Golf, a casino, the beach, and the mountains are all close. El Cajon sits in East County San Diego off Interstate 8, a 20 to 25-minute drive from most of the region's top attractions — close enough that guests can spend a morning at the beach, an afternoon in the mountains, and an evening in the city. Rates by tier are on the booking page. Luxury back-ins are limited and book first; winter is the busiest season here.

from $47/night