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Bridgeport Reservoir Marina and Campground

18 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites

Bridgeport Reservoir Marina and Campground in Bridgeport, CA, offers 18 RV sites and 7 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 80 feet. Sites come in four categories — pull-thru, premium pull-thru, water-and-electric back-in, and water-only back-in bluff sites. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table; the bluff sites trade hookups for the view. At 80 feet the pull-thrus take the longest coaches. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, and both RV and boat storage cover everything. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The marina is the anchor: boat docks, a boat ramp, boat rentals, and fishing guides, plus a beach, a community fire pit, and walking trails, with fishing, boating, paddling, paddle boarding, swimming, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and birding. The campground sits on Highway 182 near Bridgeport in Mono County's high eastern Sierra country, with the Sawtooth Range across the valley. Turn off Highway 395 onto 182 toward Yerington and it's on the left. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Trout season on the reservoir is the busiest stretch.

from $20/night

Willow Springs Resort

24 RV Sites, 8 Motel Rooms

Willow Springs Resort near Bridgeport, California, offers 24 full-hookup back-in RV sites and eight motel rooms in Mono County's Eastern Sierra, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. A Prime back-in category joins two standard back-in tiers, with a pond, library, community fire pit, and laundry. Twenty-four back-in sites run in two standard categories and a Prime tier, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with picnic tables. Two things to check before booking: service tops out at 30-amp, so a rig wired for heavier draw will need an adapter and some load management, and the 40-foot cap rules out larger coaches. Eight motel rooms round out the lodging for guests without a rig. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A pond supports fishing, with a library, community fire pit, hiking, horseshoes, and volleyball filling the rest. Pets are welcome. The family has run this property for more than six decades, five miles south of Bridgeport, and that continuity shows in how it is kept. The Eastern Sierra is one of the most varied outdoor regions in California, and this stretch has all of it — Great Basin desert, alpine terrain, and volcanic geology within a short drive. Bridgeport Reservoir and the East Walker River hold some of the state's best trout water, Bodie's ghost town sits east, Travertine Hot Springs is minutes away, and Yosemite's Tioga Pass entrance and Mono Lake are both south. Summer and fall are the season in the Eastern Sierra, with trout opener in late April drawing anglers. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

from $55/night

Eagle Valley Resort

27 RV Sites

Eagle Valley Resort in Pioche, Nevada, offers 27 RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, in the high desert basin-and-range country of Lincoln County. Full-hookup and water-and-electric back-ins and pull-throughs sit alongside a general store, game room, and laundry in one of the Great Basin's least-visited corners. Twenty-seven sites run in full-hookup back-ins, water-and-electric back-ins, and water-and-electric pull-throughs, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet. A general store, propane fills, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, and WiFi handle the practical side. Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day carry a three-night minimum. Pets are welcome. A game room and arcade cover indoor hours, with fishing and hiking from the surrounding country and a national park within reach. The isolation is the appeal here — this is genuine Great Basin remoteness, which suits travelers specifically seeking it rather than those passing through. Pioche's history is worth the stop. In the 1870s it was Nevada's wildest and most violent silver camp — a community so lawless that 72 men reportedly died with their boots on before anyone died of natural causes. That story is now told more quietly through the Lincoln County courthouse and the restored Pioche Exchange building, and the surrounding landscape preserves the geological and frontier history in largely undiscovered form. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable high desert conditions. Reserve ahead for the three-night minimum holiday weekends.

from $32/night

Cisco Grove Campground

51 RV Sites

Located just 20 miles west of Truckee, CA and 35 miles east of Auburn, CA. 5500 ft elevation in the beautiful Sierra Mountains, right off of Hwy 80. Enjoy temperatures around 85/50 during Summer. The South Fork of the Yuba River runs right through this 350-acre venue with world-class mountain/road biking, Hiking & bouldering straight out of the park!

Lakeshore Resort

22 RV Sites, 7 Cabins

Lakeshore Resort in Lakeshore, CA, offers 22 full-hookup back-in RV sites and 7 cabins, with 30-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. Note the electrical: service is 30-amp throughout, so a rig wired for heavier draw will need an adapter and some load management. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, on-site dining, and cabins cover the rest. Pets are welcome. A marina with boat docks, a boat ramp, boat and kayak rentals, a fishing pier, a beach, a recreation center, and walking trails fill the property, with boating, fishing, swimming, paddle boats, water sports, kayaking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and planned activities. Off-roading and snowboarding are nearby. Lakeshore sits at the eastern end of Huntington Lake at 7,000 feet in the Sierra National Forest, where the John Muir Wilderness begins on the opposite shore and the High Sierra backcountry opens in every direction. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. The mountain season is short — reserve well ahead for summer.

from $114/night