Planned Activities

Sun Outdoors Santa Barbara

79 RV Sites, 24 Tent Sites

Sun Outdoors Santa Barbara in Goleta, CA, offers 79 full-hookup RV sites and 24 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in four categories — standard back-in, standard parkview back-in, standard pull-thru, and premium back-in — all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, picnic table, and barbecue. If you booked here before, note the name change: Ocean Mesa is now Sun Outdoors Santa Barbara. The resort is rated big rig friendly, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, on-site dining, and a bar. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a hot tub and sauna, a beach, walking trails, horseshoes, and a playground fill the grounds, with hiking, swimming, fishing, boating, wine tasting, and planned activities. Goleta sits eight miles west of downtown Santa Barbara on the Santa Barbara Channel, where the Santa Ynez Mountains drop to the Pacific and the Channel Islands sit on the horizon. Rates by site category are on the booking page. This stretch of coast is among the most in-demand in California — reserve as far ahead as the resort will take it.

from $75/night

Lake Piru Recreation Area

228 RV Sites

Lake Piru Recreation Area in Piru, California, offers 228 RV sites on a 1,200-acre reservoir in Ventura County, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 55 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Full-hookup, electric-only, and no-hookup back-in categories serve every budget, with a marina and boat rentals on site. Two hundred twenty-eight back-in sites span full-hookup, electric-only, and no-hookup configurations, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 55 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Accessible sites are available. The tiering by hookup level is genuinely useful — self-contained rigs can take a no-hookup site at a lower rate. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The reservoir carries the recreation. A marina and boat rentals put guests on the water, with boating, water sports, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing all running from the property. A disc golf course, walking trails, hiking, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, a playground, and a dog park fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Lake Piru sits where the Santa Felicia Dam impounds Piru Creek in the Topatopa Mountains, surrounded by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Los Padres National Forest — one of Southern California's most scenic accessible mountain lakes, roughly 60 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Summer draws heavy demand from the LA metro. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $32/night

Bakersfield River Run RV Park

63 RV Sites

Bakersfield River Run RV Park in Bakersfield, California, offers 63 full-hookup RV sites along the Kern River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 80 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Six categories publish their lengths directly — back-ins at 50 feet, pull-throughs at 60, and river view back-ins at 60 — with a pool, fitness center, and clubhouse on site. Sixty-three sites span standard back-ins, 50-foot back-ins, pull-throughs, 60-foot pull-throughs, river view back-ins, and 60-foot river view back-ins, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 80 feet. Publishing length by category is genuinely useful — you know what fits before you book. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a fitness center, clubhouse, and recreation center open year-round. The Kern River runs alongside the property, and the river view categories are worth requesting. Pets are welcome. Bakersfield sits at the intersection of Highway 99 and Rosedale Highway in Kern County, the southern anchor of the San Joaquin Valley. That places the park at the junction of the Central Valley's I-5 and Highway 99 corridors and the mountain routes toward Sequoia National Park and the southern Sierra Nevada — practical access that road trippers, snowbirds, and weekend travelers all use. The park operates year-round. Winter snowbird traffic and summer highway travel both drive demand — reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $56 $49/night

Sun Outdoors Central Coast Wine Country

156 RV Sites, 26 Cottages

Sun Outdoors Central Coast Wine Country in Paso Robles, California, offers 156 RV sites and 26 cottages with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. Concrete-with-grass and granite-with-patio premium categories join deluxe, standard, and group sites in the heart of the Central Coast wine region. One hundred fifty-six sites span standard, deluxe back-in, group back-in, premium back-in concrete with grass, and premium back-in granite with concrete patio categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with picnic tables and BBQ pits. Specifying the surface treatment by category is unusually transparent. Twenty-six cottages round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The property was formerly Wine Country RV Resort. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, craft room, bar, and community fire pit besides. Corn hole, biking, a playground, and a dog park fill the grounds, with live music and planned activities through the season. Wine tasting, hot air ballooning, and a water park are all nearby. Pets are welcome. Paso Robles has grown into one of California's premier wine regions over two decades, and the resort sits among the tasting rooms and rolling vineyards. Harvest season and summer drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $49/night

Sun Outdoors Paso Robles

287 RV Sites, 36 Cottages

Sun Outdoors Paso Robles in California offers 287 full-hookup RV sites and 36 cottages in the heart of Central Coast wine country, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. Elite back-in, elite pull-through, premium, and deluxe categories join a splash pad, hot tub, mini-golf, and bar. Two hundred eighty-seven sites span deluxe back-in, premium back-in, elite back-in, and elite pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Thirty-six cottages round out the lodging — furnished vacation rentals are available if you do not own an RV. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and a concierge handle the practical side. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a hot tub and sauna alongside. Mini-golf, a fitness center, clubhouse, craft room, game room, arcade, bocce ball, corn hole, golf cart rentals, walking trails, biking, a playground, pavilion, community fire pit, dog park, and bar fill the rest, with live music and planned activities through the season. The resort operates as a wedding venue, and wine tasting, a state park, and a water park are nearby. Paso Robles has become one of the most critically acclaimed wine regions in the country over the past two decades, and the tasting rooms start minutes from the gate. Harvest and summer drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $44/night

Vines RV Resort

45 RV Sites, 5 Cottages

Vines RV Resort in Paso Robles, California, offers 45 full-hookup RV sites and five cottages with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 70 feet, open all year in the heart of Central Coast wine country. Standard and deluxe back-ins join premium pull-throughs on stamped concrete pads, with two pools, a spa, and a floor-to-ceiling library. Forty-five sites run in standard full-hookup back-in, deluxe full-hookup back-in, and premium full-hookup pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with picnic tables. Stamped concrete pads mean level setup and no re-leveling on a longer stay. Five cottages serve guests without a rig. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The amenity set is genuinely resort-caliber. Two pools and a spa with hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, and a floor-to-ceiling library besides. The Magnolia Lounge serves local wines and craft beers on site — a meaningful touch in this region. A dog park, horseshoes, corn hole, and picnicking fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. The resort sits within nine miles of more than 200 wineries on the Paso Robles AVA, one of California's most exciting and underrated wine regions. A beach and water park are nearby. Harvest season and warm-weather weekends drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $75/night

Saddle Mountain

16 RV Sites

Saddle Mountain in Carmel, California, offers 16 full-hookup RV sites on 89 acres of wooded forestland off Carmel Valley Road, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs sized to 30 feet. Popular, Popular XL, and Premium categories join cabins and luxury tents, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, and sports courts. Sixteen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV, sized to 30 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The 30-foot cap is the key planning detail — this suits smaller trailers and vans rather than large coaches, and the three tiers let you match site to rig. Cabins and luxury tents round out the lodging, and both come with beds, linens, pillows, towels, and washcloths; cabins have central heating and air conditioning as standard. Restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with sports courts, basketball, ping pong, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, hiking, and a playground across the acreage. Stargazing is strong under the forest canopy, and wine tasting and a golf course are nearby. Pets are welcome. The 89 acres of private oak, Monterey pine, and coastal redwood sit five miles from Highway 1 and 30 miles up the coast from Big Sur. That distance from the highway is what makes the seclusion real rather than nominal, while Carmel-by-the-Sea, Point Lobos State Reserve, and the 17-Mile Drive stay within easy reach. Summer is peak on the Monterey Peninsula. With 16 sites, reserve well ahead.

from $102 $89/night

Grey Squirrel Resorts

19 Cottages

Grey Squirrel Resort in Fawnskin, CA, offers 19 private cabins across three wooded acres on the north shore of Big Bear Lake. This is a cabin resort rather than a serviced RV park — the published record shows no RV sites or hookups, so contact them directly if you're traveling in a rig. A general store, firewood, a spa, and WiFi serve guests, and the resort is open all year. Pets are welcome. The property also hosts weddings. A pond, walking trails, horseshoes, swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, mountain biking, and birding fill the grounds, with skiing and snowboarding close in winter and golf nearby. Fawnskin sits on Big Bear Lake's quieter north shore, away from the village bustle on the south side. The resort has welcomed families, couples, and group retreats since the 1950s — more than seven decades of mountain hospitality in the same place. Rates for the cabins are on the booking page. Ski season and summer both fill Big Bear — reserve ahead, and call about RV accommodation before you tow.

from $75/night

Paradise by the Sea Beach RV Resort

90 RV Sites

Paradise by the Sea Beach RV Resort in Oceanside, California, offers 90 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 60 feet, behind a gated entrance on the coast. This is an adults-only resort, with named site categories including Island Back-In, Bamboo Hillside, The Jetty, and Motorcoach Pull-Thru. Ninety sites span group, island back-in, motorcoach pull-through, premium back-in Bamboo Hillside, premium back-in Beach Preferred, and The Jetty categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with picnic tables and BBQ pits. Accessible sites are available. Naming categories by position rather than tier makes choosing genuinely easier. A general store, laundry, propane exchange, restrooms, showers, personal mailboxes, and recycling handle the practical side. Note the adults-only policy before booking. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with mini-golf, a game room, arcade, recreation center, clubhouse, billiards, shuffleboard, ping pong, and corn hole besides. A beach, walking trails, community fire pit, dog park, and playground fill the grounds, with surfing, swimming, fishing, hiking, and biking from the area and live music through the season. Pets are welcome. Oceanside sits 90 miles north of Los Angeles with direct I-5 and CA-78 access. The pier, Oceanside Harbor whale watching, the California Surf Museum, and Carlsbad and Encinitas are all close. Summer is peak on the Southern California coast. Reserve well ahead.

from $80/night

Golden Village Palms Resort

Golden Village Palms Resort in Hemet, California, is one of the largest RV resorts in the state — a 55-plus destination in Riverside County's Diamond Valley with full-hookup sites, a spa, fitness center, mini-golf, and pickleball courts behind a gated entrance, open all year. Personal mailboxes and RV storage support the long-stay residents who fill it through the winter. Full-hookup sites serve the resort's largely seasonal population, with laundry, RV storage, personal mailboxes, restrooms, and showers handling the practical side, plus WiFi and recycling throughout. Check-in for RV sites is 1:00pm with check-out at 12:00pm; early arrivals and late departures may be available for a nominal fee, and cottage check-in times differ — confirm when booking. The amenity roster is the reason people come. An outdoor pool and spa anchor daily recreation, with a fitness center, clubhouse, craft room, and game room for the social calendar. Pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, volleyball, billiards, corn hole, and sports courts fill the competitive side, with mini-golf and a dog park besides. On-site dining covers meals, live music and planned activities run through the season, and the resort also serves as a wedding venue. A casino, hiking, wine tasting, and hot air ballooning are all nearby. Pets are welcome. Hemet sits in the Diamond Valley between the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains, in the inland reach of Southern California — warm dry summers, mild winters, and a dramatic mountain backdrop, roughly 30 miles west of the Palm Springs resort corridor across the San Jacinto Fault. Winter is decisively the season. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $64/night

Boulder Creek RV Resort

68 RV Sites, 3 Cabins

Boulder Creek RV Resort in Lone Pine, California, offers 68 full-hookup RV sites and three cabins at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Back-in and pull-through 30/50-amp categories join a pool, hot tub, spa, recreation center, and library beneath Mount Whitney. Sixty-eight sites run in back-in 30/50-amp and pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available. Three cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and RV storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub, sauna, and spa anchor the property, with a recreation center, clubhouse, library, playground, dog park, and walking trails filling the grounds. A lake and creek support fishing, hiking runs in every direction, and planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. The setting is among the most visually spectacular of any campground in California. Mount Whitney rises to 14,505 feet — the highest peak in the contiguous United States — directly above the Alabama Hills, whose rounded granite formations have served as the backdrop for hundreds of films. Lone Pine sits in the Owens Valley between the Sierra's eastern escarpment and the White Mountains, with Death Valley to the east. Spring and fall are most comfortable in the Owens Valley, with summer bringing Whitney permit-holders and hikers. Reserve well ahead for the climbing season.

from $45/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