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Cathedral Palms RV Resort

62 RV Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer, 1 Apartment

Cathedral Palms RV Resort in Cathedral City, California, offers 62 full-hookup RV sites and an apartment with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 55 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, with EV charging on site. Deluxe and water-and-electric back-ins join the Happy Camper travel trailer rental, with a pool, hot tub, and pickleball courts. Sixty-two back-in sites run in water-and-electric and deluxe full-hookup categories carrying 30 and 50-amp, sized to 55 feet, with site WiFi. EV charging is available — still uncommon at RV resorts and increasingly decisive for guests towing with an electric vehicle. The Happy Camper travel trailer rental and an apartment serve guests without a rig, with check-in for rental units at 3:00pm. A laundry, propane fills, dump station, RV storage, bike rentals, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a clubhouse, community fire pit, and dog park besides. Pickleball, bocce ball, basketball, billiards, ping pong, and corn hole fill the competitive calendar, with biking from the property, planned activities through the season, and a golf course and national park nearby. Pets are welcome. Cathedral City sits between Palm Springs and Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley, which puts the region's golf courses, spa culture, national park access, and mid-century modern architecture all within easy reach. Winter is decisively the season in the desert. Book well ahead for January through March.

from $65/night

Yosemite RV Resort

76 RV Sites, 22 Tent Sites

Yosemite RV Resort in Coarsegold, California, offers 71 full-hookup RV sites and 22 tent sites across 35 acres in the Sierra Nevada foothills, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet. Deluxe+ pull-through, deluxe back-in, and Standard+ back-in categories join an outdoor pool, clubhouse, playground, and dog park 25 miles from Yosemite's South Entrance. Seventy-one sites span deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-thru, Deluxe+ pull-thru, and Standard+ back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a tow, which is generous for the foothills. Twenty-two tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. One policy to clear first: the resort has a ten-year age restriction on all RVs, though older coaches are reviewed for approval — send a photo to [email protected] before booking. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a clubhouse, playground, horseshoes, and dog park filling the grounds. Pets are welcome. The address is 34094 California State Highway 41, in Madera County where the blue oak and manzanita hills of the western Sierra rise out of the San Joaquin Valley toward the mixed conifer forest. Yosemite's South Entrance at Wawona is 25 miles north, which puts the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias and Glacier Point within a morning's drive. Summer is peak at Yosemite and the park fills. Reserve well ahead for June through September, and clear RV approval early if your coach is older.

from $73 $63/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

Angels Camp RV Resort

60 RV Sites, 7 Cabins

Angels Camp RV Resort in California offers 60 full-hookup RV sites and seven cabins in the Gold Country foothills, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 100 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join an outdoor pool, craft room, business center, community fire pit, and pond in Calaveras County. Sixty sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 100 feet. One hundred feet is exceptional for foothill terrain and accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple. Seven cabins, lodges, and premium tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a craft room, business center, pavilion, playground, pond, dog park, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, and swimming filling the rest. Hiking is close, and a national park is within range. Pets are welcome. Angels Camp is the town Mark Twain made famous with his 1865 story about the Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and the Jumping Frog Jubilee still runs every May. The gold rush mining history that shaped the town is visible throughout the Highway 49 corridor, with Calaveras Big Trees State Park's giant sequoias, Mercer Caverns, and the Sierra foothill wine country all close — and Yosemite within a longer day's reach. Spring wildflowers and summer drive the heaviest demand, with the May Jubilee filling the town. Reserve well ahead for that weekend and for June through August.

from $82/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

Outdoorsy Yosemite

141 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 6 Glamping Sites

Outdoorsy Yosemite in Bass Lake, California, offers 141 full-hookup RV sites, four cabins, 10 tent sites, and six glamping sites in the Sierra foothills, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 40 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. Superior back-in, premium pull-through, and standard back-in categories join a pool, clubhouse, boat and kayak rentals, and lake access. One hundred forty-one sites run in standard back-in, superior back-in, and premium pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV, sized to 40 feet, with picnic tables. Note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig. Four cabins, 10 tent sites, and six glamping sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and RV storage handle the practical side. Reservation holders must be at least 18, and guests of all ages are welcome. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with boat rentals, kayak rentals, and bike rentals opening the lake for boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. A clubhouse, game room, billiards, ping pong, basketball, horseshoes, sports courts, walking trails, hiking, mountain biking, a playground, community fire pit, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest, with strong stargazing and birding. Eighteen miles from Yosemite's South Entrance with Bass Lake's warm water immediately adjacent, this works as both a park basecamp and a lake destination. Summer fills both Yosemite and Bass Lake. Reserve well ahead.

from $44 $38/night

Mendocino Redwoods RV Resort

47 RV Sites, 18 Cabins, 15 Tent Sites

Mendocino Redwoods RV Resort sits just off US-101 in Willits, California, positioned at the junction of the redwood-lined Eel River corridor and the highway that carries travelers west toward the Mendocino Coast. The resort draws both destination campers and travelers passing through Northern California's scenic interior, offering a full-featured family resort experience inside a landscape defined by towering conifers and the quiet rhythms of the coastal range. The resort's amenities are built for multi-day stays: a pool, hot tub, fishing pond, mini golf, disc golf, splash pad, and a western-themed area that hosts evening dances and ice cream parlor events through the season. Premium sites include private hot tubs for guests who want a step up in comfort. A petting zoo, playground, and arcade room target younger campers, while bicycle rentals, a dog park, and a general store give everyone a reason to spend the day on-property. Free WiFi, bathrooms, showers, and laundry facilities handle the basics. Rustic cabins are available alongside RV sites and tent camping for a range of accommodation needs throughout the season. Willits sits in the Redwood Valley at the southern edge of Mendocino County's interior, surrounded by second-growth redwoods, Douglas fir, and the mixed conifer forests that define the Northern California coastal range. The Mendocino Redwoods RV Resort captures the character of this landscape—dense woodland, cool summers, and a natural quiet that stands in sharp contrast to California's more crowded campgrounds further south. Highway 20 connects Willits to Fort Bragg and the Mendocino coast in about 45 minutes, giving resort guests easy access to both the interior forest environment and the Pacific shoreline without an extended detour. The Skunk Train is the defining attraction of the Willits–Fort Bragg corridor—a historic narrow-gauge railroad that has been running through the redwood mountains since 1885, now offering various rail excursions through scenery inaccessible by road. Fort Bragg's Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, positioned directly on a Pacific bluff, provides 47 acres of coastal plants, native plant nursery, and direct beach access. The Avenue of Giants, south of Garberville, is the most dramatic concentration of ancient coast redwoods in the world, with trees exceeding 350 feet in height and more than 2,000 years in age. Closer to Willits, regional wineries provide evening tasting options for adults looking to extend the Northern California experience. Mendocino Redwoods RV Resort runs a summer season that tracks the Northern California camping peak, with the interior valley around Willits often enjoying warmer, clearer weather than the foggy immediate coast. Fall brings crisp weather and lower crowds across the region—an underrated time to explore both the redwoods and the coastal communities of Mendocino and Fort Bragg. Reserve early for summer holiday weekends, and plan your Skunk Train tickets in advance as the popular rail excursions fill quickly. For families and couples who want a genuinely Northern California forest experience without sacrificing comfort, Mendocino Redwoods RV Resort delivers easy access to some of the region's most iconic landscapes.

from $46/night

Stagecoach Trails RV Park

115 RV Sites, 17 Cabins, 17 Tent Sites

Stagecoach Trails RV Park in Julian, California, offers 113 RV sites, 17 cabins, and 17 tent sites with dedicated equestrian back-in sites, horse paddocks, and horse pens — the premier horse-camping destination in San Diego County's backcountry. Sites carry 30 and 50-amp full hookups and take rigs up to 100 feet, with an outdoor pool and sports courts on site. Sites run from 30-amp back-ins and pull-throughs to 50-amp pull-throughs and dedicated equestrian back-in sites, all carrying water, sewer, and electric and sized to 100 feet. Seventeen cabins and 17 tent sites round out the accommodations. Horse paddocks and horse pens handle overnight boarding — the infrastructure that makes this a genuine equestrian base rather than a campground that tolerates trailers. A general store covers basics and WiFi reaches the property. The name on the reservation must be present at check-in. On-site recreation serves both the horse crowd and general campers. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with sports courts, pickleball, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, and corn hole across the grounds, plus a playground, dog park, and community fire pit. Planned activities run through the season, and the mountain setting supports strong bird and wildlife watching. Pets are welcome. Julian sits at 4,200 feet, an apple-orchard town with nineteenth-century gold rush roots. Trail riding runs into Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and Cleveland National Forest, and the terrain drops east toward the Anza-Borrego Desert in one of the most dramatic ecological transitions on any Southwest trail system. The four-season mountain climate keeps riding comfortable most of the year. Fall apple season and spring wildflowers are the busiest windows — reserve equestrian sites well ahead.

from $69/night

Lemon Cove Village RV Park

47 RV Sites, 10 Tent Sites

Lemon Cove Village RV Park in Lemon Cove, California, provides the most convenient RV park gateway to Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park in Tulare County's foothills community at the edge of the Sierra Nevada, positioning guests at the Kaweah River corridor where CA-198's approach to the giant sequoia groves begins and the transition from the San Joaquin Valley's citrus agriculture to the Sierra's granite and conifer world unfolds across the drive from the park to the park entrance. Lemon Cove's gold panning access on the Kaweah River and the boutique shop's local products reflect the foothill character of a community whose Sierra Nevada proximity creates the full range of national park experiences—from the General Sherman Tree's 52,500 cubic feet of wood volume to the Kings Canyon's 8,000-foot granite walls—within a 45-minute drive. The park's facility serves the Sequoia and Kings Canyon gateway visitor with practical camping infrastructure and the unique recreation opportunity of gold panning in the Kaweah River's placer gold deposits: a river and stream nearby for the gold panning activity, an outdoor pool, volleyball, horseshoes, sports courts, RV storage and boat storage for extended equipment needs, boutique shop with local products and souvenirs, open year-round operations for all seasons of national park visitation, boating access nearby, pet-friendly policies, showers, bathrooms, laundry, propane fills, dump station, and Wi-Fi collectively provide the services that Sequoia-bound visitors require from a foothill base camp. The swimming access in the Kaweah River's pools during summer provides natural alternative to pool swimming. Sequoia National Park's General Sherman Tree—a giant sequoia measuring 52,500 cubic feet and estimated at 2,100 years old, the largest living tree on Earth by volume—is the anchor attraction of a park that protects the largest remaining groves of giant sequoias in existence in a landscape of sublime Sierra Nevada scale. The Sherman Tree's 36-foot diameter base, the Congress Trail's loop through the Giant Forest's sequoia grove, and the Moro Rock granite dome's panoramic Sierra Nevada views create the Sequoia experience that draws over a million visitors annually to the Tulare County park. The park's Lodgepole and Dorst Creek campgrounds provide the in-park camping alternative for guests whose itinerary includes multiple nights at elevation. Kings Canyon National Park's Kings Canyon—the deepest canyon in North America at 8,200 feet from Spanish Mountain's summit to the Kings River—provides the geological superlative that makes the adjoining national park system's dual-park designation the most impressive combined wilderness in California. The Cedar Grove area at the canyon's floor provides the most accessible deep canyon experience in California's national park system, with the Roaring River Falls and the Zumwalt Meadow trail delivering concentrated natural beauty in the canyon's innermost accessible section. The John Muir Trail's northern terminus at the Mt. Whitney trailhead connects the park to the 211-mile wilderness trail that ends at California's highest peak. Lemon Cove Village RV Park operates year-round in Tulare County's foothill climate, with the spring wildflower season on the Kaweah River corridor from March through May preceding the summer Sequoia visitor peak by weeks in a timing that creates the most uncrowded and comfortable early season national park access from the Lemon Cove base. The summer Sequoia season from June through September coincides with the park's maximum visitor volume and the California heat that makes the Sierra Nevada's cool elevation a primary appeal for San Joaquin Valley residents seeking relief, and the fall season's golden oak color in the park's mixed forest and the reduced crowds that September and October bring create the most rewarding conditions for unhurried giant sequoia exploration.

from $57/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

Riverbend RV Park

52 RV Sites

Riverbend RV Park in Blossvale, New York, offers 139 full-hookup RV sites on the southwestern shore of Oneida Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 55 feet, open year-round including winter. Basic and deluxe River East categories join boat docks, a boat ramp, beach, and recreation center on the largest lake entirely within New York State. One hundred thirty-nine back-in sites run in River East basic and River East deluxe categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 55 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The park operates year-round and winter camping is permitted — check current pricing and availability. The lake carries the recreation. Boat docks and a boat ramp give direct access for boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming, with a beach on the property. A recreation center, game room, craft room, clubhouse, walking trails, biking, a playground, dog park, and on-site dining fill the grounds, with live music, planned activities, and productive birding along the shoreline. Pets are welcome. Oneida Lake anchors central New York's inland lake recreation, and Sylvan Beach sits close by. Year-round operation makes this viable well outside the summer window, including ice fishing season. Summer boating is the peak — reserve well ahead for July and August weekends.

from $75/night

Village Camp Truckee

85 RV Sites, 29 Cabins

Village Camp Truckee in California offers 85 full-hookup RV sites and 29 cabins at 5,817 feet in the Sierra Nevada, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 81 feet. Premium ADA pull-through, deluxe, standard, and economy pull-through categories join back-in sites minutes from Donner Lake. Eighty-five sites span back-in, economy pull-thru, standard pull-thru, deluxe pull-thru, premium pull-thru, and premium ADA pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 81 feet. A dedicated premium ADA pull-through category is genuinely uncommon — accessible sites here are a proper tier rather than an afterthought. Twenty-nine cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Two policies to check before booking: holiday weekends carry a three-night minimum, and RVs must be 10 years or newer and RVIA certified, with non-compliant reservations canceled on arrival. A fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, sports courts, walking trails, hiking, biking, swimming, a playground, and dog park fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season and a golf course nearby. Truckee is close enough to Tahoe's skiing, paddling, and hiking to serve as a basecamp for all of it, and far enough from the South Shore to keep the mountain-town character. Summer and ski season both draw hard. Reserve well ahead, and confirm your RV meets the age requirement.

from $70/night