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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

Lakeshore Resort - Lakehead

39 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 1 Cottage

On the banks of Lake Shasta in Lakehead, California—five minutes off Interstate 5 in Shasta County where the Sacramento River, McCloud River, and Pit River meet behind Shasta Dam to create California's largest reservoir at 29,000 surface acres and 365 miles of shoreline in the Klamath Mountains' forested landscape—Lakeshore Resort provides a historic lakeside retreat with 39 RV sites and 11 cozy cabins under towering ponderosa pines, a seasonal swimming pool, a restaurant and bar, and the position as one of the few private resorts directly overlooking Lake Shasta's waters, with boat launches and swimming accessible within minutes of the resort property. For I-5 travelers making the run between Sacramento and Portland who want more than a truck stop, and for Shasta Lake anglers and houseboaters who want a comfortable land base, Lakeshore delivers the lake character the drive north is working toward. The 39 RV sites provide hookup service under the ponderosa pine canopy in the Lakehead community on the lake's northern arm, with the Lake Shasta views and the resort's direct water proximity creating the lakeside camping atmosphere that the inland California mountain reservoir delivers. Eleven cabins in the pine-forest setting alongside the seasonal pool, restaurant, and bar provide the complete resort infrastructure for guests without a rig in an environment the forested Shasta County lakeshore makes appealing beyond its I-5 convenience. The restaurant and bar serve the evening social function for both RV guests and cabin occupants, and the pool provides the warm-weather complement to the lake swimming that the property's close water access enables. Lakehead sits on the Sacramento River arm of Lake Shasta in the northern Sacramento Valley/southern Cascade Range transition zone, in the Shasta County landscape where the Interstate 5 corridor's passage through the Klamath Mountains creates the dramatic change in terrain from the valley floor to the mountain environment that marks the most visually significant transition on the entire I-5 corridor between Los Angeles and the Canadian border. The Pit River Bridge over Lake Shasta on I-5—at 500 feet above the lake surface, one of the highest interstate highway bridges in the United States—provides the introduction to the Shasta Lake landscape for northbound travelers that makes a stop in Lakehead feel like a logical response to the view. Shasta Dam, five miles south at the head of the Sacramento River arm, stands as one of the most impressive concrete structures in the American West—the second-tallest concrete dam in the United States at 602 feet, completed in 1945, whose visitor center and tours explain the Central Valley Project's water management infrastructure and the dam's construction history. The Shasta-Trinity National Forest's 2.2 million acres surround the lake in the mixed conifer and chaparral landscape that provides the hiking, fishing, and the dispersed camping that supplements the resort's infrastructure. Lake Shasta's bass, trout, salmon, and kokanee fishery makes it one of California's most productive multi-species lakes. Lakeshore Resort operates seasonally with the peak summer season from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the lake's houseboating fleet fills the 365-mile shoreline and the warm mountain summer temperatures make the pool and lake swimming the daily activity anchor for families and groups. The spring season from April through May offers the lake at its most full—the snowmelt from the Klamath Mountains and the Sierra feeds the reservoir to high-water levels that maximize the shoreline access and the scenic impact of the lake in the green, flower-season landscape. Reserve your RV site or cabin at Lakeshore Resort and let Lake Shasta's 365-mile shoreline, the ponderosa pines, and the northern California mountain landscape make the I-5 corridor's most impressive water body the destination rather than the backdrop.

from $53/night

Placerville RV Resort & Campground

48 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 20 Tent Sites

Placerville RV Resort & Campground in Shingle Springs, California, offers 48 RV sites, three cabins, and 20 tent sites in the Sierra Nevada foothills, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 121 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout — the most generous length allowance in this tranche. A water slide, pool, hot tub, and mini-golf serve Gold Country travelers. Forty-eight sites span 30/20-amp back-ins, water-and-electric back-ins, water-and-electric pull-ins, and pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 121 feet, with picnic tables, BBQ pits, cable TV, and site WiFi. Individual sites are listed by number in several categories, so you can pick your spot. Three cabins and 20 tent sites round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool with a water slide anchors the summer, with a hot tub and sauna, mini-golf, an arcade, and a recreation center besides. A pond supports fishing, with a playground, dog park, horseshoes, and strong stargazing across the foothill sky. Pets are welcome. Shingle Springs sits in El Dorado County on the US-50 corridor between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe, where Gold Rush heritage meets the Apple Hill agricultural district's orchards and wineries. The elevation trades the Sacramento Valley's summer heat for mountain air. Directions: from Placerville head west on Highway 50 about six miles — do not exit at Ponderosa Road — then take Exit 39, Shingle Springs Drive north. Summer and Apple Hill harvest season drive demand. Reserve ahead.

from $64/night

Strawhouse Resorts and Cafe

14 RV Sites, 8 Cottages, 1 Yurt

Strawhouse Resorts and Cafe in Junction City, California, occupies the banks of the Trinity River in Trinity County — a riverside resort in one of California's most remote and most scenically dramatic inland counties, where the Trinity River flows cold and clear from the Trinity Alps Wilderness through a forested canyon that supports world-class fly fishing, whitewater rafting, and the kind of genuine wilderness character that Highway 299's remote corridor delivers for travelers willing to make the drive between Redding and the Humboldt coast. The resort's combination of cottages, a 30-foot yurt, pet-friendly accommodations, and full-hookup RV sites gives guests a range of accommodation formats suited to the river canyon environment, and the on-site café — built into a 2,000-square-foot straw bale structure overlooking the Trinity — provides the culinary experience that makes staying at Strawhouse a more complete destination than simply a camping infrastructure. Cottages including the Creekside Cottage and Suncrest House, the distinctive 30-foot yurt, and RV sites positioned across from the café with private fishing and direct Trinity River access give guests multiple ways to inhabit the same riverside setting. The resort's family-friendly orientation and the pet-friendly policy across multiple accommodation types make it accessible to the full range of traveling household compositions, and the private river access at the RV site level gives campers the direct Trinity River contact that motivated their drive to Trinity County in the first place. The café's organic coffee, full meals, and river view make it a natural gathering point for both resort guests and Highway 299 travelers. The Trinity River through Junction City and the Trinity County corridor is one of California's premier wild and scenic rivers — a designated Wild and Scenic River with exceptional water quality, substantial populations of summer and winter steelhead, spring chinook salmon, and rainbow trout in a river setting of old-growth Douglas fir and ponderosa pine forest. The Trinity River fly fishing tradition draws anglers from across California and the Pacific Northwest specifically to this corridor, and the combination of drift boat float fishing and wade fishing through the green-water pools accessible from the resort's private access makes Strawhouse the natural base for fishing-focused Trinity County stays. Whitewater rafting on the Trinity River, accessible through outfitters operating from the Junction City area, provides Class II through IV whitewater through the canyon sections that the river's gradient and volume produce in the right-season conditions — typically from snowmelt through early summer. Trinity Lake, formed by Trinity Dam upstream near Weaverville, adds flatwater recreation, bass fishing, and lake camping options to the broader Trinity County recreation available from a Strawhouse base. The Trinity Alps Wilderness, rising to over 9,000 feet above the resort's valley floor, provides trail access into some of the most alpine and least-visited wilderness terrain in Northern California. Strawhouse Resorts and Cafe operates through Trinity County's outdoor season, with the steelhead and salmon fishing windows driving the most fishing-specific visitor traffic — fall chinook from September through November and winter steelhead from December through March. Summer whitewater and general resort season runs May through September when the café operates at full capacity and river access from the RV sites is most actively used. Reserve accommodations ahead for fall fishing season and summer rafting weekends, when Trinity County's limited lodging inventory fills from the Redding, Sacramento, and Bay Area markets.

from $62/night

Clear Lake Campground

39 RV Sites

Clear Lake Campground in Clearlake, California, offers 36 full-hookup RV sites on Cache Creek with 30-amp service, taking rigs to 40 feet, plus a boat ramp, kayak and boat rentals, and an outdoor pool. Established in the 1950s, it sits on the sole natural outlet of Clear Lake — the largest natural freshwater lake entirely within California. Thirty-six sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp in back-in, creekside back-in, and pull-through configurations sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Rigs longer than 40 feet will not fit, and the 30-amp service is worth noting for guests running high-draw appliances. Laundry, restrooms, and showers handle longer stays, and WiFi reaches the property. Water access is the campground's core. A boat ramp gives direct entry to the creek and lake, and boat and kayak rentals are available on site for guests who arrive without their own. Fishing, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boats, and swimming all run from the property, with an outdoor pool as the managed alternative. A playground serves families, and hiking, biking, ping pong, and birding fill out the rest. Pets are welcome. Cache Creek carries bass and catfish, and Clear Lake's position on the migratory corridor concentrates birdlife through spring and fall. Note the lake experiences blue-green algae blooms in some summer periods, which affects swimming conditions. Clearlake sits 90 miles north of San Francisco on Highway 20, in Lake County's wine country and volcanic highlands. The campground has drawn returning Bay Area families for seven decades. Summer is peak — reserve ahead, and check current lake conditions when planning swimming.

from $58/night

49er Village

136 RV Sites, 11 Cottages

49er Village in Plymouth, California, offers 136 full-hookup RV sites and 11 cottages on Highway 49 in the Sierra Nevada foothills, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 55 feet. Premium and standard back-in and pull-through categories join two pools, a hot tub, and on-site dining in Gold Country. One hundred thirty-six sites span standard full hookup back-in, standard full hookup pull-through, premium full hookup back-in, and premium full hookup pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 55 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Eleven cottages round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a clubhouse, on-site dining, playground, and horseshoes filling the grounds. A pond supports fishing, with shuffleboard, volleyball, and birding besides. Boating, a golf course, a state park, and wine tasting are all nearby. Pets are welcome. Plymouth sits in Amador County at the heart of the California Gold Rush trail and the Shenandoah Valley wine region — a combination that makes this one of the most culinarily and historically appealing RV communities in the state. Highway 49 runs the length of Gold Country, and the tasting rooms are minutes away. Harvest season and spring wildflowers drive the heaviest demand in the foothills, with summer bringing heat and Gold Country touring. Reserve ahead for fall crush weekends.

from $52/night

Blue Lakes Village RV Park

14 RV Sites

Blue Lakes Village RV Park sits directly across California Highway 20 from Blue Lakes in Lake County, Northern California, a small private resort tucked into the wine country foothills north of Clear Lake where the pace slows and the water is the center of daily life. The lake is private to resort guests, and the combination of direct waterfront access and a campground designed for campers who want to actually use the water rather than just park near it sets Blue Lakes Village apart from most RV parks in the Northern California lake country. Full hookup sites serve RV guests, and the resort's amenities lean into the lake experience: a private beach and dock give guests a direct launch point for kayaking, swimming to the rope swing, fishing from the dock, or simply jumping in on a summer afternoon. The property includes a fenced dog park, hammocks, BBQ pits, camping games, coin-operated laundry, a community garden, and resort-wide WiFi. Hot showers ensure the transition from lake to campsite is as comfortable as the experience of getting in the water in the first place. Blue Lakes sits in a long, narrow valley in the Lake County hills, surrounded by oak and manzanita terrain that holds the warmth of the Central California summer while staying noticeably cooler than the Sacramento Valley floor below. Lake County is California's least densely populated wine region—a place where the volcanic soils and high elevations produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Zinfandel largely without the weekend crowds and tasting room queues that define Napa and Sonoma. The lakes here are spring-fed and clear, the kind of water that makes you want to get in it rather than just look at it from the shore. Clear Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake entirely within California, is a 20-minute drive south and supports excellent bass fishing, kayaking, and birdwatching along its extensive tule marsh shoreline. Lake Mendocino, formed by Coyote Valley Dam on the East Fork Russian River, is a similar distance north and adds boating, swimming, and hiking on Cow Mountain Recreation Area trails that climb the ridges above the reservoir. The town of Lakeport on Clear Lake provides restaurants, a lakefront city park, and the Lake County Museum's collection of Pomo and Wailaki basketry that is among the finest in California. Blue Lakes Village operates through the Northern California camping season with summer the peak period for lake swimming and water recreation. The resort accommodates both short-term campers and long-term guests on weekly and monthly arrangements, making it a flexible option for extended stays in the Lake County hills. The tiny home and retro RV accommodations available for overnight rental give the property a boutique character that goes beyond the standard RV park, and the private dock and beach ensure that arriving without a kayak is not a reason to miss out on what makes this particular lake destination worth visiting.

from $50/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

Mendocino Magic

Mendocino Magic in Laytonville, California, is a multi-format camping destination in inland Mendocino County offering RV sites, glamping setups, and traditional tent camping — a versatile outdoor accommodation property in the US-101 corridor of the North Coast Range where the Eel River's wild and scenic stream country, the Cahto Wilderness, and the drive to the Mendocino Coast's redwood groves, sea stacks, and art galleries give guests the most complete North Coast camping experience available from a campground positioned between the redwood coast and the inland mountain valley. Laytonville's Mendocino County position on US-101, 45 miles east of the Mendocino coast and 50 miles south of Humboldt Redwoods State Park, gives the campground the specific North Coast corridor character of a property at the intersection of the coast road's scenic tourism appeal and the inland mountain valley's quieter outdoor recreation character. RV sites, glamping setups, and traditional tent camping give Mendocino Magic the complete spectrum of overnight outdoor accommodation in a single Laytonville property — the glamping format specifically gives the comfort-seeking non-camper the curated outdoor accommodation experience that the Mendocino County inland mountain setting sustains without the tent camping infrastructure logistics, and the RV site gives the self-contained traveler the hookup service for the North Coast leg of the US-101 coastal tour. The campground's multi-format accommodation reflects the specific Mendocino County market of the coastal artisan and agricultural heritage tourism that the North Coast's unique culture sustains. Pets are welcome. Humboldt Redwoods State Park, 50 miles north of Laytonville on US-101 in Humboldt County, protects the largest remaining contiguous old-growth coast redwood forest in the world — 17,000 acres of ancient Sequoia sempervirens forest in the Eel River's Bull Creek drainage where the Avenue of the Giants 32-mile scenic alternate to US-101 passes through the Rockefeller Forest's 10,000-acre old-growth stand, the world's largest preserved ancient redwood grove, in a grove of trees that include the confirmed tallest individual specimens in the forest. The coast redwood's maximum height of 380 feet and the 2,000-year age class of the Bull Creek drainage's oldest trees give the Humboldt Redwoods the specific scale and antiquity that no other temperate forest in the Northern Hemisphere matches. The Mendocino Coast, 45 miles west of Laytonville via CA-162 and CA-1 at Fort Bragg, provides the dramatic sea stack and headland coastline of the Mendocino Headlands State Park, the Mendocino village's Victorian architecture and artist colony character, and the Noyo Harbor's working fishing fleet and salmon charter boat operation that give the Fort Bragg-Mendocino corridor its specific combination of natural coastal scenery and North Coast cultural heritage. The MacKerricher State Park's 10 miles of beach north of Fort Bragg and the Glass Beach's sea-polished glass deposits give the Mendocino coastal day trip its accessible natural and geological attractions. Mendocino Magic serves guests through Mendocino County's North Coast camping season, with the spring whale migration from February through April giving the coastal viewpoints their spectacular gray whale observation and the summer fog season from June through August creating the coastal marine layer conditions that the inland Laytonville valley's warmer, clearer summer temperatures specifically complement for the guest who values the inland camp over the often-foggy coast campground in the summer. The Cahto Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest gives the campground's immediate backcountry hiking access in the Laytonville area's inland mountain terrain. Reserve sites and glamping accommodations ahead for the summer US-101 coastal tourism season and the fall harvest season in Mendocino County's wine and apple country.

Klamath Falls RV Resort

58 RV Sites

Klamath Falls RV Resort in Oregon offers 58 full-hookup RV sites along US-97 in the Klamath Basin, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Deluxe, premium, and standard back-in and pull-through categories join a hot tub, spa, fitness center, recreation center, and tennis. Fifty-eight sites span standard back-in 50/30-amp, standard pull-thru, deluxe back-in 50/30-amp, premium back-in 30/50-amp, and premium pull-thru 50/30-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and golf cart rentals handle the practical side. No wristbands are needed to use the amenities, and each space rental includes a set number of guests — confirm when booking. A hot tub, sauna, and spa anchor the property, with a fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, game room, arcade, tennis, volleyball, basketball, shuffleboard, walking trails, a lake, playground, and dog park filling the rest. A state park is nearby. The Klamath Basin sits at just over 4,100 feet, surrounded by high desert valleys, ancient lava beds, and vast wetlands that form one of the Pacific Flyway's most important migratory corridors — the waterfowl concentrations here in spring and fall are genuinely spectacular, and the winter bald eagle population is the largest in the lower 48. Crater Lake and Lava Beds National Monument are both within reach. Summer and the spring and fall migrations drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $50/night

Cloverdale/Healdsburg Campground

61 RV Sites, 18 Cabins, 46 Tent Sites, 14 Lodges

Cloverdale Healdsburg Campground in California's Alexander Valley offers 61 RV sites, 32 cabin and lodge units, and 46 tent sites on a ridge overlooking Sonoma County wine country, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted up to 100 feet. Premium view, premium pull-through, and standard categories join a pool, spa, game room, and dark-sky stargazing. Sixty-one sites span 30/50-amp standard, 30/50-amp standard pull-thru, 30/50-amp premium, 30/50-amp premium pull-thru, and 30/50-amp premium view categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 100 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One hundred feet is exceptional and accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. The premium view category is the one to request. Thirty-two cabins and lodges and 46 tent sites round out an unusually deep lodging inventory. A general store, laundry, and restrooms handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and spa anchor the property, with a game room, pond, walking trails, and dog park filling the grounds. Fishing and swimming run on site. Pets are welcome. The dark-sky certification is the differentiator — this is one of the few certified campgrounds in Northern California, and on a clear night the ridge position delivers what that promises. The Alexander Valley appellation spreads below, with Healdsburg's tasting rooms and restaurants a short drive south. The campground has been operating for 34 years. Harvest season and summer drive the heaviest demand in Sonoma. Reserve well ahead for August through October.

from $63/night

Giant Redwoods RV and Cabin Destination

58 RV Sites, 5 Cabins

On the Avenue of the Giants in Myers Flat, California, surrounded on all sides by the ancient coastal redwood forest of Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Giant Redwoods RV and Cabin Destination offers 23 acres of riverfront camping in the most magnificently forested camping corridor on the Pacific Coast. The Eel River runs along the property's edge, providing a private beach, swimming access, and the kind of riverfront setting that simply does not exist at campgrounds outside the redwood belt. When the question is where to stay to fully experience the world's tallest trees, Giant Redwoods occupies a position—inside the Avenue of the Giants, adjacent to Humboldt Redwoods State Park—that makes it the standard against which other Redwood Country campgrounds are measured. The property's 76 RV sites span the full range of hookup configurations: ten sites with full hookups (50-amp), two with full hookups (30-amp), and 41 partial hookup sites, with 29 pull-through positions accommodating rigs up to 80 feet in length—an important detail in a region where large motorhomes are common. Twenty-five tent sites round out the accommodation options for travelers in smaller setups. Glamping cabins provide the most comfortable option on the property, each equipped with heating, air conditioning, smart TVs, mini fridges, and microwaves, with a private dedicated bathroom a short walk from each unit. Restrooms, hot showers, a laundromat, and a general store handle the practical needs of multi-day stays. A playground, volleyball court, and the Eel River beach provide outdoor recreation, and summer outdoor movie nights with a concession stand operating from Memorial Day through Labor Day add an evening entertainment dimension suited to the campground's unhurried atmosphere. The Eel River beach is Giant Redwoods' most distinctive property feature. The river in this section runs clear and cold through wide gravel bars and sandy beaches that provide some of the most pleasant freshwater swimming in Northern California, with the added atmospheric bonus of doing so beneath coast redwoods that tower 300-plus feet above the water. Fishing for steelhead and salmon marks the fall and winter seasons, and the gravel bar environment supports the kingfishers, mergansers, and great blue herons that work the river margins year-round in impressive numbers. Humboldt Redwoods State Park, which the campground sits within, contains the largest contiguous old-growth coast redwood forest in the world—more than 17,000 acres of ancient forest including the Rockefeller Forest, the largest old-growth coastal redwood forest on earth. The Avenue of the Giants itself—a 31-mile scenic alternate to US-101 that winds through the park's most impressive groves—passes literally through the campground, giving guests immediate, zero-drive-time access to groves including Founders Grove, Williams Grove, and Drury-Chaney Loop, where trees exceeding 350 feet in height and 20 feet in diameter stand in concentrations unmatched anywhere on the planet. Giant Redwoods RV and Cabin Destination operates year-round, though summer represents the peak season when the river swimming, movie nights, and redwood forest hiking combine most effectively. Fall brings steelhead to the Eel River and winter fog into the redwood canopy for a distinctly different and equally compelling atmosphere. Riverside sites and glamping cabins book earliest for summer weekends. Reserve your riverfront site and experience the coast redwoods from the most immediate and immersive position available.

from $75/night