Spring Lake Regional Park, near Santa Rosa, California, is a lively campground that caters to families and outdoor lovers alike. With a range of accommodations from tents to RVs and even cabins, it’s a solid spot for those looking to enjoy the great outdoors without straying too far from civilization.

The campground boasts clean facilities, including newer bathrooms and showers, which visitors appreciate after a day of activities. You’ll find picnic tables and fire pits at each site, perfect for evening gatherings. As one camper noted, “The camp host is amazing,” adding to the friendly vibe that many have experienced here.

For adventure seekers, the park offers easy access to Spring Lake’s water activities, hiking trails, and nearby Trione-Annadel State Park, known for its mountain biking routes. Families can also enjoy Howarth Park, which features a train ride, carousel, and fishing opportunities at Lake Ralphine. Just keep in mind that this place can get busy, especially during peak season, so plan ahead if you want to snag a spot.

The Spring Lake Regional Park campground is open daily May-Sept and on weekends and holidays Oct-April. The group campground is open year round by reservation.

Spring Lake Regional Park

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Spring Lake is a local destination for summertime fun and cooling off. This regional park is located on the southeast edge of the city of Santa Rosa and is surrounded on three sides by neighborhoods. That being said, this park is nice and while you won't feel far from civilization, it's a nice spot to spend a weekend.

Connected to Spring Lake Regional Park to the west is Howarth Park, a small city park offering a train ride, carousel, jump house, petting zoo and pony rides. The park also has multiple tennis courts, some trails as well as Lake Ralphine where you can fish, SUP, or bring your own boat. If you are interested in paddling however I would recommend Spring Lake, which is much larger giving you more areas to explore.

Connected to the west of Spring Lake is Trione-Annadel State Park, a wildly popular spot for local mountain bikers. In fact, as a hiker I tend to avoid Annadel because there are so many mountain bikers, many of whom unfortunately ride as if there is no chance of them coming upon a hiker. That said, there are miles upon miles of trails in to explore Annadel State Park.

Camping at Spring Lake is fine, but reminds me of bit of a KOA with the way it’s set up. All campsites are in a couple of small loops centered around bathrooms and showers with most all of the sites being set up for RVs. There are a few tent sites, but it just doesn’t feel like camping to me personally.

Recently they have added cabins which look really cool, but I have not stayed in one yet.

Nice relatively urban campground. Great for Mountain Bikers!

Easy reservation and check in. Spot (3) was great and accommodated both our truck and 32” fifth wheel, as well as having plenty of space for all 3 slides. The spot felt very private and we had no problems with noise from any cars or people. We did not use the bathrooms. Arrive at this park full of water. There was only one spigot with threads (for attaching hose to fill tanks); it was at spot 29.  The bike paths between the regional park and city park were wonderful for riding or walking. 

Great park for so many reasons!

Dry camped here with my 20ft R-Pod.  Had a fun time. Walked to the water park on spring lake that featured an inflatable, floating obstacle course/ bouncy house thing. The kids LOVED that.  As far as local and regional parks go, this is top notch.  But compared to some of California’s more beautiful state and national parks, it doesn’t quite measure up.  Would give it 3 1/2 stars if I could!

Solid camping experience for a quick getaway

In the Bay Area there aren’t too many place that you be in a city and feel like you are away. Spring Lake has been that for us. We have been here for 2 weekends in the last few months. It is kid friendly, fun easy hike around the lake (no swimming but you can rent or bring your own kayaks or stand-up paddle boards), great location to way more technical hikes into and around Trione-Annabel State Park. We did a very tough hike in almost 100 degree weather up to Lake Ilsanjo and the cold plunge into that lake was exactly what was needed. On another trip we brought a new family with us, rented one of the bigger spots and helped them get their bearings on camping. 

It is very forgiving here and close to everything in case you didn’t pack enough food or propane or fire starter. The camp host is amazing. The bathrooms are clean with free cold showers or quarters for hot showers. They have fire pits at every location, firewood to buy on site, it is very kid friendly with a fun loop for the kids to bike or scooter around plus easy access to the lake. Highly recommend this and I can’t wait to try a few other sites in the Sonoma Regional area. 

Not a place if you want dispersed camping or a lot of privacy. 

Neighbors were all polite and good about quiet times. 

Nice local spot

This was a great campground to come on a winter weekend.  Only 90 minutes from home to site.  We stayed on site 3.  It’s close to the entrance but the driveway only had a slight grade. Mostly folks with trailers.  The sites are not too close together but it is easy to see into the surrounding neighbors.  The bathrooms were clean but older... 2 of the stalls were incredibly narrow.  There were showers but I didn’t look at them.  The campground is next to a very popular lake.  Lots of trails. A great place to bring a bike too. 

It is close to town. We picked up a pizza at Urban Pizza on our way. Excellent Pi! There were tons of restaurants though if you need to pick something up. 

Green and Lush... at least in February.

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Made sure you reserve online in advance 

Love this camp ground very friendly staff and animals are allowed 

Awesome camping experience 

This campground is nice with newer bathrooms and shower facilities, but it's also very open and exposed. Great access to Spring Lake's water-based activities and hiking trails, plus easy access to Trione-Annadel State Park for hiking and mountain biking. Howarth Park, a city park, also borders Spring Lake Regional Park and provides access to boating and fishing on Lake Ralphine, plus they have a small train, carousel, tennis courts, and a softball field. Overall a good campsite for families in need of lots of recreation options, but not the best for those wishing to "get away from it all."

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