Best RV Parks & Resorts near Albany, CA

Recent RV Reviews in Albany

609 Reviews of 91 Albany Campgrounds

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  Justin W.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 7, 2025

  Doran Regional Park

  Great Location

  This campground is great. If you're looking for a coastal place to stay that has showers and bathrooms readily available. There's no hookups but there's water spigots that are potable all over the place which is great. But it still is definitely very much dry camping.

  The hard part about this campground is the weather potential, there's a lot of fog, a lot of wind, but that should be expected anytime you're spending time near the coast.

  Doran Beach is great, especially during the summer for kids because it's a well protected cove and the waves don't usually get very high.

  One thing to mention is that this place is very not dog friendly when it comes to them being off leash. They're very aggressive about protecting the wildlife in the area and it can be difficult if you have dogs that want to be off leash and want to run.

  There's a market not far away that has just about everything you could possibly need, lots of restaurants not too far away as well so there's plenty to do and see.

  The campground itself is kept really clean by the staff, patrolled heavily by park service, and there's a lot of fishing opportunities and crabbing opportunities. Plenty to do with kids!

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  Haris I.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 26, 2024

  Samuel P. Taylor State Park Campground

  Redwoods and Relaxation: Discover Samuel P. Taylor State Park Campground

  Samuel P. Taylor State Park Campground near Lagunitas, California, offers the perfect mix of natural beauty and convenience for a memorable camping getaway. Surrounded by lush redwoods, the campground provides well-maintained sites with picnic tables, clean restrooms, and campfire-friendly spots, making it ideal for families and friends. When sitting there with my family, I and my wife did a lot of shopping from Baby Spot for our babies. Highlights include the Pioneer Tree Trail, where stunning forest views evoke a magical experience described by one camper as“walking through a scene from Fern Gully.” While some sites are a bit tight, the charm of wildlife, like chipmunks and birds, adds to the ambiance—just keep your snacks safe! Proximity to local markets and eateries adds convenience, and nearby hiking trails provide endless exploration opportunities. Whether it’s a short escape or a longer adventure, this campground is a peaceful retreat into California’s redwood wonderland.

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  Michell C.

  Ranger

  

  Nov. 25, 2024

  Half Moon Bay State Beach Campground

  Very nice beach camping spot

  The atmosphere here is wonderful. It’s quiet and right on the beach. Some RV spaces with hookups back right up to the sand/vegetation. Bathrooms and showers on site. We stayed in a spot without hookups and it was $35 per night. Gate staff was friendly and helpful. No dogs allowed in the beach in the park but a short walk away there is a public beach that is dog friendly, so that was nice for our doggo.

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  michael D.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 19, 2024

  Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay

  We liked this extremely clean and well maintained Park.

  We stayed here for 12 days while visiting relatives in the Bay area. This campground, while in the heart of Fremont, feels remote and safe in spite of being close to town. Sites are not huge, but arranged in such a way as to feel private. It is in the Coyote hills regional Park. There are many many trails for hiking and biking, and wildlife is plentiful. Our RV is small and we used the showers and bathrooms quite a bit. They are cleaned daily and we're always in great shape. The laundry is run by an outside organization, and the change machine was always empty, but everything worked well.

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  Luke N.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 17, 2024

  H. Dana Bower Rest Area Northbound

  Good free overnight parking for our 30ft rv

  Good spot to spend the night. Rocked up at around 8pm, pretty busy at least 10 other vans and rvs there for the night. Couple of food vendors, great view of Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Weren’t hassled at all, left around 9am.

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  Tim M.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 13, 2024

  Midway RV Park

  Max 2 dogs

  Gosh - this area just doesn't seem to like dogs much!

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  joe & Isabel M.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 12, 2024

  Delta Shores Resort and Marina

  I’m a owner

  This is a nice mostly Rv sight haven’t seen tenting, but I’m sure you could It has some year round renters towards the backside, of the park. Slips available for needed.

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  Thibaud M.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 7, 2024

  H. Dana Bower Rest Area Northbound

  Nice spot to sleep

  Nice spot close to the Golden Gate Bridge

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  Luke D.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 5, 2024

  San Francisco RV Resort

  Great Spot!!!!

  I’m very confused by the boojie negative reviews, what do you expect?

  This is an absolutely great spot! Restrooms and showers are clean and the staff is great. Will be back often.

  Not a far drive to the city either. Price is higher than other places but this close to the city with all of the amenities a pretty good deal.

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  Alana S.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 27, 2024

  Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay

  Great for first time campers

  The staff was amazing. Tent site was spacious. Not too crowded. Clean bathroom and shower. Several trails to walk. Close to town in case we forgot something.

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  Günter S.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 25, 2024

  French Camp Recreational Vehicle Park

  Camp Site doesnt accsist!

  The coordinate given are Not valid. It is a residential area and not an RV nore an campsite! Reservation per phone with none refondable possibility. Be carefull! Dont book!

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  Adrian J.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 24, 2024

  Lake Solano County Park

  Great County Park

  This is an excellent and straightforward country park. It feels like a state park.

  They have hookups and also dry camping. The better spots are near the water.

  Contrary to other posts, they take walkups. It is just on the website it requires 2 weeks out.

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  Cloey J.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 19, 2024

  Skyline Wilderness Park

  Beautiful location

  Beautiful view we were in campsite 40. A beautiful view of vineyards and the sunset and people riding their horses. So calm and beautiful and so many activities here to do. Also there is showers, bathrooms, and hookups, we love this place. Only 8 mins from downtown Napa

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  MacClellan R.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 17, 2024

  Olema Campground

  Spacious and Accommodating

  We visited this park earlier this spring. Yes it was wet, but we didn't mind. Liked the spaces and layout so much...we are going back this fall. Plus we love that whole area.

  However, DYRT got some info wrong. While there are plenty of full hookup spaces for RVs, there are no pull thru sites. Only back in for trailers and drive-in for coaches. Many tent camping spaces and RV spaces w/just water and power. The folks are friendly and helpful.

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  Carly C.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 6, 2024

  H. Dana Bower Rest Area Northbound

  Great location

  Great location overlooking the city, has facilities like toilets and drinking fountains. Very busy when I was here on a Saturday night with locals, tourists and Mexican street vendors. Can’t complain because it’s free and close to the city

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 30, 2024

  Doran Regional Park

  Big and Busy

  Great (and big) park in Bodega Bay with several separate campgrounds. We got lucky and snagged a last minute spot for 2 nights in August. Easy access to the beach, lots of day use areas all around this park, and bonus: a dog beach that was available on a trial basis when we were there- dogs got to run free on this little patch of enclosed beach- wonderful. Hope it becomes a permanent feature! 

  Showers were $2 for 5 minutes, there’s recycling here (a separate bin for propane cylinders too). 

  This campground has a lot of in and out traffic and day use visitors and overall more activity than the Westside campground across the way. We enjoyed both of them.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 30, 2024

  Westside Regional Park

  Low key and beachy

  This is a mellow, low key, beachy Sonoma County campground in Bodega Bay. It’s got that vibe that so many beach campgrounds do, a little run down, no frills, open layout, and happy friendly campers. We stayed here for a couple of nights and had a great time. 

  There’s hiking all over this area, lots to explore and see. Cell service was good. Showers here are expensive at $2 for 5 min, quarters only. There’s a host on site who’s been hosting here for something like 15 (maybe 30) years. There’s a boat ramp adjacent to this campground, lots of boats in and out for fishing. 

  There’s a dump station for a $7 fee (though the website says $10, so maybe it's actually $10), honor box at the station to deposit your money. Water fill available here as well. 

  Recycling available, as well as a separate bin for green propane canisters. Camping is $35/night, plus $2 fee per dog per night (boo), plus whatever online reservation fee ($8?). Reservations must be made online. Hosts obviously do not handle that and there was nobody in the entrance shack when we arrived- though a ranger swung by later to collect the dog fee (that fee can’t be paid online when you make the reservation). Anyway, confusing process but just go with it and have a great time.

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  Emma R.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 25, 2024

  Ritchey Creek Campground — Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

  Close to wine country

  Lovely campsite with very sweet camp hosts. Always waved when they drove by.

  Chose site 17 because of the beautiful tree seen in another review but was felled prior to our arrival, so no big tree. We did however get a beautiful view of the stars.

  Two things to note, some of the sites (didn’t look like all of them had this issue) have an incredibly fine dusty dirt that gets on absolutely everything, it made our feet, legs and sandals completely beige from the dust and we had to wipe them with wet wipes before going into our tent and tracked a fair amount into our car upon leaving.

  The other thing we were disappointed with was that we had to pay for showers on top of already paying over $50 for our site for one night, we felt that was a pretty big con and that it should be included in the fees.

  Overall, you can’t get closer to the wineries and it was an otherwise lovely site.

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  Mouni

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 24, 2024

  H. Dana Bower Rest Area Northbound

  Rest Stop

  I’m not sure that this can be considered established or even legal camping since it is a rest stop. The location is awesome considering it’s right beside of the Golden State Bridge, but it also makes it a popular spot for a lot of people to hang out at and watch the sunset and other tourist attractions and even local activity.

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  Sean Z.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Anthony Chabot Regional Park

  Great time inconvenienced by yellow jackets

  We love to camp here for barbecuing, mountain biking and hiking. We always do it during 7/4 holidays except for this year when the park canceled our reservation due to high heat. So we booked for the Labor Day weekend. Temperature was perfect and biking and hiking were enjoyable as usual. This year we had two new types of visitors to the the site. A couple of wild turkeys came to pick up the dropped food on the ground. We were able to take a closeup look at them and they were beautiful birds with big eyes spotting tiny bits of crumbs. They come and go from one site to the next quietly and gently. Very cute and we took pictures with their presence. Then came the aggressive yellow jackets. We never had yellow jackets in our previous 7/4 outings here. Oh boy, they fought for the meat relentlessly. At the end of the outing, both my finger and my wife’s were stung. We reported the experience to the attendant at the gate when leaving. She said the park is looking for a solution. In the meantime, she suggested contacting them early on so they might be able to provide another site. Hopefully, next year, we won’t encounter so many nasties.

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  Susie B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 30, 2024

  Samuel P. Taylor State Park Campground

  Beloved Sam Taylor’s - Just Get Ready for Camping Virgins and Kooks

  Everything about the campground is GREAT. The location is CLASSIC. West Marin is BEAUTIFUL.

  And for families who want a quick trip over Golden Gate Bridge to introduce their children (or adults!) to the great outdoors, their first camp, nowhere is more convenient and instantly gratifying. 

  However! You are going to probably experience some of the most ridiculous first-time campers with no sense of camping etiquette you have ever met in your life. I put up with it, for kids—- and now I have great stories— but I’d never go back as an experienced camper. 

  Example A: Finally things quiet down and everyone is asleep, 2 or 3 am. A woman starts SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER, every single headlamp comes on, other people start screaming too, thinking it’s a bear attack. The ranger, where the F are they? 

  We literally WALKED OVER toward the screaming banshee, that went on for a few bloodcurdling minutes. Do you know what we found? This complete nincompoop was surprised when we stooped down to her tent and said, “What’s going on?”

  She was defiant, and her “companion” looked dazed. She said, “I just had a bad dream, what’s the big deal?” 

  I said, “Well, you can’t do that here, if that’s what it is. You’re going to have to stay up the rest of the night, to make sure you’re not screaming, or leave now. You just devastated  about 200 people, and children are crying everywhere, thinking there’s a bear.” (Not). 

  I think Sam T should have a big sign that says, “This is not Spring Break. This is not a place to work out your family trauma. This is not a garbage fight. This is not your narcissistic b.s.” 

  You might think, “oh just one bad time.” Well, that was the ultimate, but no, i went there dozens of times because the Kidds loved it, and we could live in SF and start camping in about a half hour. 

  Okay, now I feel like a curmudgeon. More good people who know how to camp SHOULD camp here, because peer pressure and good community is the only thing that works. I did my time ! now it’s up to you!

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  Gina D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 26, 2024

  Ritchey Creek Campground — Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

  Beautiful

  This rv site was awesome.It's quiet beautiful, lush green. Be aware tho. It's full of poison oak!!!! But yiu can get around it.
  There are no hook ups. But the sights are mostly shaded, so it was a great help and I did not go in a hot time of the year. They have good hours for use of generators as well We Brought our electric bikes and rode to the geyser in Calistoga and to multiple wineries It was a great way to travel

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  Martin L.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 23, 2024

  Olema Campground

  Great getaway spot

  Ok, I was originally hoping for a cabin, which is included in my search, but this CG is either tent or RV only. Luckily, I also brought a tent.

  I was there 2 weeks ago. It's a fairly large area and flat. Lots of space for kids to play including a play area.

  Sheep roam freely in one area towards the back.

  It's a great place for families. Showers are great. Includes a small shop for goodies.

  I love it there. Only negative is there are only portapotties. Except for a couple that are constantly in use.

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  Handy H.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 23, 2024

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  Denise G.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 23, 2024

  San Francisco North-Petaluma KOA

  Busy and expensive but great for kids

  Wow! This place is busy and expensive. We stopped at this KOA because it was a good halfway point for us heading to the Redwoods. This KOA offers a variety of activities that cater to children, such as petting zoos, jumping pillows, climbing walls, and pools, which are excellent for keeping the young ones engaged and entertained. To me it was overcrowded and the firepits were so close to the RV’s I was afraid it would set my neighbors RV on fire, or our neighbor was going to set ours on fire. For those without children (like us), the bustling environment might be overwhelming, but it also provides an opportunity to enjoy the lively atmosphere.

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  harry S.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 6, 2024

  Sanborn County Park

  Great hideaway for Saratoga

  Nothing fancy but very nice park for tent camping, RVs. Electric and water included in price. The park gates are locked at sundown but they give you the combination (the combo changed routinely). Free open WiFi is provided but recommend a security app just to be safe. The Mountain Winery is 2 miles from the park, fantastic views and they host concerts all the time.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 3, 2024

  Benicia State Recreation Area

  Not a campground - enroute spot only

  This is just a perfect spot for when you just need a spot for the night. To be very clear, it's not a campground. It's just a safe and legal spot to sleep. We stayed here 3 years ago and nothing much has changed, including the $12 fee.

  The area is beautiful and lots of people come here to walk and exercise, and once I took my dog on a walk I saw why nobody brings their dog - TICKS! So many!  Just from walking along the path, not even going into the grass, my dog got 6 ticks once and 5 ticks another  walk. 

  My previous review is still accurate, except that now all 3 sites are open. Glad this place is under the radar, it's nice that there's been room here for us when we've needed it.