Best RV Parks & Resorts near Alpaugh, CA

Recent RV Reviews in Alpaugh

211 Reviews of 42 Alpaugh Campgrounds

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  Wendy S.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 6, 2024

  Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area

  Just fine, but read!

  This is a county park on a lake. The campsites are unique in that they are all pull through, but really pull along. There’s lots of space and you are not on top of each other. That said, the campground is full of pocket gophers and ground squirrels so lots of uneven ground. The bathrooms are really old. Like they have metal toilets. I travel a lot and wouldn’t choose to shower here. It’s great in November and December. I’m sure it’s hot in the summer and not a ton of shade. It’s very affordable and did the job. If the bathrooms were not so old it would have been a 4 star.

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  Jesse B.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 7, 2024

  Bakersfield River Run RV Park

  Don’t bother if you wanna use a restroom after 10pm

  Nice rv park but pretty ridiculous that all the toilets and showers in the rv park are locked from 10pm-7:30 am. When you’re paying a minimum of $59 a night I’d expect I would At least be able to Use the restroom in the middle of the night wouldn’t recommend for that reason

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  monica P.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 26, 2024

  Visalia-Sequoia National Park KOA

  Clean well equipped campground

  This KOA is great! Very clean, has a K9 area, barbecue grills, hot showers, laundromat, etc. and right in town!

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  Bob H.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 25, 2024

  Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area

  Quiet campground

  Campground is full hookups. Lake was nice and not many boats. Ground was rough due to holes made by squirrel population. Some minor litter.

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  Brittney J.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Horse Creek Campground

  Beautiful scenery, less amenities

  We chose this campground to be an easy "getting back to camping" campground since it was supposed to be developed and even have showers.

  Cons: The central restrooms/showers have been non-operational for over a year based on the maintenance log of the porta potty. While the porta potty was well maintained, there were no hand wash stations or anything to make up for the loss of sinks and showers. The tap outside the building didn't work and neither did the water fountain.

  The host was not there for check-in. Thankfully, we ran into a very kind maintenance worker that gave us the predator rundown for the area and told us how to get to our site. The host eventually showed up, but was not there for at least 5 sets of campers who were trying to check in.

  Nearly every campsite has a major hill, so most will not have a good flat area for a tent. Site 61 is flat and a couple of others have flatter grounds, but many will have you sleeping on an angle.

  Cons Site 61: The previous group was very disrespectful of the site and left glass shards everywhere. We had to sweep it away from our tent site and kept finding more as we were using our site. It was especially a problem since we brought our dog, so eventually we just laid tarps out to let her walk on instead of the dirt for her safety.

  No shade at all. While most other sites had trees or an aluminum awning to provide some sort of shade, Site 61 had nothing. Thankfully, we planned for that, but definitely worth mentioning for other campers. Most sites on the inside of the loop had good tree coverage, so if that's what you're looking for definitely book one of the inner loop sites like 63.

  For those looking to be fully removed from the world, you should know this campsite is RIGHT off the highway, so there is traffic and some headlights if drivers have their brights on. That didn't bother us, but we've lived off of major streets for years, so we tune it out pretty well.

  Pros: There was running water, but you had to find it near other campsites. (Closest one to ours was near Site 63, which was very convenient)

  Pros Scenery: The stargazing is beautiful. There is some limited light pollution emanating from the other side of the foothills, but because you are surrounded by foothills you get some good, dark surroundings to really appreciate the stars. Similarly, the sunrise and sunset were slightly late/early because the sun was contending with the surrounding hills. When the sun was rising over the hills, there was a beautiful glow to them.

  Pros Site 61: You have absolutely no neighbors, which gives you more privacy and the ability to face out in any direction and enjoy the scenery.

  Predators: Coyotes, rattlesnakes, meat bees (bring cheap canned meat to set out during the day and they will leave you alone for the most part)

  Cool Wildlife: Various birds, though I was never able to get a good enough look to identify them. There were also bats at night that really helped with the bug problem and created a cool ambience while stargazing. My husband loved listening to them hunt!

  Overall: We enjoyed the site, but were extremely grateful that we are redundancy packers. If we didn't have our extras, we probably would not have had a good time since it was 100+ degrees every day we were there and the grounds weren't totally as advertised. (Toilets, showers, etc)

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  Ryan B.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 8, 2024

  Holey Meadow Campground

  Beautiful and quiet

  Pulled in on a Friday afternoon and had the whole campgrounds to ourselves, until about 7 pm. Neighbors kept noise to a minimum. We chose site #3 (back right) and it had a fairly level spot for our cars RTT. Overall, the grounds and bathrooms were very clean. Holey Meadow, across the road, is small, but very beautiful. The main road is just past that, so you will hear traffic. The Trail of a Hundred Giants is about 2 miles north and worth a visit. A section of the trail was closed due to a downed tree, but still a nice walk.

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  W R.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 6, 2024

  Kings River RV Resort

  Nice

  The other "resorts" on the river need to come here and see what a real campground is like. 

  Either way this is a nice campground with nice stuff like a pool, hot tub, clubhouse, and more.

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  W R.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 6, 2024

  Lindy's Landing and Campground

  Nothing, just nothing

  There is nothing to do at Lindy's other than the river and horseshoes, oh and watch the staff run around trying to look important.

  What a joke of a "resort", California folk have no clue what a resort is.

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  Maria K.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 19, 2024

  Bakersfield River Run RV Park

  Perfection!

  Everything in this campground is 5 stars, the BEST one you will find in the Bakersfield area. They have a waiting list for monthly rates. Clean, grassy, bath houses and laundry, many different flowers, pool and hot tub, pool table near the gym.

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  Camp T.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 16, 2024

  Lindy's Landing and Campground

  Horrible

  Rough campground, they pick and choose the rules they want to enforce and who the rules apply to.

  The ladies at the store must be paying people to leave good reviews.

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  Jorge R.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 9, 2024

  A Country RV Park

  Accommodating and Clean

  Very convenient and super clean. The lady who answers the phone is super friendly and helpful. I think it's better for RVs and don't think there are any tent sites.

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  Maria K.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 1, 2024

  Shaded Haven RV Park

  Worst campground I’ve ever stayed at!

  5+ years Full time RVer, worst ever campground we have ever stayed at, stayed in many states, long-term short-term, stayed at this one for two months, although had a reservation for three. Sites are too tight, everything‘s grayish/dusty and dirty, you’re near a rail track, that blows its horn for minutes 24/7, that includes 2 AM, that includes 4 AM. Many of the neighbors you’ll see look like they’re on (mental) disability and don’t look healthy. Hot tub is smelly and yellow water too often although they state they clean it almost weekly. I god major depression staying here.

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  Dennis F.

  Scout

  

  May. 21, 2024

  Kern River Campground

  Not the best but it's a great place

  Been going up there since 1969 had many many Fantastic trips fishing is always good sightseeing is good just all around good place.

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  kenneth B.

  Guide

  

  May. 3, 2024

  Lost Hills RV Park

  After the wind there as calm

  When arrived the wind was blowing and the dust was a moving.. but in the evening it calmed down.. nice place every thing looks updated, facilities, pool, help is nice, right next to loves truck stop so there is traffic but not hateful.. good place to stop on I 5

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  Claudia H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 2, 2024

  Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area

  Quiet, clean, windy...

  Great spot next to the lake. Very windy at times. Lost of gopher holes in the soil.

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  Diana R.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 30, 2024

  Bakersfield River Run RV Park

  Great and safe place

  Very well maintained place. Nice space between RV’s. Convenient trail in the back of the RV site along the river with restricted access so you can walk your dog. The staff are great.

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  Jacques B.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 17, 2024

  Horse Creek Campground

  Very nice

  Very pretty spot 😊 could hear coyotes At night. Warm showers 😁. All awesome except for the fact you have to reserve one night in advance 😔

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  Gina P.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 2, 2024

  Kings River RV Resort

  Grade AAA

  Loved our stay at this resort. Warm pool, riverfront and a gorgeous beach! Will be back with out family of five and two doggos! Stayed for spring break and weather was perfect.

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  MickandKarla W.

  Legend

  

  Mar. 30, 2024

  Kings River RV Resort

  Not Impressed

  We arrived after carefully following the website and emailed instructions, as our RV GPS and Waze would not have gotten us here. We pulled up in the small parking lot in front of the entry gate. Although we arrived during open hours, there wasn't anyone in the office, but a kid came up to us and offered to get his mom, who was the manager. However, the kid came back alone and told us our information package was on the front board outside the gate and had everything we needed to include the gate code. We then proceeded to our assigned FHU site 34 that was a pull-in with utilities set up for a motorhome. The site was large enough that we could have pulled in, unhooked, and moved the truck out, but we were concerned about connecting to the utilities in this configuration. Back-in site 33 with FHUs was empty, so we called the office number and the man who answered didn't know if it was empty but would go check in the office if we wanted to move sites. It was obvious we were putting him out, but he did call back a few minutes later and said that back-in site 33 was open for our two-day stay. The pads here are all sand, and after settling in, we noticed the campground(CG) was about half full with either residents or transient workers. Some sites were organized, and others were not. The way the large-sized sites here are arranged, you can park your rig in various configurations. The utilities worked fine, including a decent water pressure of around 40 psi. Supposedly, they have Wifi, as indicated by the multiple repeaters around the park, but we received no instructions/password and didn’t see a guest network to try and log in. This was fine as we put out our Starlink and we had 4 bars on Verizon. We are in no way prudes, but several of the private WiFi names we could see on“Other Networks” were pretty disgusting making us question who we were parked by. They do have a nice pool area with two hot tubs. There is also a nice-sized dog park with two separate fenced areas. According to the front of the office, they sell sundries and souvenirs, but they never opened the office during our stay even though should have according to the hours on the door. From the information on their website, the King River that runs adjacent to the CG is pretty much dried up this time of year(January) but fills for the summer season. Sorry to say we didn’t“feel it” on this CG and would not want to be here in the busy season.

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  James B.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 12, 2023

  A Country RV Park

  Convenient, clean and friendly

  Convenient park adjacent to freeway but the noise is minimal. Clean park and bathrooms. Nice place to spend a night.

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  Saarah P.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 7, 2023

  Visalia-Sequoia National Park KOA

  A Place to Sleep

  Passing through this was a fine place to sleep for the night, but for the price of $70 for just water and electric (when we typically stay at very nice holiday KOAs for the same rate) - we felt disappointed with our stay. The bathrooms were clean-ish, but there were still cobwebs and very DIY. In the men’s room, you would step on loose tile that would squish water up through it. For the price point, we expected professionally renovated bathrooms. Sites are on gravel and pretty close together with no privacy. Within the park there was noise late into the night that sounded like an ice cream truck and we could hear the nearby train throughout the night. In summary, for the experience we should’ve stayed at the Love’s down the road rather than spend the money here.

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  Erik J.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 27, 2023

  Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park Campground

  Remote, quiet and great history

  While the sounds of highways and trains abound, the historical significance of this amazing site isn't lost to the sands of time. A pleasant, barely off the beaten path campground, this is worth a stop over before entering the hustle and bustle of southern California urban life.

  Walk around the town and listen to the history of this very significant town that was once the site of the largest hotel between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

  We are the only people here

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  Graeme P.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 20, 2023

  Tule - Success Lake

  Pleasant Stay

  A friend and I camped here overnight while on a 4-day motorcycle tour of the Sothern Sierra, the location was convenient. We found sitting and watching the sunset over the lake perfect site#30 after a long day ride. However, when we went to bed our neighbors were partying which is fine, but I was laying awake till 12:30 am when I asked them to please keep the noise down which they did, in the morning 6:30 am I was eating breakfast and greeted them with a good morning and a wave the response that I got was a middle finger and a loud“F” you, This kind of behaver is disgusting in a family environment 

  The date was Saturday night 9/16 and their site was#29

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  Graeme P.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 20, 2023

  COE Success Lake Tule Campground

  Pleasant Stay

  A friend and I camped here overnight while on a 4-day motorcycle tour of the Sothern Sierra, the location was convenient. We found sitting and watching the sunset over the lake perfect site#30 after a long day ride. However, when we went to bed our neighbors were partying which is fine, but I was laying awake till 12:30 am when I asked them to please keep the noise down which they did, in the morning 6:30 am I was eating breakfast and greeted them with a good morning and a wave the response that I got was a middle finger and a loud“F” you, This kind of behaver is disgusting in a family environment!

  The date was Saturday night 9/16 and their site was#29

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  Michael T.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 16, 2023

  Kern River County Park

  Great place to camp!

  Great view of the KernRiver! Clean , quiet, good vibes.

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  Chandra B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 8, 2023

  Kern River Campground

  Great Sites right on the river!

  We had a blast here. Collin our camp host was fantastic. Vault bathrooms are what they are. We loved our 3 days here. Tubing, Fishing... though, river was very high and super fast, plus wrong lures make for no bites. But a great time still...

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  Denise G.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 29, 2023

  Almond Tree Oasis RV Park

  Great park to get some shuteye and be refreshed for your next adventure.

  It’s hot!! In the summer this place is very hot. However, there are full hookups to run your AC and there are two saltwater pools to jump into. We stopped at this park for one night, twice as a halfway point between southern and northern California. Right off the I-5 freeway next to a Shell and Valero gas station. All sites are pull throughs and we found the gravel to be very level. We did not unhitch for a early morning exit. Bathrooms and showers are cleaned regularly. A rain and windstorm came through in the middle of the night and palm and almond tree leaves were in the pool but by 9am it was cleaned up. The staff is friendly and responsive, and they have a little store that includes some RV supplies such as hoses. Want a quick meal? There is a Baja Fresh and Subway in the Shell gas station next store. Great park to get some shuteye and be refreshed for your next adventure.