Best RV Parks & Resorts near Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield River Run RV Park and Orange Grove RV Park offer full hookup sites for motorhomes and travel trailers. River Run features concrete pads with adjacent grassy areas and full hookups including 50-amp service, cable TV, and sewer connections. Sites alternate direction of entry, with neighboring hookups positioned close together. Orange Grove RV Park provides pull-through sites with 50-amp electric, water, and sewer hookups in a distinctive setting where orange trees border each site. Bakersfield KOA Journey has 215 sites open year-round with 50-amp and 30-amp options. Most parks accommodate big rigs, though site dimensions vary, with some pull-throughs offering enough length to remain hitched overnight. "Pull-through site we chose wasn't quite level, but close. The pull-through sites alternate direction of entry. Pad was long enough to stay hooked up and wide enough to have slides out."

Throughout the region, RV parks maintain varying levels of amenities alongside the standard hookups. Many offer swimming pools, laundry facilities, and shower buildings with restrooms. Several parks like Bear Mountain RV Park include sanitary dump stations for travelers not staying in full-hookup sites. Cell service is generally good near Bakersfield proper, with Verizon and AT&T networks providing reliable coverage. Parks located farther into the Tehachapi Mountains may have more limited connectivity. Most facilities welcome pets, though specific restrictions may apply. Highway noise can be noticeable at parks located near major thoroughfares like Highway 99, particularly at River Run. According to one visitor, "The freeway noise was pretty constant, and there was an occasional sour smell from the river." Summer temperatures frequently exceed 100°F, making functioning air conditioning systems essential during peak season.

Best RV Sites Near Bakersfield, California (108)

    1. Bakersfield River Run RV Park

    25 Reviews
    Bakersfield, CA
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 377-3600

    $42 - $49 / night

    "This place is a hidden gem in Bakersfield amid industrial complex buildings. It does sit next to a branch of the Kern river…unfortunately it was dry. The campground is clean and well maintained."

    "Bakersfield RV park just off Hwy 99. My home town, Born and raised, so I've stayed here a few times returning. Nice park adjacent to a great bike trail of 50+ miles."

    2. Orange Grove RV Park

    24 Reviews
    Edison, CA
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 366-4662

    $43 - $54 / night

    "Clean, friendly, and easy full hookup...clean facilities Dog Park Swimming pool Wendy&Mario"

    "The facilities are clean the showers are warm and they even have an exercise room. The sites are spacious and have 50 30 hook up all full hook up all pull through."

    3. A Country RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Edison, CA
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 363-6412

    "This is close to the freeway, it's gated and clean. We stopped in for a night on our way to Tennessee, it seems like a good place to spend a few days or even weeks."

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

    4. Bakersfield KOA Journey

    5 Reviews
    Bakersfield, CA
    2 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 833-9998

    "Very nice RV Park At very reasonable rates, paved roads, great amenities, bar and restaurants"

    "Nice RV park with level pads, a restaurant, and a pool. Also across the street from camping world. Only con is parking is on DG rather than cement and in the morning it is muddy. Paid $49.50"

    5. Bear Mountain RV Park

    4 Reviews
    Greenfield, CA
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 834-3811

    $40 - $46 / night

    "Stayed here a single night on my way through the Bakersfield area. This RV park has everything you’re going to need and nothing more."

    "Our motorhome slide refused to slide. But a month later we made it. Feb 3 and it’s 70 degrees. Nice soft breeze. No pool. But our fur kids said the TWO dog parks made up for it."

    6. Shaded Haven RV Park

    1 Review
    Edison, CA
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 366-6700

    7. Mountain Valley RV Park

    10 Reviews
    Tehachapi, CA
    37 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 822-1213

    $43 / night

    "We needed somewhere to stay for one night as we were finishing up a cross-country drive. We loved how quiet the area was. The grounds are clean and well-kept."

    "Not a lot of privacy but the campsites were big enough, most were pull throughs. Laundry room, restrooms with showers and hook ups."

    8. Bakersfield Palms RV Park

    1 Review
    Edison, CA
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 366-6700

    9. Southland RV Park

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    Greenfield, CA
    4 miles
    +1 (661) 834-1134

    $450 / night

    10. Suncrest Village RV Park

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    Bakersfield, CA
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (661) 589-2438
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RV Park Reviews near Bakersfield, CA

449 Reviews of 108 Bakersfield Campgrounds


  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 17, 2022

    Bakersfield River Run RV Park

    Good for overnight

    Called to see if they had availability for the night after the office had closed, but a woman answered and gave us late check-in instructions. Clear list of available sites, amenities and prices. Pull-through site we chose wasn’t quite level, but close. The pull-through sites alternate direction of entry. Concrete pad, grassy areas in between on the door-side; neighbor’s hookups on the hookup side. Pad was long enough to stay hooked up and wide enough to have slides out, but if the neighbor on the hookups side has slides on that side, they’d be almost touching . Full hookups worked fine. Restrooms good, but the stall doors didn’t all lock. The freeway noise was pretty constant, and there was an occasional sour smell from the river, I guess. Would stay here again.

  • Rhonda V.
    Apr. 29, 2022

    Bakersfield River Run RV Park

    Hidden Gem

    This place is a hidden gem in Bakersfield amid industrial complex buildings. It does sit next to a branch of the Kern river…unfortunately it was dry. The campground is clean and well maintained. Sites are level dirt for your rig and a clean cement pad for your chairs etc. A few of the pull thru spaces are a bit close together especially if you have pull outs but the cement pads do not face each other. Full hookups at each site including a sewer line and cable tv with a modest list of channels. There are trees some sites are shaded others not so much. The bathrooms are by far the cleanest I’ve seen. They have a great laundry room as well. There is a pool, a pretty impressive sized rec room, there also is a camp store saw these at a distance we did not stay long enough to use these facilities. I would definitely stay here again.

  • D
    Aug. 15, 2020

    KRS RV Resort@Camp James

    Amazing Time

    First time to the Kern River. Loved it. We were there August 1-6. The River was a little low but it was perfect for us with our 5 year old son. We were able to float down the river in our inner tubes safely. We were told May to June the river is very high in this area. We also fished in the river. Our camp site was great. We stayed in site 81 in our class C RV. Corner site on a creek that ran through the campground. The creek was great to sit in to escape the heat and float down. Lots of kids and dog friendly. The WIFI was good to stream TV and ATT cell service was good too. The sites had power, water and cable TV hook up. There is a dump station in the campground. They clean and rake all camp sites after each use and they enforce the 10:00pm quiet time. It is a short walk/ride to Kern River Brewery. Or it is about a hour drive to Trail of 100 Giants Sequoia Trees. Can’t wait to stay here again.

  • Paul  N.
    May. 22, 2019

    Bakersfield River Run RV Park

    Home Town RV Parlk

    Bakersfield RV park just off Hwy 99. My home town, Born and raised, so I've stayed here a few times returning. Nice park adjacent to a great bike trail of 50+ miles. The river is not always running as in some of the pictures. Gravel pads concrete patios surrounded by grass. Daily weekly monthly rates, and have used all of them.

  • M
    Aug. 15, 2020

    QuailValley

    Unexpected

    We heard good things about this campground from family so we decided to give it a shot. It’s about an hour and 15 minutes from our home in Bakersfield. That road off of the 65 is pretty decent as we have a 32 foot fifth wheel. As usual some sites are better than others there are some creek side sites that are very large and if there’s water are very nice. They have tent only sites as well. On our first trip we stayed in a pull through site. There is not a whole lot of space between campsites in this loop but it’s doable. They also have a stocked pond on site. However if you want to keep any of the fish caught, you have to purchase them. There are trails to hike. FYI, there is no cell reception and no provided wifi. Personally I think that’s a good thing 😬.

  • Laura M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Mar. 26, 2021

    Selby Campground

    Quiet, peaceful, and FREE

    We loved this campground.  The 3 nights we stayed here were really relaxing and peaceful. Almost all other campers were quiet and respectful and friendly.  We won't talk about the noisy family with 4 rambunctious kids that busted in one evening, screamed and yelled for about 12 hours, straight, then just as dramatically busted out at 630am (!) the next morning.  Other than them, all the campers, as well as the many people who stopped here to use the restroom or to park their car while they went hiking or bike riding were so chill and peaceful.  Our 26ft motorhome was by far the biggest beast there.  Other than a few small trailers, the other campers were all in camper vans, truck campers, or tents.

    There is zero cell reception at the campground, but if you hike up the hill behind the campground you can get decent verizon and ATT (we didn't take our T-Mobile hotspot so we don't know for sure if there's T-Mobile reception there).

    The Selby rocks are closed this time of year through July due to migratory bird nesting, but there's plenty of other hiking and exploring in the area, including some petroglyphs on the big rocks near the barn down the road.

    It gets pretty windy at night.

    There are 2 unisex vault toilets.

    3 potable water spigots for water to be used while at the campground (as opposed to filling your RV tank)

    A large metal structure which I assume is 3 horse corrals.

    No trash service, please pack out what you bring in so this campground stays free and open.

    Each site has a picnic table, fire pit, and a shade structure.

    There is one "bonus" dispersed-type spot with a rock fire ring behind the campground, just go up the little hill and it's on the left.

    The road coming in was doable, just some gravelly washboarding. 

     Highly recommend this campground!  Apparently this time of year is the busy season due to amazing blooms, but this year was a dry winter so we didn't see many flowers.

  • Mario M.
    May. 30, 2022

    Los Alamos Campground at Pyramid Lake

    Great for a quick getaway but come prepared

    Tried this campground out for a single day/night of camping for my family of 4.

    Location - 5 out of 5 Great location in terms of close to home (40 minutes from Bakersfield). 1.5 miles from Pyramid Lake for a day trip.

    Campground - 3 out of 5. $20 per night, by all means, this is only regards to the tent camping not the people or bathrooms etc. We camped in Loop 4 camp 72. While I was towards the end of the campground, very little shade was available. Prepare to bring multiple ezups for shade. Tent was easily put up as ground is soft. This camp was overrun by fire ants, so had to carefully move around their nest. There was a small section in between some trees that allowed us to get some shade, maybe even a small tent fits there. Bathrooms are flush toilets and very clean. No showers available to my knowledge. Camping came with a cement picnic table and a fire pit.

    The 2 points off was just because of the shade situation. I did go through the campground all together to see which sites were more shaded and out of all of the sites perhaps 4 had some trees with good shade.

    If you are looking for a weekend getaway from the city, good place to come. Just come prepared with multiple shade apparatus.

    **My pictures were taken after 6pm when the sun is behind the mountains.

  • Maria K.The Dyrt PRO User
    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.

  • T
    Apr. 20, 2022

    Bakersfield River Run RV Park

    Clean, Friendly with pool, hot tub, laundry, wifi, showers and full hookups

    We stayed for one night, after dry camping in Yosemite for several days. It was nice to fresh hot showers, do laundry, recharge everything and get a good night's sleep. The place is for RVs, no tent sites, fire rings or tables, but well spaced level pads, with full hookups, a concrete patio for your own table and chairs, grass, flowers, trees and landscaping. I took a dip in the swimming pool, it was very refreshing. The hot tub jets massaged my neck and shoulders after driving for several days. The site has a recreation room and outdoor grill with picnic tables. The location is close to 99 but not too loud. Costco is nearby. There is a river and a park on the other side of the RV Park fence. Overall just what we were looking for.


Guide to Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California, offers a variety of RV camping options that cater to different preferences and needs, making it a great destination for RV enthusiasts.

RVers appreciate amenities like full hookups and clean facilities

  • The Bakersfield River Run RV Park features full hookups, including electric and water connections, ensuring a comfortable stay for all RV travelers.
  • At Orange Grove RV Park, guests enjoy spacious sites with 50-amp hookups, a pool, and clean laundry facilities, making it a well-rounded choice for families.
  • A Country RV Park is known for its clean restrooms and friendly staff, providing a welcoming atmosphere for RVers looking for convenience.

Most parks have recreational activities and pet-friendly options

  • Bear Mountain RV Park offers two dog parks, making it a great spot for pet owners who want to enjoy the outdoors with their furry friends.
  • At Orange Grove RV Park, visitors can pick their own oranges right from the trees on their site, adding a unique touch to their camping experience.
  • Bakersfield Palms RV Park provides a clean environment for a quick stopover, perfect for those traveling with pets.

Big rigs should check out spacious sites and easy access

  • A Country RV Park is ideal for larger RVs, offering wide and long spots that accommodate big rigs comfortably.
  • Orange Grove RV Park features generous-sized sites surrounded by orange trees, providing a semi-private feel for larger vehicles.
  • Southland RV Park is designed for easy access, making it a convenient choice for those traveling with big rigs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do RV resorts in Bakersfield typically cost?

RV parks in Bakersfield generally range from $20-60 per night depending on amenities and location. KRS RV Resort@Camp James offers competitive rates with access to the Kern River for activities like fishing and tubing. For budget options, public campgrounds like Los Alamos Campground at Pyramid Lake charge around $20 per night. Many Bakersfield RV parks also offer weekly and monthly rates at discounted prices for longer stays, making them economical options for extended visits.

What are the best RV parks in Bakersfield, CA?

Bakersfield River Run RV Park stands out as a top choice, offering clean facilities, level sites with concrete patios, and amenities like a pool, rec room, workout area, and outdoor BBQ. It's conveniently located just off Highway 99 and adjacent to a 50+ mile bike trail. Another excellent option is Orange Grove RV Park, which provides clean, full hookup sites with the unique feature of being situated among orange groves. Both parks receive high ratings for their maintenance, friendly service, and convenient location.

Are there pet-friendly RV parks available in Bakersfield?

Yes, many RV parks in Bakersfield welcome pets. A Country RV Park accommodates pets with designated pet-friendly areas. Bakersfield KOA Journey is another excellent option that allows pets and provides amenities for them. Most parks require pets to be leashed when outside your RV and expect owners to clean up after their animals. Some parks may have breed or size restrictions, so it's advisable to check their specific pet policies before booking.

What types of hookups are available at Bakersfield RV parks?

Most Bakersfield RV parks offer full hookups including water, electric (30/50 amp), and sewer connections. Shaded Haven RV Park provides full hookup sites, though reviews note the spaces can be tight. Bear Mountain RV Park also offers full hookups and is big-rig friendly. Many parks in the area include cable TV connections and WiFi as part of their hookup package. For those seeking premium connections, some parks feature pull-through sites with conveniently positioned utility hookups for easier setup.