Best RV Parks & Resorts near California Hot Springs, CA

Several RV parks operate near California Hot Springs, providing varied accommodations for motorhomes and travel trailers. Orange Grove RV Park in Bakersfield features level concrete pads with full hookups including 50-amp electrical service, water, and sewer connections. Bakersfield River Run RV Park offers pull-through sites with alternating entry directions and concrete patios surrounded by grassy areas. Lake Olancha RV Park accommodates big rigs with 50 sites that include full hookup options. KRS RV Resort at Camp James in Kernville provides riverfront sites with power, water, and cable TV hookups. "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."

Within the region, road conditions vary significantly when accessing mountain RV parks. Nelson Falls RV Park requires careful navigation up mountain roads with no cell coverage, though the drive is manageable for fifth wheels and travel trailers. Most parks offer dump stations, with some charging additional fees ($10 at Lake Isabella). Seasonal considerations affect availability, with many parks remaining open year-round including Orange Grove and Bakersfield River Run. Pet policies generally allow dogs throughout these facilities, with several parks featuring designated pet areas. Amenities vary considerably between locations—Bakersfield River Run includes a pool, hot tub, recreation room and laundry facilities, while more remote parks offer fewer services but greater proximity to outdoor recreation. Based on reviews from The Dyrt, cell service ranges from excellent in valley locations to non-existent at higher elevations, with some parks offering WiFi to compensate.

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Best RV Sites Near California Hot Springs, California (105)

    1. Nelson Falls RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Camp Nelson, CA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (559) 462-5559

    $20 - $235 / night

    "Very quiet community.

    Full hookups for our 5th wheel, spacious sites, flushing restrooms and showers if you wanted.  Starlink worked perfect, though there was wifi available."

    "My little family & I had a great experience tent camping here at Camp Nelson, Trudy showed lovely hospitality & we made some new friends, the campground is really clean & peaceful."

    2. Orange Grove RV Park

    24 Reviews
    Edison, CA
    40 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. Bakersfield River Run RV Park

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

    $42 - $49 / night

    "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."

    "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."

    4. Sequoia RV Ranch

    14 Reviews
    Kaweah, CA
    43 miles
    Website
    +1 (559) 561-4333

    $120 / night

    "There are creek side full hookup pull through sites, pull through full hook site, back in full hook up and tent sites with raised wooden foundation for a tent. I would recommend this campground."

    "Great, clean place only 6 miles from Sequoia National Park entrance. This place has sites where you can back up to the river, is clean, has nice dog park area, nice fire pits & courteous staff."

    5. Lake Olancha RV Park & Campground / Westside of Death Valley

    5 Reviews
    Olancha, CA
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (442) 364-5290

    $49 / night

    "A lovely site, both scenic and peaceful. Was very quiet when we stayed. The small lake was ideal for a bit of casual kayaking and nature watching - mostly birds and dragonflies."

    6. KRS RV Resort@Camp James

    14 Reviews
    Kernville, CA
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (760) 376-6119

    $39 - $340 / night

    "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."

    "Clean showers and bathrooms. Polite guests. Respectable to after hour policies. Ground keepers make sure everyone is happy. Full hook up sites make it easy. Shaded tent sites make it comfortable."

    7. A Country RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Edison, CA
    40 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."

    8. Rivernook Campground

    27 Reviews
    Kernville, CA
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (760) 376-2705

    $45 - $75 / night

    "We couldn't stay at the river's edge, but instead stayed at a full hook up.  The area was under trees and quiet, but could had used a little more landscaping. "

    "I’ve been coming here since I was a kid, not much has changed except the water level.. and nicer restrooms!"

    9. Haven RV Park

    3 Reviews
    Lake Isabella, CA
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (760) 478-4310

    "Very nicely kept facility, clean and in order. Was basically full while we were there and was beautifully quiet."

    "You need to drive to the lake from here and there's a gravel works in view.  I would look into campsites along the Kern river North of here as a more idyllic place to camp."

    10. Bakersfield KOA Journey

    5 Reviews
    Bakersfield, CA
    46 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"

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RV Park Reviews near California Hot Springs, CA

535 Reviews of 105 California Hot Springs 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.

  • Marc P.
    May. 22, 2020

    Lemon Cove Village

    Nice Park, Well Kept Could use some updates

    Nice park, well kept, friendly staff. As you will see from the photos this is an old KOA. RV spaces are all pull through, and spaced well and are pretty level. Electrical is updated and spaces have okay water pressure. Has laundry and pool as well

    Restrooms and showers are clean but need updating.

    There is no cable tv hook ups and Wifi is available but it’s really worthless can’t connect once you are away from the office. Verizon Wireless is 2 bars of LTE works okay....

    Lots of great tent spots with shade, water and 110v outlets

    It appears that they are trying to make this a nicer place. (Note: my 3 star rating is for lack of cable and wifi) Which should have for $50 a night. Otherwise, I would give 5 stars. Would stay again though.....

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

    Walker Pass Campground

    Small and Quiet

    Along Hwy 178 towards Ridgecrest you'll find this campground that is small but quiet and clean. It is not for big rigs or RVs. 

    There are 2 sites with fire pits and covered picnic tables that could fit a large van at most. There is one other spot that is level but has no fire pit or covered table. Further back are several scattered picnic tables and tent spots. There are also 2 unisex ADA accessible pit toilet bathrooms which were quite filthy.

    This is a stop along the Pacific Crest Trail. The scenery is an amazing mix of Joshua Trees, pines, chaparral, mountains and large rocks, some snow on the peaks facing north. It is close to the highway so there is some road noise and people stopping to use the bathroom. The road in is paved and narrow and potholed but passable.

    There was no cell service with AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile.

    There is a donation based drop box for camping fee so pay what you want or what you can afford.

    Fires and charcoal grills are not allowed per sign at info board, camp stoves are ok.

  • 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.

  • M
    Aug. 15, 2020

    Sequoia RV Ranch

    Very cool campground

    Once again we heard about this campground from friends. We had been to the 3 rivers area before to camp but had stayed at another campground. This campground is our go to if we’re camping in Three Rivers. There are creek side full hookup pull through sites, pull through full hook site, back in full hook up and tent sites with raised wooden foundation for a tent. I would recommend this campground. Also the little town of Three Rivers is pretty cool to check out. Also there are a few places to fish and swim in the nearby Kaweah River. The campground is also a good place to stay if you plan on going up to Kings Canyon National park.

  • 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 😬.

  • 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.


Guide to California Hot Springs

Discover the beauty of RV camping near California Hot Springs, California, where stunning landscapes and well-equipped parks await outdoor enthusiasts.

RVers appreciate amenities like electric hookups and clean facilities

  • At Rivernook Campground, guests can enjoy electric hookups, drinking water, and clean restrooms, making it a convenient choice for RV travelers.
  • KRS RV Resort@Camp James offers full hookups and well-maintained facilities, ensuring a comfortable stay right by the Kern River.
  • Lake Isabella-Kern River KOA features electric and sewer hookups, along with clean showers and laundry facilities for added convenience.

Activities abound for outdoor enthusiasts

  • Enjoy fishing, kayaking, and hiking at Lake Isabella-Kern River KOA, which is close to the scenic Kern River and Lake Isabella.
  • Haven RV Park provides easy access to the Kern River, perfect for those looking to explore the area's natural beauty.
  • Experience the tranquility of nature at Nelson Falls RV Park, where you can hike among sequoia trees and enjoy wildlife sightings.

Most parks have pet-friendly policies

  • KRS RV Resort@Camp James welcomes pets, allowing you to bring your furry friends along for the adventure.
  • At Haven RV Park, pets are allowed, making it a great choice for families traveling with animals.
  • Lake Isabella RV Resort also accommodates pets, ensuring that no family member is left behind during your camping trip.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the most popular RV campsite near California Hot Springs, CA?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near California Hot Springs, CA is Nelson Falls RV Park with a 5-star rating from 5 reviews.

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