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Best Glamping near El Dorado Hills, CA

282 Reviews

Coloma Resort and Placerville RV Resort & Campground offer high-end glamping accommodations near El Dorado Hills, with yurts, safari tents, and luxury canvas lodgings along the American River. Each glamping site provides comfortable beds with linens, electricity, and private outdoor spaces. The glamping units at Coloma Resort include climate control systems for year-round comfort, while Ascension Ranch offers yurts with sweeping views of the surrounding oak savanna. "Super relaxing and has a lake that is at the end of the trail. Super convenient. It was cool to experience the animals that were in the pastures as well," noted one visitor about their stay at Ascension Ranch. These resort-style accommodations combine rustic surroundings with upscale amenities, including private bathrooms with hot showers, kitchenettes, and furnished patios.

Situated in California's historic Gold Rush country, these luxury camping destinations provide direct access to whitewater rafting on the American River, hiking trails around Folsom Lake, and exploration of Sutter's Mill at the Marshall Gold Discovery Park. Horseback riding opportunities exist at Ascension Ranch, where guests can interact with the property's farm animals including horses, sheep, goats, and cattle. A recent visitor mentioned, "Great park on American River, bathrooms are a five, up keep in park is great, one of the best parks we have stayed in." Most glamping resorts in the area maintain seasonal availability, with peak season running April through September when water activities are most popular. Winter glamping options typically include heated accommodations at Coloma Resort and American River Resort, where guests can enjoy the natural beauty of the Sierra foothills while maintaining comfort in cooler months.

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Best Glamping Sites Near El Dorado Hills, California (46)

    1. Peninsula Campground — Folsom Lake State Recreation Area

    15 Reviews
    Granite Bay, CA
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (916) 988-0215

    $28 / night

    "The grounds are very well kept and the staff is available but keep their distance."

    "Folsom lake is a great place to take the boat, beals point has a snack bar, life guards and equipment rentals, there are plenty of places you can drive or boat to get away from the crowds if you prefer"

    2. Coloma Resort

    15 Reviews
    Coloma, CA
    13 miles
    Website

    "Group sites we were near played loud music. Quiet hours weren’t enforced as people played music or loudly chatted until 1am the first night we were there."

    "Steve at check in was very helpful, the little store is cool, and the campground is walking distance from the historic town of Coloma and the Argonaut for breakfast and lunch (and Gelato!)"

    3. American River Resort

    11 Reviews
    Coloma, CA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (530) 622-6700

    "Nice campground - close to river. .5 mile walk to town for shopping/eating. All sites have fire pit and picnic table. Bathrooms clean and private showers."

    "This park is located very close to Sutter’s Mill where good was discovered. It also has a white water rafting business on site.
    The terrain is steep with mostly smaller sites."

    4. Placerville RV Resort & Campground

    6 Reviews
    Rescue, CA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (530) 676-2267

    $75 - $107 / night

    "I like the place pros would be doing just water and electric hook up so your away from the croud,clean and quiet, great wifi, cons next to freeway, expensive,no firepit but have a communal fire pit,but"

    "In this place, I can join many activities such as playing geometry dash lite .The staff was very welcoming and the grounds are organized and clean."

    5. Ascension Ranch

    2 Reviews
    Granite Bay, CA
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (916) 439-0002

    $49 - $245 / night

    "WELCOME TO ASCENSION RANCH Ascension Ranch is an off-grid paradise tucked away in an oak savanna along Folsom Lake with a unique and ever growing list of features and activities."

    "Super relaxing and has a lake that is at the end of the trail. Super convenient. It was cool to experience the animals that were in the pastures as well. I'd definitely come back."

    6. Cal Expo RV Park

    10 Reviews
    Sacramento, CA
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (916) 263-3187

    $50 - $1000 / night

    "I then locked up the bay doors for sanitary and electrical and didn’t have any problems after that. I notified camp security, friendly."

    "then you want a good location for your home base. Cal Expo definitely has the centralized location for exploring Old Sac, Cal Expo, State Capitol, the rivers and beyond."

    7. OARS American River Outpost Campground (Rafting Guests Only)

    1 Review
    Coloma, CA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (530) 626-5600

    $30 - $99 / night

    "The guides were knowledgeable and friendly, and we really enjoyed the BBQ on site."

    8. Auburn Gold Country RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Auburn, CA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (530) 885-0990

    "Bathroom s still need updating. New fences between back in sites, which was nice. Saved a couple bucks because we didn't need sewer. The office was super nice and let us have guests, no problem."

    "Very clean and was very pet friendly. All of the folks were very friendly and most had their own dogs."

    9. Camp Nauvoo

    3 Reviews
    Diamond Springs, CA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (916) 207-9441

    $65 - $300 / night

    10. Sacramento Shade RV Park

    4 Reviews
    Rio Linda, CA
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (916) 922-0814

    "The sites are a little tight but not bad at all and each one has a privacy fence and small concrete pad. Will absolutely stay here again."

    "Loud city noise"

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282 Reviews of 46 El Dorado Hills Campgrounds

  • Gina C.
    Jul. 26, 2019

    Lake Francis Resort

    Fun cabin rental

    Some of my family has camped here in the past at one of the tent sites. We decided this time around to reserve one of their cabins. We stayed at the Diamond P cabin which has the best view of the lake within this group of cabins. You can walk to the lake (it’s about 100 yards) from this location. Though it does fill up fast (by 11am it was pretty full). They have a large portable toilet there for use. We spent our time at the pool which is near the flushable toilets and the ice cream parlor, restaurant, and camp store. The pool goes from 3.5’ ft to 5’ back to 3.5’ ft.

    The cabin was great. Two bedrooms, each with twin bunk beds and a full bottom bunk and twin above. Small bathroom with shower, mini fridge, hot plates, microwave, and dishes. Dining table and futon in the living area. Nice wide front porch to sit on and enjoy the view, communal tables and bbq for all the cabins. This unit also had a swamp cooler to help manage the heat.

    Check in is 4pm and check out is 11am. There is also a small game room with a pool table, a baseball field, paddle boats, and kayaks to rent.

    The down side is how quickly the easiest access to the lake fills up. Everyone has to drive over from the tent RV site to access the water. There are other places you can drive and park to get to the water, but there it a drop off into the water from there vs a gradual walk in.

  • Steve M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 26, 2024

    Acorn Campground

    Decent but concretized camping area

    Not expensive and has bathrooms, garbage, fire pits and picnic tables but no privacy and unfriendly camping ground covered with gravel and few level places to comfortably pitch a tent. Many families here but some partiers till midnight and an idiot who ran his generator all night during quiet hours

  • B
    Oct. 15, 2021

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Tower Park

    Just what I was looking for!

    I wanted somewhere not too far to go and stay when my 5-6 year-old had 5 days off from school. This was perfect in so many ways.

    Positives

    - Amenities! I love how everything was themed, from the street names to the signs. Two nice playgrounds, ball courts, pool and hot tub. Watching your kids play red light/green light on the jumping pillow put a smile on every parent's face.

    - Seasonal programming (weekends only). For October, we did an outdoor movie, magic pumpkins, costume contest, trick or treating, hay ride, and haunted house. My daughter loved everything except the haunted house, which she said was "too scary!"

    - Clean, comfortable facilities. Lots of ways to stay. We car camped and found the hook ups really easy to use. Water, drain, 3 types of electricity, picnic table and firepit at every site. We used their bathrooms and showers and was impressed by how clean they were. Most of the time we had them completely to ourselves and they were even climate controlled.

    - Restaurant. I cooked breakfast and lunch most days at the campsite, but for dinner we splashed out at the kid-friendly Waterfront Grille. Friendly staff, good food (lobster and prime rib, yum!), amazing views of the sunset.

    Negatives

    - Water park was closed. Call ahead to see if it is open when you want to go. I heard that it is never open because of some issue with permits or drought. If so, the promotional video is misleading and I almost deducted a star for this.

    - Expensive. For camping, it is expensive, but think of it more as a theme park/resort, than true camping. We saved on the cabin and RV, and spent on the optional activities and the fancy meals.

    Bottom line, I would totally go back and stay as long as I could. I hear it is super crowded in the summer, but it would be worth it if the water park is open.

  • A
    Jun. 18, 2020

    Inn Town Campground

    Unlike Any Other!

    The Inn Town Campground is unlike any other campground I’ve ever been to. We have stayed in one of the glampinig tents, and have also brought our RV. The common house has a fully stocked kitchen so you can camp without having to bring supplies! The campground is exceptionally clean and meticulously maintained. We even had a heated mattress pad in our glamping tent to keep warm 😁 The owners, Dan and Erin Thiem, really have thought of everything. Staying with them is a must!

  • Travis S.
    Jul. 25, 2019

    Inn Town Campground

    In a word, excellent!

    This campground has it all. It’s clean, has great amenities (pool, showers, kitchen, bathrooms), and it’s a nice walk away from town. It has a spot for everyone - RVs, glamping tents, and the standard tent sites (my style).

    Highly recommend!

  • Filipino Jack T.
    Apr. 14, 2021

    Placerville RV Resort & Campground

    Nice getaway

    I like the place pros would be doing just water and electric hook up so your away from the croud,clean and quiet, great wifi, cons next to freeway, expensive,no firepit but have a communal fire pit,but if that's dosent bother you it would be a 5star

  • H
    Aug. 1, 2021

    Inn Town Campground

    Great getaway!

    We spent two nights doing a family and friends reunion. We loved our rv spot, the rest of the group had great tent site and glamping tents. Facilities were super clean and nice. Pool was small but the pool area was really nice. Great location for swimming in the Yuba river!

  • T
    Jul. 9, 2021

    Coyote Group Campground

    Coyote Group Camp

    • Large croup camp site with lots of flat places to pitch a tent. • Clean pit toilets. • 3x Bear food and 4x trash/recycling bins. • 2 (or 3?) water spigots • 4 big picnic tables • Some shade • Uneven terrain around sites and lots of fallen trees • Lots of parking, including triller/RV parking. Parking is paved and flat.

    • Walking distance to the river • Big fire pit

    We enjoyed this site! Excellent for a big group. I think we had 18 people. There could an additional bear bin to support as much food/scented items as a group of 25 would need. We ended up using the extra bear-proof trash bins as overflow scented item/food storage. Worked well.

  • Weston W.
    Mar. 21, 2022

    Pipi Campground

    Busy in summer - Great for kids

    Overall a great place to camp. Good access to the river from many of the sites and in general the river is kid-friendly (during summer). Spots vary in size wildly so larger RV's might not be a good idea. On average I'd say 30' is a max. Pit toilets are serviceable but not the best. The OHV crowd can kind of make a mess of this campground in summer (Loud music after quiet hours, riding ATV's into and out of campground despite rules against it... etc) If I had to pick a best time of year I'd say fall or spring (Open-June 1st)

    Best place for groceries near by is Pioneer, CA and if you're looking for someone to cook you breakfast try Cook's Station. Cell reception is ok on AT&T

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of glamping accommodations are available in El Dorado Hills?

El Dorado Hills and the surrounding area offer a variety of glamping options for those seeking comfort in nature. Inn Town Campground provides fully-equipped glamping tents with beds and amenities, perfect for those who want camping without the setup. For families, Lake Francis Resort offers cabins with lake views, just a short walk from the water. Throughout the region, you'll find everything from safari-style tents and yurts to tiny homes and rustic cabins, many featuring electricity, real beds, and furnished outdoor spaces for enjoying the Sierra foothills setting.

How much does glamping in El Dorado Hills typically cost?

Glamping in the El Dorado Hills area typically ranges from $45-200+ per night depending on the accommodation type and amenities. Standard glamping tents at Coloma Resort and similar venues start around $100-150 per night. Placerville RV Resort & Campground offers more upscale options with water and electric hookups for a premium price, though many guests find the clean facilities and amenities worth the cost. For budget-conscious glampers, traditional campgrounds with basic amenities like picnic tables and communal facilities typically run $45-60 per night. Prices generally increase during peak summer season and on weekends.

What is the best time of year for glamping in El Dorado Hills?

Late spring through early fall (May to October) provides ideal conditions for glamping in El Dorado Hills. Summer offers warm days perfect for enjoying nearby water activities, with American River Resort providing excellent river access. However, July and August can bring hot temperatures, sometimes exceeding 90°F. For more moderate weather, consider May-June or September-October when daytime temperatures are comfortable and evenings are pleasantly cool. Pipi Campground is particularly enjoyable during these shoulder seasons when kid-friendly river conditions and less crowded facilities enhance the glamping experience.

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