Best Glamping near Gold Run, CA

Inn Town Campground houses upscale glamping tents nestled among redwoods just outside Nevada City, about 20 miles from Gold Run. The glamping accommodations feature comfortable beds with heated mattress pads, electricity, and access to exceptionally clean bathroom facilities with showers. High Camp offers three yurts with picnic tables, drinking water, and shower access in a serene woodland setting. Both locations provide propane fire rings as alternatives to wood fires, with Inn Town offering rentals for guests who don't bring their own. The campgrounds maintain meticulously clean facilities, including well-equipped communal kitchens at Inn Town where glampers can prepare meals without bringing cooking supplies. A recent visitor mentioned, "The absolute nicest, cleanest bathrooms and showers I've ever seen in a campground, and we even had a heated mattress pad in our glamping tent to keep warm."

Surrounded by natural beauty, these luxury camping destinations serve as ideal basements for exploring local attractions. Inn Town Campground sits just a mile from downtown Nevada City's historic district with restaurants catering to "vegans and organic lovers alike." Nearby recreation includes swimming holes at Fuller Dam and the Yuba River, with Scotts Flat Reservoir providing additional water activities. The campgrounds feature amenities like a swimming pool and outdoor movie area at Inn Town, plus common spaces for socializing. One guest shared, "It's just outside Nevada City but you feel completely in nature thanks to all the big redwoods in camp." Reservations are recommended for these popular glamping sites, especially during summer months when visitors seek comfortable accommodations while exploring the region's gold rush history, swimming spots, and hiking trails.

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1. Inn Town Campground
12 Reviews
Nevada City, CA
10 miles
Website
+1 (530) 265-9900
"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."

"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)."
2. Lodgepole Campground
5 Reviews
Emigrant Gap, CA
16 miles
Website
$32 / night
"The campsite was close to other campers, but not right on top of them. The location is ideal. Bathrooms were the least favorite part, only one bathroom (with 4 stalls?)"

"There are plenty of places to fill up potable water, recycle and dump trash. "

3. High Camp
1 Review
Grass Valley, CA
10 miles
+1 (530) 304-6524
$33 - $222 / night
4. Thousand Trails Snowflower
6 Reviews
Emigrant Gap, CA
17 miles
Website
+1 (888) 707-1477
"Great lake for swimming and water play. Too warm for trout and too small for kayaks/SUPs. But it does make a beautiful backdrop.
The park is rather spread out, so a bicycle/ebike is a plus."

"I am a member of Thousand Trails and that being said this is one of my favorite TT spots in California. Family friendly, great little Lake for swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding."

5. Collins Lake Recreation Area
22 Reviews
Oregon House, CA
27 miles
Website
+1 (530) 692-1600
"*pros: great little market, very nice staff, clean, great views *cons: rocky watch your step, especially at the beach and a long the shore."

"We’ve been to Collins Lake a few times and we love it! Lots of different camping spots and the lake is stocked with fish. Ice cream at the store is a must."
6. Coloma Resort
15 Reviews
Coloma, CA
26 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!)"

7. Auburn Gold Country RV Park
5 Reviews
Auburn, CA
21 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."
8. American River Resort
10 Reviews
Coloma, CA
26 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."

9. Thousand Trails Lake of the Springs
7 Reviews
Oregon House, CA
25 miles
Website
+1 (888) 707-1477
"It’s definitely a place I’ll put on my list to camp at again, especially when they figure out their electrical issues."

"WiFi is very very limited- drive to top of hill or lodge( very sporadic) Great Lake for swimming, fishing and small boats. Store on site. Clean swimming pool. Ideal for Tent or RV."
10. Big Meadows Campground
5 Reviews
Alpine Meadows, CA
24 miles
Website
"It sounds like there are multiple Big Meadow camp grounds in California. This review is for Big Meadow Campground, Sequoia NF - FS, CA. The photos are of site 009B. My visit was wonderful."

"great hiking trail and camping spot away from civilization."

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Gina C.
Traveler
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.
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Amanda M.
Scout
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.
Scout
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.
Guide
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
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Hani S.
Traveler
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!
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michaelle P.
Guide
Aug. 13, 2018
Thousand Trails Snowflower
SUP and kayak friendly
we found there to be a lot of rules at this campground such as no fires, however there is a community fire pit. No driving over 5 MPH, no charcoal grills or smokers, only electric and propane grills. They are also very serious about the 11pm quiet time.

Aside from all the rules this was a very clean, family and pet friendly campground. Very clean bathrooms with showers!! There are a few lakes that are very nice for fishing and kayaking. Nice calm water for a leisurely SUP experience.
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Tyler M.
Traveler
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.
Bernardo B.
Traveler
Aug. 7, 2020
Tahoe Valley Campground
Overall an ok experience
I’ll start by saying this campsite is huge , there’s like 400 sites so you got to keep that in mind when booking . We got a couple of the sites with electricity which were nice . No fire pits included because those are rented additional , lucky we had one from home . Firewood is $10 a bundle at the store so keep that in mind . The campground advertises WiFi but it’s ran from an separate company and service is extremely poor and slow so your better of using your cellphone data . This is a very active bear area with no bear boxes so keep in mind . We saw bears every single night roaming around and eating from the picnic tables . Some small , medium and extra large size . I recommend the tent sites better than the RV sites because they have a nice location and more private . The RV sites are just packed like sardines , some barely fit or stick out a few inches . Restrooms are clean and showers too . Funny detail the shower head is positioned for ADA handicap specs so you got to kneel down or seat to shower . The campground is located on the Main Street so it’s walking distance to stores or restaurants , I would go back but choose a better site on an outside loop more secluded instead of being in the middle of hundreds of rv’s
Weston W.
Traveler
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