Best RV Parks near La Mesa, CA
Searching for a place to RV camp near La Mesa? Find the best sites near La Mesa where you can park your RV with a scenic view. Each spot offers quick access to one or more of La Mesa's most popular destinations.
Best RV Sites Near La Mesa, CA (114)
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Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay
Coronado, California12 Reviews96 Photos66 SavesCoast through life at Southern California’s newest upscale resort, just outside San Diego. With vacation rentals, RV sites, and amazing on-site amenities, you can do it all, or nothing at all — right here at Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay. Now open.
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$150 - $280 / night
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Fiddlers Cove RV Park
Coronado, California16 Reviews33 Photos285 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
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Escondido RV Resort
Escondido, California12 Reviews29 Photos47 SavesMore than just an RV park, Escondido RV Resort features 127 spacious full hookup sites, resort-style amenities, great guest services and a convenient location just off the I-15, Escondido RV Resort is perfect for short visits and extended stays. Guests of the 10-acre Escondido RV Resort enjoy the year-round beautiful weather, a new fenced dog park, heated outdoor pool and spa, and scenic views from the top of the resort.
Situated just 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego, Escondido is known as the “Hidden Valley” of San Diego. Escondido enjoys convenient access to many of the area’s top local attractions, sporting events, beaches, wineries, and mountains.
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- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
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Circle RV Resort
San Diego, California6 Reviews1 Photo5 SavesCircle RV Resort provides some of the best in RV site amenities. Each of our 165 gravel sites is equipped with 30 or 50 amp hook-ups and cable television. Eight pull-through sites are available for larger RVs. Access to WiFi is also available at every RV site.
- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
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San Diego RV Resort
La Mesa, California2 Reviews3 Photos63 SavesAt San Diego RV Park and Resort you will find some of the best site amenities in all of California. Once you pull into our park you will see why our guest and the industry has rated us the top RV park in San Diego. You will be greeted by our friendly staff who will be happy to help you get settled. Our express check-in will have you set up in no time. Once you have your motorhome parked and plugged in prepare to enjoy one of our top-rated resort amenities.
Sparkling pool and spa. If you are ready to just sit back and relax then there is no better spot than our resort pool. Grab a chair or lay back in one of our relaxing lounge chairs. If you prefer to rejuvenate then our staff recommends the spa for a great way to unwind.
At your site you will find lush landscaping, 50/30 amp power hook up, sewer dump and water hook-ups. Everything you need to have an enjoying stay in San Diego. We also offer concrete pads with plenty of room for your RV.
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- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
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Vacationer RV Park
San Diego, California3 Reviews4 Photos6 SavesA happy distance between the heart of the city and the mountainous, nature-centric regions of San Diego, Vacationer RV Park offers a great value for your stay, coupled with the friendliest service in outdoor hospitality. For traveling workers, the park is conveniently located in East County San Diego and easily accessible to public transportation. Spending a weekend with family on vacation? Lake Jennings is a short drive away for fishing, kayaking and water sports. If hiking is more your speed, San Diego County’s scenic mountain towns Alpine and Julian are easily accessible.
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- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
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Oak Creek RV Resort
Lakeside, California2 Reviews13 SavesWhen you’re looking to escape to the outdoors, pull in to Oak Creek RV Resort, hidden in the foothills of the El Capitan Preserve and the Cleveland National Forest.
A short distance from the heart of San Diego, Oak Creek RV is a safe haven to rest your head. Disconnect for a while, and take advantage of our resort amenities while you’re here. Venture up into nearby hills for a breathtaking hike, or take a drive to Lake Jennings for a day of fishing.
Whichever road you travel, RV without bounds.
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- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
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Mission Bay RV Resort
Coronado, California10 Reviews34 Photos126 SavesCome experience the calm of Mission Bay RV Resort, San Diego’s iconic RV campground. Overlooking the shores of De Anza Cove, our scenic RV campground allows guests to enjoy the beautiful sandy beach and frolic in the calm waters of the cove.
Offering resort-style amenities like a pool and spa, a clubhouse with lounge and games, pedestrian and bike trails, a public beach, and so much more, it’s the perfect place to unwind. Our waterfront RV resort makes the perfect base camp to explore all that San Diego has to offer.
Our RV sites along the bay offer incredible views. The extra-long sites can accommodate RVs up to 45 feet long. All our RV sites offer full hookups, WiFi, and cable TV.
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$87 - $245 / night
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Thousand Trails Pio Pico
Dulzura, California13 Reviews63 Photos48 SavesThousand Trails Pio Pico RV Camping is a full service RV Resort in California located south of San Diego, close to many attractions such as the zoo, Sea World and museums. We are twenty minutes from Mexico, so day trips south of the border are not only a possibility but also a great opportunity. Members come to Pio Pico for the peace and quiet of nature as well as to escape the day to day rush of the big cities. It is considered a "destination" RV Resort in southern California, and all members enjoy the hospitality of the staff. Pio Pico RV Resort offers a year round classic American food cafe at an affordable price.
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- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- RVs
- Tents
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Ramona Oaks RV Resort
Ramona, California4 Reviews7 Photos34 SavesSome breeds of pets not allowed.
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- Reservable
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Recent RV Reviews In La Mesa
984 Reviews of 114 La Mesa Campgrounds
Mission Bay RV Resort
Wasn't Thrilled
Overpriced for a dirt spot, no ocean view at all. Ocean view sites full of expensive RVs that can afford the price. No market or cantina, for those you have to walk to Campland, not a short walk. Should've just stayed at Campland
Vacationer RV Park
Not All That
This RV park has huge potential but they need to get rid of permanent dwellers that have let their property decay. Junk cars, nobody seems to follow the rules, and rat problem.
Laguna Campground
Wonderful for dry RV or tent camping
The scenery is incredible and varied from deeply forested to open meadow. There are miles of hiking trails. The campground layout is nice and for many of the loops it is possible to find a site that feels separated from your fellow campers. This place fills up during the weekends in the spring through fall seasons, so book sites early on recreation.gov. As implied by my title, there are no hookups here so any RV camping is dry camping. For RVs with a good solar array, it is possible to find open spots that keep the energy flowing throughout the day. There is one loop dedicated to longer RVs. As a personal note, I don't recommend Site 62 for RV camping - it is angled and has some erosion issues coming off of the asphalt pad. I have been to this campground several times as both a tent camper and an RV camper and have not had any problems with cleanliness of the facilities or excessively noisy neighbors.
Escondido RV Resort
Amazing resort style amenities. Spacious sites
People are complaining about freeway noise, we stayed in site 3 (the closest site to the freeway) and it was quiet as a mouse from inside our (insulated) RV. Amazing amenities. Dog park, pool, clubhouse. We loved site 3 so close to the amenities and restrooms. Overall amazing stay
Olive Avenue RV Resort
Weekend stay
This place is nice, clean and quiet with newer RVs. It’s only a few miles off 78, about 10-15 miles from Carlsbad beach and the same distance to Escondido. We are long-time San Diego residents living out of state and came home to visit family. This is not a park like private site setting. It’s an RV parking lot with sewer and water hook-ups. If you want a location and North County works for you, this is a good place. There are two mobile homes but the RVs are all newer. Sites are narrow and close together, but this is the city in San Diego, not a spacious national park! Bathrooms in pool area are clean.
Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Quiet
Peaceful dispersed campground. Wide open great views. Didn’t even know I had neighbors until I walked around in the morning and saw neighboring campers over the hill. Clear skies when I went back in November, could get pretty windy. Saw some coyotes pass by my camp.
Woods Valley Kampground
So beautiful, quiet, and very nice employees !!
My fiancé and I were last minute camping and this campground was beautiful, quiet, and very aesthetic! There is a lot to do near by, a very convenient store about 5-10 minutes away called valley center foods! Employees were sooo sweet and friendly! DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! Ps isn’t that expensive when tent camping ⛺️ 🙌🏻
Oceanside RV Resort
Solid spot for being near the beach
Nice little site that is right in the middle of everything.
It's crowded and you don't have much space, but if your using this instead of a hotel room it works great.
It had a game room and pool so kids had something to do. There were families all over with kids riding bikes. We had a quick stay over while we were seeing family in the area and it worked great .
Only issue we had is both entrances have a hell of a dip, we scraped the ass end real good going in and out with our 24ft class c.
Pechanga RV Resort
Pechanga
Great rv resort. Close proximity to casino.
Observatory Campground
Great place! Bad timing!
The pictures can be deceiving. It’s beautiful there, however, other than the picture showing flat ground, and wide space, this isn’t accurate.
This time of year, mosquitos and flies everywhere to the point where it really ruined the experience. No matter what sprays, lotions, candles or anything we tried, it was not working.
South Carlsbad State Beach Campground
Nice Camground!
Nice campground. Mostly no hookups, but has toilets and fresh water throughout. Great little restaurant serving pizza and snacks over looking the ocean. Beach access. Lots of sites.
Silver Strand State Beach
Could have been 3 stars without road noise
This is an RV only camp. All units need to be self contained. They lock entrance gate and restrooms around sunset. Sites are about 25 feet wide, mostly level. But no separation between sites. Road noise is high. A pedestrian tunnel under the road leads to San Diego bay and an aquatic center that rents kayaks and paddle boards. Also nice hiking trails overlooking the bay and navy ships. If you ant a beach camp and don’t mind road noise or very close neighbors, this may be just for you.
Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Beautiful area but lots of bugs
Here in late May and the bees and other bugs have been nonstop on me the whole time I've been here. It's a really beautiful area and the spots are spacious
Yaqui Well Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Nice but small sites, easy access, good views
I don't think this map pin is correct for Yaqui Wells Primitive Camp, the location according to Google Maps is a little further south just off Yaqui Pass Road off Highway 78. There are two different camps similarly named, Yaqui Wells and Yaqui Pass, fairly close to each other. Anyway, we stayed here at Yaqui Wells for one night after attempting to camp at Blair Valley but getting swarmed by bees. Only saw 2 other vehicles, and while the sites are pretty small and close to the dirt road, they are nice enough. BE AWARE THOUGH: pull your vehicle well into the sites, we had 6 lifted off road trucks come flying through around midnight at a ridiculously high speed without slowing down at all and it could have been catastrophic if we were closer to the road or if we had been walking our dog at that time.
Tamarisk Grove Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Desert campground
I stopped here for lunch. You're in the desert, so hot during the day. There are some trees for shade, especially for the campsites along Yaqui Pass Road. All sites have lattice-work shelters for shade over the picnic tables. Water is listed as non-potable at all faucets. Besides campsites, there are one-room cabins for rent. $35/night for the campsites is a lot, but that is state park practice in CA. National Forest campgrounds are cheaper.
Fry Creek Campground
Beautiful Campground
I grew up right down the road in the early 60's. Great Campground with a lot of trails, awesome views, and some opportunities for fishing. Taught my very young nephew how to trout fish at Dohnes Pond, right below the Observatory.
Oak Grove Campground
Pleasant campground
A pleasant campground. I was able to find a shaded campsite with no reservation on a Friday in May at 5 pm. A few bugs, but nothing outrageous. My dog's happy. I'm happy. She's enjoying a chew stick. I'm enjoying a beer.
Sweetwater Summit Regional Park
Perfect spot for a night or two
I’m not sure you’ll find a campground like this anywhere else in California for $29/night with partial hookups. It was quiet and peaceful. Bathrooms could have used some attention. Not a fan of no toilet seats on the toilets.
Boulder Oaks Eqst
Beautiful and quiet
Super cute area, and much cooler since it’s a little higher altitude. Nice big sites and an entire loop with equestrian sites.
Pit toilets. One dumpster. Water.
I was there May 5, 2024 and the fee was $14.
Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Great weeknight spot
Visited early May. Arrived right before sunset, there were people close to the bathrooms, but lots of space to spread out if you drive a little.
Sweetwater Summit Regional Park
Great city park
Had space 8 south lot.. perfect view stayed for 7 nights, yep had bugs some days lots of people some days none, ya you need tokens for shower but they were clean the water was hot..It was glamping as far as i was concerned , depending on how you wanter to camp.. i have stayed at KOA’s that charge a lot more and quality is a lot less.. Ranger patrols all night’ , helpful and friendly , wish i could park here every night of my trip I loved this place. Oh ya planes fly over this place.. and i am sure dome KOA also
Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Great spot for a night or two
Tons of dispersed spots down the road.
South Carlsbad State Beach Campground
Glamping of Campsites
PROS:
This site offers amazing sunsets and ocean breezes. There are plenty of facilities, and the camp store is great. The live music is always good, too.
A grocery store is nearby, just over the freeway.
CONS:
It can get very crowded and packed.
Hard to get a site
Many generators are always on.
If you get a site at the far ends, it's a hike to go in and out. Try to get a site closer to the entrance and the store. But you will get a lot of traffic through your site.
Don't try to get there earlier; they usually won't let you in before check-in.
Biking and Running:
Great if you want to ride along PCH. This stretch has good bike lanes that take you into Oceanside or Encinitas.
Good running. You can lap the campsite, which is almost 1 mile, end to end. I usually run down towards Encinitas along PCH.
Sweetwater Summit Regional Park
Nice site, good views, clean facilities
SITES:
The pads with full hookups offer nice city views. The place is very clean and quite.
Someone said there are major ant problems, but I didn't experience them. It did rain a bit when I was there.
SURROUNDING AREA:
The nearby reservoir is a good place to hike, bike, or run. The campground is connected directly to it. You are not allowed in the water.
There are shopping and restaurants nearby.
Is this a campground I would go visit just to go camping...probably not, as it offers nothing spectacular other than a place to park and hang out outdoors.
I booked here since we had a soccer game nearby and needed a safe place to park overnight.
Palomar Mountain State Park Campground
Beautiful and Convenient
My friend and I went together for one night and we loved it! It was her very first time camping and she enjoyed it very much. Here is our review:
-NO T-Mobile: There was no signal at the campground at all. We drove about 7 minutes to the Palomar State Park Parking Area (based off Apple Maps) to find spotty signal. Just good enough to make a phone call if needed.
-Privacy: Many of these sites such great privacy, even though we were neighboring #19, there are a quite a bit of trees. Also, you walk down a few stone steps to pitch your tent, so your car parked a level about you on the street provides nice privacy.
-Convenience: The bathrooms were pretty close to us and were kept fairly clean. Also the firepit and grill were a plus.
- CRITTERS: I mean who doesn't know this but the squirrels and crows were greedy! They had no issues flying/ skittering to your food if you were 6 feet away lol.
-BEAUTIFUL!!!: You can hear the Doane Creek flowing and the stars are just an absolute sight, we took the rain-fly off our tent so we could see the stars
I'd imagine spots 21 and 26 would be great because of the privacy and creek location.
I'd avoid spots 28-30 just because of the steeper hill to walk UP to your campsite. It's already a pain to lug all your gear.
Temecula-Vail Lake KOA
Friendly staff, weird campers, awesome mtb trails
Friendly staff. Bathrooms a bit run down. Majority of campers have a serious case of RBF. Must be a lot of shoulder injuries as most campers are unable to raise their hands to reciprocate a wave and smile.
Lake Henshaw Resort
Inexpensive camping w/toliets and shower
Just passing through, perfect spot for the night. Showers a bit run down but plenty of hot water. Great location for easy access to fishing. Friendly staff. Store stocked with fishing gear, snacks and booze.
Guide to La Mesa
Camping near La Mesa, California, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you’re looking for a beachside escape or a serene mountain retreat, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.
What to do:
- Beach Access: Enjoy the sun and surf at South Carlsbad State Beach Campground. Campers love the easy beach access, with one reviewer saying, “Great little restaurant serving pizza and snacks overlooking the ocean.”
- Hiking Trails: Explore the trails at William Heise County Park. One visitor mentioned, “The hiking trails were great for exploring and getting some exercise.”
- Fishing: Head to Lake Jennings for some fishing fun. A camper shared, “The lake was clean with plenty of fish.”
What campers like:
- Scenic Views: Campers rave about the stunning views at Borrego Palm Canyon Campground. One reviewer said, “The stars at night are gorgeous! You can spend hours just staring up at the sky.”
- Clean Facilities: Many appreciate the well-maintained restrooms and showers at San Mateo Campground — San Onofre State Beach. A visitor noted, “Clean bathrooms and showers, but we stayed midweek and the place was very, very minimally occupied.”
- Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Campgrounds like San Diego Metro KOA are great for families. One camper mentioned, “Great place to relax and enjoy a beautiful campground.”
What you should know:
- Crowded Campgrounds: Some sites can get packed, especially during peak seasons. A camper at San Clemente State Beach Campground said, “It is loud, even if it isn’t because your neighbors are on top of you.”
- Check-in Times: Be aware of strict check-in times at places like Borrego Palm Canyon Campground. One visitor noted, “Very strict check-in time. However, you can tell they are cleaning the sites.”
- Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Blair Valley Primitive Campground, don’t have water or electric hookups. A camper mentioned, “No drinking water, no electric hookups, but it’s a peaceful dispersed campground.”
Tips for camping with families:
- Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for spots like William Heise County Park that offer playgrounds and spacious sites. One family shared, “The campground was pretty quiet at night. We didn't have any neighbors too close to us.”
- Plan Activities: Make sure to have a list of activities. A camper at Lake Jennings said, “There are so many trails to explore with signs throughout.”
- Pack Snacks: Having snacks on hand can keep kids happy. A visitor at San Elijo State Beach Campground mentioned, “Nice food, great beach and surfing possibilities for the entire family.”
Tips from RVers:
- Look for Big Rig-Friendly Sites: Campgrounds like Doheny State Beach Campground are great for larger RVs. One RVer noted, “The outside sites along the edge of the campground are much more spacious.”
- Check Hookup Availability: Make sure to confirm if your chosen campground has the necessary hookups. A camper at San Mateo Campground mentioned, “Upper campground has water and electricity.”
- Be Prepared for Noise: Some campgrounds can be noisy, especially near highways. A visitor at San Clemente State Beach Campground said, “You can try to imagine it’s the sound of the water but it doesn’t really work out when it’s off sync with the sound of the waves.”
Camping near La Mesa, CA, has something for everyone, whether you're a family looking for fun or an RVer seeking adventure.
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