Best Glamping near Loma Rica, CA

Collins Lake Recreation Area and Lake Francis Resort provide luxury glamping accommodations near Loma Rica, offering a blend of outdoor adventure and upscale comfort. Collins Lake features waterfront sites with full hookups, while Lake Francis Resort houses well-appointed yurts and glamping tents with comfortable bedding, electricity, and climate control. Both locations maintain clean facilities with hot showers and modern restrooms. The glamping sites at Thousand Trails Lake of the Springs include canvas accommodations with proper beds, furniture, and private decks overlooking the water. These resort-style camping options include amenities like picnic tables, fire rings, and easy access to swimming areas. "We love Collins Lake! We have been here 5 times already this year. We love the lake, hookups for the motorhome and ice cream! Wonderful place!"

Glamping guests enjoy water recreation opportunities on both Collins Lake and Lake Francis, including fishing for rainbow trout, kayaking, and paddleboarding. Hiking trails surround the resorts, offering scenic views of the surrounding foothills and opportunities for wildlife viewing. The glamping resorts maintain well-stocked camp stores selling supplies, souvenirs, and refreshments, with Collins Lake featuring an ice cream parlor that receives consistent praise in reviews. Sycamore Ranch provides a more intimate glamping experience along Dry Creek with shaded sites and access to walking trails. A recent visitor mentioned, "Shaded grassy sites along the banks of Dry Creek just above its confluence with the Yuba River. The facilities were very clean and in fabulous shape." Most glamping accommodations remain open year-round, though spring and fall offer the most moderate temperatures for enjoying canvas tent camping experiences.

Best Glamping Sites Near Loma Rica, California (27)

    1. Collins Lake Recreation Area

    22 Reviews
    Oregon House, CA
    4 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."

    2. Sycamore Ranch RV Park

    6 Reviews
    Smartsville, CA
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (530) 741-1190

    "This is such a beautiful piece of California."

    "The trees are amazing and there are about 2 miles of walking trails. The campground is along Dry Creek, which isn't dry but is covered in some sort of green stuff (not algae)."

    3. Thousand Trails Lake of the Springs

    7 Reviews
    Oregon House, CA
    8 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."

    4. Lake Francis Resort

    3 Reviews
    Oregon House, CA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (530) 692-1700

    $40 - $100 / night

    "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."

    "Nice quiet lake. Good campsites. Good general store and even a little restaurant and ice cream shack."

    5. Inn Town Campground

    12 Reviews
    Nevada City, CA
    21 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)."

    6. High Camp

    1 Review
    Grass Valley, CA
    22 miles
    +1 (530) 304-6524

    $33 - $222 / night

    7. Golden Trout Campground

    1 Review
    Strawberry Valley, CA
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (530) 283-2050

    "This campground had riding trails that could bring you to Sly Creek and secret camping sites that a quad or 4 wheel drive could find. It's closed until 2023 due to the fires."

    8. Tranquillity Base

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    Rough and Ready, CA
    16 miles
    +1 (707) 485-2683

    $120 - $140 / night

    9. Auburn Gold Country RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Auburn, CA
    31 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."

    10. Peninsula Campground — Folsom Lake State Recreation Area

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

    $33 / 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"

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Glamping Reviews near Loma Rica, CA

146 Reviews of 27 Loma Rica 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.

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • m
    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.

  • M
    Oct. 11, 2021

    American River Resort

    Family of 4 roof top tent camping

    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. A little pricey for a tent site - 45.00 and 5.00 for the dog but it’s California.

  • A
    Sep. 30, 2020

    American River Resort

    Gorgeous setting, but...

    This review is for tent camping, not RVs.

    1. Nearly all of the tent sites are tiny and crowded very closely together with no privacy breaks at all between them. To make it even more claustrophobic, many of the near-river sites are terraced into the hillside so you stand at the bottom and look up into a wall of tents stacked 3 high on top of each other. We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and most of the sites were full so the effect was like looking up into a packed stadium from the bottom row of bleacher seats. That first night was like a giant tailgate frat party. Multiple groups were blasting music & even though that’s against the rules nobody seemed to make them stop. Thank goodness we were able to move a few sites away, and then everybody cleared out the next day. The best site is #31. If you’re going on a weekend or any time during the summer, don’t make any reservation at all if you can’t get #31. I’m not putting that in my google review btw, that’s only for folks on Dyrt.

    2. The facilities have a lot of maintenance issues that just aren’t being taken care of. For example: there are two bathroom buildings, an old one built out of rail cars (?) near the river and a newer-construction one uphill by the RV sites. Both bathrooms have multiple sinks and toilets that are out of order. In the downhill ladies room there was a toilet that ran water constantly and another that wouldn’t flush at all. I actually took that 2nd one apart and fixed it myself. That same ladies’ room had a sink removed completely from the wall leaving hanging pipes sticking out, a 2nd sink that wouldn’t turn on, a 3rd sink with wobbly handles, and a 4th sink that was fully functional. Next to that restroom on one side was what was supposed to be a shower facility but it was completely out of order and locked. On the other side of the restroom there was what was supposed to be a dishwashing station but it was disconnected with pipes dangling and dirt & leaves filling the sink. Why install nice things and then let them fall apart? I don’t understand.

    3. They do seem to keep the toilets stocked with soap and TP and paper towels, and there are lots of garbage cans that do get emptied when needed. However, sometimes campers are naughty and leave behind trash outside the bins. This ranges from micro-trash (bottle caps, wrapper ends) to big pieces (foil pans, beer bottles). We stayed there for 2 days after the giant party moved on, but we never saw camp staff coming around to deal with the loose litter. We were pulling wads of fishing line out of the rocks and throwing away other people’s bottles. Blech.

    4. There is an on-site rafting company. We took a full-day rafting trip that launched right from the campground & we had a great time.

    5. There is a little general store that sells ice, firewood, souvenirs, Tshirts, etc.

    6. It is a gated facility so hopefully secure?

  • Karen T.
    May. 24, 2021

    Coloma Resort

    Beautiful spot!

    I was worried about our pop up camper not being able to fit in the “tent only sites”, but it ended up being perfect.

    The sun shade provided in the tent sites came in handy when we had a short moment of rain. It was also much appreciated during the sunny weather.

    Beautiful view of the river but it was certainly crowded. 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. However, there’s after hours staff you can contact if you have any concerns.

    For the amount of people in the area, there isn’t many bathroom stalls. Yet, we somehow never ran into any long lines.

    There’s a lot of people, kids, bikes, and dogs. It’s highly stimulating environment but everyone was very friendly.

    Definitely recommend visiting if you are able to make a reservation!

  • LThe Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 20, 2021

    Bear River Park & Campground

    Nice location by the River.

    Sites 1-4 are walk in, the rest are drive up. All sites are right on the riverbank. Gold panning is popular here. Quiet campground with the relaxing sound of the river.


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