Best RV Parks & Resorts near Los Banos, CA

Recent RV Reviews near Los Banos, CA

365 Reviews of 62 Los Banos Campgrounds

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  Drenda

  Scout

  

  Apr. 25, 2023

  Thousand Trails San Benito

  Back to Nature

  Birds, trees, flowers, grass. Doesn’t have that jammed together RV park like some Thousand trails parks (ahem Cottonwood and Yuma AZ )

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  Cindy and Russell C.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 8, 2020

  Uvas Pines RV Park

  A slice of heaven in the bay area

  We visited the first week of December 2020.  The staff was helpful and the grounds were well maintained.  Flat easy pull through with full hook-ups.  Definitely in a canyon around the corner from Thousand Trails.  You can see the stars at night and it is a very quiet campground.  We were surprised at all the high-end rigs there, some full-timers.  A nice dog park area and a stroll along the creek - our dog loved it.  They recycle and are very environmentally aware. No pool or playground but lovely nature away from the hustle and bustle of silicon valley.  It is about 6 miles to shopping and many restaurants.  A very easy drive off the highway if you take the Tennant Road exit.

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  Patricia O.

  Guide

  

  May. 23, 2018

  Thousand Trails San Benito

  Decent campground within driving distance of Pinnacles

  This location is a fairly convenient distance to Pinnacles National Park if you prefer not to stay at the national park campground. A little more expensive since we are not Thousand Trail members but has a laundromat, small store, pool, showers – though some were out of order. It looked the place needed a tune up, not bad, just a little run down and things needed to be fixed. I would stay here again. Compared to the campground at Pinnacles where we were going, we feel this is the better option. Pinnacles is mostly day hikes so this campground is perfect.

  The staff were friendly and helpful. We had quiet, wildlife (saw a bobcat and heard owls at night), and a pretty flat and roomy tent site. Our site was shady enough, though not all sites appeared so lucky. It seemed like there were lots of activities for the kids. We were only there one night and did not check out anything else the campground has to offer so can't comment.

  It is a big campground, and I can't recall the site number we had. It was a little confusing as to what we could take or not. There seemed to be quite a few long term campers in the Rv area.

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  David C.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 2, 2020

  Uvas Pines RV Park

  Nice place with a great dog park

  This park has mostly long-term residents. It was super quiet, though there was a somewhat noisy road next to us. We were on the first site next to the road, so I suspect it would be a non issue for most of the sites.

  The dog park is extremely well-maintained. Beautiful grass, very nice fence, a bench to sit on, water for your pets and plenty of space to run.

  There a really nice stream to hike along. And underneath a bridge there are bat houses. We went under there at sundown and watched the bats come out. Strongly recommended!

  The lady who runs the place was extremely nice and helpful.

  Full hook-ups and relatively large, gravel sites with some shade. However, I needed to raise one wheel about 5 inches and another 2 to get level.

  Short drive to downtown Morgan hill or Gilroy. And there’s a Camping World as well.

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  Sotnos B.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 24, 2021

  Santa Nella RV Park

  Modern, well-maintained overnighter

  Easy day of reservation, with the easy after hours check in. Flat paved sites. Mostly a parking lot style RV park with flat pads and full hook ups. Lots of noise from the interstate, ear plugs necessary. Crossroads area offers lots of travelers amenities such as coffee shops, restaurants and several gas stations. Rotten Robbie's gas is cheapest in town.

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  stephanie

  Guide

  

  Jun. 20, 2021

  Gilroy Garlic USA RV Park

  Nice RV Park, Reasonable Rates

  We happened upon this RV Park as a drop in when our other park was not available. What a pleasant surprise! We’ll be making this our go to spot when traveling through the Gilroy area from now on.

  For starters, the staff is wonderful. So friendly. Just an FYI, if they have open spots after the office closes they put out packets for up to 2 pull thru and 2 back in spots for late arrivals without a reservation.

  Pros

  • Great central location!
  • Roomy spaces, by RV park standards.
  • Water, sewer, electric, WiFi, and trash.
  • Propane on-site for purchase.
  • Laundry mat on site. Prices more reasonable than going to a laundry mat off site.
  • Showers and restrooms.
  • Truly dog welcoming, with multiple dog poop baggy bins and a dog run so your best friend can run leash free. They even gave my dog premium dog treats upon arrival. Wow!!
  • A really nice pool.
  • Wide back in spots, with wide roadways. Even a novice RVer can back it up with out concern.
  • This place can accommodate truly large rigs, there were quite a few of them during our visit.
  • There are likely long term rentals, but I couldn’t point them out because all the sites were neat and clean with flowers and landscaping. The park was super quiet.
  • Open, lush grassy area.

  Cons:

  • It’s an RV park, so there is a lot of smooth new concrete and the sites are close together. If you want natural turf and more space, you’ll need to give up the amenities and go to a State Park or Forest.
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  randy S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 3, 2021

  Betabel RV Resort

  Clean quiet safe

  This is a great RV resort for extended stay or overnight if traveling through. Lots of pull through sites for long RVs which are OK here. In the summer, there is a strong coastal influence so it stays cool here! Amenities include a pool, very clean bathrooms and showers and a small store.

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  Samantha P.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 21, 2020

  Betabel RV Resort

  Words Can’t Describe

  If you want to park in a parking lot here’s your chance. 95% long term occupancy. Only sites available for short term is the parking lot with a shrub on a stick they call a tree.

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  Steve F.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 27, 2022

  Basalt Campground — San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area

  TEMPORARILY CLOSED

  This campground, as well as the day use area are closed for the foreseeable future due to a safety of dams project. This looks to be a long-term closure. Here's the press release about it: https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1057

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  David

  Guide

  

  Apr. 25, 2023

  Pinnacles Campground — Pinnacles National Park

  Do Not Be Fooled by recreation.gov - RV Sites are 82-112 Only!

  We had a reservation for site 59 but did not stay. recreation.gov says that this site can accept trailers with a max of 37 ft and while that may be technically true, I think that could only be accomplished if you could somehow have your trailer carried in and dropped into the site by a helicopter. The loop road around the campsites is simply too tight to back a trailer into this or pretty much any of the other sites along these loops. The actual RV sites are 82-112 so stick to those. 

  For reference, we have a 30' trailer and tried going at it from both directions, but the road and the bounding trees are just too tight to make the turn without scratching up your truck or trailer. The people in spot 60(right next door) had a tiny R-Pod trailer and said that the only way they could get their trailer into their spot was to make a circle by driving through 59 and then around into 60(technically driving on vegetation that would probably break some NPS rules). We ended up canceling our reservation and driving way back down the road to Thousand Trails San Benito. 

  Thanks a lot, recreation.gov for the inaccurate information, the frustration, and the wasted time. 

  TL;DR If you have an RV, do not book into any sites here other than the designated RV sites, which are 82-112.

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  Jason M.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 25, 2024

  Gilroy Garlic USA RV Park

  Great Layover

  We had a quick three-day trip here to visit family. The pool is small, yet well-kept and we had it to ourselves every time we went each day. The park was perfect for the kids biking around through the short- and long-term areas.

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  Gary V.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 12, 2023

  Codorniz Campground

  Codoriz campground

  Our first time here, reservation required before showing up. This was the off season so everything was open and quiet. Nice bathrooms no charge. Playground for kids. They have full hook ups or you could do dry camping. Every camp has it own water so that was nice. Good price for $20

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  Sarah M.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 7, 2021

  Kit Fox RV Park

  Nice camp between stops

  I stayed here for one night in a 22’ RV at one of the back-in sites for the shorter term stays on a drive from Death Valley back towards the San Francisco Bay area. I believe the office is currently closed due to Covid, but they have a box of maps and envelopes plus a drop box for payment right outside the office.

  It looks like most of the spots here are for pretty long term stays. There was plenty for space for short term, overnight campers. Spot comes with WiFi code, but there’s plenty of cell service too. You’re close to the I5 and can hear the soft lull of some traffic, but it’s still fairly quiet.

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  ProfG999

  Guide

  

  Jul. 11, 2021

  Gilroy Garlic USA RV Park

  Not bad for RV park

  First let me say RV parks are my least favorite places to stay, thus 4 stars. But when a heatwave comes through I need hookups for AC. I stayed 2 nights. Very clean grounds. Several shade trees. Lots of little kids. Wi-Fi was great. Could work and stream TV. Facilities (bathrooms and showers) were nice. Pool was wonderful. Staff were super friendly. Gave my dog a treat! Lots of dogs. Tiny dog park, gravel, but grassy areas around too. Right behind shopping center with Walmart, Target, Lowe's and much more. Only negatives were, even though it was a week after the 4th of July, both nights someone was shooting fireworks, sounded like in the park, so my poor dog was terrified. It also smelled like sewage. Someone said Gilroy often has a bad smell. My spot wasn't too bad but my sewer line was right in front of this other camper's front door. I was backed up inches from their slide-out. Rates were reasonable, considering full hookups, a pool and the Wi-Fi. I'd stay again if I'm in that area.

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  Riki G.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 10, 2022

  Thousand Trails San Benito

  Very rough

  Plenty of sites if you have 30 amp. Plenty of full hook up sites. The 50 amp sites were all in one section. If you don’t need to run your A/C you can get by with 30 amp hook up. We loved most of the sites were pull thru. Had good picnic tables. Restrooms and showers were great. Like others have said this place needs a lot of care. A lot of sites were out of order. Nice trails there. Gilmore was a distance for us to restock on supplies. Pool was open but not heated. Hot tub was closed for the winter season. You are out in the sticks so no cell phone service. You could purchase WiFi and patch your phone thru WiFi calling.

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  Susanne J.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 21, 2023

  Oasis West RV Park

  Nice and quiet campground

  The facilities was ok, but the pool was not open, which was a big disappointment for our kids. We stayed there one night and had full hook-up and had some laundry done. Two out of four washing machines did not work, but only few users, so we managed. In conclusion it is a rather cheap campground, but don’t expect things to be perfect.

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  M&M B.

  Traveler

  

  May. 31, 2022

  Merced River Resort

  Not bad for a quiet night in a gated, rustic, no frills night

  If you don’t mind a quiet, rustic, affordable & rural type of trailer/RV spot in Turlock, this place is for you… nice hook ups… nice hosts! If you are looking for a glam RV site, this is not the place for you…

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  Weston W.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 26, 2022

  Los Banos Creek Campground — San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area

  Great Lake, Campground has seen better days (more Trees needed)

  Nice older campground you'll need a tent or smaller rig. If RV... bring leveling blocks... lots. This use to be First Come First Served but apparently it's reservable now. Getting it reserved is a website-mess though as you need to click on San Luis Reservoir SRA and then Los Banos Creek Campground. LBC doesn't even show up on the map.

  https://www.reservecalifornia.com/

  Sites:

  1 - Good Off-season (No trees just a shade structure) - On Lake

  2 - Ok - Very unlevel. Has shade structure view of lake over site 1

  3 - Good Shady site, fairly level and large enough for 20' trailer / 24' RV - On Lake

  4 - Good Shady site, fairly level and large enough for 20' trailer/ 24' RV - On Lake

  5-9 - Ok Small, with shade structures. No obvious spot for tents but near Lake

  10 - Ok Medium size and good for trailer with lots of leveling blocks... one tree for shade

  11 - Meh? Small weird triangle parking spot with no obvious tent pad - On Lake and shaded

  12 - Good Medium size, Lots of shade, On Lake

  13-14 - Pull-throughs ? No Shade

  Porta-potties were in great shape (March) to the point I'd rather have these than Pit toilets. Good Job to whoever services those!

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  Lorraine G.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 29, 2024

  Betabel RV Park

  Mrs

  Great RV park. Really clean, showers hot and a little food market. Reception really friendly and helpful with good local knowledge. Well kept site.

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  HandL C.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 2, 2023

  Pinnacles Campground — Pinnacles National Park

  Not For Trailers

  As a tent, van or Class C camping location, I think this campground would be just fine. This is NOT a campground you want to pull your bump-pull trailer or Class A into. There are no turn arounds. The pads are facing the wrong way for backing in. The loops that the sites are on are rough roads with branches, logs and rocks that make turns damaging to your rig. It's tight back there, people! Go to an RV park outside the park or get a smaller rig. You've been warned.

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  Jeff M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 20, 2021

  Santa Nella RV Park

  Good for overnight RV

  I have stayed at this RV park several times as a stop over for the night. It’s not the kind of place I would want to stay at much longer but it does have all the power and water connections that one needs for an RV. Most of the sites I have stayed at have the connections at the center of the site which makes it a little awkward but most of their sites are pull through. The park is adjacent to an older mobile home park but if one stays near the front of the RV park you won’t even notice this. The rate we paid was about $45 a night and we thought it was worth it versus pulling in to the nearby Anderson’s Pea soup parking lot and squatting there.

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  Nomad1cHuskers ..

  Guide

  

  Jan. 11, 2021

  Casa de Fruta RV Orchard Resort

  Nice Older RV Park

  Nice Older Park, Large, lots of things going on in the area between the Restaurant, Fruit Stand, Gas Station and the RV Park. But it definitely wasn't an issue getting around. Stayed there for the first weekend while in the area for work. The do supposedly have the 10 year rule in place.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Mar. 7, 2021

  Laguna Mountain Campground

  Hard to Believe This Place is FREE!

  This place is so great! It is difficult to find BLM camping in California and this is a gem!

  The road is in prone to mudslides and looked like is was recently cleared of mud in multiple spots. Warning though this is the kind of mud that is like clay and has to be scraped off of wheel wells and undercarriage. We collected quite a bit and the underneath of our RV looks like hundreds of stalactites grew and THAT was on the recently cleared spots! The road itself is paved but very potholed, patched and narrow. Be aware of blind corners on weekends when the traffic increases and people fly up the narrow road!

  The campground has big flat parking areas for RVs, vans or tents. The individual spots are spaced out nicely and all seemed to have some shade. Also there are covered picnic tables, fire pits and a bathroom which consists of a clean pit toilet. There is NO water, hook ups, or garbage available so don't forget to bring extra water to extinguish your fire as this is a high risk fire zone. Pack in and pack out!

  The days and nights are quiet and very relaxing! Bird and wildlife viewing abundant and hiking trails nearby. 

  There is absolutely NO cell reception at the campground or the road in, NO AT&T, NO Verizon, and NO T-Mobile!

  Will definitely come here again!

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  Samantha T.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 2, 2019

  Pinnacles Campground — Pinnacles National Park

  Nice hiking trails

  The campground has well spaced spots nice bathrooms but horrible pay showers, definitely bring your shower shoes. The rv spots have electric hookups but no water or sewer. Very warm in summer no fires allowed. If you are looking to explore the caves March or October is when they are fully open. The park gets quite busy on weekends, parking lots at the trails are usually full by 10am, make sure you get an early start.

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  Daniel D.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 22, 2020

  Oasis West RV Park

  Serviceable if you are on your way to somewhere else...

  Not my favorite KOA, to be honest, but I’ve only stayed at three (Los Banos, Costanoa, and Santa Cruz) so what do I know. This place was dusty, trees were sparse, and amenities were very limited. Was forced to stay there for the weekend when my spring reservations at Sequoia were affected due to unexpected snowfall. People were pleasant enough, but the place just isn’t very exciting.

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  Jake H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 19, 2018

  Pinnacles Campground — Pinnacles National Park

  Pinnacles National Park campground

  We arrived late in the evening, tent spots were tucked into a wooded area. Rv spots were more out in the open with power hook ups. Campground had multiple bathrooms, as clean as to be expected, showers, and a swimming pool open during the day. Very neat camp ground, definitely plan on returning.

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  Peter M.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 21, 2020

  Pinnacles Campground — Pinnacles National Park

  What a great National park!

  This is only my 5th National park and was beautiful. Lots of wildlife visitor's. The Park is also home to the California Condor. Bummer that we didn't see any. RV spots have electric plug in. We stayed in a 30 amp spot.