Best RV Parks & Resorts near Muir Woods, CA

Several RV parks surround the Muir Woods area, providing convenient bases for exploring this natural landmark. Marin RV Park in Greenbrae offers 87 sites with full hookups including 30/50 amp electrical service, making it one of the closest RV campgrounds to Muir Woods at just 10 minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge ferry. San Francisco RV Resort in Pacifica provides oceanfront RV sites with full hookups year-round, though spaces are notably tight. "The spots were so cramped. Couldn't put our awning out," noted one visitor about the San Francisco RV Resort. Novato RV Park, located north of Muir Woods, features big-rig friendly sites with 50 amp service, sewer hookups, and picnic tables at each site. Treasure Island RV Park in South San Francisco rounds out the options with year-round availability and 50 amp electrical service for larger motorhomes.

Advance reservations are essential for RV camping in this region, particularly during summer and fall when tourism peaks. Most parks require online booking, with some needing reservations weeks or months ahead. Road access varies significantly between locations - RVers should note that while the parks themselves accommodate large rigs, routes to Muir Woods involve narrow, winding roads that may challenge wider vehicles. Cell service is generally reliable at the RV parks, with visitors reporting usable Verizon and T-Mobile connections. Dump stations are available at all mentioned parks, though Pillar Point RV Park in Half Moon Bay charges an additional $7 fee for this service. Pet policies are consistently accommodating across these RV campgrounds, with all parks allowing pets, though some impose additional daily fees not always mentioned during the reservation process.

Best RV Sites Near Muir Woods, California (73)

    1. San Francisco RV Resort

    15 Reviews
    Pacifica, CA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "It doesn't look like all of the pull-through spots are still pull-through really even though the campground map indicates they are."

    "It has a ca beach town feel, but is just 20 minutes from San Francisco. Walgreens, Safeway, and a couple coffee shops, local bakery and restaurants all walking distance."

    2. Marin RV Park

    10 Reviews
    Larkspur, CA
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (415) 461-5199

    $99 - $115 / night

    "Gravel lot 30 minutes from Golden Gate Bridge and 10 minutes to Ferry. Clean bathrooms with decent showers and security. Public laundromat on premises has vending machine for incidentals."

    "Great location to the city and Muir woods. Good stores near by. Narrow sites. No room for awning. Close to gather. Sites are gravel and level. Nice area for pets with view."

    3. Treasure Island MH and RV Park

    3 Reviews
    Daly City, CA
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (650) 994-3266

    4. Novato RV Park

    1 Review
    Novato, CA
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (415) 897-1271

    "Park is clean, quiet and close to San Francisco. Sites are gravel, not level and close together. Shopping and grocery store with in a couple miles. Great location to stay if visiting the city."

    5. Pillar Point RV Park

    6 Reviews
    El Granada, CA
    28 miles
    Website
    +1 (650) 712-9277

    $95 / night

    "Great spot right off the highway and on the beach. Lots of activities and places to eat within walking distance. Surfing, walking/bike trails, kayaking….Pet friendly"

    "Walking distance to shops and restaurants, walking and bike trails, beach access, and friendly staff!"

    6. Tradewinds RV Park

    3 Reviews
    Crockett, CA
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (707) 643-4000

    $42 - $47 / night

    "Close to highway. Noise not a problem. Very friendly staff. Sites are close together but easy entry. Level sites with FHU’s. Would stay here again."

    "Decent clean facilities. No complaints. May be back."

    7. Candlestick RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Brisbane, CA
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (415) 822-2299

    "Or Muni which takes about double the time including walk to the station. Great WiFi. It's a parking lot with close neighbors. Nice and clean facilities."

    8. Sonoma County Fairgrounds RV Park

    7 Reviews
    Santa Rosa, CA
    37 miles
    Website
    +1 (707) 293-8410

    $33 - $70 / night

    "Stayed here for a few nights in the motorhome to recharge. Full hookup sites, reasonably close to shopping & restaurants, and good value with Passport America savings."

    "A little close to others for my liking, but everyone was friendly and helpful."

    9. Porto Bodega Marina & RV Park

    17 Reviews
    Bodega Bay, CA
    41 miles
    Website
    +1 (707) 875-2354

    "We’re in a van with no consistent onboard power or water, so we do a night or two out and a night at a site with more amenities."

    "If you wanna rv and craving crab,chowder, and oysters this is the spot for you, full hook up,fire pit , and picnic table walking distance to a restaurant and shops great views very relaxing...the down"

    10. Bodega Bay RV Park

    15 Reviews
    Bodega Bay, CA
    41 miles
    Website
    +1 (707) 875-3701

    "Checked in a little later in the day- they had our name and spot on a sheet tacked on the bulletin board at the check-in area-

    Our spot was very close to the entrance – mostly level a little angle downhill"

    "The park is clean,quiet and there’s a few trails that take you to the Beach. It’s about a 30 min walk but an easy one. Theres electric, cable and water at the pole. The sewer is up near the entrance."

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RV Park Reviews near Muir Woods, CA

645 Reviews of 73 Muir Woods Campgrounds


  • Laura M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Feb. 27, 2021

    Anthony Chabot Regional Park

    Beautiful!

    This campground is beautiful and at 50% of normal capacity even better! The campground is set among a grove of eucalyptus trees that offer shade, which would be really nice during summer, and a calming aroma. 

    There are dry and full hook up sites. 

    $35 for dry

    $45 for hook ups

    $8 reservation fee

    $2 fee per day for each dog which is not stated when making reservations, you  are expected to pay when you arrive.

    We have 3 dogs and the ranger came by and mentioned the fee though he never made us pay it. Also they do not allow visitors at this time due to Covid, campers only. There was some type of maintenance going on which had trucks frequently driving up and down the road but overall quiet. Strict rule of no check in prior to 2pm, but there is a day use area nearby to park in and hike around if you arrive early. The road up to the campground is winding with a lot of cyclists. Cell service was spotty on the way up and weak at campground but usable with our WeBoost. The road in the campground is narrow with tight turns into the sites so if you have a big rig be aware.

    Other amenities:

    Recycling and garbage

    Bathrooms and showers

    Tons of hiking and biking trails

    Water and dump station available for dry campers

    Fire pit, firewood for sale at kiosk for $10/bundle

    Picnic tables

    30 amp only

    Paved parking pad, mostly level

    Overall would definitely come again!

  • Bret W.
    Feb. 19, 2023

    Bodega Bay RV Park

    Bodega Bay for a couple days

    Checked in a little later in the day- they had our name and spot on a sheet tacked on the bulletin board at the check-in area-

    Our spot was very close to the entrance – mostly level a little angle downhill so bring some blocks.

    First made the mistake of trying to back in- it turns out these are pull in spots, so make sure if you’re not in a pull through that you read the sheet and determine if you should pull in or back in.

    Fairly quiet on a Saturday night close to town and a very comfortable stay.

    Only electric and water hook ups but 50 amp is really nice and they have a dump here at the park. You can use when you check out.

    When I did have a chance to meet them in the office, they seemed really nice at the front desk, and kind of surprised that we would check in our second vehicle :) maybe most people don’t. ;)

  • CThe Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 20, 2024

    Porto Bodega Marina & RV Park

    Good spot for power+shower+refresh.

    This was some “glamping” for us. We’re in a van with no consistent onboard power or water, so we do a night or two out and a night at a site with more amenities. This was a perfect stop driving south on the 1 after the previous night remote on the coast and a planned need for StarLink with power source. Park is clean and well-organized, if tight, and the bathrooms are super clean and door-coded, with included hot showers. Right on the marina, fun if you enjoy harbor/boating scenery, and good food within walking distance. No way - that I found - to reserve online, but a phone call at 9am on a Saturday was returned within 10 minutes and got it done. Range of big rigs to camper vans, easy access and enough room to negotiate into spots. Very welcoming, safe, laid back environment.

  • Jennifer M.
    Jun. 13, 2018

    Samuel P. Taylor State Park Campground

    Magical forests

    Camp sites include fire ring and flattened areas with picnic table. Fresh water is available, as well as, bathrooms and showers. Nice level sites for RVs. Great Verizon and AT&T cell service.

  • Shari  G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 20, 2023

    Half Moon Bay State Beach Campground

    Nice Respite Along the Beach

    We rarely make reservations to camp in California Beach Parks, as they are usually filled up weeks or even months in advance. While meeting up with some friends in Half Moon Bay we happened along the campsite and simply enquired if they had an open site for the night. They did, and we ended up staying for 2 nights due to a cancellation.  It never hurts to ask!  

    The campsite is a nice quiet stretch of grass, live oak trees, and beach shrubs about 30 vertical feet above the Pacific beach shoreline.  While you get away from the blowing sand, you get to hear the pounding ocean at night. I can’t imagine a more gentle lullaby, frankly. The sites themselves are a little close quarters, but all provide just about enough space for a long camper and a tow/towed vehicle as well.  For a small camper like us, there’s even enough room to have a friend visit. 

    The sites offer electrical and water hookups, additionally there is a dump station just as you exit the camping area. Showers and flush toilets are available, but also used by all the beach goers in the area, so you know what they look like....never clean.

    The town of Half Moon Bay offers pretty much everything you need in terms of restaurants or grocery stores. Riding your bike, or walking along the path toward town for a well-earned brunch should definitely reach the top of your to-do list while you’re there.  We had brunch at Mavericks Creparie and dinner at the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company.  Both are absolutely fantastic!

    Beachcombing, sunbathing, swimming, horseback riding, and skim boarding during the warmer months also are great ways to fill up the day. The beach path goes for miles in either direction so you can get some exercise off of the main roads.

  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Dec. 8, 2021

    Westside Regional Park

    Great views, but close to the neighbors

    First, you stay here for the views. Great views from the first two rows closest to the water. There are very few plantings between spaces. No hook ups at all, but water is available if you fill before you park. Seven dollar dump station. Each campsite has a fire ring and a wooden picnic table and grass. Since there’s no hook ups between the hours of 8 AM and 8 PM, you will always be listening to somebody’s generator running. Always. No privacy at this campground. I did not check out the bathrooms for the campground, but I did look at the bathrooms for the large boat launch area next-door. No showers in that bathroom, but it was clean. A bit spendy for no hookups. Safe. Zero long term campers when I was here. There are no first come first served campsites at this location. All camping spaces had a reserve sign on them, even though the place was about 40% full. Completely dark at night, which was great.

  • BRIAN O.The Dyrt PRO User
    Apr. 28, 2022

    Pillar Point RV Park

    Pricey, but worth it

    Great spot right off the highway and on the beach. Lots of activities and places to eat within walking distance. Surfing, walking/bike trails, kayaking….Pet friendly

  • Ray & Terri F.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 7, 2021

    Vineyard RV Park

    Meh CG and short sites

    We are full-timers in a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow. We were in site 61, a“Premium” Pull-through site, for 3 days in early October, while visiting family in the area. This is probably the most critical review of a CG that we have posted in the 2 years we’ve be full-timing and for$76/night(with discount), I would expect much, much more from a CG. The staff at checkin were very friendly, but we didn’t see anyone patrolling the CG while we were there. It was fairly quiet when we arrived during the week, but got a little raucous on the weekend and I-505 road noise is fairly noticeable at night. The CG is“clean” and otherwise quiet, but showing its age a bit. The two pools looked pretty decent, but we didn’t use them. All of the sites are fairly short and very close. Bigger rig tow vehicles either extend into or are parked partially on the roads through the CG, although the roads are fairly wide throughout. The CG consists mostly permanent/semi-permanent residences. Most of those sites are are all gravel. There appeared to only be a few transient spaces, maybe 12-15, which were also short, but with grass, tables and foliage between sites. There are no green spaces to walk your dog. Everything that isn’t paved or graveled is basically bare dirt or tall, dead weeds, except the playground and one other area, and neither of those areas allow dogs. You are pretty much relegated to walking the CG roads or using the“off-leash” area, which is a fenced in treed area but is also just bare dirt and clearly not everyone cleans up after their dogs. They have signs for a Pet Walk, but this is just a very short walk on more dirt. The ponds on the map are fenced off and are either muddy brown or algae green pits with fountains- not very aesthetically appealing. AT&T coverage was just ok, with 2 bars of LTE and speeds up to 0.8 MB/s. The CG WiFi through TengoInternet.com is bit wanky, only allowing 3 connected devices and requiring a Browser to connect, so devices without one(Apple TV, WiFi router, etc.) are out of luck. Their website had a link to a page that was supposed to tell you how to connect them, but resulted in a 404 page not found error. We saw speeds up to 1 MB/s., but much less when everyone is online. Disconnecting WiFi and reconnecting seemed to help some. We were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site. There were 35 OTA channels to be had with our fixed omni antenna. We would not stay here again.

  • Carly D.
    Jun. 1, 2021

    Lawson's Landing

    beach adjacent fun

    I've camped here about half a dozen times over the years and while each experience has been different, they were all enjoyable and I would easily return again.

    There are a variety of campsites, and they are many - we camp as close to the ocean as possible in the meadow area. There are port-o-potties on site but they're not always super close to your campsite. You typically do have to hike the ocean from the dunes, and while some consider it a light and easy walk, for others it could be difficult. There are other sites closer to the waterfront, but I haven't personally camped there yet and can't testify to the ease.

    The weather is GREAT, and you can usually count on some light wind daily. It's amazing kite weather. The sites are in full-sun, so plan for shading yourself. I suggest a pop-up canopy, and double suggest staking it down.

    We've run out of firewood on occasion and bartered with other campers (some have kindly donated some for the night and we reimburse their wood in the morning). There's a lovely general store and restaurant nearby with delicious clam chowder. There is also a day-area beach, a really cool pier where folks crab, and loads of fishing. Pet friendly, sand dunes where you'll see lots of action, and just a lovely area. Camping is year round, and the weather is typically PERFECT.


Guide to Muir Woods

Access to Muir Woods RV sites requires navigating narrow coastal roads. Most nearby RV parks sit 20-30 minutes from the national monument. Weather conditions vary throughout the year with coastal fog common in summer months and temperatures averaging 50-65°F. Winter brings occasional rain but remains mild compared to inland areas.

What to do

Ocean viewing spots: 10-minute walk from San Francisco RV Resort provides chances to watch migrating whales. "When it's clear you can see the farralon islands 30 miles offshore. Saw a couple whales too," reports Tom H. about the San Francisco RV Resort.

Beach access trails: Porto Bodega Marina & RV Park offers easy shoreline access. "You can see the Milky Way at night while listening to the soft foghorn and every now and then a soft bark of a seal," according to Duranne C. at Porto Bodega Marina & RV Park. The park connects to coastal walking paths.

Farmers markets: Local produce within walking distance. "On Sunday's the farmers market is nextdoor so you can walk over!" writes Sasha M. about Bodega Bay RV Park, which hosts weekend markets during summer months.

What campers like

Marine wildlife watching: Coastal locations provide opportunities for wildlife viewing. "We had a blast there lots to do and see!" mentions Sasha M. about Bodega Bay RV Park.

Urban exploration options: Several parks offer easy transportation to San Francisco. "Drive in, park and then walk to all the sights you want to see in San Francisco. A short 10 minute walk from the RV park is the ferry that will drop you off downtown San Francisco," notes Jeff T. about Marin RV Park.

Outdoor dining: Waterfront restaurants nearby many parks. "There is a coffee/breakfast place, and a wine/beer/restaurant at the edge of the property. Very good and convenient!" Todd W. mentions about Porto Bodega Marina & RV Park.

What you should know

Advance reservations mandatory: Most parks fill months ahead, especially during summer. "Made reservations Thrs. afternoon for 3 nights. Decent clean facilities," reports Robert W. about Tradewinds RV Park.

Site spacing considerations: Many parks have tight spacing between units. "These spaces were very cramped," notes Brodie D. at San Francisco RV Resort. Many reviewers mention limited outdoor space for awnings.

Alternative options: Consider less expensive options farther from Muir Woods. "Great location to the city and Muir woods. Good stores near by. Narrow sites. No room for awning," shares Todd H. about Treasure Island MH and RV Park.

Tips for camping with families

Children's activity restrictions: Some parks have specific rules about recreational activities. "It's not the best for families though. No bike riding or scooting, so we had to walk them to the walking path," cautions Stephanie E. about Bodega Bay RV Park.

Beach access timing: Plan beach trips around tides and fog patterns. "We did drive-in at one of the dry camps and it had your typical fire pit (dryer wheel) and picnic table - the view was gorgeous!" shares Khang N. about Porto Bodega Marina & RV Park.

Pet-friendly amenities: Most parks accommodate pets with designated areas. "The dog runs were good," notes Linda A. about Bodega Bay RV Park.

Tips from RVers

Internet connectivity options: Wifi quality varies significantly between parks. "Very enjoyable stay. The park is clean, quiet and there's a few trails that take you to the Beach. I work remote and have had meetings all week. No issues with Verizon or T mobile Hot spots," shares Brandon G. about Bodega Bay RV Park.

Hookup availability: Full-service sites typically include 50-amp electrical service. "Park is clean, quiet and close to San Francisco. Sites are gravel, not level and close together," notes Tammie L. about Novato RV Park.

Public transportation access: Several parks offer transit connections. "It's expensive (122,5$ incl. tax), but gives you the opportunity to be in the city. Lyft/Uber 25 minutes to Fishers Wharf ~25-30$. Or Muni which takes about double the time including walk to the station," explains Kirsten about Candlestick RV Park.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a reservation for RV parking or camping near Muir Woods?

Yes, reservations are highly recommended for both RV parking at Muir Woods (through the NPS reservation system) and for camping at nearby RV parks. Anthony Chabot Regional Park requires reservations and charges $45 for hookup sites plus an $8 reservation fee. Similarly, at Bodega Bay RV Park, reservations are managed through a check-in system with assigned spots. California coastal campgrounds fill up weeks or even months in advance, especially during peak season, so booking early is essential for securing a spot.

What are the closest RV campgrounds to Muir Woods National Monument?

The closest RV-friendly campgrounds to Muir Woods include Pillar Point RV Park and Half Moon Bay State Beach Campground, both about 30-40 minutes south. Pillar Point offers beachfront camping with full hookups and is within walking distance to restaurants and activities like surfing and kayaking. For options north of Muir Woods, consider Novato RV Park which provides convenient highway access. All these locations serve as good base camps for day trips to the monument.

Is RV camping allowed directly in Muir Woods National Monument?

No, RV camping is not allowed directly within Muir Woods National Monument. The monument is a day-use area only with no overnight accommodations or camping facilities of any kind. The narrow, winding roads leading to Muir Woods also make RV access challenging. Instead, consider nearby options like Samuel P. Taylor State Park Campground, which offers nice level sites for RVs with amenities including fire rings, picnic tables, and access to fresh water, bathrooms and showers.