Best Glamping near Nevada City, CA

Inn Town Campground houses premium glamping tents nestled among redwoods just minutes from downtown Nevada City. Each canvas tent comes outfitted with heated mattress pads, comfortable beds, and electrical outlets. High Camp offers three elevated yurt accommodations with access to toilets, hot showers, and potable water. Lake Francis Resort and Thousand Trails Lake of the Springs both feature yurt rentals with modern amenities alongside their standard camping options. Glamping guests at these destinations enjoy proper beds with linens, private picnic tables, and access to clean shower facilities. Tranquillity Base provides a single exclusive yurt experience with electric hookups, showers, and toilets in a secluded setting. One visitor noted, "The absolute nicest, cleanest bathrooms/showers I've ever seen in a campground. We loved it so much we booked another weekend to go back before we left."

These luxury outdoor accommodations serve as perfect basecamps for exploring the natural attractions surrounding Nevada City. The South Yuba River offers swimming holes and hiking trails within a short drive from most glamping sites. On-site amenities at Inn Town Campground include a swimming pool, outdoor movie area, and a fully equipped community kitchen. Thousand Trails properties provide lake access for fishing and boating, while firewood is available for use in propane fire rings at most locations. According to one camper, "It's just outside Nevada City but you feel completely in nature thanks to all the big redwoods in camp." Winter glampers appreciate heated accommodations during Christmas season visits to Nevada City's historic downtown, while summer visitors enjoy easy access to swimming spots at Fuller Dam and Scotts Flat Reservoir.

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1. Inn Town Campground
12 Reviews
Nevada City, CA
1 mile
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. Collins Lake Recreation Area
22 Reviews
Oregon House, CA
17 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."

3. Thousand Trails Lake of the Springs
7 Reviews
Oregon House, CA
15 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. High Camp
1 Review
Grass Valley, CA
6 miles
+1 (530) 304-6524
$33 - $222 / night

5. Lake Francis Resort
3 Reviews
Oregon House, CA
12 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."
6. Sycamore Ranch RV Park
6 Reviews
Smartsville, CA
21 miles
Website
+1 (530) 741-1190
"We live just up the road (Nevada City) yet we ignored this campground for years thinking it was full of trailer trash."

"This is such a beautiful piece of California."

7. Lodgepole Campground
5 Reviews
Emigrant Gap, CA
23 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. "
8. Auburn Gold Country RV Park
5 Reviews
Auburn, CA
22 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."

9. Thousand Trails Snowflower
6 Reviews
Emigrant Gap, CA
23 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."
10. Tranquillity Base
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Rough and Ready, CA
5 miles
+1 (707) 485-2683
$120 - $140 / night

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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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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.
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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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Bill B.
Guide
Oct. 9, 2020
Inn Town Campground
Just Awesome
Super clean and friendly

Not congested and close to many hiking trails Easy drive and close to Nevada City.

Especially nice during Christmas Season. Feels like walking back in time. Do not miss!
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Eileen B.
Scout
Apr. 8, 2023
Inn Town Campground
The Best.
I’ve stayed here many times, It’s the best! Just know that here on The Dyrt, the location on the map for some reason shows it as being many miles away from Kidder Ct: it’s marked as if it is at Higgins Corner, halfway to Auburn? Whereas it is in reality only a mile away from downtown Nevada City, off the Gold Flat exit. So I marked an edit to have this corrected on 4/8/2023; the moderators are to check that, and correct the map after veryifying.