Best Campgrounds near Oak Glen, CA

Way too windy. We had tents and trailers. None of us slept. The trailer rocked horribly and the tents were filled with dirts. The yurts walls were impacted by the wind and the maintenance people were out trying to fix them.

The good was the maintenance crew is attentive. The pools and hot tubs are great. The list of activities were such a nice touch. The staff are all so kind and accommodating. The sites are all very large, from tents to RV sites.

Stayed here for a few nights over New Years. It's free but you must stay in designated spots. Seems to be popular with climbers. 

I stopped in for a night and ended up staying 4. No cell reception, so had to use Starlink. Lots of trails and places to scramble up on rocks.

The road in is pretty washboard, but worth the shaking and rattling for this beautiful spot.

Rvs to Close, most people live here. It is very well kept. No trash around, bathrooms pool laundry the grounds are pretty and you can see lake. There are a few full timers and we had a couple really bad incidents in out new trailer and he came on property threatening. They did absolutely nothing.

Great place to ride atvs and enjoy the beauty of the lake and surrounding areas. There are no designated spots or fire rings, but as long as you're careful and responsible, there are plenty of rocks to build your own.

I stayed here on two nights, one week apart. The electrical connection at my sites were old and almost unusable. The internet was non-existent. Finally, one of the men’s toilets was still broken after a week’s time. There was nasty water on the floor of the bathroom both times. The morning I woke up on the second stay, both commodes were out of order! Why pay $54/night for a poorly managed campground with no working toilets?

The KOA is reasonably priced for KOA and California. 3 hot spring tubs. Pool is warm and wall stops wind. Many activities for kids miniature golf, jump board, play ground. Many activities for adults as well the staff are very nice and helpful.

Wide gravel sites, most with 50/30 amp service and water, many right on the small fishing lake. No trees or other screening between sites (the difference between four and five stars) although not packed in like a standard RV park. Lots of availability in February, mid-week. Quiet, with a small bath house with showers. Dark, beautiful skies at night. Good hiking trail into the mountains, with the trailhead near the entrance to the campground.

This is a wide open area. You can camp wherever you like. The best way to access is off hwy 62 to Sunfair. Turn right on Broadway and continue past the end of the pavement. If it has rained or snowed, stay off the actual dry lake bed. It can get deeply rutted, and if wet, you will sink several inches. The area had great views of the nearby mountains, terrific sunsets, and lots of space. There was campfire areas, but we didn't choose to camp by these due to broken glass. For the most part, the area was clean.

Stayed here for just one night. During winter you have to enter the dirt road off Polique Canyon RD (2N09) as the shorter route (the way gps will go) off Van Dusen Canyon (3N09) is closed during winter months. This is a nice camp area and easy to get to. Lots of area to hike through, I hiked up a hill not too far away to watch the sunset. Even during winter there was still 7 other groups there, but plenty of room for all of us. It was nice to have bathrooms there.

The best road into the area is Sunfield to 4th then left at Cascade (t intersection). Cascade is lumpy with dips & such but it’s a short drive to the entrance. You’ll see a wide open area to your right (NE) & choose a way in. Some are horrendous paths-especially after a rain-if you stay right it is better. We didn’t continue north on Cascade - that might be a decent way to get to the back. Coyote Lake is dry but probably is a muddy mess after a rain so avoid it. It can be spotted before you reach it & on satellite view. The official JTNDCamping area is NNE of that intersection. We quit driving before we got there. We were in line with the off road area but we’ll out of their way. Some reviews have mentioned a lot of possibly permanent people here, there must have been a clean up because there were only a couple that we suspected. Negative-if you are disturbed by semi/automatic rifles being shot off, this might deter you from here. We think it’s from the other side of the hills due north of Cascade. We stayed Saturday to Sunday (8days) & on the weekend it seemed endless. During the week there were a couple of days without the tat tat tat. It is loud.

Easy travel dirt roads. There are only 3 actual sites with fire rings, but there is plenty of room to camp without rings. 5g Verizon works great.

This campground could be a 5 rating...level,paved, separated FHU sites with picnic tables and fire rings. Hiking and bike trails. Lots of birds. Fishing. Wide open spaces. BUT the campground bathrooms are not well maintained...no hot water, handle fell off shower, and not clean. Some reviews mentioned train noise...trains do go by but we did not find them to be overly obnoxious...we have had way worse

East access. 1.5 miles from pavement. Road is washboarded so keep your speed under 10mph and its a fairly smooth 5 minute drive. Very clean, great a views, almost empty in January.

This place was nice. Great sense of community and great placement of the gates for safety purposes. Lots of food spots within 10 minutes. Spaces are one of the cleanest I seen. Ranger is on constant patrol. Low-key felt like bikini bottom. Only knock is… no wifi. Great spot overall though

Spent a night here on the way to Joshua tree. It’s close to the park would be a good alternative to staying in the park. Wide open and flat ( like a dry lake bed ) . I found it to be very windy and lots of dust storms, could have used some goggles. Spent all my time in the van. A harsh environment but tons of space. Welcome to mars.

You can be camping 20-30 mins away from Irvine. Facilities are clean and well maintained. We stayed at 42 which was right across the from the bathrooms, the noise was manageable and it was convenient to be close to the facilities. The other side was the river but it was dry. It’s a nice camping spot for beginners or just a place to get away.

Will definitely come again

I really have come to love Dripping Springs campground. There's a great hike right out the end of the campground, although it gets HOT because this is more desert land than forest. I've stayed in a few sites and I think 14 has become my favorite even though you are kind of exposed, it's huge and it's away from all the other sites. I did see a baby scorpion in the bathroom once, so beware. There's a nice little cafe down the road and a winery a bit further that I like with a beautiful view.