Best Glamping near Oakdale, CA

Lake Tulloch RV Campground and Marina houses comfortable glamping accommodations along the shores of Lake Tulloch, offering an elevated outdoor experience with modern comforts. The campground features a variety of glamping options including furnished units with small refrigerators, providing a more luxurious alternative to traditional tent camping. Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging and Thousand Trails Yosemite Lakes both include yurt accommodations with proper bedding and climate control for year-round comfort. Glampers at these locations enjoy picnic tables, fire rings, and access to clean shower facilities while maintaining proximity to natural settings. Most glamping sites in the area provide electric hookups, drinking water, and shared bathroom facilities with hot showers, allowing guests to enjoy nature without sacrificing basic conveniences. One guest shared, "Cabin had bunk beds. Small refrigerator."

Diamond Gulch stands out among Oakdale-area glamping destinations with 13 dedicated glamping sites including yurt accommodations, combining outdoor experiences with comfortable shelter. Lake McSwain Recreation Area features cabin and glamping options with access to boat-in sites, creating unique arrival experiences for guests seeking waterfront accommodations. Visitors at these locations can enjoy swimming, fishing, and boating directly from their glamping sites, with several properties offering marina access and water recreation equipment rentals. Wildlife viewing opportunities abound, with deer frequently spotted wandering through the campgrounds. Most glamping sites in the area remain open year-round, though summer remains the peak season for water activities. A visitor noted, "We went swimming in the lake: what a pleasure. We saw some squirrels and dears, they didn't bothered us. It was super calm."

Best Glamping Sites Near Oakdale, California (23)

    1. Lake Tulloch RV Campground and Marina

    10 Reviews
    Fall River Lake, CA
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (209) 881-0107

    "We were lucky to have a spot at the dead center of the top of the mountain looking out at the lake (site 13) with a big shade tree."

    "There are sites on the lake with shade provided over the tables. It was mid week and was not crowded at all. The lake is gorgeous and at night there were several deer walking thru the site."

    2. Acorn Campground

    28 Reviews
    Valley Springs, CA
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (209) 772-1343

    $20 / night

    "The lake has receded quite a but that one of the docks is about 100 yards from the actual lake now (California drought). The campsite was well maintained."

    "There was no formal check-in system to the campground, and finding the location of campgrounds 120-130+ was confusing because of the signage. Otherwise, a very serene lake and good site."

    3. Tuttletown Recreation Area

    11 Reviews
    Jamestown, CA
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (209) 536-9094

    $150 / night

    "It is very dry, the Lake New Malones was down quite a bit. We swam in the lake the water was great. However, we did not bother with the Kayaks. It’s really not a kayak lake more of a speed boat lake."

    "New Melones was not a top destination but it was close to a very special place for us, Natural Bridges."

    4. Lake Camanche

    18 Reviews
    Wallace, CA
    32 miles
    Website
    +1 (209) 763-5121

    $50 / night

    "Easy access to the lake. Campground is well maintained. Bathrooms are always clean and with hot water. No shower at this site. But there’s one close by at the Riverview, walking distance."

    "Wicked August heat, BUT there’s the lake! 5 Stars — were it not for the SLOBS who preceded us!!"

    5. Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging

    23 Reviews
    Groveland, CA
    35 miles
    Website
    +1 (209) 962-7690

    "Bathrooms were very unclean but the park gets the job done as a place to sleep while visiting Yosemite. No Verizon or T-Mobile coverage. Wifi available for purchase."

    "With a pool, petting zoo, a corral where they have a fire and s'mores followed by a movie, this is a great place to camp with the kids."

    6. McConnell State Recreation Area Campground

    6 Reviews
    Atwater, CA
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (209) 394-7755

    $30 - $200 / night

    "over night & day sites, hot showers and indoor restrooms surrounded by beautiful nature."

    7. Angels Camp Campground and RV

    5 Reviews
    Angels, CA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (209) 736-0404

    "Super nice, close to the bathrooms. There's a community outdoors kitchen with stove and sink. Small hiking trail that had some horse nearby that cam and said hi to us. Will definitely be coming back."

    "Close to lots of cute towns and wineries."

    8. Thousand Trails Yosemite Lakes

    41 Reviews
    Eastman Lake, CA
    49 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "Really beautiful park, stream running through, campfires allowed. Friendly helpful staff. Somewhat difficult drive up the 120 especially if you are in a large rig."

    "Whip out your wallet and empty on it on the check-in desk of this thousand trails (or whatever) park."

    9. Lake McSwain Recreation Area

    11 Reviews
    La Grange, CA
    34 miles
    Website
    +1 (209) 378-2521

    $30 - $40 / night

    "My family and I stayed at Lake McSwain Campgrounds for a weekend during a mountain bike race at Exchequer."

    "There are free warm showers and the bathrooms are fairly clean. If you are staying in a tent make sure to layer up and bring lots of blankets because nights can get very cold."

    10. Diamond Gulch

    10 Reviews
    Groveland, CA
    33 miles
    +1 (209) 484-3137

    $30 - $89 / night

    "We arrived in the dark. We had reserved a site with a small two person tent already set up for us."

    "Has water, portable toilets and heated showers. Campsite has Some shade from the sun. Also has a couple glamping tents aswell."

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Glamping Reviews near Oakdale, CA

207 Reviews of 23 Oakdale Campgrounds


  • H
    Sep. 27, 2023

    Diamond Gulch

    Cozy little spot

    We stayed here for the night prior to a Hetch Hetchy backpacking trip. We arrived in the dark. We had reserved a site with a small two person tent already set up for us. It was a bit hard to find in the dark, but the camping area is fenced in under an oak grove so eventually we found the stump with our name on it next to the tent. In the future, I think I’ll just bring my own tent and deal with the small hassle of setting it up—the tent provided was fine, but definitely would not have been a good choice if there had been rain. And you could tell it is essentially set up 24/7—some tiny insects living inside etc. The campsites themselves were sufficiently spacious and the host has nice fire pits with fire wood provided for each site, plus picnic tables. Basic portapotties plus some running water for bathrooms. Fellow campers were an interesting mix of folks from all over, though I wish the owner had quiet hours posted and communicated—our immediate tent neighbors sat out chatting and laughing until nearly 1am which was annoying. The coyotes and owls at night were lovely.

  • Steve M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 26, 2024

    Acorn Campground

    Decent but concretized camping area

    Not expensive and has bathrooms, garbage, fire pits and picnic tables but no privacy and unfriendly camping ground covered with gravel and few level places to comfortably pitch a tent. Many families here but some partiers till midnight and an idiot who ran his generator all night during quiet hours

  • B
    Oct. 15, 2021

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Tower Park

    Just what I was looking for!

    I wanted somewhere not too far to go and stay when my 5-6 year-old had 5 days off from school. This was perfect in so many ways.

    Positives

    - Amenities! I love how everything was themed, from the street names to the signs. Two nice playgrounds, ball courts, pool and hot tub. Watching your kids play red light/green light on the jumping pillow put a smile on every parent's face.

    - Seasonal programming (weekends only). For October, we did an outdoor movie, magic pumpkins, costume contest, trick or treating, hay ride, and haunted house. My daughter loved everything except the haunted house, which she said was "too scary!"

    - Clean, comfortable facilities. Lots of ways to stay. We car camped and found the hook ups really easy to use. Water, drain, 3 types of electricity, picnic table and firepit at every site. We used their bathrooms and showers and was impressed by how clean they were. Most of the time we had them completely to ourselves and they were even climate controlled.

    - Restaurant. I cooked breakfast and lunch most days at the campsite, but for dinner we splashed out at the kid-friendly Waterfront Grille. Friendly staff, good food (lobster and prime rib, yum!), amazing views of the sunset.

    Negatives

    - Water park was closed. Call ahead to see if it is open when you want to go. I heard that it is never open because of some issue with permits or drought. If so, the promotional video is misleading and I almost deducted a star for this.

    - Expensive. For camping, it is expensive, but think of it more as a theme park/resort, than true camping. We saved on the cabin and RV, and spent on the optional activities and the fancy meals.

    Bottom line, I would totally go back and stay as long as I could. I hear it is super crowded in the summer, but it would be worth it if the water park is open.

  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 11, 2025

    Diamond Gulch

    Great campground

    Great campground accessible for most campers but large RVs might struggle. Has water, portable toilets and heated showers. Campsite has Some shade from the sun. Also has a couple glamping tents aswell.

  • Amanda V.
    Oct. 3, 2021

    Angels Camp Campground and RV

    Relaxing weekend away

    First time up and it's so nice and peaceful. Stayed in the cabin that sleeps 6. Super nice, close to the bathrooms. There's a community outdoors kitchen with stove and sink. Small hiking trail that had some horse nearby that cam and said hi to us. Will definitely be coming back. Love that this place is open all year long

  • J
    Jun. 23, 2021

    Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging

    Great option if Yosemite’s full

    Great option if your looking for full rv hookups. If you’re tent camping, this might not be the best place. Bathrooms were very unclean but the park gets the job done as a place to sleep while visiting Yosemite. No Verizon or T-Mobile coverage. Wifi available for purchase.

  • Heather D.
    Jul. 1, 2020

    Yosemite Ridge

    Nice main loop, but...

    Summary as of late June 2020:

    -Super nice, helpful manager -Great location for Yosemite/Hetch Hetchy -Large, clean restrooms -Inconsistent electricity -Bear Lot is right next to Hwy 120 -Coyote Lot is literally a new gravel parking lot, 4x4 required -No wi-fi in Bear Lot or Coyote Lot

    First of all, I have to say that the manager (owner? I never caught his name) was very kind and tried his best to accommodate everyone there. The location is great for trips to Yosemite, and if you’re lucky enough to reserve a spot in the ‘main loop’ (I don’t see this ability online), you’ll probably love it. The bathrooms are large and clean and there is laundry, a small playground, a small pool (closed during our stay), and a privately run store on-site.

    We brought our 28’ toy hauler here at the end of June 2020. We had reserved a spot in Coyote Lot, which we were told over the phone would be no problem. Upon arrival, the manager had his doubts but told us to “put the truck in 4x4 and give it a go!” Coyote Lot looks like a newly, semi-leveled gravel parking lot with full hook-ups… no trees or shade. There were some longer spots, but there was no way our trailer would fit in the one we reserved. The lot also exits through a run-down residential grouping of trailers, some occupied and some abandoned.

    The manager put us in Bear Lot, no question, after it was determined Coyote Lot would not work. This lot is a little more established than Coyote, but still a gravel parking lot with electricity (inconsistently for many) and water hook-ups. The lot is pretty level and separated from Hwy 120 by a wooden fence. There are some picnic tables and fire pits, but not enough for each spot. We didn’t end up having to use our generator like others did. There were tent campers and rv/trailers in this lot.

    Side note: the Rainbow Pools swimming hole that is recommended on the website was WAY overcrowded and I do not suggest going unless maybe you go in the early morning. There were tons of people, tons of litter, and no respect for nature… very sad to see.

    Photo are of Bear Lot

  • Colleen-Rick W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 1, 2020

    Thousand Trails Yosemite Lakes

    Beautiful campsite

    Really beautiful park, stream running through, campfires allowed. Friendly helpful staff. Somewhat difficult drive up the 120 especially if you are in a large rig. No cell reception at all so you need to drive to the top of a Hill or into Groveland

  • Katie K.
    Aug. 16, 2020

    Lake Tulloch RV Campground and Marina

    Loved it!

    These were quite decent campgrounds, kind of close together but decent sized sites. We were lucky to have a spot at the dead center of the top of the mountain looking out at the lake (site 13) with a big shade tree. Since we got there on a Saturday night, we were surprised to see that the campsite directly to our left and directly to our right were empty. By Sunday night, every campsite within sight was vacated so we had a lot of freedom to do what we wanted without having to worry about disturbing other people. Deer are fearless & majestic, several “packs” walked through our campsite all throughout Sunday night when everyone else was gone. They walked up to us to smell our campfire & our food (we were making s’mores). There’s a campfire spot, a water source, a picnic table, & a grill set up at each site (for the most part), with trashes nearby. 

    The Lake was nice! We went swimming in the swimming area and there were a surprising amount of people there via Covid. We went in the little shop briefly but from what I could tell they had a lot of useful things campers may need varying from firewood, ice, snacks. fast food, alcohol, & camping/fishing supplies. You can have 2 cars at your campsite but we only had one, the second would be an additional charge. You can bring pets but also for a charge. If you have campsites like 1-20 you’ll have to walk clear across the campgrounds to get to the water or make a quick drive down with your party. We just drove which was better for us after having swam. 

    Only complaint is the porta-potties. We went from Saturday to Monday & by the end of Sunday there was no more toilet paper, high-piled waste, & when I called to try to inform them to restock the toilet paper no one answered. I brought my own toilet paper so that wasn’t the worst situation but definitely bring some just in case! Master that sumo squat to hover over that thing!


Guide to Oakdale

Glamping in Oakdale, California provides access to the diverse Sierra Nevada foothills terrain with elevations ranging from 150 to 1,200 feet. Summer temperatures often reach 95-105°F between June and September, making water access important for comfort. Fall and spring offer milder conditions with daytime highs in the 70-80°F range.

What to do

Fishing opportunities: Lake Tulloch RV Campground and Marina is known for productive fishing. "I stayed here for one night. There are sites on the lake with shade provided over the tables. It was mid week and was not crowded at all. The lake is gorgeous and at night there were several deer walking thru the site," notes Melissa B.

Day trips to historic towns: Gold rush towns are accessible from Acorn Campground. "There are multiple boat ramps, and large sites, many of them right on the lake. The gold rush towns in the foothills are close by too, so that opens up more day time activities," explains Darin D.

Stargazing: Clear night skies provide exceptional viewing opportunities. "It was so dark that I was able to do some great astrophotography," shares Scott R. from Tuttletown Recreation Area. The campground's dark skies and open space make it ideal for night sky observation.

Wildlife viewing: Watch for native wildlife at most campgrounds. "We camped out for 2 nights in spot 96... The view was amazing. It was so dark that I was able to do some great astrophotography," reports a visitor to Tuttletown Recreation Area.

What campers like

Lake swimming access: Many campers appreciate quick lake access. "The water isn't freezing, it's usually pretty warm. The lake isn't huge, but makes for great boating," notes Kellie D. from Lake Camanche.

Hiking trails: Multiple trails surround the recreation areas. "We enjoyed our stay at Lake McSwain. There's great trails, fishing and very friendly staff. The sites are clean and operational and everything is explained well prior to your stay," shares Jenna A.

Camp store convenience: On-site stores provide essentials at several locations. "There is a great little store called the Zippy Mart, located just outside the campground that sells bait, food, beer, firewood, etc, so if you forget something its easy to run there and pick it up," explains a visitor to Acorn Campground.

Glamping options with proper bedding: Yosemite Pines RV Resort offers enhanced glamping near Oakdale. "We stayed in a Yurt and it was absolutely amazing. We ended up coming in really late but they left our key for us. They were super accommodating. The Llamas were an absolute plus as well," reports Emily Grace M.

What you should know

Water levels fluctuate: Lake levels can change dramatically. "Sites that are right on the lake can end up being hundreds of feet from the lake if the water level is low. Early summer is the best time to go for high lake levels," advises a visitor to Acorn Campground.

Booking timeframes: Reserve early for peak periods. "Lake Comanche South Shore...Always 4+ campsites for 4-5 days around July 4th weekend (reserve at least 6 months out) to start our year off," recommends Julie E.

Campsite selection matters: Consider site locations carefully. "Sites are packed in tight. Def geared for tent camping although I was lucky enough to be here when it was dead empty and picked a good site for my 27' toy hauler," notes Hunter P. about Tuttletown Recreation Area.

Bathroom conditions vary: Facility maintenance differs between locations. "The bathrooms that were open were disgusting. No camp host onsite while we were there," reports Scott R. from Tuttletown Recreation Area. Another camper mentions, "Free warm showers and the bathrooms are fairly clean" at Lake McSwain Recreation Area.

Tips for camping with families

Petting zoo attractions: "With a pool, petting zoo, a corral where they have a fire and s'mores followed by a movie, this is a great place to camp with the kids," says Jeanette D. about Yosemite Pines RV Resort.

Kid-friendly swimming spots: Several locations offer designated swimming areas. "The kids had fun playing at the playground, jet skiing, and making sand castles at the beach," shares Elisabeth from Lake Tulloch RV Campground.

Playground facilities: Some campgrounds maintain play equipment. "We visited a couple times and have enjoyed it. Staff is friendly and helpful. The kids had fun playing at the playground, jet skiing, and making sand castles at the beach," notes a Lake Tulloch RV visitor.

Weather preparation: Temperature swings can be significant. "If you are staying in a tent make sure to layer up and bring lots of blankets because nights can get very cold," advises an esmeralda from Lake McSwain Recreation Area.

Tips from RVers

Site leveling needs: Many RV sites require adjustment. "Leveling is required but there were pretty good lots," explains Brenna R. from Diamond Gulch.

Power options: Electrical hookups vary across campgrounds. "There are only a handful of 50amp spots and people move to them quickly after someone leaves lots of 30amp though so you might want to bring an adapter," advises William V. from Thousand Trails Yosemite Lakes.

Dump station availability: Plan for waste management needs. "There is a nice dump station ($8 fee recommended.. pay station is at park entrance)," notes Hunter P. about Tuttletown Recreation Area.

Off-season benefits: Consider shoulder seasons for less crowding. "We stayed at the lake for one night, mid-week, off season. We were only one of a few handful of RVs in the RV section of the campground. I could imagine it being a loud party-scene in the summer," shares a visitor to Lake Camanche.

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