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Perfectly located on the soothing, turquoise blue waters of the Eel River in the heart of the ancient forest of the Giant Redwoods, our RV& Cabin Destination is sure to provide a memorable experience. Embrace tranquility as you connect with nature, those you love, and your inner world. Frolic in the enchanted forest as you take a stroll amidst the majestic and mysterious redwood trees. Discover the quiet moments. Create lasting memories around the campfire with your loved ones. Take a leisurely drive down the magical, awe-inspiring Avenue of the Giants, but do stop to take in the fragrance and grandeur of the otherworldly and humbling cathedral-like evergreen canopy and family groves. Savor the joy from adventurous activities like swimming, fishing, or kayaking on the river. We have plenty of sunshine, privacy, and on-site hosts with years of experience. You will always find a friendly face here. Our activity playground, volleyball court, river beach, welcoming environment, and clean park, display that this gem in the redwoods is sure to be your preferred home nature spot! At Giant Redwoods RV and Cabin Destination, we invite you to enjoy all of the fun and restorative moments this unique sanctuary has to offer.
CABINS - These are brand new"Glamping" cabins which do not have plumbing inside. You will be assigned your own private bathroom. Pack like you are tent camping, but leave the tent at home!
Pets Allowed for RV Campers - We have a Dog Park
We have one dog cabin available
$65 - $85 / night
Located on the beautiful Lost Coast, we have an amazing view of the Pacific ocean! Our campground has 103 RV & tent spaces. We have a store that includes a deli, souvenirs, apparel, & much more! Come join us at the Cove!
$25 - $65 / night
ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE IN WET WEATHER. RV'S & TRAILERS NOT RECOMMENDED.
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park lies on the southern portion of the Lost Coast, a 60-mile stretch of wilderness comprising the park and the King Range National Conservation Area.
For thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived, the Sinkyone Indians lived on this part of the coast. They occupied permanent villages beside streams and rivers, and moved out in family groups to hunt and forage in the hills during the summer. They fished, gathered seaweed and shellfish, hunted seals and sea lions, and harvested the occasional dead whale washed on shore. All kinds of fish were caught, but the seasonal salmon run was especially important.
Today, the Lost Coast Trail follows the whole length of the rugged Sinkyone coastline. Gray whales pass by during the winter and early spring. Roosevelt elk roam the grasslands. Sea lions and harbor seals hang out in rocky coves. It’s an arresting landscape, with canyons, arches, tide pools, sea stacks, seasonal wildflowers, waterfalls, and dark sand beaches. On a sunny day, the sea looks turquoise, giving the park tropical feeling.
Some aspects of the Sinkyone keep crowds away. Its trails are steep and its campgrounds are primitive. There’s no potable water, and you have to haul out your own trash. When wet, the park’s twisting dirt roads are impassable for passenger cars. More than a few visitors have had to stay an extra day or two because a mudslide or fallen tree closed their route home. “The Sinkyone lets you go when it wants to let you go,” a park ranger says. In other words, it’s a real wilderness.
27-acre site surrounded by trees. There are many grassy sites and two nearby creeks for fishing, wading or exploring. We offer 40 spaces with either open or wooded spots which have full hookups (including water, sewer, electricity and cable tv). For added convenience, included on the property are hot showers, complete laundry facilities, dump station, fish cleaning table, Service Station, and Mini Mart. Beautiful secluded tent spaces are also available. All spaces come with a picnic table and spacious lawn area.
Family-friendly RV Resort featuring cabins, RV spaces, and camp sites, conveniently located for access to beaches and Redwood forests. On-site convenience store and amenities like our pool and spa, playground, and miniature golf course make us the perfect home base for your Northern California adventures.
$200 / night
$38 - $45 / night
GET TO KNOW OUR PARK Friendly and knowledgeable staff available to help maximize your time!
Campsite Benefits Enjoy our Wi-Fi, satellite friendly site, clean modern showers/restrooms, coin-operated laundry, mobile RV repair available, and Redwood Market next door with gas and diesel.
Pet Friendly Ample grassy spaces within the park and direct access to a 6.3 mile long waterfront walking trail make Shoreline the ideal place to spend time with your furry friends.
Location We are the closest RV park to grocery stores, shopping, the marina, restaurants, lighthouses, beaches, nature walks, farmers’ markets, victorian homes, and the giant redwoods. Enjoy a 10 minute walk to historic old town Eureka and just 5 minutes from the world-famous Samoa Cookhouse.
$70 / night
Guide
Great views — and often less soggy than down below on the water and beach. Only drawback is proximity to the access road and a bit exposed.
Guide
At least in Dec, very muddy. Would not advise without 4x4 and some experience.
We got here in an unmodified 2000 ford explorer with traction tires, but it was near that rig’s limit.
Would be a lot more comfortable with some recovery gear
Guide
We arrived late and it was dark, but the large trees were beautiful and sites were large!
TravelerPlus side is that it’s very close to downtown & camp host was great. Lots of old rundown RVs and junk lying around. Good for an overnight stop but would not stay long term.
Scout
I camped there one night. Bathrooms are clean and well maintained.
Guide
This was the only place in shelter cove to stay for the night on our multi day lost coast trip and it was fine for what it is A camp ground with hookups for rvs The general store had great burgers The sunset was amazing
Legend
We stopped here intending to stay the night on our way north but just couldn’t justify spending $30 for a literal parking spot (for RVs). I’m not even sure if there would have been room for our slides without going over into the next spot, and if we’d wanted the awning out there definitely wouldn’t have been room. There were no other RVs there and so I’m sure it would have been fine, but still.
The tent spots weren’t as bad, they were off the parking lot in a sandy area. You’re right off the highway too, so there’s a lot of noise. I could see this place being fine for an overnight spot, maybe for $10 or something, but to market it as a campground is just crazy.
There are pit toilets here and trash bins, host across the street. We thought about staying here just for the dog friendly beach access but the trail to the beach was narrow, overgrown, muddy, and overall unpleasant. About 10 miles north there is a lovely rest stop where you can stay for 8 hours for free if you just need a place to sleep (and there’s a free dump station there too!) We didn’t stay. Don’t recommend.
Legend
We stayed here for half price with the Passport America discount - we paid $25 for a pull through E/ W site (normally$50), and refreshingly there were no taxes or fees added on to the price. We almost didn’t stay here, as on the Passport America site they state that they do not allow certain breeds of dogs, and we generally try to not support places that discriminate against certain breeds, even though our large dog is mixed breed dog who could pass for any number of breeds. But nobody mentioned anything about dogs when we arrived, and we saw no mention of it anywhere on their website or other signage, so we ended up staying.
It’s one of those run down, but in a comfortable kind of way, places. There’s a cute tree house and cute cabins (tiny), as well as a tent-only area for $30. There’s also a dump station (free for campers), a laundry room, and free showers. The showers were run down but clean. We ended up not using the laundry- they are $2 each for washer and dryer (they take quarters, and there’s no change machine), with a sign saying that your clothes may stain due to the iron in the water, and that you need to shake out the sawdust from your clothes before washing them (I guess a lot of loggers stay here?). Also, the water jug we had filled with their water was full of rusty red residue at the bottom, ick. And that water is what we used to fill our onboard RV tank (and that’s with using a filter). The RV park seems to be mostly long-termers or seasonal campers, it was very quiet and devoid of people when we stayed here after a holiday weekend.
Staff was very friendly and welcoming. We forgot to ask about wifi, but cell reception was good for Verizon and ATT. The park is nicely situated among the trees with an easy access from the highway, right near the entrance to the Avenue of the Giants. Would stay here again.
Guidepretty basic good after a long night of driving
Ranger
Great campground in the redwoods. It is located right in the Avenue of the Giants and next to the visitor center. Some sites are small, some are somewhat private, but they are close together in general. The restrooms and showers are nice enough. Overall this was a great campground and fun family trip.
ScoutThe location it’s not what it says on this map. It’s about a mile heading to eureka. It’s okay it’s small camp site it’s right next 101 it’s bit noisy
Ranger
Great owner and host who is granddaughter of man who built this place. Very well maintained and kept. Only reason I didn't give this five stars is because they don't have showers but everything else is available and modern. Very friendly residents and fantastic sunset views with a 3 minute walk to a great breakfast and lunch place
Guide
The campground is ok. The closest bathrooms near our site were closed due to renovation. The main bathrooms were good looking. The men’s bathroom kept running out of paper towels. One of the staff told me they can’t buy any toilet paper or paper towels anywhere. My wife had to keep bringing in toilet paper as they ran out. The pool was warm and spa hot. The most frustrating part was reservations. The website showed only tent sites with water and electricity. I then clicked on military discount and the website showed me a higher price. I called and left a message to get clarification. No one called me back. Turns out they apply the discount after you check in. Check in was another issue. The office was closed early and they gave me a tent site without electricity or water. So I had to call their after hours number to get them to change my site. Later in the office they told me that they aren’t responsible for their website. Campground is ok, but customer service needs work. Wish there were more options closer to Eureka. The WiFi worked good until the last day. The 15A outlet worked until the last day.
Traveler
We phoned and immediately got a spot, the park was pretty empty on arrival but showed “no availabilities”. Hookups and amenities were good and clean. Laundry available. It would be a little improvement to provide a Picknick bench and something for the kids (playground?) and also some more redwood specific things to do in the area such as hikes.
TravelerOur spot was pretty good. We could see some other tents, but for the most part the trees and bushes gave us tons of privacy. Wood was for sale at the gate for 10 bucks a bundle. Plenty of bathrooms. Showers were warm and was 25 cents a minute. I was pretty happy. Plus huge sequoias everywhere!!
Traveler
We were there at first with just a couple rvs there. By the end of the four days - it was filling up and was still quiet. The showers were nice. Ferndale is a gorgeous old Victorian town and you are still close to eureka and don’t underestimate the safety factor.
Traveler
Definitely an underdog beach campground! It is very hard to find anything online. But this spot is amazing. Its as close to a dispersed spot as you can find with just a few amenities. I guess I was the first one who wanted to share the spot, I added it to the app for you all!
ScoutThey may have a post office box in Reno but the Pacific Ocean is a bit of a hike from Reno!
RangerRecent rains resulted in several of the campsites being closed, but there were still spots available on my late arrival. Restrooms and showers were clean and conveniently located. Avenue of the Redwoods is an amazing drive!
LegendWe were planning to stay at the local fairgrounds, but we never got confirmation they were open probably due to the amount of rainfall and the fairgrounds were closed. About an hour out, we decided to find another campground(CG) and found Johnny’s and called. They had a site available and told us to turn into the CG at the sign and not on Perch Street. With that tip and RV GPS, we arrived at the CG with no issues. We were greeted outside as we arrived and shown to our back-in spot with full hookups. Site 9 was a fairly easy back-in off Perch Street, except we had to be careful of a low-hanging cable that the city had not fixed. We are 13'5 high, but we were able to avoid the cable. The utilities were at the very back of a part asphalt, and part cement pad. This was a basic site with hook-ups and cable only; there was no picnic table or fire ring. We needed 25’ for water and electric. The sewer connection was a little closer, but we did not hook up for this overnighter. They have cable, but we did not hook it up. We got 4 bars on Verizon. The sites are quite close together and there’s not much area to walk your dog in the CG itself, but across the street, there’s a nice trail that leads to the beach. They do have a nice-looking laundry, but we didn’t use it. This CG has mostly full-timers or seasonal, but everyone was friendly.
Scout
Arrived about 1:00 PM, set up and went to register. No deals here. They charge $30 to park over night in a traffic-noisy parking lot out behind a gas station and convenience store. We decamped instead and drove to Elk Valley casino which was quiet and free.
ScoutNot a place to get sleep. We played by the no generator rulebook after 10:00 pm only to be one upped by the overgrown boy children in the next RV over. When they finally stopped playing for several hours with their generator switch sleep finally arrived only to be bombarded by the WALMART SEMI TRUCK that parked directly in between both of our rigs at 4:30 am so he could sit in his cab AND READ A BOOK! No one from Security ever came out to check on anything including the cars burning rubber in the parking lot half the night. It's to bad, because employees were nice at the casino, including security. The Casino itself looks "tired", but the slots were fun and a nice selection. Sushi restaurant was very good and the younger women waitress was excellent. Point being... Your charging us $33.00 for the night, we're spending Plenty 'O $$$ in your casino, please do not treat us like second class casino patrons. WALMARTS STILL READING HIS BOOK!! From 4:30 to 7:30 am with the truck still idling! We would have gotten way more sleep in the WALMART PARKING LOT downtown!!
Traveler
Scenic campground on the Avenue of Giants!
ScoutSAVE YOUR MONEY! Absolute scam being ran here. I booked for my friend and I to stay for 3 nights in a cabin. I updated our check-in time to a later one, as we got stuck in road construction. Just wanted to communicate our situation and keep them updated as their office closes at 4pm! Nobody there in the evenings or during the night fyi. We arrive late at night and we see the self check-in box. We grabbed our cabin keys with our surname on the envelope. The next morning we took off on our excursion, just to get a voicemail from the office that there's a guest with the same surname as who can't check in because we"STOLE THEIR ROOM" First off, nobody stole anything. Had booking confirmation and guaranteed reservations sorted a week prior. I call them back and the lady says they need a different card to charge us to be able to stay there and that they sent a message to me via Booking.com the day prior. Ummm, so why didn't you bloody call me if there were card issues? I was driving all day and not checking my Booking.com app...They basically don't communicate and said they gave me 4 hours to update my card before giving our booked cabin away! So I gave them a new card, as I saw my previous one hadn't been charged, and it was sorted over the phone. At this point we really didn't even want to stay there with how they spoke to us. Totally out of order and tacky! 20 min later she calls back, says that they can't accommodate us now because STOLE a room from other guests and we had to vacate the cabin as soon as possible. Lol Wait WHAT?! Turn around to head back to the cabins, but first checked to see if my credit card had been charged...Locked my credit card and my debit card immediately!!!! Knew they were a scam at that point. Then the manager calls...oh boy she's a winner. Threatens to call the Sheriff as her associate told her that we said we weren't going to come back for our belongings. Lol! Absolute bonkers these broads are. Got our stuff, key dropbox, and we were off! So this dodgy, rundown, place is willing to leave people stranded if you don't keep an eye on your Booking app because they don't know how to CALL PEOPLE. Luckily, my children weren't with us that late at night with no place to stay! Also, being ex law enforcement, I know the laws and it would've wasted loads of time for a deputy to come to her rescue. Lol Moral of the story, check the Booking.com reviews better...cops apparently have been called on behalf of management and cops told the guests thjs place is a joke and they get called frequently by this manager person. Get a nice AirBnB! We are so glad we actually didn't stay there...we love our cottage we found!
Scout
It’s a ok place to stay. There are a lot of cats on property which got our dog riled up. Good location to see area attractions. Hookups we’re good. Seems like a lot of extended guests in cabins. If we stay again we’ll get a pull through site rather than back in. It didn’t help that we had a family with 2 ATVs staying in a cabin right by us and they’re kids (guessing ages 10-14) would drive around the camp for hours at a time. First time I’ve seen that at a koa.
ScoutLocated in the city limits mere minutes from just about anything you may need and very centrally located for many sea shore and forest park locations. Some nearby attractions include Eureka Historic District with many beautifully maintained Victorian Homes. You can Journey through forest, dairy land and Elk country to other beautiful locations like Ferndale and Crescent City.
ScoutBeautiful campground in Humboldt State Redwoods State Park right on Avenue of the Giants. Showers and toilets were decent. As a solo female camper, I felt very safe. It rained when I was there but the trees cover a lot of ground so I only felt some drops. The other folks camping when I was there were respectful, relaxed, and low-key. Truly stunning and serene area.
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