Best RV Parks & Resorts near Pollock Pines, CA
Ghost Mountain RV Campground in Pollock Pines provides water and electric hookups with thirty-amp service on mostly unpaved sites. The campground accommodates big rigs and features amenities including a swimming pool, arcade, ice cream parlor, and dump station. "The RV sites are in okay spots, small and angled funky but still it's a wonderful place," noted one camper about the somewhat challenging site configuration. Thousand Trails Ponderosa near Lotus offers year-round camping with water, sewer, and electric hookups on sites that are positioned relatively close together. Placerville RV Resort in Shingle Springs maintains 109 sites with full hookups including both thirty-amp and fifty-amp service, accommodating larger motorhomes and fifth wheels.
Roads leading to mountain campgrounds can present navigation challenges, particularly for longer rigs. The narrow, winding Mosquito Road requires caution, with RVs and trailers advised to take Rock Creek Road instead when accessing certain areas. Most RV parks in the region offer dump stations, though Ghost Mountain supplements this with a honey wagon service that visits sites three times weekly. Cell service varies throughout the mountainous terrain. Pet policies generally allow dogs, though some restrictions apply. Summer temperatures can be significant, with limited shade at certain RV sites - one visitor noted that at Thousand Trails Ponderosa "the sites are packed in like sardines making privacy and personal space hard to come by, especially with a lack of landscaping."
