Best Glamping near Rescue, CA

Several glamping sites surrounding Rescue provide upscale outdoor experiences with comfort-focused amenities. Coloma Resort and American River Resort offer yurt accommodations along with cabins and glamping options, both situated near the American River for water recreation access. At Ascension Ranch, guests find an off-grid glamping experience with access to Folsom Lake and encounters with farm animals including horses, sheep, and goats. Peninsula Campground at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area features glamping accommodations with picnic tables, showers, and toilets in a lakeside setting perfect for wildlife viewing. According to one visitor, "Ascension Ranch is an off-grid paradise tucked away in an oak savanna along Folsom Lake with a unique and ever growing list of features and activities."

The surrounding natural landscape enhances these glamping experiences with numerous water-based activities. Folsom Lake provides swimming, kayaking, and boating opportunities, with Peninsula Campground offering sites sometimes "within a few yards from the water." Guests can explore the 8-mile Darrington Trail that ends at Peninsula Campground or take the educational Oaks Nature Trail to learn about the riparian ecosystem. Wildlife viewing opportunities abound, with visitors regularly spotting turkeys, deer, colorful lizards, owls, and eagles. The American River offers whitewater rafting adventures, with OARS American River Outpost Campground providing glamping accommodations exclusively for rafting guests from April through September. One reviewer noted, "We stayed at the American River Outpost campground for a rafting tour with OARS a few years ago, and it was such a blast!"

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Best Glamping Sites Near Rescue, California (50)

1. Coloma Resort
15 Reviews
Coloma, CA
8 miles
Website
"Group sites we were near played loud music. Quiet hours weren’t enforced as people played music or loudly chatted until 1am the first night we were there."

"Steve at check in was very helpful, the little store is cool, and the campground is walking distance from the historic town of Coloma and the Argonaut for breakfast and lunch (and Gelato!)"
2. Peninsula Campground — Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
15 Reviews
Granite Bay, CA
8 miles
Website
+1 (916) 988-0215
$28 / night
"The grounds are very well kept and the staff is available but keep their distance."

"Folsom lake is a great place to take the boat, beals point has a snack bar, life guards and equipment rentals, there are plenty of places you can drive or boat to get away from the crowds if you prefer"

3. American River Resort
11 Reviews
Coloma, CA
8 miles
Website
+1 (530) 622-6700
"Nice campground - close to river. .5 mile walk to town for shopping/eating. All sites have fire pit and picnic table. Bathrooms clean and private showers."

"This park is located very close to Sutter’s Mill where good was discovered. It also has a white water rafting business on site.

The terrain is steep with mostly smaller sites."
4. Placerville RV Resort & Campground
6 Reviews
Rescue, CA
4 miles
Website
+1 (530) 676-2267
$75 - $107 / night
"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"

"In this place, I can join many activities such as playing geometry dash lite .The staff was very welcoming and the grounds are organized and clean."

5. Ascension Ranch
2 Reviews
Granite Bay, CA
7 miles
Website
+1 (916) 439-0002
$49 - $245 / night
" WELCOME TO ASCENSION RANCH Ascension Ranch is an off-grid paradise tucked away in an oak savanna along Folsom Lake with a unique and ever growing list of features and activities."

"Super relaxing and has a lake that is at the end of the trail. Super convenient. It was cool to experience the animals that were in the pastures as well. I'd definitely come back."
6. Camp Nauvoo
3 Reviews
Diamond Springs, CA
12 miles
Website
+1 (916) 207-9441
$65 - $300 / night

7. OARS American River Outpost Campground (Rafting Guests Only)
1 Review
Coloma, CA
8 miles
Website
+1 (530) 626-5600
$30 - $99 / night
"The guides were knowledgeable and friendly, and we really enjoyed the BBQ on site."
8. Ghost Mountain RV Campground
12 Reviews
Pollock Pines, CA
20 miles
Website
+1 (530) 644-5476
"About 1.5hr from Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe. Built thick forest of the Sierra mountains. Nice size campsites. Water and Electricity only."

"It reminded me of Lake Pillsbury north of Clear Lake Ca where we as a family had been camping since 1981. But with just over 2hr drive not 6hr with trailer. There is a pool, and kids pool."

9. Sly Park Recreation Area
13 Reviews
Pollock Pines, CA
22 miles
Website
+1 (530) 295-6810
"The lake is GORGEOUS and amazingly cool during the summer, and we also love winter camping in the snow as well."

"They are set into the mountains with trees behind you. The park rangers are very present to keep people in check and the camp host drives by multiple times to keep the bathrooms clean."
10. Finnon Lake Recreation Area
3 Reviews
Placerville, CA
14 miles
Website
+1 (530) 409-5515
$30 / night
"The lake was warm and it can get a little breezy in the afternoon. Make sure to bring a kayak or SUP board to enjoy the lake."

"Very nice area beautiful lake definitely reccomend bringing ear plugs as the nature in the morning is a very early alarm clock over all a great site that we will come back to"

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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.
Steve M.
Legend
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
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Billy
Traveler
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.
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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.