Somes Bar, CA is a great camping destination for adventurers of all types. There's so much to see and do, from exhilarating hikes or bike rides to exploring the local dining and shopping. Ready to plan your adventure? Check out our campgrounds near Somes Bar and user-submitted reviews.
Elk Prairie Campground (sites 1-75)
$35 - $80 / night
Experience the wild Pacific coastline and grazing Roosevelt elk in this campground, with easy access to a secluded stretch of beach, Fern Canyon, and 70 miles of hiking and biking trails. Located on the coast within Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park - in the southern part of the parks. Access is on with a narrow, dirt road. Recreational vehicles and trailers are not advised.
Kamp Klamath is a family and pet friendly kampground located in the heart of the Redwood National Park alongside the Klamath River, 1.3 miles from Klamath Beach where you are likely to spot sea lions and harbor seals. Enjoy scenic views, spacious sites, and an occasional visit from Big Foot. There are 50, 30, and 20 amp full hook ups. Do laundry in the newly renovated laundry room and take steaming hot showers in the clean bathrooms. There is a sizeable deck with picnic tables, chairs, and a fireplace for the whole family to enjoy a meal. Let the kids play at our new playground or check out a game from the office for family game night.
$35 - $55 / night
Situated in a magnificent old-growth redwood grove on the banks of the wild and scenic Smith River, this campground offers hiking trails, swimming, fishing, and seasonal campfire programs. Cabins available.
Welcome to paradise.
We are located right on the Klamath River tucked in nature's paradise. Our park is clean quite and safe. We offer variety of rv sites and tent sites. Full hook up sites 30amp electric with cable tv. Free wifi, clean bathrooms and showers. Coffee house is open on the weekends, laundry, gift shop, firewood, and spectacular views of the river.
Upscale gated property located right on the klamath river surrounded by natures paradise.
Amazing views of the Klamath River, Clean bathrooms, showers, laundry with new equipment. Wifi, cable tv, playground, coffe house and pizza kitchen. Fishing right from the property. Friendly staff and starlink friendly.
$35 - $65 / night
$35 - $50 / night
Sleep beneath towering maples and young redwoods. Access to Mill Creek, miles of varied hiking trails, and summer programs. Campers at Mill Creek may hear restoration work including saws and heavy equipment through October 15. For more information, visit the Redwoods Rising page at go.nps.gov/RedwoodsRising. Located in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. This is 6.7 miles south of Crescent City.
$35 / night
There are about 120 family campsites spread among the Penn Creek, Abalone, Sue-meg Village. Above: Canoe and plank house; Right: Sweathouse and Agate Beach campgrounds. Each campsite has a table and a fire pit. Water faucets, restrooms, and coin-operated showers are located nearby.
Two group day-use picnic areas may be reserved. Sue-meg holds up to 100 people and Bishop Pine up to 50. Picnickers at Sue-meg will find a covered cook shelter, and Bishop Pine has fire pits.
To reserve all campsites or group picnic areas for May through September, visit www.parks.ca.gov/sue-meg or call (800) 444-7275. From October through April, camping and group picnic sites are firstcome, first-served.
$35 / night
Pearch Creek Campground lies just north of the small town of Orleans in the Klamath river valley of the Six Rivers National Forest. Lush foliage provides welcome shade and relative privacy for each of the campground's sites.
Salmon and steelhead fishing in the nearby Klamath River is considered some of the best in northern California. Both Kalamath and Salmon Rivers are popular destinations for whitewater rafting, swimming and kayaking. Both are within a short drive.
The campground is located in a mature Douglas fir and hardwood forest. The sound of nearby Pearch Creek can be heard from most sites and the campground remains shady and cool during hot summer days. Moss-covered rocks and tree trunks add to the cooling atmosphere of Pearch Creek.
Trailheads to the Marble Mountain Wilderness
$10 / night
Kamp Klamath is a family and pet friendly kampground located in the heart of the Redwood National Park alongside the Klamath River, 1.3 miles from Klamath Beach where you are likely to spot sea lions and harbor seals. Enjoy scenic views, spacious sites, and an occasional visit from Big Foot. There are 50, 30, and 20 amp full hook ups. Do laundry in the newly renovated laundry room and take steaming hot showers in the clean bathrooms. There is a sizeable deck with picnic tables, chairs, and a fireplace for the whole family to enjoy a meal. Let the kids play at our new playground or check out a game from the office for family game night.
$35 - $55 / night
Welcome to paradise.
We are located right on the Klamath River tucked in nature's paradise. Our park is clean quite and safe. We offer variety of rv sites and tent sites. Full hook up sites 30amp electric with cable tv. Free wifi, clean bathrooms and showers. Coffee house is open on the weekends, laundry, gift shop, firewood, and spectacular views of the river.
Upscale gated property located right on the klamath river surrounded by natures paradise.
Amazing views of the Klamath River, Clean bathrooms, showers, laundry with new equipment. Wifi, cable tv, playground, coffe house and pizza kitchen. Fishing right from the property. Friendly staff and starlink friendly.
$35 - $65 / night
$35 - $50 / night
There are about 120 family campsites spread among the Penn Creek, Abalone, Sue-meg Village. Above: Canoe and plank house; Right: Sweathouse and Agate Beach campgrounds. Each campsite has a table and a fire pit. Water faucets, restrooms, and coin-operated showers are located nearby.
Two group day-use picnic areas may be reserved. Sue-meg holds up to 100 people and Bishop Pine up to 50. Picnickers at Sue-meg will find a covered cook shelter, and Bishop Pine has fire pits.
To reserve all campsites or group picnic areas for May through September, visit www.parks.ca.gov/sue-meg or call (800) 444-7275. From October through April, camping and group picnic sites are firstcome, first-served.
$35 / night
From the website:
Day-use area with beach and lagoon access, restrooms
Boat ramp to lagoon
$5 day-use fee (per vehicle)
Campground (25 sites, first-come/first-serve, seven-night maximum, coin-operated showers, on-site camphost)
$25 camping fee
Kayaks available for rent from Kayak Trinidad – (707) 329-0085 or www.kayaktrinidad.com
Adjacent to Humboldt Lagoons State Park (managed by California State Parks)
$10 - $30 / night
Scout
Right on the Pacific. Lots of wildlife, especially elk. Restrooms are very clean and hot water showers are available. In January, the sun doesn’t reach the campground until 10:30am.
Scout
I'm an ex-employee, and I feel the need to let everyone know what their getting into by staying at this park. First of all, they claim to cater to big rig RV's, but 90% of the park is inaccessible to anything over 24ft. Their electrical hookups are run down and barely work. Most sites wont work if you have a surge protector, but will short if you don't use one. On top of that, their"50-amp" sites only deliver 30-amp power, but have a 50-amp outlet. If you have an issue with your sites electric while you're there, they'll act like they didn't know it existed and offer a 10% refund(as it's policy to do this until the electric company can come out to fix the issue). Same goes for just about any issue with the cabins, going as far as to blame guests for broken things. Pests(mostly mice and rats) are an ongoing problem in the cabins as well. They do not notify guests of the issue before hand, they also allow the cabins to be rented with the knowledge of this issue. They actually have front desk/housekeeping go in the cabins a few minutes before check-in to clean up the droppings. None of the furniture has been replaced in this century, including the mattresses. And yes, rat droppings are regularly found on the bedding, and no, the bedding is not changed if this happens. During the summer they charge$200+ for those cabins, and honestly they're disgusting. These shady business practices chalked up to the bad management(which never failed to make me and other former employees uncomfortable, something we discussed regularly), and their corporate property management team. All in all, not worth the money at all.
Scout
Our host was gracious, gave us our pick of spots. Beautiful place, well kept, clean bathrooms and showers. Little store nearby. Would be happy to stay again if ever in the area!
Traveler
Don’t be confused when you arrive and head up the hill where you’ll find camping spots. Even has an area with picnic tables under the trees.
A great spot overall and a nice drive up. We were there when it rained all day one of our days and it didn’t affect the roads much.
We even pulled up our rear drop camper and had no issues at all.
Traveler
We didn’t end up going because it is NOT RV friendly. You have to hike in with your tent
Traveler
Stayed one night but you can stay more. Beautiful scenery next to the Pacific Ocean. Clean and safe. Tribal gas station with low prices next to casino. You have to go in and get permission and check in. Perfect place for me.
Guide
Okay girl we have a 33 ft Class A RV with a car and tow. There was only one site that could accommodate us and it was open. This place has access to the beach and seems to be a very salt of the earth type place..
Scout
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Guide
We had never been to the ocean and had so much fun having our camper parked directly off the beach. It was so clean and beautiful. Planning on visiting again!
Guide
Well I had a lot higher hopes for this campground and was bummed that the noise of the 101 took over from the enjoyment of the park. We chose site 91 as we didn’t need water or electricity and it was tucked back into some trees. We absolutely loved that setting as there were no neighbors. No laundry, but here was a shop, firewood for purchase, propane, showers and playground for the kids. Like like there were some nice cabins and pull through spots but the noise was a huge downfall for us.
Guide
a little busy a lot of people but really quiet and peaceful !
Guide
Wow what a place, I’ve never seen anything quite like it.
The road although incredibly long and winding was well maintained and I’m pretty sure even a car could make it without issue.
The drive up was a whole experience in itself, reminded me of Last of The Mohicans, don’t slip!
I went during hunting season without realizing it, out of the 10 sites 7 where taken up by hunters, but I only saw one person my whole stay.
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.
LegendWe like this little county campground- it’s FCFS only (it seems that early afternoon is the best time to snag a spot). We got the last spot when we arrived that we would fit in in our 26ft class C (there were some tent sites still available). There’s a loop that’s kind of tricky for RVs to navigate, though people will still do it, and other sites outside of the loop that are better suited for RVs. There are a couple of sites at either end of the loop that would work for RVs as well. There are also 2 sites with electric hookups that are $10 extra.
You self-register at the bathroom, $30/night. Kind of pricey for what you get, but it’s a cute and mellow little park and it’s got a pleasant vibe, very beautiful surroundings.
There are flush toilets and showers that we did not use. The road in to the campground is through some residential neighborhoods, but still relatively easy access from the main road. I wouldn’t recommend this campground for giant rigs.
Guidepretty basic good after a long night of driving
TravelerI loved staying at lacks creek! I had good cell service with att and it was beautiful, quiet and serene. Hikes right by the campsites. Fire pit. No water at all though. Bring your own water. And no bathroom unless you drive like 3 miles down the other way and some of the roads weren't open due to landslides. I drove my honda civic all the way up there. There was a few points I thought I wouldn't make it but sure enough my good ol honda pushed through. Lol Anyways! Highly recommend! Just bring water! Lol
Guide
This is a great place to see an elk herd as they sometimes come grazing through the campground. The campsites were more spacious than other campgrounds we stayed at. The restrooms are ok, however take a light with you at night because the motion lights will turn off before you can finish your business. The showers are in need of an upgrade. Plus they are coin operated which was disappointing considering the condition. Very convenient beach access road is almost directly across from the campground entrance. Also, there are two areas to camp, the meadows with no shade and the woods with little sun. WiFi is free for 30 minutes each day or pay for longer periods and Verizon signal is weak Overall a nice place with friendly staff.
Guide
This was the perfect spot to spend a night. The creek behind us was beautiful and the sounds just put you right to sleep. Many spots along the road. Easy with our jeep, but I wouldn't recommend for larger trailers
GuideVery special to see Elk roaming the campgrounds. Nice large campsites, clean bathrooms, and great service.
Ranger
Overall the campground itself was nice. The restrooms are super clean and nice. Some sites are fairly secluded. It was very hot when we were there and although it is next to the river, you are actually above the river so you have to drive/hike to it. There were a lot of campers from Oregon there and all of them were there to party. The camp host was useless and didn’t want to interact with anyone.
Ranger
We loved this campground! It is about a mile off the highway so you don’t have any road noise. You are immersed in the redwoods with a creek flowing next to the campground. The staff is very friendly and they do a great job keeping everything clean.
RangerWe loved this campground! You are immersed in the redwoods and surrounded by a creek that runs along the campground. The restrooms were clean, staff very friendly and it was nice and quiet when we were there.
Traveler
This campground must be the “first camp out” for so many Northern California kids, at least of my generation. It was the first time my family drove for HOURS (“are we there yet?” And then the result was spectacular. The river vibe, the rope swing, the ancient redwoods, the dappled sunlight, the bbq. And yes, there’s a store nearby in the middle of nowhere to pick up whatever you need.
It really is family-lovely. Your kids will make friends with the others. If you can plan an extended stay, do it!
Recently, I just drove around the grounds, on my way back to SF, just for fun, and I thought, wow, I’m ready to experience this place as a childless oldster. I want to bird my ass off. I want to go offseason. All of it!
Traveler
I’m probably giving this an extra star for nostalgia. I camped here decades before, before it became a more modern campsite, and it was formative. I’d suggest LATE summer, like August, or better yet, after Labor Day. It’s the warmest, nicest time. Or when the Elk are in mating season! LOL. Or spring, when the Lupin arrives. There are also INCREDIBLE day trips into California’s interior, Indian history, little known parks and trails everywhere. Bring all the yummy foods you want… you’re not going to be near a grocery store. Feel a side of California few know about.
Scout
This is an awesome campground with a single-lane road. I love visit it and join adventures in geometry dash lite. We managed to navigate it in an SUV with a teardrop trailer, but I wouldn't recommend towing anything longer. During our visit in May, the river flowed swiftly and cold, making it unsuitable for swimming or fishing. There is a well-maintained vault toilet on site, along with bear-proof recycling and trash receptacles. Limited to no service available for most of the journey. Remember, fire permits are mandatory.
GuideDispersed camping along the river banks after walking through the Tall Trees hike. Easy overnighter.
GuideBeautiful campground among trees. Campsites feel private despite being a large campground. They had a range talk when we were there that we wish we attended but didn’t line up with our timeline. Staff was friendly.
Camping near Somes Bar, California, offers a unique blend of stunning natural beauty and outdoor adventure. With a variety of campgrounds to choose from, you can find the perfect spot to unwind and explore the great outdoors.
Camping near Somes Bar, California, is a fantastic way to enjoy the outdoors, but being prepared can make all the difference.
Frequently Asked Questions
What camping is available near Somes Bar, CA?
According to TheDyrt.com, Somes Bar, CA offers a wide range of camping options, with 202 campgrounds and RV parks near Somes Bar, CA and 14 free dispersed camping spots.
Which is the most popular campground near Somes Bar, CA?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Somes Bar, CA is Elk Prairie Campground — Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park with a 4.6-star rating from 66 reviews.
Where can I find free dispersed camping near Somes Bar, CA?
According to TheDyrt.com, there are 14 free dispersed camping spots near Somes Bar, CA.
What parks are near Somes Bar, CA?
According to TheDyrt.com, there are 17 parks near Somes Bar, CA that allow camping, notably Six Rivers National Forest and Redwood National Park.