Best Campgrounds near Sonoma, CA

Tried camping here but the ranger said I had to have a self-contained toilet since the park itself is locked at dusk. It looked like a beautiful spot but I was unable to park here for the night

Bodega Bay CA. On the water. Grounds well maintained. No toilet paper in men’s bathroom. First place in CA where no recycling offered. No signs to direct you to office. Full hook ups over $100. Dry sites for $65. We were not informed about dry sites. Place nearly empty.

Great spot off of Hwy 1 to camp! The site has access to the beach as well as hiking trails through the beautiful redwoods! Dog friendly for a charge of $2 each dog per night. Full electric hookups optional at specific spaces. Water access on site as well. Would definitely recommend to any camper or someone wanting to stop by for the day use area.

I remember this when I was a kid my parents would take us my two brothers and my sister and we can't go crabbing just enjoy the whole day the whole weekend awesome.

RV campsites are close together and semi-level.  Bathrooms could use some TLC.  But the park is nice with lots of hiking, views and close to Napa.

RV Campsites are nothing fancy and close together.  But the park itself is nice...hiking trails, views, nature, and close to Napa.

This campground is great. If you're looking for a coastal place to stay that has showers and bathrooms readily available. There's no hookups but there's water spigots that are potable all over the place which is great. But it still is definitely very much dry camping.

The hard part about this campground is the weather potential, there's a lot of fog, a lot of wind, but that should be expected anytime you're spending time near the coast.

Doran Beach is great, especially during the summer for kids because it's a well protected cove and the waves don't usually get very high.

One thing to mention is that this place is very not dog friendly when it comes to them being off leash. They're very aggressive about protecting the wildlife in the area and it can be difficult if you have dogs that want to be off leash and want to run.

There's a market not far away that has just about everything you could possibly need, lots of restaurants not too far away as well so there's plenty to do and see.

The campground itself is kept really clean by the staff, patrolled heavily by park service, and there's a lot of fishing opportunities and crabbing opportunities. Plenty to do with kids!

This was a nice place had a good time the site was a bit small. I would say you can’t really tell how big the site is the pictures are a bit hard to tell. They are taken sideways from the road not straight on for all the campsites. It was nice and quiet and beautiful area and not far from the beach. But if you aren’t careful you can really get a super small site.

Overall the campground was good. Close to the water and relatively quiet and not busy. However, when booking online they don’t do the best to describe how your site is set up. Based off the picture I was expecting the site to be fairly spacious, with a large driveway for parking and area for setting up tents. I was wrong. The parking for most spots is a small pullout alongside the road barely big enough for two relatively small vehicles. The usable space on the site was pretty limited as well. There was almost zero level area to set up a tent, and sites were really small. With that being said, if you do your research and know what to do expect/plan accordingly I’d say it’s worth staying.

Visit was for 11/19/2024 found the gates locked, no entry. Seasonal? No signage to tell.

Gosh - this area just doesn't seem to like dogs much!

This is a nice mostly Rv sight haven’t seen tenting, but I’m sure you could It has some year round renters towards the backside, of the park. Slips available for needed.

I’m very confused by the boojie negative reviews, what do you expect?

This is an absolutely great spot! Restrooms and showers are clean and the staff is great. Will be back often.

Not a far drive to the city either. Price is higher than other places but this close to the city with all of the amenities a pretty good deal.

This is an excellent and straightforward country park. It feels like a state park.

They have hookups and also dry camping. The better spots are near the water.

Contrary to other posts, they take walkups. It is just on the website it requires 2 weeks out.

Beautiful view we were in campsite 40. A beautiful view of vineyards and the sunset and people riding their horses. So calm and beautiful and so many activities here to do. Also there is showers, bathrooms, and hookups, we love this place. Only 8 mins from downtown Napa

We visited this park earlier this spring. Yes it was wet, but we didn't mind. Liked the spaces and layout so much...we are going back this fall. Plus we love that whole area.

However, DYRT got some info wrong. While there are plenty of full hookup spaces for RVs, there are no pull thru sites. Only back in for trailers and drive-in for coaches. Many tent camping spaces and RV spaces w/just water and power. The folks are friendly and helpful.

M.R.

Great (and big) park in Bodega Bay with several separate campgrounds. We got lucky and snagged a last minute spot for 2 nights in August. Easy access to the beach, lots of day use areas all around this park, and bonus: a dog beach that was available on a trial basis when we were there- dogs got to run free on this little patch of enclosed beach- wonderful. Hope it becomes a permanent feature! 

Showers were $2 for 5 minutes, there’s recycling here (a separate bin for propane cylinders too). 

This campground has a lot of in and out traffic and day use visitors and overall more activity than the Westside campground across the way. We enjoyed both of them.

This is a mellow, low key, beachy Sonoma County campground in Bodega Bay. It’s got that vibe that so many beach campgrounds do, a little run down, no frills, open layout, and happy friendly campers. We stayed here for a couple of nights and had a great time. 

There’s hiking all over this area, lots to explore and see. Cell service was good. Showers here are expensive at $2 for 5 min, quarters only. There’s a host on site who’s been hosting here for something like 15 (maybe 30) years. There’s a boat ramp adjacent to this campground, lots of boats in and out for fishing. 

There’s a dump station for a $7 fee (though the website says $10, so maybe it's actually $10), honor box at the station to deposit your money. Water fill available here as well. 

Recycling available, as well as a separate bin for green propane canisters. Camping is $35/night, plus $2 fee per dog per night (boo), plus whatever online reservation fee ($8?). Reservations must be made online. Hosts obviously do not handle that and there was nobody in the entrance shack when we arrived- though a ranger swung by later to collect the dog fee (that fee can’t be paid online when you make the reservation). Anyway, confusing process but just go with it and have a great time.