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  William G.

  Scout

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Gilroy Garlic USA RV Park

  Exceedingly Ok

  All spots on the perimeter are full timers. VERY cluttered campsites all around you makes the park feel claustrophobic.

  If that wasn’t enough the daily/weekly spots on the interior are right on top of each other. Expect your neighbor’s sewer connection to be right next to your stairs when you come out of your unit.

  Never saw or interacted with any employees, the only interaction was an email with my spot number. Not a positive or negative, just a note. Daily/weekly campers seemed nice, however received dirty looks from pretty much every full timer just walking the dog or driving to/from my unit. I like to wave at folks as I go by, I guess they don’t like that.

  Speaking of walking the dog, there’s a large grass area on the west side with big signs that say no pets. The only spot of grass I could find that wasn’t “forbidden for dogs” is a small patch between the entrance/exit lanes to the park, no fence and watch for vehicles coming and going.

  Overall this place is probably fine to drop anchor for the night, we stayed a weekend to enjoy Gilroy Gardens and will definitely find somewhere else to go next time.

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  Vanessa C.

  Ranger

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Camp Trinidad RV Resort

  Stunning “fancy” camping

  After a 2 week road trip and no laundry left we wanted to stay somewhere a little “nicer” for our last few days and do some laundry.

  This place is amazing! The sites, the view, location, organization of it. It was so great we stayed a second night.

  Bathrooms/showers very clean, they have a dog park, very very close to sue meg state park (one of my favorites), and a store where you can get anything you need.

  Trinidad is a very cute down and about 5 miles down the road

  ONLY thing I didn’t like was laundry is $4.75 each washing cycle and $3.00 to dry… that’s insane to me. (Bring quarters) or front desk can help you.

  1st night we stayed at spot 14: your pretty close to neighbors but we still enjoyed it.

  2nd night we snagged spot 7: SERIOUSLY GORGEOUS and way more privacy. If you can get one of the ocean view spots- do it. (spot 8 looked like the best one)

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  Stacey H.

  Traveler

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Inyo / Lower Grays Meadow Campground

  Beautiful but run down

  We stayed in the lower campground, site 51 fit our 21' trailer and truck (Tundra crew cab). Most of the sites are shaded with old growth oak and pine trees. Independence Creek was flowing really good. Water was cool and there are rainbows. The only bathroom is at the entrance. There are several water spickets, with buckets to use on fire rings. Really enjoyed our stay and would come again. At $34 night wish the FS or ? would spend that on site improvements.

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  Madeleine B.

  Scout

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Koa Cloverdale Camping Resort

  Glad I Ignored the Bad Reviews

  Abundant bad reviews were available for this campground but we had no major issues. Bathrooms and pool were in good condition.

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  Chris C.

  Guide

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Castle Crags State Park Campground

  So Good!

  Right off I-5, easy access with great facilities - flushing toilets and showers. Campsites are nicely spaced out with ample space. General store really close to the park entrance. Really nice camp oven along with a standard fire pit. Pretty loud traffic as you can see I-5 from the campground, but not too bothersome.

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  Chris C.

  Guide

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Tamarack Flat Campground — Yosemite National Park

  Amazing, Isolated Campsite!

  Top tier campsite. Very clean, well maintained, sites spaced out well (compared to campsites in the valley) and in a very pretty area of the park. You can reserve a site 14 days in advance on recreation.gov - I highly recommend doing that. It’s a 45 min drive to the valley, which is the only downside if you’re looking to be close to the popular valley destinations like El Cap. There’s a lovely stream that goes through the campground and plenty of fire wood.

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Friendly RV Park

  Convenient to I-5 with a view of Mt Shasta

  General: 45-site RV park just minutes off of I-5 in Weed, CA, with a mix of long-term and those, like us, passing through. There is a partial view of Mt Shasta from the RV park. It is a dog-friendly RV park. 

  Site Quality: Typical of an RV park, there is no physical separation between sites. Some back up to each other. Some have paved pads, while others are gravel. Some are wide enough to fit a vehicle next to your camper if needed. All sites are FHU. I can’t imagine tent camping would be allowed/feasible here. An effort has been made to make the sites nice - such as flower pots.

  Bath/Shower: Two stalls, two sinks, and two showers. Clean, but while there was soap in the men’s bathroom, both dispensers in the women’s were empty. 

  Activities/Amenities: There is on-site laundry with two washers/dryers. There was a sign-up sheet to use these machines. Free Wi-Fi, although I was not successful in connecting to it. There is a horseshoe pit, although not sure it gets much use. 

  We arrived late after the office was closed, but there was a phone number to call, and the owners live on-site. We were told to go to our reserved spot of 16, but it was occupied, so we were able to take Site 18. Although the RV park was full, and sites were very close together, it was VERY quiet. 

  While not our preferred type of camping, we needed to dump our gray tank, and it was convenient to the freeway as we made our way north from the San Francisco Bay Area to Oregon, so it fit our needs for an overnight stay.

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Beals Point Campground — Folsom Lake State Recreation Area

  Lake fun near Sacramento

  General: Beals Point is one of two locations on Folsom Lake for camping. Large campground with a mix of electric and non-electric campsites plus some group sites. 

  Site Quality: Drives are paved and mostly level. We camped in a little “cul-de-sac” with just four sites. While these sites back up to the American River Bike Trail (aka Jedediah Smith Recreation Trail), it was overgrown, and I did not see direct access to the trail as we did the last time we were here. 

  Bath/Shower: Typical CA state park layout– all-gender units with toilet and sink (but no soap, towels, or dryers) and showers. Unlike other CA state parks, these take quarters instead of tokens. The units could use a little TLC, but what was most disheartening was how other campers had trashed them– toilet paper (and worse) scattered all over the insides. Obviously not the fault of the campground. 

  Activities/Amenities: Folsom Lake is the draw, and people were fishing, kayaking, and swimming. The 32-mile paved multi-use American River Bike Trail is easily accessible. There is a snack bar/concession stand for beach rentals, but it was not open when we were there. 

  Our stay here this time was over a weekend; it was completely full, and it reminded us once again that we prefer to camp during the week and shoulder seasons when campgrounds are less crowded!

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  Jul. 13, 2026

  Dockweiler Beach RV Park

  Beachfront camping but you'd better like the sound of jet planes!

  General: Two sections: RV camping and dry camping 

  Site Quality: If you have a larger RV and/or need hookups, you will be in a parking space with ZERO privacy between spaces (it is literally a parking space!). If you have a small RV or van conversion (smaller than 19 feet), there is dry camping. Concrete driveway; minimal privacy but a direct view of the beach. You must have a bed, dinette, sink, and small water supply to be in these spots. A concrete picnic table is included in each site. 

  Bath/Shower: Six-digit codes (that change regularly) needed to enter (and a different one for each bathroom). One all-in-one with a sink, toilet, urinal, and diaper changing station. The other has two shower stalls, two toilets, and one sink. The shower in the one closest to the dry camping area left much to be desired. I couldn’t get the ADA-accessible shower to work, and the other one had a push-button flow that took some time to get warm and had to be repeatedly pushed to complete the shower. Hooks and bench are outside the shower stall, compromising privacy. My biggest disappointment, however, was that there were NO electrical outlets. I took a chance and walked to the other end of the campground (by the entrance and full hookup sites) where I discovered the bathroom was much nicer. Not only did it have electrical outlets, but it looked like the showers were much nicer. 

  Activities/Amenities: You are right on the beach! There is a paved path for walking, running, or bicycling. Laundry was temporarily out of order when we were there.

  There are very limited options for camping in this area, and the price was $55/night for dry camping. You are in the direct flight path of LAX, so have earplugs at the ready if the sound of jet planes overhead is not your thing!

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