Best Tent Camping near Ukiah, CA
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Best Tent Sites Near Ukiah, California (37)
1. Red Mountain
2 Reviews•7 Photos•103 SavesUkiah, California- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- ADA Access
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
2. COE Mendocino Lake Bu-Shay Campground
1 Review•2 Photos•33 SavesMendocino Lake, California- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
3. Paul M. Demmick Campground — Navarro River Redwoods State Park
5 Reviews•10 Photos•93 SavesNavarro, CaliforniaReported 8/2022 Paul Dimmick campground is open on a first-come, first-serve basis May 27, 2022 – September 7, 2022.
Navarro Beach Campground is OPEN
Visitors to the Navarro River Redwoods State Park can enjoy picnicking, swimming, and camping at the Paul M. Demmick campground. The park is popular with anglers, canoeists, and kayakers in the late winter and spring.
Second growth redwood groves stretch the length of the park. They are home for raccoons, black-tail deer, and river-oriented birds such as the belted kingfisher.
- Pets
- ADA Access
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Trash
$10 - $35 / night
4. Old Train Caboose
1 Review•6 Photos•12 SavesUpper Lake, CaliforniaOld train Caboose for rent. New queen bamboo bed, hot plate, cold refrigerator. Outdoor hot shower and claw tub. Sweet deck open space. Star studded sky. Artesian well water, drink from the spigot and bring bottles to take some home. Glen Eden hiking trail abuts the land. Camp in a quiet field across the dry creek bed. We have 3 dogs that roam hills, will do our best to keep them away most of the time. Have rooster who does crow up the sun. We are 15 minutes to Safeway in Lakeport, 20 minutes to north side Ukiah and 10 minutes to Upper Lake. We are 2 miles from the pristine Blue Lakes, day pass there for swimming and boating rentals. Also Clear Lake State Park is not far and they also offer swimming and boating. Disney boat rentals will deliver craft to Clearlake for you. My personal favorite is Highland Springs Reservoir about 20 minute drive on country roads, and pass the small aircraft airport and restaurant. Boating, swimming, hiking and BBQ available at Highland Springs.. We are not ADA. Cell phone and wifi won't work in this canyon. Climb the hill maybe. We are not fancy, we are unique. Come for bird watching, the quiet and the stars. We have some coupons for wine tasting from a few of the nearby vineyards We offer a farm stand with fresh eggs and vegetables in season daily. Highland Springs Reservoir offers swimming, BBQ and Disk Golf, all free. Lakeport has a drive in theater, google Lakeport auto movies drive in. New Rule: if you are inviting guests they must be pre approved. PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY AND NOT RAISE DUST IN OUR NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY TO OUR PROPERTY. We also have two big private campsites and one long term area.
Please read reviews here: https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US/dashboard/land/34844/listings
- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- Reservable
- Tents
- Cabins
- Standard (Tent/RV)
$39 - $175 / night
5. Dunlap Campground
5 Reviews•5 Photos•49 SavesComptche, CaliforniaExisting Resources: This campground is located just west of Camp 20 off of Highway 20. There are a total of 17 campsites, (2) one stall outhouses, three trash can structures, camp host site, information board and an iron ranger pay station.
- Pets
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Tent Cabin
6. Buckhorn Campground
1 Review•3 Photos•18 SavesLakeport, California- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
7. Penny Pines Campground
2 Reviews•2 Photos•7 SavesUpper Lake, CaliforniaNo Day Use Area or General Parking.
- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
8. Cole Creek Campground — Clear Lake State Park
1 Review•3 Photos•1 SaveKelseyville, CaliforniaThis campground winds along beautiful Cole Creek. Cole Creek campground offers 26 well shaded campsites and 2 Hike and Bike sites. Each site has a fire ring, a table, and a food storage box. Nearby restroom facilities offer pay showers and flushable toilets.
- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Picnic Table
- Showers
$30 / night
9. Bear Creek Campground
1 Review•22 SavesMendocino National Forest, California- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
10. Jackson Demonstration Forest
3 Reviews•93 SavesCaspar, CaliforniaCamp One is accessed at mile marker 5.85 via JDSF Road 350, and also has a day use area that includes the popular “Egg Station” day use area. Camp One has a total of 19 campgrounds associated with this area.
Campgrounds associated with Camp One include Redtail (10 sites; 6-10 campsites are open to equestrian campers only), Wagon (5 sites), Roundhouse (3 sites), Tin Can (2 sites) and numerous one campsite campgrounds. Iron ranger is located at the Camp One Host site location.
- Pets
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Recent Tent Reviews near Ukiah, California
619 Reviews of 37 Ukiah Campgrounds
- Amaya L.
Traveler
Mendocino Redwoods RV Resort
Cool spot
Cool little camping spot outside of Willits. Has a western themed town that hold little dances and ice cream parlor parties for kids. This KOA also has a mini waterpark as well. We camped in a tent site and our number pole did have an outlet. Perfect place for glamping or kids!
Hayley K.
Legend
Hidden Pines RV Park & Campground
Excellent for Rv campers, cramped for tents
The entrance to this campground is behind a store so it technically is hidden.
What it lacks in privacy of sites it definitely makes up for in amenities. There are firewood bundles stacked up alongside the store for pick up. There is a pool and shower room open from 10 am to 10 pm.
The tent sites are right along a fence without much privacy. I would suggest this place for RV camping over tent camping.
There are showerhouses and bathrooms in the middle of the campground with a fish cleaning station.
It’s an expensive campground $45-69 per night depending on where you want to be.
MarinMaverickLegend
Casini Ranch Family Campground
Pick Your Site Well!
This is a haven for RV's and some sites are clearly meant for them. They can be sparse and open and right next to each other. But I am a tent camper so I look for those that have trees and coverage to get a sense of privacy. The virtue of Casini's is that it has some of the best direct access to the Russian River. That can be for fishing. canoeing, kayaking, or swimming - you name it. And if you pick your site right you have a great tent camping site.
ALso they have some great group tent sites if you want to go with friends.
With the store there if you forgot anything you are good.
- Michael C.
Guide
Pomo RV Park & Campground
Quiet and roomy, with privacy and blackberries!
We chose Pomo based on other reviews on TheDyrt. I picked site 47 out of the three that were left when I was searching for a place near Fort Bragg. Although it looks like the site is in the middle of the town, the sites are very private, many nestled between thick brush (blackberries!) and many back far enough from the road that it seems like you're boondocking. Our primary reason for choosing a coastal site was for comfort. It was still over 95 degrees inland, but a very comfortable 65 along the coast.
Almost all the RV sites are gravel, with the exception of a couple smaller ones, and the tent sites. There is a single bathroom complex, and the men's restroom was great...tiled with multiple stalls, large glass windows and CLEAN! I didn't check the showers out, but I'm assuming the same level of detail and finish also apply there.
It appears the sewer system doesn't cover all the sites, so the further back in the campground you go, there won't be any (an educated guess on my behalf). I walked through the campground, and most the RV sites have a power pedastal and water, a nice wooden picnic table and a fire ring. Internet access is available throughout, and when I ran speedtest I was getting 170Mbps down, which is incredible.
Make sure you look through the pictures of each site on the reservation page. They all are slightly different in size, privacy, and whatnot. There are several sites that "share" a common open space if you're in a group, and a large group area which looked to have 5 or 6 sites all comingled.
For tent camping, there is a large, open line of grass near the front of the campground, which doesn't really offer much protection from the sun. BUT...there is a loop at the back of the campground that has at least 10 grassy tent sites under a thick cover of pine trees. It's isolated by a path from the other RV sites, and I was really impressed by the area! If I were still tent camping, this would no doubt be my go-to tent site.
The nights were quiet and dark, and the staff friendly. They have 1 dump station, a fish cleaning station, propane and the office has a bunch of DVD movies available (not sure if for rent or free use).
Overall an excellent site and we were glad to find it, and will probably use this as a staging point for future treks further up the coast! I'll include some pictures of the site (I never include personal/family pictures because this is a campground review site, not a family album!)
Dominic J.Guide
Kelsey Creek Campground — Clear Lake State Park
Solid family campground
Wasn't very private, but is good for tent camping in a safe family environment.
Deleting App D.Legend
Wildwood RV Park & Campground
Spacious sites not true
Sign says spacious sites but clearly a packed mobile home park with tent Camping.
- DDaniel D.Guide
Woodside Campground — Salt Point State Park
Great place for tent camping or dry camping
Brought my trailer her for the first time as an adult after many times tent camping at nearby Gerstle Cove as a child. Had a FANTASTIC time. Woodside campground is BY FAR the more beautiful of the two Salt Point campgrounds. Plenty of flat parking pads for rv campers, yet sites are thickly wooded and appropriately spaced to have an awesome tent camping experience as well. Take note that many of the nearby beaches have dangerous rip currents and aren’t exactly great for swimming or water play.
- GGeorge A.Traveler
Manchester Beach / Mendocino Coast KOA
Okay for a quick stop
The tent camping is full of roots, and low privacy, but it’s okay for a quick overnight stop
April A.Traveler
MacKerricher State Park Campground
Nice privacy
We love this campground and have been coming for years. We have tent camped and trailer camped and love both. The tent spots are nicely divided by coastal trees and shrubs which provide ample privacy. You can walk to the beach, bathrooms with quarter showers, clean.
Ashley F.Legend
Old Train Caboose
2 Lodging Options
Ashley here with The Dyrt. We're happy to welcome this property to our platform. This property is offering 2 lodging options, a Caboose & Tent camping under the Walnut trees. Check them out and come back here to leave them some love.
- Hayley K.Legend
Woodside RV Park
Loud and Jam packed with people
At $30 per night for a tent, this campground is a bit intense.
This is a drive up site. The online source for it is outdated but the site is a good place to stop if you just need a space for the night.
It is a combo trailer park, RV sites, and Tents sites so the navigation might be a little tricky in parts. There are power sites and water sources placed around the area.
There is a bath house in the middle of the park but if you are camped in the tent sites, it is pretty far away.
There are a couple porta potties set up that are closer to the tent sites.
Cash or check only here. No cards taken.
Make sure you check the pet rules too, they are very strict on them. We were lucky enough to not have our dogs with us this trip.
The sites are pretty secluded by shrubs so you do get a sense of privacy in places. The turns driving around might make RV camping a little tricky.
- Virgil F.
ScoutHidden Pines RV Park & Campground
Ocean view and sounds
Family park, nice and quite. Tent sites to full hookups. Older park facilitys very old. Some sites have an ocean view everyone can listen to the waves at night.
Chris M.Guide
Ocean Cove Store and Campground
Love this campground
Always windy. Great scenery, and many of the tent sites are tucked away in little nooks and crannies for privacy if you don’t want the more open outer ring sites.
- MarinMaverickLegend
Russian Gulch State Park Campground
Great Spot
I like this a little better than Van Damm down the road because of the small private beach which never appears crowded. You do have road noise but it really is not bad.
Great little tent camping spots and a fabulous group tent camping spot. From the small beach you can play in the waves and launch protected kayaks into the small bay. On the right day there are some tidepools (not a lot). A stream runs through camp and empties on to the beach.
Great Fern Canyon trail and waterfall trail back in the gorge.
You can explore all the Mendoconio Coast from here.
Sites are well spaced and protected. Tables, fire rings and food storage. Nice rest rooms with showers. I like the lower loop along the creek and thes sites at the end, near the beginning of the fern canyon trail are choice.
- JJimScout
Casini Ranch Family Campground
Nice but a little pricey
Very large, clean, well maintained campground. Sites range from tent camping to RV water and electric only to full hookups. It's centrally located halfway between Gurneville and Bodega Bay. Great place as a base for days at the beach, hiking at Armstrong Woods, or fishing.
Chris N.Guide
Caspar Beach RV Park & Campground
Good Place For RVs & Group Camping
Easy access and great store, with access to fire rings, tables, showers, potable water, dump station and trash receptacles. The tent sites are beautiful, but a bit too close to each other when there are dogs involved.
Kristen M.GuideManchester Beach / Mendocino Coast KOA
Awesome KOA
This KOA has large tent sites and a HUGE kitchen with 3 electric stoves and several sinks and microwaves for camper use. They have movies each night and have lots of trees for shade. No sprint cell signal but good WiFi.
- ddebTraveler
Caspar Beach RV Park & Campground
Holiday was packed.
We were here for 3 nights and enjoyed the summer concert series on the grass and the close location to a private beach across from the Rv park.
The spaces for Rv’s are tight, but we made it work. Tent camping is much more spacious.
The weather was humid and cool. It felt wonderful for July!!
- RRoss H.Traveler
Ocean Cove Store and Campground
Campground by the Ocean
I tent camped here on a September weeknight. The campground is very spacious on a bluff overlooking the ocean. Very few other campers so I had plenty of options for sites. It was cool, sunny, and no wind-perfect weather! Stunning views all around, with a trailhead to Stillwater Cove. Very quiet and relaxing stay here!
HandL C.
Ranger
Van Damme State Park Campground
Good luck getting your RV up the hill...
Here's another promise NOT gonna happen. If you have any trailer at all, you must turn around at the bottom of the hill, then go UP the steep hill to your promised site. Yeah...that site...shorter than you need and SO unlevel, you can't level out. All this for dry camping. BTW, if you are tent camping, it's wonderful. You're welcome.
- MarinMaverickLegend
Gualala Point Regional Park
Hidden Gem
Small campground in the redwoods along the river. Connects to the estuary and then you are at the ocean. Path to the beach takes yo under the highway. Also hiking across the road is a park with a small visitor center.
County park so it is well maintained and frankly I have never seen it packed. Even when not camping there I always stop at the picnic area for a hike to the ocean and a secluded beach.
There are wlak in tent sites. You park, unlaod and then move your care. The photos are of theses sites. If you go and do not get a tent site, try to get a site along the river.
Sites are both drive in and some are walk in. No RV hook ups but I see them there ( I am always with a tent) Coin showers are a plus.
The downside is you do hear the car noise from the road but there is little traffic at night.
You can launch a kayak or canoe onto the river from the campgrounds.
John G.GuideCasini Ranch Family Campground
Nice Family Campground
Close to the ocean at Jenner. Campground is next to the Russian River. Family activities and games for kids (playground, volleyball). Some shaded site, a mix of sunny locations and partial shade. Full RV hook ups and tent sites. River access for swimming & boating. No sandy beach.
- NNick T.Guide
Gualala River Redwood Park
Amazing camping under the redwoods
We’ve been travel trailer camping twice to this campground and love it! Beautiful, large sites under the redwoods and along the Gualala River. The campground offers partial hook-ups with a dump service for a fee (dump station on site as well). There is a little camp store for basic camping / RV needs as well as bathrooms, showers, and laundry. The camp is great for RV and tent camping. We’ll definitely be returning many more times.
- LLewis & Brenda N.Traveler
Caspar Beach RV Park & Campground
Great Beach!
This was a nice campground very close to the beach. Great place to take kids. The RV spaces were very tight and close together. We were concerned about getting our 36 foot motor home out but with some maneuvering and backing up, my husband was able to get us out. We explored the tent camping area and it is beautiful, secluded, and spacious. The staff are very friendly, helpful, and the store is well stocked with good prices.
Raven P.GuideMacKerricher State Park Campground
Nature lovers paradise
This camp ground exceeds expectations with its natural beauty! Tent camping gets closed for the winter season but plenty of RV spaces($40 honor system) with lots of options to choose from. There are not many people in the off season so we were able to get a spot with direct access to the beach! Each spot has a picnic table and firepit. This place has lots of wildlife (raccoons) so be careful what you leave out! **dog friendly
Marc A.Guide
Fuller Grove Group Campground
Fuller Grove Campground for Tents
Fuller grove was a nice little campground on Lake Pillsbury (our rented minivan just weathered the dirt road in from the 101). It’s a small loop with great options for multi-tent camping. Some of the sites far from the entrance and along the water are very nice with multiple pads and tables. The campground beach is beautiful, definitely recommend some late-night stargazing. There’s only outhouses in decent condition. We were there with only a few other campers, so it was a peaceful stay.
- Cecil K.Guide
Ocean Cove Store and Campground
Great location, lots of sites, windy.
Beautiful spot to go camping. First time here, tent camped in a halfdome 2+. Second day was so windy one of the poles bent! Saw several tents mangaled and in the trash.
Know how to anchor your tent! Lots of RV's. Quiet at night. Trails to the beach, and at low tide there was so much sea life for my son and I to explore.
We saw 1 shower building with 4 showers, $2.50 in quarters. Boat launch for med to small boats. Fish cleaning station.We came Fathers day weekend, didn't have problem getting a site late in the day. $35 cash $40 credit card price for tent with 1 vehicle. The store has a good selection. Firewood is light weight, but a big bundle is Cash only $9.
I'd go back.
Guide to Ukiah
Tent camping near Ukiah, California, offers a blend of scenic beauty and outdoor adventure, perfect for nature enthusiasts looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
Local Activities to Enjoy
- Explore the nearby hiking trails at Paul M. Demmick Campground — Navarro River Redwoods State Park, where you can immerse yourself in the stunning redwood forest.
- Enjoy fishing and boating at Bu-Shay Campground, located near Lake Mendocino, ideal for a relaxing day on the water.
- Experience off-roading adventures at Red Mountain, which is situated in an OHV recreation area, perfect for ATV enthusiasts.
Tent Camping Prices
- Tent camping at Penny Pines Campground is budget-friendly, with rates starting at just $6 per night.
- For a more spacious experience, Bear Creek Campground offers well-maintained sites at competitive prices, making it a great choice for families.
- Rates at Dunlap Campground are around $20 per night, providing basic amenities for a comfortable stay.
Tips for Tent Camping Near Ukiah
- Arrive early at Paul M. Demmick Campground — Navarro River Redwoods State Park to secure a good spot, especially on weekends when it can fill up quickly.
- Be prepared for limited amenities at Buckhorn Campground, as it has no water hookups and minimal facilities, making it essential to bring your own supplies.
- Keep an eye on your food at Red Mountain, as wildlife can be curious and may try to scavenge if food is left unattended.
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