Best RV Parks near Vista, CA

Looking to find an RV campground, RV park, or private campsite near Vista? Finding RV campgrounds in California is easier than ever. Whether you're looking for a quiet location in the woods or a happening campground near the attractions, The Dyrt makes it easy to find the perfect place to park your RV.

Best RV Sites Near Vista, CA (153)

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    1. Escondido RV Resort

    12 Reviews
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    47 Saves

    More than just an RV park, Escondido RV Resort features 127 spacious full hookup sites, resort-style amenities, great guest services and a convenient location just off the I-15, Escondido RV Resort is perfect for short visits and extended stays. Guests of the 10-acre Escondido RV Resort enjoy the year-round beautiful weather, a new fenced dog park, heated outdoor pool and spa, and scenic views from the top of the resort. Situated just 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego, Escondido is known as the “Hidden Valley” of San Diego. Escondido enjoys convenient access to many of the area’s top local attractions, sporting events, beaches, wineries, and mountains.

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    • ADA Access
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    2. Olive Avenue RV Resort

    4 Reviews
    12 Photos
    9 Saves
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    3. Fiddlers Cove RV Park

    16 Reviews
    33 Photos
    284 Saves
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    4. Oceanside RV Park

    14 Reviews
    57 Photos
    113 Saves
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    5. Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay

    12 Reviews
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    68 Saves

    Coast through life at Southern California’s newest upscale resort, just outside San Diego. With vacation rentals, RV sites, and amazing on-site amenities, you can do it all, or nothing at all — right here at Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay. Now open.

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    • Reservable
    • ADA Access

    $150 - $280 / night

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    6. Paradise By The Sea RV Resort

    10 Reviews
    36 Photos
    233 Saves
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    • ADA Access
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    7. Mission Bay RV Resort

    10 Reviews
    34 Photos
    125 Saves
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    8. Circle RV Resort

    6 Reviews
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    5 Saves

    Circle RV Resort provides some of the best in RV site amenities. Each of our 165 gravel sites is equipped with 30 or 50 amp hook-ups and cable television. Eight pull-through sites are available for larger RVs. Access to WiFi is also available at every RV site.

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    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    9. Ramona Oaks RV Resort

    4 Reviews
    7 Photos
    34 Saves

    Some breeds of pets not allowed.

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    10. Lilac Oaks Campground

    7 Reviews
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    45 Saves

    Lilac Oaks RV Park and Campground is located just north of the unincorporated community of Valley Center. We offer RV camping (mix of full and water/electric only) and tent camping in idyllic settings with great amenities to keep campers of all ages entertained for days. We also have full hook-up spaces available in our 50+ acres of land for long-term RV space rental. We are surrounded by beautiful country with views of rolling hills and seasonal streambeds lined with native live oak and sycamore trees and the panorama of Rodriguez Peak and the Palomar Mountain range. It is just five miles from Escondido which has one of the best shopping centers in San Diego County, a wonderful hospital district, and boasts all the advantages for which one could ask. We have a mild climate in which delicate crops such as avocados, citrus, and flowers are successfully produced. There are several ways into the valley and, once entered, the rest of the world drops away, and you become aware of the beauty, orchards, flowers and trees, lovely hills and majestic Palomar Mountain.

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    • ADA Access

    $30 - $50 / night

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Recent RV Reviews In Vista

1303 Reviews of 153 Vista Campgrounds


  • Jeff T.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Oct. 21, 2024

    Dixon Lake Campground

    Great forestry feel. And good price ($30)

    We stayed here multiple times to car camp and have stayed in sites 3, 6, and 28. We really enjoyed site 28 due to the spectacular views of Escondido. The reason I gave it 4 stars is because their can be some creepy people occasionally like some old guy was following my son in his car. But other than that we had a good stay. If you are in a camper I would recommend Escondido RV resort instead due to the more inviting feel (we stayed there in our Coleman travel trailer). But if you car camp a lot like myself I would recommend staying here at Dixon lake. Great stay overall👍😊

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    Oct. 4, 2024

    Vanlife Campground Community In Coastal Mountains

    Perfect homebase for life on the road!

    One of the most beautiful properties I've ever stayed on. Part of the Van Life Campgrounds network of community oriented homebases for vanlifers and nomads on wheels. Met some cool people, worked, hung out with goats, had a few communal dinners. What else could you ask for.

  • TThe Dyrt PRO User
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    Sep. 27, 2024

    South Ridge Yellow Post Sites

    Awesome dispersed site with amazing views

    Very nice to find a campsite this private on a weekend in southern California elevation is high enough that temperatures were very enjoyable (mid 80's)

  • Osborn T.
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    Sep. 25, 2024

    Rancho Los Coches RV Park

    Natural Language Processing

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  • WThe Dyrt PRO User
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    Sep. 22, 2024

    Dos Picos County Park

    Harassing Ranger

    I have never had a bad experience at a camp ground with any ranger. They have all been wonderful. Not at this park. My registration tags went to my home so I did not have current tags. I had to have a family member collect my mail and forward to me on my travels so it was delayed. I did have a receipt which I was required to provide. However, the ranger barged into my campsite in a huff, treated me as if I were vomiting a crime and demanded my receipt on the spot in front of all. It was quite over the top. Later the same man barged back into my campsite throwing accusations at me that I hadn’t paid my measly $4.00 parking fee and breaking the rules of the park. He had the nerve to argue with me after I explained that in fact I had paid. He backed down after realizing I had. He then returned to harass us for the kids using chalk. There were kids from several campsites using chalk. We apologized and made them clean it up, no big deal. But the ranger was didn’t simply ask for it to be cleaned. He was threatening and confrontational. I dealt with one other ranger here who was quite nice and helpful but this other was awful. I discovered I was not the only one to have this experience here. I would recommend Sweetwater or Lake Jennings in San Diego area or Aqua Caliente where they are quite friendly. Yikes this was horrible

  • CThe Dyrt PRO User
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    Sep. 22, 2024

    Provisions Farm

    Delightful Area, Delightful Hosts

    Wow, Highland Valley is beautiful!  This is a great place to camp your RV - especially if you love the farm vibe.  We stayed in the front spot, up against the property line, which felt private.

  • Annie G.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Sep. 18, 2024

    Fry Creek Campground

    Very beautiful

    This is a very nice and quiet campground and everyone there was very respectful of quite hours. The place was very clean and very beautiful. The only con was that there are way too many insects everywhere, My base camp got bombarded with a swarm of wasps, And I was forced to leave a day early, and had to leave my cooking pot behind because of the swarm of wasps... I wish there were some kind of rangers or someone there that I could have asked for help about this, or I wish someone would do something about this issue but I guess it is what it is at this location lol 😆 Other than not being able to cook and eat without wasps in your face and In your food, it was really nice

  • Kyle F.
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    Sep. 17, 2024

    Champagne Lakes RV Resort

    REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS!

    Let's start off with the fact that this"resort" has REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS living there and TWEAKERS SELLING DRUGS. When I mentioned it to the management they could care less, didn't say a word and walked away laughing. They DO NOT perform ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS and especially with children in the park I find that very disturbing. They nickel and dime you for every little thing and the rent has gone up 3x in one year. The water supply smells like sewage when you take a shower. Because they do pump outs the resort smells like human excrement most of the time. The lakes are polluted as well and completely full of cyanobacteria AKA green algae which is a respiratory hazard. POTENTIAL BEWARE.

  • Lisa D.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Sep. 11, 2024

    Mission Bay RV Resort

    Wasn't Thrilled

    Overpriced for a dirt spot, no ocean view at all. Ocean view sites full of expensive RVs that can afford the price. No market or cantina, for those you have to walk to Campland, not a short walk. Should've just stayed at Campland

  • Lisa D.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Sep. 6, 2024

    Vacationer RV Park

    Not All That

    This RV park has huge potential but they need to get rid of permanent dwellers that have let their property decay. Junk cars, nobody seems to follow the rules, and rat problem.

  • jennifer G.
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    Sep. 1, 2024

    O'Neill Regional Park

    Great little campground in south OC!

    Clean, quiet campground located in one of the OC Parks, with plenty of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian use. I stayed here on a weekday, and there were a few couple of vacant campsites in my area, so it was an extremely quiet visit. Bathrooms were clean and well stocked for my stay. I didn’t use the showers since I was only staying one night, but I heard they were free!

    Rangers were very friendly and firewood was only $5 for a decent bundle that lasted me over 2 hours.

    The city of Rancho Santa Margarita is right up the hill, so you can grab food and any necessities if needed.

    My site backed to the creek, so I never had people walking through my campsite.

    My dog & I slept in my van, but there was room for multiple tents, and a decent amount of shade in my spot.

    My spot didn’t have its own water spigot, but there was one at a site across from me.

    I was fortunate that all of the campers around me were quiet and considerate. I know that it doesn’t always work out that way, and having obnoxious neighbors can really ruin your experience.

  • Kim N.
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    Aug. 24, 2024

    Crystal Cove State Park Primitive

    beautiful beach

    Clean dump station, beautiful sites, very strict on rules. We came 10 minutes early before check in time, they made us wait. Campsite comes with wifi but very weak. We have t mobile and had bad reception. Would come back again for beautiful views, small hike, sandy beaches with lots of sand crabs.

  • Jeff T.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Aug. 20, 2024

    Escondido RV Resort

    Amazing resort style amenities. Spacious sites

    People are complaining about freeway noise, we stayed in site 3 (the closest site to the freeway) and it was quiet as a mouse from inside our (insulated) RV. Amazing amenities. Dog park, pool, clubhouse. We loved site 3 so close to the amenities and restrooms. Overall amazing stay

  • Michael W.
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    Aug. 19, 2024

    The Secret Place

    Peaceful, Private, Beautiful

    Although we booked a campsite, it felt more like we were invited to Mazen's home. He was communicative and responsive, happily answered all of our questions, and was beyond generous. I can't say enough about the beautiful views of Lake Elsinore! We can't wait to visit this campground again!

  • Sarah J.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Aug. 10, 2024

    Olive Avenue RV Resort

    Weekend stay

    This place is nice, clean and quiet with newer RVs. It’s only a few miles off 78, about 10-15 miles from Carlsbad beach and the same distance to Escondido. We are long-time San Diego residents living out of state and came home to visit family. This is not a park like private site setting. It’s an RV parking lot with sewer and water hook-ups. If you want a location and North County works for you, this is a good place. There are two mobile homes but the RVs are all newer. Sites are narrow and close together, but this is the city in San Diego, not a spacious national park! Bathrooms in pool area are clean.

  • Rose  D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Blair Valley
    Aug. 9, 2024

    Blair Valley

    Quiet

    Peaceful dispersed campground. Wide open great views. Didn’t even know I had neighbors until I walked around in the morning and saw neighboring campers over the hill. Clear skies when I went back in November, could get pretty windy. Saw some coyotes pass by my camp.

  • IThe Dyrt PRO User
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    Jul. 29, 2024

    The Secret Place

    Friendly, knowledgeable and respectful hosts, best views I have ever experienced.

    We couldn't find any campgrounds, after calling multiple places we came across "The Secret Place". They have the best views I have ever experienced! Especially during sunset and as the city lights start to twinkle. Very nice and quiet place. No full hookups, but good bathrooms and showers available. The camp host was knowledgeable about the area and recommended great things to do. Very helpful, very respectful and very friendly. Will definitely stay here again, made our honeymoon trip very memorable! A+ recommend.

  • Madisyn L.
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    Jul. 28, 2024

    Woods Valley Kampground

    So beautiful, quiet, and very nice employees !!

    My fiancé and I were last minute camping and this campground was beautiful, quiet, and very aesthetic! There is a lot to do near by, a very convenient store about 5-10 minutes away called valley center foods! Employees were sooo sweet and friendly! DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! Ps isn’t that expensive when tent camping ⛺️ 🙌🏻

  • Bo L.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Jul. 21, 2024

    Oceanside RV Park

    Solid spot for being near the beach

    Nice little site that is right in the middle of everything.

    It's crowded and you don't have much space, but if your using this instead of a hotel room it works great.

    It had a game room and pool so kids had something to do. There were families all over with kids riding bikes. We had a quick stay over while we were seeing family in the area and it worked great .

    Only issue we had is both entrances have a hell of a dip, we scraped the ass end real good going in and out with our 24ft class c.

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Blue Jay Campground
    Jul. 20, 2024

    Blue Jay Campground

    Hidden gem

    Awesome spot, lots of sights and some even have overlooks of the entire park. Can get crowded but no one was there on a Friday night in July. Bathrooms, trash, water and even buckets to fill to put out your fire. Fire pits, benches and grills nothing more you could want.

  • J
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    Jun. 23, 2024

    Observatory Campground

    Great place! Bad timing!

    The pictures can be deceiving. It’s beautiful there, however, other than the picture showing flat ground, and wide space, this isn’t accurate.

    This time of year, mosquitos and flies everywhere to the point where it really ruined the experience. No matter what sprays, lotions, candles or anything we tried, it was not working.



Guide to Vista

Camping near Vista, California, offers a mix of beautiful beaches and serene parks, perfect for a weekend getaway. Whether you’re looking to pitch a tent or park your RV, there are plenty of options to explore.

What to do

  • Beach Access: Many campgrounds, like South Carlsbad State Beach Campground, provide direct access to the beach. Campers love the convenience of walking right onto the sand. One reviewer mentioned, "Great little restaurant serving pizza and snacks overlooking the ocean."
  • Hiking and Biking: Trails abound in the area. For instance, San Mateo Campground — San Onofre State Beach is close to trails that are great for biking and running. A visitor noted, "Great if you want to ride along PCH. This stretch has good bike lanes."
  • Fishing: If you enjoy fishing, Lake Jennings is a great spot. One camper shared, "The lake is clean with plenty of fish," making it a fun outing for families.

What campers like

  • Scenic Views: Campers rave about the stunning views at places like Moro Campground — Crystal Cove State Park. A happy camper said, "Almost every site has an ocean view of some kind."
  • Clean Facilities: Many campgrounds prioritize cleanliness. At William Heise County Park, one reviewer mentioned, "The bathrooms were clean, and the staff was friendly."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Campgrounds like Lake Hemet Campground are great for families. A visitor noted, "Great place for family and kids. Affordable."

What you should know

  • Crowded Conditions: Some campgrounds can get busy, especially during peak seasons. For example, San Elijo State Beach Campground can be packed. One camper warned, "It can get very crowded and packed."
  • Limited Hookups: Not all sites offer full hookups. At Doheny State Beach Campground, a camper mentioned, "The middle sites are small and tight, offering little privacy."
  • Noise Levels: Some areas can be noisy, especially near highways. A reviewer at San Mateo Campground noted, "You can hear activity from Camp Pendleton."

Tips for camping with families

  • Choose the Right Site: Look for campgrounds with spacious sites, like Lake Jennings, where one camper said, "Each full hookup spot is super private surrounded by trees."
  • Plan Activities: Bring bikes for the kids. One family at San Clemente State Beach Campground enjoyed biking along the beach, saying, "It’s a great spot for biking and running."
  • Pack Snacks: Having snacks on hand is a must. A visitor at South Carlsbad State Beach Campground loved the nearby restaurant for quick meals.

Tips from RVers

  • Check Hookups: Make sure to confirm if your site has the necessary hookups. A camper at Lake Hemet Campground mentioned, "Prices range from $50 for a no-hookup site to $140 for a double hook-up oceanfront site."
  • Arrive Early: Getting to the campground early can help secure a good spot. A reviewer at William Heise County Park noted, "They always help us get the best spot that’s open."
  • Be Prepared for Crowds: If you’re camping during peak times, be ready for busy conditions. A visitor at Doheny State Beach Campground said, "If you don’t mind being right next to your neighbors, then it’s a great site to stay at."

Camping around Vista, CA, has something for everyone, from beach lovers to families looking for a peaceful retreat. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the beautiful surroundings!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Which is the most popular RV campsite near Vista, CA?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near Vista, CA is Escondido RV Resort with a 4.3-star rating from 12 reviews.

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