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RV Camping in Northern California: Best Campsites

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Coty Perry
  • Adventure Outdoors
February 13, 2020

    February 13, 2020

    Point Reyes National Seashore. Getty Images A lighthouse perched on the edge of a coast.

    RV travelers don’t lack camping choices when they motor through beautiful Northern California. We have a lot of Good Sam Parks in this popular region, such as the Olema Campground and Marin Park.

    These Good Sam parks offer a wide range of amenities. Some of these include a swimming pool, drive-through spots for your RV and free on-site WiFi.

    These parks serves as fantastic launching pads for adventures in places like California wine country and the rugged northern coast. Let’s dive right in!

    Bluffs battered by waves.

    Point Reyes: Photo: MindaugasSav

    Olema Campground

    Situated near the Pacific coast, this option allows you to get away from it all for a while. This campsite is located next to the Point Reyes National Seashore and only a few miles north of San Francisco. If you’re looking to stay close to the action while feeling like you’ve stepped foot into the wilderness, Olema Campground is the RV park for you.

    A red barn in a campground setting.

    Olema Campground

    Treat you and your family to a unique experience in a park that was founded in 1969. This campsite is set of 65,000 unspoiled acres rich with wildlife, trees and incredible vistas. Olema Campground provides hikers and thrill-seekers an excellent opportunity to see everything that Northern California has to offer.

    Here are some of the amenities you’ll find at Olema Campground:

    • Horseshoes
    • Rec Hall
    • Playground
    • Outdoor Games
    • Shuffleboard
    • Nature Trails

    Within 10 miles, you’ll find amazing hiking, biking, boating, fishing, and kayaking opportunities. Best of all, if you’re a Good Sam Member, you get a 10% discount on your trip as well as unbeatable prices and extra bonuses.

    Sun stream through redwood trees.

    California redwoods. Photo: Back Road Ramblers

    Marin Park

    If close proximity to San Francisco and the Golden Gate is what you desire, you’ll want to check out Marin RV Park. This park is only a 10-minute walk from the bus and ferry that takes you to San Francisco. You’ll find opportunities to take trolley cars to Muir Woods, Pt Reyes and Napa Valley.

    Marin Park is an 87-space park that offers an onsite laundry and pet-friendly environment, with a swimming pool and free cable TV. The main reason that guests turn to Marin Park is because of the proximity to incredible off-site activities.

    Sailboats moored on a dock

    Boats moored in the bay area: Photo: Marin Park

    You’re only a short distance from old-growth coast redwoods. If that doesn’t sound like something you’d like, you’re also a train ride away from the Napa Valley. Experience next-level wine tasting and the beautiful Napa Valley scenery.

    Marin RV Park offers the following amenities:

    • WiFi on site
    • Heating swimming pool
    • On-site RV service
    • Laundry
    • RV supplies
    • Restrooms and showers

    Plus, you’re only a 10-mile drive from the best hiking, biking, boating and fishing in Northern California.

    riders zoom down a wooden roller coaster.

    Photo: Tradewinds RV Park of Vallejo

    Tradewinds RV Park of Vallejo

    Tradewinds provides the best RV park to stay at when you’re passing through San Francisco and the Napa Valley. Make this park your home base and take advantage of its accessibility to Interstate 80 without you having to battle the freeway.

    The park boasts 78 RV sites with pull-thrus, level parking areas and gravel beds for easy setup. The park offers 30- and 50-amp service and vehicle parking as well. Most of the sites can accommodate slide-outs and the pull-thru sites provide a picnic table and patio.

    A passenger vessel moored to a dock.

    Photo: Tradewinds RV Park of Vallejo.

    I’m sure by this point you can guess why most people choose Tradewinds RV Park. The answer lie in the many world-class activities off-site. You have incredible local attractions like Six Flags, Napa Valley and downtown San Francisco close by. What else could you want?

    Tradewinds RV Park offers the following amenities:

    • Horseshoes
    • Game Room
    • Playground
    • WiFi
    • Room for slide-outs
    • Restrooms and showers
    • Laundry
    • On-site RV service
    • Cable

    As with the previous parks, you are less than 10 miles away from incredible hiking, biking, boating, fishing and canoeing.

    Golden Gate bridge stretches across a channel.

    Golden Gate Bridge. Free Photos

    Novato RV Park

    Novato RV Park is right in the middle of the action. This park is located mere miles from wine country, and it offers 69 total spaces with WiFi at the overnight sites. The reason guests choose this park is that it’s close to everything you could want. It’s close to wine country while still being close enough for you to enjoy everything the city has to offer.

    Novato offers the following amenities onsite:

    • Swimming Pool
    • Horseshoes
    • Outdoor Games
    • Horseback Riding
    • Nature Trails

    I’ve also heard incredible things about the customer service experience at this park. Many customers have expressed the fact that they would revisit Novato RV park simply because the people there were so nice. To recap, you’re miles away from San Francisco, miles away from wine country and miles away from the wilderness.

    Novato RV park truly offers the best of everything you could want from your RV camping experience in Northern California.

    Rows of grape trees in front of a sprawling house.

    Photo: Skeeze

    Sonoma County RV Park At the Fairgrounds

    Conveniently located at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, this RV park is the perfect place for those looking to experience one of California’s best destinations for lovers of fine vintages and stellar scenery. The campsite is only minutes from wineries, great restaurants, shopping, the coastline, the Russian River region, Lake Sonoma and miles upon miles of hiking or biking trails.

    Crowds stream into a fairground music festival.

    Sonoma County Fairgrounds

    The RV park offers the following amenities:

    • Showers
    • Laundry
    • On-site RV Service
    • Restrooms

    The Sonoma County Fairground RV Park is huge, and it offers 174 sites, with some of them situated under shade trees. Each spot has room for slide-outs, and you get WiFi at the overnight sites. Overall, if you’re looking to stay close to the action and you want to experience as much as possible in a short amount of time, this RV campsite will offer you what you desire.

    Local Guides to Help Your Trip

    My goal is to provide you with the most comprehensive and honest guide to RV camping in Northern California. While I do recommend staying at the Olema Campground, you’ll want to go off the campsite to get the full experience.

    We’ve got some resources for traveling throughout California, so start doing your research and get ready to roll.

    Remember, becoming a Good Sam Member reduces your rate and grants you access to some incredible benefits.

    Northern California offers a unique RV camping experience. You truly get everything you could want in one place. There is the traditional city touring, paired with some of the best wine in the world, plus access to the beautiful shorelines and breathtaking vistas. If you’re passing through, make sure you slow down and take in everything that NoCal has for you.

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    Coty Perry

    Coty Perry

    Coty Perry is a third-generation angler and occasional rock climber. When he's not writing he's playing soccer with his kids.

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