Private California campgrounds offer the best of both of worlds. Campers are able to enjoy the outdoors while enjoying the amenities offered by private campgrounds. Family vacationers can enjoy the flexibility of camping in a tent, a cabin or staying at a hotel while experiencing California’s natural landscape. Private campgrounds offer many organized activities and sports to keep campers busy during their vacation.
Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay KOA is located south of the San Francisco Bay Area along the Monterey coastline. The campgrounds offer RV hookups, tent campsites, one and two room cabins, a lodge and air stream rentals. There is a full service convenience store on site along with a clubhouse, snack bar, gas station, wireless Internet and golf cart rentals. Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay KOA offers family activities such as a train, jumping pillow, climbing wall, bicycle rentals, miniature golf, playground, video game room, outdoor movie theater, pet playground and grooming, firewood, swimming pool, hot tub, sports and a cafe.
The Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay area offers plenty of activities for campers outside of the campgrounds. Santa Cruz beaches offers surfing and carnival rides for families to enjoy. Monterey Bay offers Cannery Row, which is an historic district that was once filled with canneries. Cannery Row is now a large shopping destination. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is home to 550 marine species and is only 40 minutes from the campground.
Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay KOA
1186 San Andreas Road
La Selva Beach, CA 95076
koa.com
Casa de Fruita is located near Gilroy, south of San Jose which is the heart of Silicon Valley. The Casa de Fruita campgrounds and Peacock Inn are located near several annual events which draw crowds from all over the state of California. The annual Spring Wine Festival, Civil War re-enactment and Native American pow wow draw thousands of visitors each year. The Gilroy Garlic Festival also draws large crowds and Casa de Fruita has a special shuttle service to the event for its guests. Casa de Fruita has many attractions on site such as locally grown nuts and fruit and a winery.
Casa de Fruita offers RV hookups, tent campsites, cable TV hookups, a clubroom, square dancing and the Peacock Inn for campers who prefer to stay in a traditional hotel setting.
Casa de Fruita
10021 Pacheco Pass Highway
Hollister, CA 95023
408-842-7282
casadefruita.com
Olema RV Resort & campground is located in Olema which is five minutes south of Point Reyes on the Marin County coast. The campground spans 30 acres and allows access to West Marin’s open space. West Marin’s open space offers thousands of acres of hiking trails, bike trails, horseback riding and is walking distance to the Point Reyes National Seashore.
There are 187 campsites equipped with a fire pit and picnic table. Campers have access to the facilities restrooms, showers, a playground and laundry machines. Olema RV Resort & Campground offers Wi-Fi Internet access, a club room, sports, ATM, 54 water and electric hookups, conference facilities and a post office.
Olema RV Resort & Campground
10155 Highway 1, Box 175
Olema, CA 94950
415-663-8106
olemaranch.com