Located on the southern outskirts of San Francisco close to Candlestick Park, this 165-site campground is an easy 30-mile drive by freeway from Palo Alto. Full hookups are provided at each of its RV sites, and free wireless Internet access is available throughout the campground. Equipped to handle big rigs, the park offers a wide array of amenities including a grocery store, game room with big-screen TV, laundry facilities, shuttle to downtown San Francisco and RV washing facilities. Maximum stay at Candlestick is 28 days.
Candlestick RV Park
650 Gilman Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94124
(415) 822-2299; toll-free (800) 888-2267
sanfranciscorvpark.com
If you’d like an ocean view from your RV site, this may be the right park for you. Located in Pacifica, roughly 30 miles from Palo Alto, this 182-site RV resort offers full hookups at all sites including cable TV. Also available is free wireless Internet access. Equipped to handle even the largest RVs, the park also features a game arcade, gift shop, laundry facilities, restrooms and showers.
San Francisco RV Resort
700 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-7093; toll-free (800) 822-1250
sanfranciscorvresort.com
Located in Saratoga, roughly 19 miles from Palo Alto, this campground sets aside 28 of its 51 campsites for RVs, providing water/electric hookups at each of those. There are shady sites available in this heavily-wooded park situated in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. On-site amenities include a grocery store, swimming pool, playground and video arcade. The park is open all year and posts daily, weekly and monthly rates.
Saratoga Springs RV Park
22801 Big Basin Way
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 867-3016
saratoga-springs.com/camping
Located in nearby San Jose, a bit more than 16 miles away from Palo Alto, this RV park has full hookups at all 170 of its sites and welcomes RVers for daily, weekly or monthly stays. Amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, laundry facilities and car wash. Wireless Internet access is available in the park, which is convenient to city parks and shopping malls.
Trailer Tel RV Park
1212 Oakland Road
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 453-3535
trailertel.net
Visitors to this Redwood City RV park, located less than seven miles from Palo Alto, will enjoy full hookups at all of this park’s 90 sites, some of which are pull-throughs. Close to the freeway, the park provides free wireless Internet access for its guests, as well as laundry facilities, restrooms, showers, a meeting room and dump station. Daily, weekly and monthly rates are posted.
Trailer Villa RV Park
3401 E. Bayshore Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
Toll-free (800) 366-7880
trailervilla.com/default.html