Yosemite National Park
Large family campground at 6192ft, with 166 sites; reservations required. The Clark Range overlook hike, 4 miles out and back, begins from here.
Must-see hotels in California
Big Sur
Nearly 40 spacious, shady campsites with drinking water and vault toilets encircle a forested meadow near Sand Dollar Beach in southern Big Sur.
San Diego
The Handlery has attractive furnishings (wooden armoires and writing desks) and a complimentary shuttle to area attractions. Parking costs $14.
Yosemite National Park
Walk-in campground at 4000ft, entwined in climbing history and popular with climbers who tend to be long-term occupants; campsites are shared.
Mt Shasta Region
Run by a friendly family and a small, energetic dog; you get a peek of the mountain from the back windows of these clean, well-priced rooms.
North Coast & Redwoods
There are just 10 basic sites here, handily located close to the visitor center and with toilets and picnic tables, though no potable water.
Napa Valley
It looks like a condo complex, but rooms are spacious and modern; some have fireplaces. Hot tub, spa treatment area and exercise room.
Mammoth Lakes
High-altitude campground across the road from the shores of Lake Mary. Has potable water, bear-proof lockers and a flush toilet.
North Coast & Redwoods
Spotless rooms are of the chain-motel standard; all have patios overlooking Humboldt Bay, plus coffee makers and small fridges.
Yosemite National Park
Attractive setting at 7700ft, but the 74 campsites are fairly boxed in. Trailheads for Harden and Lukens Lake hikes are nearby.
Yosemite National Park
At 8600ft, this is the biggest campground in the park, with 304 fairly well-spaced campsites (half of which can be reserved).
Napa Valley
Simple, cozy and comfortable, this cedar-sided inn has five uniquely adorned rooms, each with jetted tub and gas fireplace.
Hetch Hetchy Backpackers’ Campground
Yosemite National Park
Wilderness-permit holders can overnight here one day before and after a trip; it's near the Hetch Hetchy trailhead.
Mt Shasta Region
Beautiful turn-of-the-century era hotel with romantic, period-style rooms and an ambient restaurant on-site.
Yosemite National Park
Idyllic riverside setting at 4000ft with 93 well-spaced campsites; reservations required May to September.
California State Park Campgrounds
North Coast & Redwoods
Located in the heart of this 1000-acre state park, these campsites book up fast during the summer months.
Shelter Cove RV Park, Campground & Deli
North Coast & Redwoods
The services are pretty good here, how many campsites can boast their own deli and store?
North Coast & Redwoods
Turn west onto Van Ness St and go a few blocks for lawn camping with showers.
Lake Tahoe
Camp among the pine trees at this quiet site immediately south of Tahoma.
Yosemite National Park
Quieter than the Yosemite Valley campgrounds, with 110 sites at 7200ft.
Yosemite National Park
Primitive 52-site area at 8100ft; some campsites near the road.
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Reservation service for many of the campgrounds in the parks.
San Diego Convention & Visitor Bureau Room Reservation Line
San Diego
Tourist-board-operated accommodation service.
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park Services Company
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Some Sequoia National Forest lodgings.
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Good value in the Marina, this vintage 1920s hotel has small, clean rooms with outdated decor, but it's a cozier alternative to a cheap motel. Single-pane…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Small, chintzy historic house with five individually designed rooms and antique features throughout. Each room takes inspiration from it's surroundings –…
San Diego
Most of Carlsbad's top lodgings are inland, but this swanky spot is an easy walk to the ocean across Hwy 101. Pools, spa, business and fitness centers…
San Diego
Splurge-worthy La Costa offers a 400-acre, whitewashed 650-room campus overlooking Batiquitos Lagoon. It’s got two PGA golf courses, excellent children’s…
Sequoia National Park
At Lake Kaweah, about 20-minutes' drive from Sequoia National Park, this developed family campground has all the amenities, including warm showers, water…
Mt Shasta Region
These creekside cabins seem unchanged since the 1920s, even though the interiors were recently updated. They are rustic – very rustic – but their location…
Joshua Tree National Park
This funky-cool, rock 'n' roll–infused, wisteria-strewn motel has 11 spacious and country-modern rooms overlooking a desert-garden courtyard with great…
North Beach & Chinatown
After a major overhaul, Chinatown's former Sam Wong motel now offers good-value rooms heavy on the beige and air freshener. Its main selling point is…
Sequoia National Park
Beside the river, a stone's throw from the National Park, this cottage-style inn rents four suites, each with a TV/DVD player, telephone, minifridge and…
San Diego
Right on Pacific Beach, the Bungalow has a top location, a beach-party atmosphere and is reasonably clean, but it’s lackluster, very basic and gets…
San Diego
From the marble bathrooms in sumptuous suites to the luxurious fitness center and the Aviara Kids Academy programs, this tippy-top resort offers superb…
San Diego
Way down Silver Strand (take the complimentary shuttle to Coronado Village), the 439-room Loews is reached by a causeway and has its own private marina…
North Coast & Redwoods
Four miles from the Klamath River Bridge via Coastal Dr, this tent-only, hike-in tent site sits among a wild, overgrown meadow of ferns and moss. It’s a…
Henry W Coe State Park Campground
San Jose
About 35 miles southeast of San Jose, this huge state park has almost 20 drive-in primitive campsites at the top of an open ridge overlooking the hills…
Redding & Around
About half of the campgrounds around Shasta Lake are open year-round. The lake’s many fingers have a huge range of camping, with lake and mountain views,…
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