North Coast & Redwoods
A network of excellent and centrally situated apartments, B&Bs and cottage rentals. There is a two-night minimum and prices go down the longer you stay.
Must-see hotels in Northern California
Mammoth Lakes
Shady campground at 8900ft near the shore of Lake Mary south of town, with flush toilets and water faucet. Reservations can be made at www.recreation.gov.
Patrick's Point State Park Campgrounds
North Coast & Redwoods
Three well-tended campgrounds have coin-operated hot showers and clean bathrooms. Penn Creek and Abalone campgrounds are more sheltered than Agate Beach.
Big Sur
Some 34 exposed campsites with drinking water and firepits (no hookups) cluster close together on a bluff with envy-inducing ocean views. Vault toilets.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yosemite National Park
Attractive setting at 7700ft, but the 74 campsites are fairly boxed in. Trailheads for Harden and Lukens Lake hikes are nearby.
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
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.
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 –…
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…
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…
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,…
South Lake Tahoe & Stateline
The public areas may sport ubercool modern boutique decor, but hallways are seriously dim. Remodeled rooms have fluffy duvets and art-deco-esque accents,…
Lake Tahoe
Sleep old-school at this cross-country ski area and kitschy wedding and conference venue. Basic lodge rooms are spacious, but time-share town houses with…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Located east of Groveland in the Stanislaus National Forest only 12 miles from the entrance to Yosemite, it has remodeled, hotel-style rooms with plush…
North Coast & Redwoods
These two primitive tent sites operate on a first-come, first-served basis; there are precious few facilities and you need to bring your own water. Stone…
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