10 Northern California Dry Campgrounds to Try in 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ค. 2024
- These are our favorite Northern California campgrounds this year. They are all trailer-friendly. They can all accommodate 20 foot rigs, some of them can even fit much larger trailers. They are all dry campgrounds which means they have no electrical or water hook-ups. These campgrounds focus on nature instead of amenities. We discuss what we liked, what we didn't like, and how the campground was for our kids and our dog.
If you would like to see more, watch our 2023 campgrounds to try: • 7 Northern California ...
Learn more about dry camping: • Dry Camping
View the full review of each campground:
- Bodega Dunes: roginaroaming.com/campground-...
- Burlington: roginaroaming.com/campground-...
- Doran Park: roginaroaming.com/campground-r...
- Elk Prairie - roginaroaming.com/campground-...
- Hendy Woods: roginaroaming.com/campground-r...
- MacKerricher: roginaroaming.com/campground-r...
- Nevada Beach: roginaroaming.com/campground-r...
- Richardson Grove: roginaroaming.com/campground-...
- Russian Gulch: roginaroaming.com/campground-r...
- Stillwater Cove: roginaroaming.com/campground-...
- Van Damme: roginaroaming.com/campground-...
- Wright's Beach: roginaroaming.com/campground-r...
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Here is a full list of the gear we use in our trailer: roginaroaming.com/our-gear/
Skip directly to a section in the video:
00:00 Why camp at dry campgrounds?
01:00 Van Damme
01:55 Burlington
02:58 Stillwater
03:55 Russian Gulch
04:45 MacKerricher
05:38 Richardson Grove
07:07 Wright's Beach
08:12 Doran Park
09:34 Hendy Woods
10:40 Bodega Dunes
12:04 Nevada Beach
13:18 Elk Prairie
16:28 Website
17:04 Conclusion
Ha ve been camping at Burlington for the last ten years. One of my favorites.
It really was a nice place to camp. We loved being in the middle of the redwoods.
Love your list, most of them close to home for us. Based on the proximity of most of your choices, I’m assuming we live in the same area.
A campground I’ve not seen in this list or your other videos is Lawson’s Landing @ Dillon Beach right at the mouth of Tomales Bay. It’s a rather large privately owned dry campground. The one feature that makes it stand out from the other choices on your list is the beach itself is DOG FRIENDLY!!! They can run OFF leash on the beach and which is nearly 2 miles long with a ridge of dunes separating beach from campground. We’ve only camped there once, but it is our favorite beach for day trips with the dogs.
We'll have to check that out, we haven't been there yet but that definitely sounds worth a trip. Thanks for the tip!
Thank you :) This was helpful
No problem! Glad it was helpful 😊
Excellent and very well done!!When Doran Beach appeared I groaned and thought “but what about that WIND?!!…” My first time there over 30 years ago was also my last as a stalwart NorCal-native tent camper. The wind completely flattened our tent poles and I have a photo somewhere of the family we went with peering out of their tent entrance with the tent poles flattened around them. Thanks for the memories!! And now that I camp in a converted van I MIGHT try it again…nah..never mind 😂😂
😆 Yes the wind there is crazy! I would never tent camp there. I have seen multiple people struggle with a tent and then just end up sleeping in the car. You are much braver than I am for even attempting that. But you'd be good in your van. 😁 ...And you might get lucky. We were there a few weeks ago and had no wind. It was amazing and unexpected.
I love your first pick- I used to hike there and have camped recently. The only drawback is the inability to take dogs on the trail
I agree. It's always a bummer to see beautiful trails and not get to go because we don't want to ditch the dog. There's actually an old gravel road nearby, Cal Barrel Road, that is used as a dog-friendly trail. That was our plan but we ran out of time.
Great list! We’re NorCal campers too and we’ve been to most but not all of these campgrounds. We’ll definitely get out to the others this year. Thanks for the recommendations.
No problem! Hope you have a great time!
How would i find out about Ebike trails? Compliments to you for your vlog, I really appreciated the brievity, clarity and simplicity of your oration, it is right to the points.
Thank you! And good question about ebike trails.
I looked into it a bit and there are three different classes of ebikes. A class 1 has pedal assist only, no throttle, and a maximum speed of 20mph. Those can typically be used on any trail that allows a standard bike. Class 2 and 3 ebikes are typically allowed on public roadways, not trails.
The California State Park website has a page all about ebikes and lists where there are ebike friendly trails. You can find the page here: www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30521
One of the parks they listed is MacKerricher which was also listed in my video. There is a trail there that is now called the Haul Road Trail (previously known as the Ten Mile Beach Trail) and it is a very popular bike trail.
Hope that helps!
Thanks, Rogina, for sharing the valuable information on NoCal campgrounds.
No problem! I'm happy to hear it helps 😁
Thanks for sharing! I especially appreciate you sharing details for the pups, as it gets hard after a while figuring out where the dogs can walk!
No problem! So glad you found it helpful. I'm always surprised how difficult it seems to be to camp with your dog.
Thanks! Beautiful fam.
Thank you! And I'm glad you found it helpful 😊
You got great list ! Especially doran & prairie creek ( they filmed jurassic park 2 there).
I'd add calaveras big trees ( Columbia state park, moaning caverns & railtown 1897 nearby)
Thanks for the recommendation! I just added it to our list of campgrounds we need to check out 😁
@@RoginaRoaming i'd stay away from the campsites next to Hwy 4 (noisy) . North Grove #2-11 are best imo & will fit your rig.
That is great info!! Thank you!
Great video and wonderful information. We travel in a camper van and are heading to Northern Cali next month. This is good information to have. Thanks for sharing.
No problem! Glad you found it helpful. Enjoy your trip!
Hello!! Just found your channel thank you for all the campground information super helpful! Great Video!
No problem! So glad it was helpful!
Great information; I’ve been wanting to camp near & visit the Trees of Mystery.
Thanks! The trees of mystery was a lot of fun, I would definitely recommend it. It was a little pricey but it felt worth it. The kids loved every minute of it and it was nice how dog friendly it was.
Thanks for the great list! Do you have a video like this for Southern California?
Glad you liked it! No, we haven't been to many Southern California campgrounds yet.
SueMeg Park (formerly Patrick's Point) is one of my favorite campgrounds.
Thanks for the suggestion! We haven't been there yet but we want to. That looks like a nice campground.
Great list. I live up here and have stayed at a few of these and a few others that didn’t make the list
Glad you enjoyed it! There are so many good options.
Thank you for the list! I would like to check them out. Unfortunately you need to plan the trips 6 months ahead to reserve the sites and we’re more spontaneous. We went to Nevada Beach last September and it was wonderful.
Nevada Beach is one of my favorites and I think September is the best time to go 😁 But yeah, you definitely need to plan ahead for these. Sometimes you can get lucky by getting cancelled sites if you aren't too picky.
New subscriber here. I look forward to following your page. Are these campgrounds free? I live close to half of these beautiful campgrounds. I live in the San Francisco North Bay Area. Thanks for sharing this is an awesome video!
Welcome! Hopefully you get to check some of these campsites out! They aren't free, the nightly range varies by campground. Several of the State Parks are $35 a night.
Only somewhat useful without mention of costs of campgrounds and whether or not tent camping is allowed.
Tents are allowed at all of those campgrounds, though I wouldn't recommend tent camping at Doran Regional Park. There is a lot of wind there and we've seen some tent campers having a pretty rough time with it.
I don't include prices just because that info can change but these are all regional and state parks so the average cost is around $40/night.
I plan to add some more details next time I create a video like this so I appreciate the feedback 😊
Was there poison oak at your favorite site the northern California campsite by the redwoods
I don't remember seeing poison oak at Elk Prairie. It's entirely possible some of the sites have some but it wasn't prevalent.
The parks dont allow dogs so we have tons of wildlife roaming free. SO AMAZING
That does sound nice, I'm glad there are some pros. 😊
@@RoginaRoaming im thankful to live in CAlifornia, a state that cares about its environment and parks.....50% of California is public open space, 2% of texas is public open space.....we are truly blessed
I completely agree! It's awesome to have so many beautiful places to explore. We love the state parks here.