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The Best Camping in Santa Rosa

Looking for the best camping in Santa Rosa? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around Santa Rosa. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.

Top camping spots in and near Santa Rosa

  • Saint Helena, California

    Hike Bald Mountain, Sugarloaf Ridge SP

    5.0
    6 mi / 1540 ft gain
    Park at the top of Adobe Canyon Road in the gravel parking lot to the left of the ranger kiosk. There is a $7.00 parking fee.There are many options for routes to the top; the easiest of which is mostly paved (although still steep in parts). To take this route, head north out of the trailhead park...
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  • St. Helena, California

    Creekside Nature Trail

    0.39 mi / 49 ft gain
    Creekside Nature Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see wildflowers located near Napa, California.
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  • Calistoga, California

    Camp at Bothe-Napa Valley SP

    4.5
    Looking for a romantic getaway but you’d prefer to spend your nights around a campfire? This adventure is for you. This beautiful Napa Valley campground has it all – 10 miles of hiking trails, 1,900 acres to explore, and…new yurts! Yurts are basically cool circular tents that allow you enjoy the ...
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  • Guerneville, California

    Hike Austin Creek State Recreation Area

    5.0
    9 mi / 1500 ft gain
     The hike starts at the Gilliam Creek Trailhead, halfway up Armstrong Woods Road on the way to Bullfrog Pond. There is an $8 fee to enter the park, to be paid at the ranger kiosk as you enter Armstrong woods. Begin hiking by descending the Gilliam Creek Trail. The descent is long and steep in the...
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  • Bodega Bay, California

    Camp at Bodega Dunes Campground

    These kind of getaways shouldn't be planned many weeks before the trip. So we didn't booked a campground. And from this experience we learn that you don't have to reserve a campground. Just go there - don't panic when you see campground is full sign in the entrance. There are always available spo...
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  • Bodega Bay, California

    Camp at Wright's Beach Campground

    / 32 ft gain
    This campground is defined by the scenery: rugged headlands, craggy coastlines, natural arches, and quiet coves.Wright's Beach Campground features primitive camping - basic tent sites with picnic tables, fire rings, and amazing ocean views. This is a great location for Bay Area campers who want t...
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  • Geyserville, California

    South Lake Trail to Skaggs Springs Vista

    0.48 mi / 105 ft gain
    South Lake Trail to Skaggs Springs Vista is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Geyserville, California.
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  • Inverness, California

    Kayak Camping in Point Reyes

    4.9
    Like camping in remote locations? Love oysters? This is it! Tomales Bay offers boat-in only campgrounds along the east side of the peninsula. We departed from Chicken Ranch Beach, which is on the west side of Tomales Bay. We jumped in our kayaks and headed north in the bay for a quick breather at...
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  • Geyserville, California

    Half-a-Canoe Trail

    4.98 mi / 935 ft gain
    Half-a-Canoe Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Geyserville, California.
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  • Middletown, California

    Boggs Mountain Loop

    8.94 mi / 1302 ft gain
    Boggs Mountain Loop is a loop trail that is moderately difficult located near Middletown, California.
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  • Point Reyes Station, California

    Laguna, Coast Trail, Glen, Baldy, Sky Trail Loop

    23.43 mi / 4337 ft gain
    Laguna, Coast Trail, Glen, Baldy, Sky Trail Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Point Reyes Station, California.
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  • Point Reyes Station, California

    Sky Trail Loop

    5.0
    9.55 mi / 1818 ft gain
    Sky Trail in Point Reyes National Seashore is a dramatic, mostly single-track trail that runs along the main spine of the Inverness Ridge and across highest mountains in Point Reyes, looming above the Olema Valley and Highway 1 which mark the San Andreas Fault rift zone and the dividing line betw...
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  • Point Reyes Station, California

    Sky Campground via Sky Trail

    2.66 mi / 495 ft gain
    Entering Point Reyes National Seashore from Bear Valley Road the Sky Trailhead is a 4.9 mile drive.  Camping in Sky Camp requires a Camping Permit.   Once at the Sky Trailhead parking lot.  The Sky Trailhead will be on the left side pulling in.  The hike is not very strenuous and not all that lo...
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  • Point Reyes Station, California

    Mount Wittenberg, Woodward Valley, Coast Trail, and Glen Camp, Bear Valley Loop Trail

    15.66 mi / 2628 ft gain
    Mount Wittenberg, Woodward Valley, Coast Trail, and Glen Camp, Bear Valley Loop Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Point Reyes Station, California.
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  • Point Reyes Station, California

    Bear Valley to Coast Camp Loop

    5.0
    16.18 mi / 2818 ft gain
    Permit and Trail Camp Info To stay overnight in Point Reyes, you must stay at one of the Trail Camps.   Camping anywhere else in the park is not allowed.    Permits for the Trail Camps can be booked up to 6 months in advance.  If you are looking to go on a weekend, then you'll want to start loo...
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  • Point Reyes Station, California

    Bear Valley Trail To Coastal Trail

    9.06 mi / 938 ft gain
    Bear Valley Trail To Coastal Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Point Reyes Station, California.
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