spring break camping w/kids
Looking for a place to go camping with our 4-y/o and 7-y/o over spring break. We've never gone camping as a family but everyone is excited about it! All recommendations welcome; we'd probably go for 3 nights.
Jan 11, 2024
Looking for a place to go camping with our 4-y/o and 7-y/o over spring break. We've never gone camping as a family but everyone is excited about it! All recommendations welcome; we'd probably go for 3 nights.
Parent Replies
We took our kids to Steep Ravine cabins a few times and totally loved it. We found it easier to stay in a cabin with young kids than a tent and there's so much to see/do around there. And such an incredibly beautiful site. The main difficulty is booking a cabin, as it's so popular!
We also stayed once at Samuel P. Taylor cabins which were also quite nice.
When I was a kid, our family went to California State Parks campgrounds fairly often. It was super fun as a kid, however for my mom who had to do all the work and planning, I'm not so sure, but it was a cheaper vacation. You can check out the map here: https://csparks.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f96a883…, and then zoom in and click on the icons for links to more specific information for each location.
As a mom, we went to https://koa.com/campgrounds/san-francisco/ several times and stayed in the cabin right next to the playground and community room, which was great because the kids could go play more independently.
There are so many wonderful places in CA for camping and finding the right spot for you depends on a variety of factors - proximity (how far are you willing to go), availability (areas near the Bay fill SO QUICKLY, literally months out), what kind of experience you want (tent camping, cabin "glamping", other), etc. A few recommendations of places my family and I love: Samual P Taylor, Pt Reyes, Memorial Park, Butano SP, Half Moon Bay, Salt Point State Park, and Gualala. Feel free to reach out with any questions, most of the places I listed are hard to get reservations but Salt Point often has availability (and it's our favorite).