Back Ranch Meadows Campground — Hotel in Santa Venetia

My kids really love this place and it was a very nice campground except the fact that we needed to clean up the prior campers mess. We open up the storage bins and it was filled with trash and a watermelon that I’ve been shattered to 1 million pieces covered in bees. Not to mention the hose assigned our specific camping spot to another couple two hours after we had already reserved it so we had a very angry camper come up and attack us and accuse us of not paying and even yelled at my child. Recommend that if you do come to this place because it has lovely scenery to be prepared for management who is unorganized and to be responsible for cleaning up the prior campers mess. Once other campers check out they should be checking the campsites to make sure that it is ready for the next...

I love China Camp as a park but have mixed feelings about this campground.

Come here in the spring for glorious weather, green, and blossoms. Summer is uncomfortable unless the fog is in. Fall is a dust pile and should be avoided.

The camp host is extremely nice. Camp is accessible to lovely short and longer trails.

There isn’t a lot of privacy between sites and be ready for the constant whine of air mattresses being inflated if you are there during a Friday setup rush. Avoid sites right next to the bathroom/showers people practically walk through your campsite.

The poison oak is truly awful here. Even areas they cleared are scary because the vines soon poke up again and are hard to see. Do NOT come here if you suffer with...

This place if a very good option especially if you need to be in San Francisco the next morning. I was able to get a reservation for the fourth of july, and it really exceeded my expectations. Please note: this is a walk-in campground, just a short walk really from the parking lot, where you will find some carts and re-purposed garbage bins, which are a real help especially if you are in the upper sites. My only quibble: the showers require many many more quarters than the sign indicates. That said, there are free cold showers in the beach day use area. Tip: if you are going out at night, get the combination to the gate, as it may be locked...