RV Parks Near San Diego
Places to stay with an RV in and around San Diego, from bayfront resorts on Mission Bay and the Chula Vista bayfront to state beach campgrounds on the North County bluffs, lakeside parks inland and free desert camping in Anza-Borrego. Compare them here, then open a park guide for rates, site types, reviews and directions.
San Diego, California · the coast, inland valleys & back country
Parks
17 guides
Rates, sites & tips
Elevation
Near sea level
Up to ~2,500 ft in the back country and desert
Season
Year-round
Most parks open all year
Los Angeles
About 2 hr
Drive to San Diego
Updated October 8, 2026 · Park details checked against each park’s website
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Find a San Diego RV park on the map
See where each park sits around San Diego, then open its guide for rates, sites and directions.
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San Diego area
17 places to stay around San Diego
Choose a park on the map or in the list to see where it is, its season and elevation, and a link to its full guide.
A big, lively waterfront resort on Mission Bay with its own beach, a marina, pools and family activities.
Full-hookup sites on De Anza Cove next to Campland, with bayfront rows and a heated pool.
A monthly-led park in Rose Canyon near Mission Bay, with a pool and clubhouse but train and freeway noise.
A busy family KOA in Chula Vista with long concrete pull-thrus, a pool and a café.
A newer resort on the Chula Vista bayfront with level concrete sites, a heated pool and a café.
Water-and-electric sites for self-contained RVs between the ocean and San Diego Bay.
A small, mostly monthly park in San Ysidro near the border, with full hookups and a pool.
A good-value County campground on a hilltop above Sweetwater Reservoir in Bonita.
A clean Sunland resort in La Mesa with long sites, a heated pool and the trolley at the gate.
Lakeside full-hookup sites, pools and fishing in a gated water-district preserve in Santee.
A gated Sunland resort in El Cajon with a pool and dog park, built mainly for monthly stays.
A quiet hilltop campground above a fishing lake in Lakeside, run by Helix Water District.
Bluff-top state beach camping in Cardiff, with stairs to the surf; hookup sites take rigs up to 24 ft.
A big bluff-top state beach campground in Carlsbad with stairs to a surf beach.
A tidy full-hookup resort off I-15 with a heated pool and spa, near the Safari Park.
A quiet, oak-shaded County campground near Tecate with water and electric sites.
Free primitive desert camping in Anza-Borrego, with dark skies and rock-art trails but no water.
Where to stay
San Diego-area RV parks and campgrounds
Each park has a full guide with nightly rates, site types, review scores, directions and what’s nearby.
Campland on the Bay
A big, lively waterfront resort on Mission Bay with its own beach, a marina, pools and family activities.
Mission Bay RV Resort
Full-hookup sites on De Anza Cove next to Campland, with bayfront rows and a heated pool.
Santa Fe Park RV Resort
A monthly-led park in Rose Canyon near Mission Bay, with a pool and clubhouse but train and freeway noise.
San Diego Metro KOA Resort
A busy family KOA in Chula Vista with long concrete pull-thrus, a pool and a café.
Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay
A newer resort on the Chula Vista bayfront with level concrete sites, a heated pool and a café.
Silver Strand State Beach Campground
Water-and-electric sites for self-contained RVs between the ocean and San Diego Bay.
La Pacifica RV Park
A small, mostly monthly park in San Ysidro near the border, with full hookups and a pool.
Sweetwater Summit Regional Park Campground
A good-value County campground on a hilltop above Sweetwater Reservoir in Bonita.
San Diego RV Resort
A clean Sunland resort in La Mesa with long sites, a heated pool and the trolley at the gate.
Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve
Lakeside full-hookup sites, pools and fishing in a gated water-district preserve in Santee.
Vacationer RV Resort
A gated Sunland resort in El Cajon with a pool and dog park, built mainly for monthly stays.
Lake Jennings Campground
A quiet hilltop campground above a fishing lake in Lakeside, run by Helix Water District.
San Elijo State Beach Campground
Bluff-top state beach camping in Cardiff, with stairs to the surf; hookup sites take rigs up to 24 ft.
South Carlsbad State Beach Campground
A big bluff-top state beach campground in Carlsbad with stairs to a surf beach.
Escondido RV Resort
A tidy full-hookup resort off I-15 with a heated pool and spa, near the Safari Park.
Potrero County Park Campground
A quiet, oak-shaded County campground near Tecate with water and electric sites.
Blair Valley Primitive Camp
Free primitive desert camping in Anza-Borrego, with dark skies and rock-art trails but no water.
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