Camping with a Corkscrew in California Wine Country

Get the RV ready — or grab the tent and pack up the sleeping bags — and head out to wine country for some unusual and inspiring wine country camping.

Don’t forget your corkscrew. The camping sites we highlight here are near dozens of wineries. You can buy a bottle and enjoy it under the redwoods, by a meadow or river, or watching the sunset on the California seashore. Uncork a California wine camping adventure!

California Wine Country Camping Sites

Santa Barbara—
El Capitan State Park
It’s right on the coast, with a spectacular beach for swimming and tidepooling. Plus, they have very nice cabins (with showers!). Forty minutes from the Santa Ynez Valley but worth an overnight.

Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
Several hundred campsites are ready for you at Lake Cachuma. On a hot day, cooling breezes off the lake are more than welcome. Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, this park is located 20 minutes or so from Los Olivos, Santa Ynez and Solvang.

Sierra Foothills
South Yuba Campground
Near historic Nevada City (wineries present!), South Yuba Campground has 16 sites for tents and RVs. It’s about 45 minutes from exotic Renaissance Winery. Open for business by July 1st, 2016.

Coloma Resort
Just 17 minutes from Placerville, family-owned Coloma Resort puts you in the heart of the heart of wine country. It is surrounded by Marshall Gold Discovery State Park as Coloma is home to Sutter’s Mill, the birthplace of the Gold Rush.

Sonoma County
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
Hike to the summit of Bald Mountain and see Golden Gate Bridge (if it’s a clear day). Twenty-five miles of trails and 50 camp sites, with wineries In Kenwood and Glen Ellen close by.

River Bend Cabins, RVs and Camping
If you would like to experience Sonoma County’s world famous Russian River appellation, camp next to it! You can at River Bend camping. Korbel Champagne Cellars and Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards are nearby.

Napa Valley
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
Year-round camping (and yurts available), spring-fed swimming pool and 25 miles of hiking trails through redwoods and madrones. Near Calistoga wineries.

If camping is not for you, fret not! You can get handcrafted wine from California Wine Country delivered straight to your door.

Since 1990, it’s been our wine club’s mission to help artisan wineries share their small-batch wines with wine enthusiasts everywhere. At The California Wine Club we happen to think these wines simply taste better than the mass-produced wines that dominate store shelves.

We visit the wineries, meet the families and winemakers behind the wines and then invite them to share their favorite wines with our wine club members. Every wine featured in our wine of the month club comes from a real-working winery.

Come join our adventure!