California State Parks with Camping
132 units of California's state park system list campgrounds, from developed RV sites to hike-in primitive sites. Of these, 1 have free entry; 1 need day-use reservations at times. Each park page has the official details and when we last checked them.
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State ParkFall River Mills
Angel Island State ParkBelvedere-Tiburon$3 per adult
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park ®Borrego Springs$10 per day
Asilomar State BeachPacific Grove
Auburn State Recreation AreaAuburn$10 per day
Austin Creek State Recreation AreaGuerneville$10 per day
Benicia State Recreation AreaBenicia$6 per day
Bidwell-Sacramento River State ParkChico$6 per day
Bolsa Chica State BeachHuntington Beach$15 per day
Bothe-Napa Valley State ParkCalistoga$10 per day
Brannan Island State Recreation AreaIsleton$10 per day
Butano State ParkPescadero$10 per day
Calaveras Big Trees State ParkArnold$10 per day
Carlsbad State BeachCarlsbad
Carpinteria State BeachCarpinteria$10 per day
Castaic Lake State Recreation AreaCastaic$12 per day
Castle Crags State ParkCastella$8 per day
Castle Rock State ParkLos Gatos$10 per day
Caswell Memorial State ParkRipon$10 per day
China Camp State ParkSan Rafael$5 per day
Chino Hills State ParkChino Hills$3 parking
Clear Lake State ParkKelseyville$8 per day
Colonel Allensworth State Historic ParkEarlimart
Columbia State Historic ParkColumbia
Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation AreaColusa$6 per day
Crystal Cove State ParkLaguna Beach$15 per day
Cuyamaca Rancho State ParkJulian$10 per day
D. L. Bliss State ParkSouth Lake Tahoe$10 per day
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State ParkCrescent City$8 per day
Dockweiler State BeachPlaya del Rey
Doheny State BeachDana Point$15 per day
Donner Memorial State ParkTruckee$10 per day
Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State ParkTahoma$10 per day
El Capitán State BeachGoleta$3 parking
Emerald Bay State ParkSouth Lake Tahoe$3 parking
Emma Wood State BeachVentura$10 per day
Folsom Lake State Recreation AreaFolsom$12 per day
Fort Ord Dunes State ParkMarina
Fort Ross State Historic ParkJenner$10 per day
Fort Tejon State Historic ParkLebec$6 per day
Fremont Peak State ParkSan Juan Bautista$6 per day
Gaviota State ParkGoleta$10 per day
George J. Hatfield State Recreation AreaHilmar-Irwin$10 per day
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State ParkCarlotta$8 per day
Grover Hot Springs State ParkMarkleeville$8 per day
Half Moon Bay State BeachHalf Moon Bay$10 per day
Hearst San Simeon State ParkCambria
Hendy Woods State ParkPhilo$10 per day
Henry Cowell Redwoods State ParkFelton$10 per day
Henry W. Coe State ParkMorgan Hill$8 per day
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation AreaHollister$5 per day
Humboldt Lagoons State ParkTrinidad
Humboldt Redwoods State ParkMyers Flat$8 per day
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic ParkPine Grove$8 per vehicle
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkCrescent City$8 per day
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State ParkBig Sur$10 per day
Kruse Rhododendron State Natural ReserveCazadero
Lake Del Valle State Recreation AreaLivermore$5 per day
Lake Oroville State Recreation AreaOroville$8 per day
Lake Perris State Recreation AreaPerris$10 per day
Leo Carrillo State ParkMalibu$3 parking
Limekiln State ParkBig Sur$10 per day
MacKerricher State ParkFort Bragg$8 per day
Malakoff Diggins State Historic ParkNevada City$10 per day
Malibu Creek State ParkCalabasas$3 parking
Manchester State ParkManchester
Manresa State BeachWatsonville$10 per day
Marconi Conference Center State Historic ParkMarshall
Marina State BeachMarina
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State ParkBurney$10 per day
McConnell State Recreation AreaBallico$10 per day
McGrath State BeachOxnard$10 per dayTemporarily closed
Mendocino Woodlands State ParkMendocino
Millerton Lake State Recreation AreaFriant$12 per day
Montaña de Oro State ParkLos Osos
Morro Bay State ParkMorro Bay$3 per adult
Morro Strand State BeachMorro Bay
Moss Landing State BeachWatsonville
Mount Diablo State ParkWalnut Creek$10 per day
Mount San Jacinto State ParkIdyllwild$10 per day
Mount Tamalpais State ParkMill Valley
Navarro River Redwoods State ParkAlbion
New Brighton State BeachCapitola$10 per day
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation AreaBorrego SpringsFree entry
Old Town San Diego State Historic ParkSan Diego
Pacheco State ParkHolllister$10 per day
Palomar Mountain State ParkPalomar$10 per day
Pfeiffer Big Sur State ParkBig Sur$10 per day
Picacho State Recreation AreaWinterhaven$10 per day
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic ParkPescadero
Pismo State BeachOceano$5 per day
Placerita Canyon State ParkNewhall
Plumas-Eureka State ParkBlairsden
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic ParkMendocino
Point Mugu State ParkCamarillo$3 parking
Portola Redwoods State ParkLa Honda$10 per day
Prairie Creek Redwoods State ParkOrick$8 per day
Providence Mountains State Recreation AreaEssex$10 per day
Red Rock Canyon State ParkCantil$6 per day
Refugio State BeachGoleta$10 per day
Richardson Grove State ParkGarberville$8 per day
Russian Gulch State ParkMendocino$10 per day
Saddleback Butte State ParkLancaster$6 per day
Salinas River State BeachMoss Landing
Salt Point State ParkCazadero$10 per day
Salton Sea State Recreation AreaNorth Shore$7 per day
Samuel P. Taylor State ParkLagunitas$8 per day
San Bruno Mountain State ParkDaly City$6 per day
San Clemente State BeachSan Clemente$15 per day
San Elijo State BeachCardiff by the Sea$8 per day
San Luis Reservoir State Recreation AreaGustine$10 per day
San Onofre State BeachSan Clemente$15 per day
Seacliff State BeachAptos$10 per day
Silver Strand State BeachCoronado$12 per day
Silverwood Lake State Recreation AreaHesperia$10 per day
Sinkyone Wilderness State ParkPiercy$8 per day
Sonoma Coast State ParkBodega Bay$10 per day
South Carlsbad State BeachCarlsbad$10 per day
Standish-Hickey State Recreation AreaLeggett
Sue-meg State ParkTrinidad$8 per day
Sugarloaf Ridge State ParkKenwood$8 per day
Sunset State BeachWatsonville$10 per day
Tahoe State Recreation AreaTahoe City
The Forest of Nisene Marks State ParkAptos$8 per day
Topanga State ParkTopanga$3 parking
Torrey Pines State BeachSan Diego
Turlock Lake State Recreation AreaLaGrangeTemporarily closed
Van Damme State ParkLittle River$10 per day
Westport-Union Landing State BeachWestport
Wilder Ranch State ParkSanta Cruz$10 per day
Woodson Bridge State Recreation AreaCorningTemporarily closed
Zmudowski State BeachWatsonville
Lists are built automatically from official park data and update when parks change. Inclusion means the official source lists the feature; it is not a ranking.