Town guide · California

RV parks and campgrounds in and near Santa Cruz

There are 20 mapped places for RVs and campervans in or within 10 km of Santa Cruz: 12 campgrounds, 7 RV dump stations and 1 water fill station. 9 charge a fee; 11 don't state a fee. The nearest RV dump station is 4.4 km from the centre.

Santa Cruz, California - Boardwalk
Santa Cruz, California - BoardwalkPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Matt314 assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Santa Cruz
Santa CruzPhoto: Matt Faluotico / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Places in or near
20
Campgrounds
12
RV stopovers & parking
0
Dump & water
8
Nearest RV dump station
4.4 km
Santa Cruz5 kmPlot of OpenStreetMap data
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Places to stay in and near Santa Cruz

Wilder Ranch State Park Horse Camping

Campground · Santa Cruz, California · 6.4 km from Santa Cruz centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Cotillion Garden RV Park

Campground · Mount Hermon, California · 7.2 km from Santa Cruz centre

  • Electric hook-up
  • Waste disposal
  • Wi-Fi

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Carriage Acres Mobile Home Park

Campground · Soquel, California · 7.3 km from Santa Cruz centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Smithwoods RV Park

Campground · Mount Hermon, California · 7.3 km from Santa Cruz centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Santa Cruz Redwoods RV Resort

Campground · Mount Hermon, California · 7.5 km from Santa Cruz centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Eucalyptus Grove & Southview Tents

Campground · Soquel, California · 8.0 km from Santa Cruz centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee charged

Ocean View Private Tenting

Campground · Soquel, California · 8.1 km from Santa Cruz centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Santa Cruz Ranch RV Park

Campground · Scotts Valley, California · 8.3 km from Santa Cruz centre

  • Waste disposal
  • Wi-Fi

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded
Nearby photo

New Brighton State Beach Campground

Campground · Capitola, California · 8.3 km from Santa Cruz centre

  • Electric hook-up
  • Drinking water
  • Toilets

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee charged

Shady Grove RVs

Campground · Soquel, California · 8.6 km from Santa Cruz centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Shady Grove Private Tenting

Campground · Soquel, California · 8.6 km from Santa Cruz centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

RV dump stations & water fill stations near Santa Cruz

  1. Porter Sesnon Water Filling Station
    Water fill station · Santa CruzWater    3.8 km
  2. Service point near Live Oak
    RV dump station · Live Oak · PaidWaste    4.4 km
  3. Service point near Mount Hermon
    RV dump station · Mount HermonWaste    7.2 km
  4. Service point near Capitola
    RV dump station · Capitola · PaidWaste    8.7 km
  5. Service point near Capitola
    RV dump station · Capitola · PaidWaste    8.7 km
  6. Service point near Capitola
    RV dump station · Capitola · PaidWaste    8.7 km
  7. Service point near Capitola
    RV dump station · Capitola · PaidWaste    8.7 km
  8. Service point near Scotts Valley
    RV dump station · Scotts Valley · PaidWaste    9.0 km

Nearby towns

More in California
Nearest towns to Santa Cruz
TownDistancePlacesCampsitesAires & parkingService & water
Twin Lakes3.0 km2214–8
Pasatiempo3.4 km2315–8
Live Oak4.6 km2113–8
Soquel6.8 km1710–7
Capitola6.9 km149–5
Scotts Valley8.7 km1713–4

Counts include places within 10 km of the centre and places whose nearest town is Santa Cruz. Data from OpenStreetMap, imported October 8, 2026.About our data

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