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jukes
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Oct 29, 2017

Central California Campgrounds Paso Robles/SF/where!?

Just moved to Santa Cruz, CA and want to take the 3 kids (boys 5,11,14) out in the Travel Trailer for 4 nights over Thanksgiving.
Ideas on campgrounds within a 3 hour drive? Ones that are either near activities that the whole family can enjoy. OR an RV "Resort" that has fun facilities like a heated pool warm enough to swim in?? And a few local activities?
The beach areas will be a bit cold.
Ideas are either San Francisco, but the campgrounds nearish to there don't seem too appealing or are full. and we only live about 90 mins from SF anyway.
Or I see Paso Robles has some RV Resorts and maybe warmer if inland?? Anything there to see other than Wineries? Anywhere else inland? Any with an indoor pool, kids love to swim...
Thanks!!
  • Just goggle the areas your thinking about, but doubt you'll get into a rv park so close to Thanksgiving. You might try Lake Nacemeinto outside Paso
  • Paso can be colder than the coast. Ask anyone who “stayed” at Camp Roberts in the winter. Try for Hearst San Simeon SP reservations. It’s near the terminus of CA Hwy 46...the wine road.
  • Take whatever you can get in Paso for Thanksgiving. Probably full.

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