Sacramento CA, RV Parks

We have stayed at Cal Expo a lot over the last 10 yrs.. It's basically a parking lot with FHU. But it is a very clean and safe park. Has two doggie areas if you are traveling with any dogs. The American River Trail runs right behind the Rv Park. We road our bikes to Old Town Sac, several times. The trail also goes clear up to Folsom. We were and still are amazed over how much wild life is in the area. Deer, skunks, raccoons all kinds of different birds. There is public transportation within an easy walk of the park. An awesome mall (Arden Fair) if you like to shop. Plenty of places to eat at and a movie theater right down the street from the park. My husband and I have never had any problems venturing out of the park on foot, even at night. We walked about 3 blocks maybe, to The Outback Steakhouse several times for dinner and drinks and never had any problems. We love Sacramento. It is a really pretty city. The folks at the office at Cal Expo are very friendly and helpful. We haven't stayed at the Folsom Lake Campground. We've been there. It looks okay. But it is a drive from Sac and if you have to travel during the commute times it's horrible. The 49ers park in gold country is pretty. we never have stayed there, but my parents have and we visited them. But it is a ways from Sac. and during Novemember there is fog to be concerned about. The night we drove from there back to Cal Expo was so foggy, it was horrible. So it just depends what your needs are. Both of the other parks are fine, just have a commute with them. If you are coming to see Sacramento I highly recommend Cal Expo. We like to stay on the paved side of the park. Some sites are not level so you might want to ask about that. The gravel side of the park is level but is further away from the bathrooms and park entrance. Check out Old Town Sac if you've never been there.