Any decent RV parks in S.F. bay area that's centrally located for day trips to Monterrey, Santa Cruz and Six Flags Animal Kingdom?So far my searches have come up empty. A few not so convenient or some that are rated poorly, cramped spots etc. Anything decent?Was looking at Alameda Fairgrounds as its fairly central to where we want to go but reviews are poor. Any ideas?

Might not be central for you,but the KOA in Petaluma is top notch. We stay there two years ago and drove into SF. daily for three days..Went other directions other days.Traffic wasn't bad either 30 minutes or so in the morning and about a hour in the evening.

There is a small KOA between Santa Cruz and Monterey called Moss Landing KOA. Very clean, right next to the ocean and beach, 3 great restaurants in walking distance and a Marina. Definitely one of our favorite campgrounds. Not the S.F. Bay area but a little jewel to know about if in the area. Lars

Day trips to Santa Cruz and Monterey from San Franisco won't be much fun. I suggest staying in Monterey. Veterans' Park is great if you dry camp.

lhenry8113 wrote:There is a small KOA between Santa Cruz and Monterey called Moss Landing KOA. Very clean, right next to the ocean and beach, 3 great restaurants in walking distance and a Marina. Definitely one of our favorite campgrounds. Not the S.F. Bay area but a little jewel to know about if in the area. Lars X2

TyroneandGladys wrote:lhenry8113 wrote:There is a small KOA between Santa Cruz and Monterey called Moss Landing KOA. Very clean, right next to the ocean and beach, 3 great restaurants in walking distance and a Marina. Definitely one of our favorite campgrounds. Not the S.F. Bay area but a little jewel to know about if in the area. Lars X2If you stay there, be sure to go to Phil's Fish Market for lunchIf you are going to be there the weekend of the Wharf to Wharf race in July, make your reservations now. The KOA is quite expensive that weekend, but could be the only game in town.

RV park S.F. area, trips to Monterrey, Santa Cruz, 6 Flags

Dave_and_Sue
Explorer
Mar 06, 2017
Might not be central for you,but the KOA in Petaluma is top notch. We stay there two years ago and drove into SF. daily for three days..Went other directions other days.Traffic wasn't bad either 30 minutes or so in the morning and about a hour in the evening.
lhenry8113
Explorer
Mar 06, 2017
There is a small KOA between Santa Cruz and Monterey called Moss Landing KOA. Very clean, right next to the ocean and beach, 3 great restaurants in walking distance and a Marina. Definitely one of our favorite campgrounds. Not the S.F. Bay area but a little jewel to know about if in the area. Lars
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Mar 06, 2017
Day trips to Santa Cruz and Monterey from San Franisco won't be much fun. I suggest staying in Monterey. Veterans' Park is great if you dry camp.
TyroneandGladys
Explorer
Mar 06, 2017
lhenry8113 wrote:
There is a small KOA between Santa Cruz and Monterey called Moss Landing KOA. Very clean, right next to the ocean and beach, 3 great restaurants in walking distance and a Marina. Definitely one of our favorite campgrounds. Not the S.F. Bay area but a little jewel to know about if in the area. Lars
X2
Murphsmom
Explorer
Mar 06, 2017
TyroneandGladys wrote:
lhenry8113 wrote:
There is a small KOA between Santa Cruz and Monterey called Moss Landing KOA. Very clean, right next to the ocean and beach, 3 great restaurants in walking distance and a Marina. Definitely one of our favorite campgrounds. Not the S.F. Bay area but a little jewel to know about if in the area. Lars
X2

If you stay there, be sure to go to Phil's Fish Market for lunch

If you are going to be there the weekend of the Wharf to Wharf race in July, make your reservations now. The KOA is quite expensive that weekend, but could be the only game in town.
jfkmk
Explorer
Mar 06, 2017
Lwiddis wrote:
Day trips to Santa Cruz and in particular Monterey from San Franisco won't be much fun. I suggest staying in Monterey. Veterans' Park if you dry camp is great.

Amen to that! On a good day you're talking a 2 hour trip, on any normal day anywhere near the hours-long rush hour, you're over 3 hours for the trip one way.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Mar 06, 2017
The short answer is no. Best to move the rig to minimize the commute. There are some decent parks south of San Jose that are reasonably "central".
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Mar 06, 2017
Laguna Seca Raceway is a great place to stay and gives you access to the coast. Santa Cruz is some distance but the coast drive is good. 6 Flags is far. So is SF but it's not on your list.
kazmir
Explorer
Mar 06, 2017
6 Flags is in Vallejo in the north bay and Santa Cruz and Monterey are below the south bay, 2-3 hours apart on the best day. If you want to do a theme park, there is Great America in Santa Clara that is much closer in the south bay. Come to Santa Cruz and see the sea lions for free from the wharf and the otters at the harbor. Whale watching in Moss Landing and the Monterey Bay Aquarium are all more up close and personal than the animal park at 6 Flags. There are KOAs in Moss Landing and also south of Santa Cruz in La Selva Beach (Santa Cruz South KOA) that would provide good locations for seeing the area. It gets busy quick here so reservations are a must! If you are bringing kids, I would say the Santa Cruz KOA would work the best. New pool going in right now.
mileshuff
Explorer
Mar 06, 2017
jfkmk wrote:
Lwiddis wrote:

Amen to that! On a good day you're talking a 2 hour trip, on any normal day anywhere near the hours-long rush hour, you're over 3 hours for the trip one way.

On our last trip we stayed in a hotel in Dublin area. Had no trouble driving down to Monterrey for the day. We left around 9 in the morning and returned around 7pm.