Van Damme State Park
Van Damme State Park camping is certainly popular on summer weekends and holidays. Reservations are strongly advised from April through early October, particularly for weekends. Set along the fern-blanketed banks of the Little River, Van Damme State Park's year-round campground immerses visitors in the lush environs of the wild Northern California coast.
The park has four discrete camping areas with 74 regular spots, a group camp, and a handful of walk-in spots in the fern canyon. The three main camping areas each have regularly spaced bathrooms and pay showers. Little Loop has 13 spots near the entrance. Little River Spur has 16 spots and is strung along the lower road and provides the closest access to the fern canyon. And the Upper Loop is up the hill with 43 spots.
Van Damme has a 35-foot RV trailer limit, but a trailer that large won’t fit into many of the camp spots, especially on the Little Loop. If you have a large trailer, the park can also accommodate you at the beach, but you need to call and arrange it ahead of time. Their phone is: 707-937-5804.
The best camp sites in Van Damme are in the Upper Loop because the area has more sunshine and a place for the kids to run around. But only choose one of the spots on the perimeter of the meadow, there are are few oddball camp spots on the road going up to the meadow and they are very tight and not level.
- Area: 7.41 km2
- Website: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=433
- Google Rating: 4.7/5.0
- Location: 8001 CA-1, Little River, CA 95456
