We arrived to Angels Camp RV Friday afternoon, we were pleasantly surprised upon our arrival. Google Earth images showed that the camp ground looked pretty sparse and pretty flat. While we prefer to camp in the woods we knew our short weekend trip for a family reunion would be well served with full hook-ups and the lack trees would not be a monumental issue. It was nice to arrive and see it wasn't a parking lot. The spots we were in were tiered down the hillside and actually very level. Although they were close together we were sperated by shrubs,trees and a fence on one side from the neighboring spots.
The campground has a pool (which was closed for the season) and a playground, so our kids were thrilled to have somewhere to go and burn some energy. Overall the play structure seemed to be in sound condition, although the slide had some damage to the side which had been previously duct-taped, probably needs to be revisted as kids hold on to the sides as they go down.
They also have a basketall hoop, tetherball, volleyball and horseshoe pits perfect if you come as a group.
Another added plus for group campers is this outdoor kitchen area, it's all covered with picnic tables, sinks and stovetops. The play structure and kitchen area are on the backside of the campground. Overall, it is much more quiet back here and much greener as well. The RV sites back here are power and water only, no sewer. There are also tent camping sites and cabins available on the back side as well.
A few items worth mentioning: the bathrooms were very clean and the staff very friendly. We even received a personal escort to our spot. Dogs are allowed althought, no pittbulls or pittbull mixes... boo on that. Apparently cats are allowed as we saw a cat on a leash tied to an airstream trailer durng our stay. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and a firepit, and the tent sites appeared to have a covered structure as well, they looked very nice if you are up to camping in an RV campground. One of the things I really like about this campground is they have almost an acre of solar panels! Points for going green and installing these.
They also adopted an Emu, but remember, don't feed the Emu.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay and would probably come back. Our site was fairly close to Highway 49, however, we hear no road noise at night. Here are some other photos from the campground.
Lots to do in Angels Camp and Murphy's. There are a ton of wineries to check out and lots of caverns. We visited Mercer Caverns with our 5 year old. While we didn't take our 2 year old on this tour, our 5 year old had a great time on the 45 minute tour, lots of stairs, but she had a great time and is already asking to go again! You must also stop by World Mercantile and Gallery of Arts while they have excellent ice cream they are also a non-profit, volunteer run organization. We happen to stop by on open mic night, wich was fun for the entire family and especially my 5 year old after she got a turn at the open mic. We also had an amazing dinner at Crusco's. While I was initially concerned because they didn't have a kids menu and it was a fine dining establishment, they we re wonderful with our kids and made small dishes of pasta fo them. The best part... the food was amazing,. I had a Florentine pasta that was delicous. I would highly recommend dining here if you are in the area.
That's it for now, we hope to get out again soon as the girls are sad to be home. My oldest is aking for some beach camping, so we'll see what we can come up with. Happy Trails!
