I have mixed feelings about Putah Canyon. The sites are small and are extremely to close together which would have been ok but my night was spent listening to both my neighbors (on each side if my site) blaring music and laughing. This went on until almost 130am. It was bothering to know that the host was directly across and they never came out and told them about quiet hours. I spent the ENTIRE day in water because it was soo hot and my site had absolutely no shade. The area of the lake I was in was in was not crowded and met some nice people. Make sure to bring a canopy because there is no shade. The camp has water spickets but no showers- bathrooms were port-a-potties and as you can image, they were filthy. The good thing- my site was had a wonderful view of the lake and being in the lake was relaxing read more

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Great nook in a giant lake to swim float kayak. Only porto-loos though. Spots are pretty good size and easy accessibility to the lake.

went camping here with some friends this week and we had a great time swimming and watching the sunset! we had a few issues though: 1) we had someone drop out of our group before our trip and could not get refunded for them. 2) we had spot 8, which had a deep hole dug into the ground that one friend tripped into and cut her foot so bad she has to go to urgent care. 3) it needs some flushable bathrooms rather than porta-potties. read more

Came for another camping trip for the 2025 year. Thankfully they allow kayaks, paddle boards on the water with the mussel outbreak. Boats still need the 30 day inspection process as of April 2025. Water levels were high! We tried site 122 this time as was not disappointed. Sites are first come first serve but during nonpeak season it wasnt busy or crowded. Staff was friendly per usual. The store doesnt open until May 1 so the closest store is Turtle Rock (about 20 mins from campground). read more

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Nice campground, right on the lake depending on site. Wish they had better facility's like bathrooms and showers. Staff was friendly, will be back for more holidays. read more

My husband and I have been camping at this campsite for two years now with friends. They're dog friendly, the spaces where you camp out at are big enough, and there's a dock for your boat or jet skis. There's no campfire allowed, depending on where your campsite is, there are either actual bathrooms or porta-potties. There is a curfew and there are dumpsters you can put your trash in, but of course make sure you bring your own plastic bags. It's a great way to escape from technology, immerse yourself in nature, and just hang out with your friends and family. read more

I've been coming here for 20 plus years. It's a beautiful drive to and from. You can't beat the lake access either with or without boats. Most camp site right along the lake. The bathroom facilities are minimal but you are camping. If no showers is a deal breaker then this is not the campground for you. Love this spot!! read more

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I went to this place two weeks ago.They made me purchase a camping permit.And I was fishing overnight, no cabin gear

$20 for day use is steep, but I think the cost anywhere on this lake is overpriced. The lake is full now and the cement launch at this location puts you close to Putah and Pope creeks, both are great paddles. read more

Whelp. That's a wrap. Pretty views. Folks at adjacent camp sites are nice. But the campers just down the lane are blaring Spanish language music with accordion. Lots of laughing and ruckus. It's almost midnight and quiet hour started at 10pm. No sign of management. This blows read more

Love this place, every time I go with my family and friends it's a memorable time, with cristal clear water for swimming and nice spots to fishing, definitely recommend this place. read more

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Stayed a few nights at Putah Canyon Campground located on the north west side of Lake Berryessa. Reservations were made fairly easily over the phone. I requested an area where I wouldn't be surrounded by people since I would be going to sleep and getting up very early. Quiet time is supposed to 10pm and if you don't abide by the rules you would be removed from the campground...or something to that effect. Unfortunately, there were campers around me and they were very loud until the early morning hours. So much for quiet time. Sure, this could be understood given it was a weekend. The porta potty situation started out well but during times of Covid, you'd think they would be serviced regularly. By Sunday, very disgusting. My experience was just okay. read more

If anyone has been to Lake Berryessa, then you know about the winding roads. Not great for those with motion sickness and definitely made me almost throw up on myself -__- . I believe this is the only way to get to Berryessa unless you have a boat. The camping grounds were closed for a while and recently re-opened again for campers. Looks like they're working on improving the amenities. When you book your site, you put your name down on the list and come as early as possible to reserve your spot. Pretty much first come, first serve. The camp ground is right next to the water and there's a huge spot to launch boats. There are no showers here...just 5 porta-potties and a small sink (with soap), where you have to step to pump the water out. The water ran out on our 2nd day and the porta-potties were starting to get hella nasty!! Note: Bring lots of extra water and baby wipes!!!!!! The site is dog-friendly and security guards ride around on ATVs every hour or so. There are no BBQ grills so bring your own and the signs say "no campfires" but everyone did it without getting in trouble. This area is very clean but could use more big trees for shade. We'll definitely come back again. Trick is to do it right before or after summer vacation to avoid crowds!! read more

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No grass at all, only totally rocky dirt to build your tent in. When they say their is water access it's true if you don't mind climbing down very very old unsafe stairs. There is dog poop along the entire beach and scattered about the campgrounds. My family and I were trying to sit and talk and the evening and my son said mom what is that smell, well it was dog poop very strong poop. There is running water at the campgrounds and portapottys. No showers. Very small campsites and in the evening the wind gusts so badly it made for a pretty awful trip so much so after paying for 3 days I left early on day 2. This is not a great family camping site. read more

Beautiful, but.... Woken up at 7:30 am by high power jet boat launches. This is no place to go for relaxing peaceful camping.

Lake Berryessa: The Tijuana of California Car Camping We stayed at what I think was the Putah Creek Resort, I can't be entirely sure because the only identifying marker was an old, falling over sign that appeared to be a relic from previous ownership. Anyway, the address was the same, so this must be the place. We arrived around 5pm on a Saturday to join friends who had arrived earlier to secure a spot. There is no quick way to get this spot from Sacramento, a 70 mile drive took us approximately 2 hours due to narrow, winding roads (about 15 miles or so) and driving behind boat trailers, plus a short stop for bait and snax in Winters. The woman who greeted us at the gate (look lively because it is not clearly marked and we drove past it the first time and over a bridge), was friendly and charged us for parking and sent us on our way. The pleasantness ended there. It took a while to find our friends because this privately owned campsite is not what one might call "conforming" in its layout. It fact, the term "Clusterf*ck" comes to mind. There are driveways that lead to nowhere (don't drive off a cliff!) and torn down building foundations from buildings past with jagged nails or bits of concrete sticking out of the ground. The major (only?) attraction of the site is the boat ramp and the ginormous parking lot for storing your truck and trailer. We finally found our friends, who had a decent site, considering, relatively private and with access to their boat, moored just offshore below. Now come the downsides: WEEDS AND BURRS: entire campground was covered with burrs, we had a dog and three children (2, 5 and 9) with us, which were little burr magnets. misery ensued. NO RUNNING WATER: despite evidence (networks of exposed rusted plumbing and a long defunct irrigation system were a mere taunt at the potential or history of the campsite). Luckily we had enough water between the 9 of us to survive, but little extra for washing dishes or bodies. I nearly tripped over exposed piping and jagged twisted metal on several occasions. Not sure what used to occupy this space. DANGER! Some sites were absolutely LITTERED with broken glass. In one camp site I counted more than 7 distinct types of broken glass. Not a great thing when flip-flopped children and dogs are running around. I still can't tell if the glass was a testament to the number of different cars that have been broken into while innocent campers were out on their boats, or whether drunken campers had been shooting bottles, or both. NO ACTUAL TOILET FACILITIES: portapotties only, and not enough. By the time we left around 5pm on Sunday all toilet paper was gone and the potties were in BAD need of servicing. I won't say more. SECURITY ISSUES: when we arrived there was a young (20?) security guard on an ATV who was patrolling the campground. We commented among ourselves that this was sort of odd and perhaps should have warned us about what was to come later that evening. We saw him often, but only because he gave a joy ride on his ATV to each of the 6 20-something drunken girls who were camping a few feet away from us. DRUNKEN GIRL FIGHT: Same girls, around 10 or 11pm got into a raging, profanity laced argument which echoed across the campground and was not successfully broken up for several hours (by same said 20 year old security guard). About 3 hours of screaming and crying eventually gave way to the guard telling the campers to leave or else he would call the (real) police. They finally did heed the eviction notice, which may not have been a good idea to send them all out on a dark, narrow, curvy road at 3 am after consuming large amounts of alcohol. Wow. So kid friendly! You can bet those kids learned some new words that night. Believe the other reviewers about this place being dangerous and gang-ridden. Amidst the girl fight we also heard three other campers threaten to beat up the poor security guard for no apparent reason other than to direct their alcohol-fueled machismo angst at someone. SITES: Many of the sites, probably a result of being poorly marked, were actually in parking lots. There were NO PICNIC TABLES, GRILLS, or FIREPITS. Luckily our fellow campers called us ahead of time so we brought a weber to cook our meals. TRASH: trash littered the grounds, empty bottles, tampons, cig butts, a shower head? etc. This place was literally like a demolition project where they only removed the larger debris after going through and tearing down buildings. And then the very next day they opened up a for-profit campground. Camper beware. This place gives a whole new meaning to "unimproved campground". read more

The resort is currently managed by new management I think and the address actually points to Chapparal Cove. So... I just came back from 3 days and 3 nights camping at Chapparal Cove (North Gate). What an ordeal it has been! Here are the cons! NO RUNNING WATER for drinking or cooking, only 1 trailer bathroom; rest of bathroom are porta-potties and those only get cleaned ONCE A DAY. Once the toilet paper runs out, good luck to you! No trash bins for you to throw the papers you use to wipe your hands with so it's thrown all over the ground making a lot of mess. No place for you to clean your fish or dishes either so make sure IF YOU MUST COME HERE bring lots of disposables plates, cups and utensils. Only lakefront campsites have concrete tables; the rest have NO tables AT ALL. Campsites are TIGHTLY squashed next to each other so make sure you go early so you get your space or else your neighbor might go well into your space. We got the one farthest away from the shore so we got plenty of space, but nothing there except for a tiny fire ring. All campsites shade coverings at best are partials only. LOUD music from inconsiderate campers from the moment they wake up well into midnight, unleashed PIT BULLS all around and security guys did nothing bout them. I can understand small dogs or even friendly big dogs like Golden Retriever but PIT BULLS? REALLY? No trash bins for you to dump your trash so you don't know what to do with your collected trash unless you carry them back with you and lady at front gate is of no help at all when you ask why were there NO ANNOUNCEMENT on the website of all these incomplete facilities! It's false advertisement and they charge you full price for things they don't provide. If you got somewhere else to go, skip this place. I booked my site based on the website http://lakeberryessashores.com/ so you can make your own judgement from their advertisement and from what I saw. The lake is HUGE and beautiful, views are amazing but I would choose lakes like Cammanche over this one anytime. The road is worse than the road to Icehouse Reservoir. read more

Dont waste your time and money! We wanted a weekend get away from the city and were looking forward to a relaxing weekend in the nature- instead we got country music on full volume till 10pm and Spanish music fro 7.30am 11pm our neighbor showed up with his family and tons of crap - including a freaking ukele that some kid played for 30mins until I told them to quit it. The following morning waked up by Spanish music on full blast from camp site next us. Toilet and bath facilities are non-existing (expect for super gross porta potties!!) We left Saturday at 1pm when we finally had it. Never again. EVER! read more

This was a surprisingly gross campsite. Campers were loud and partying late into the night (and early morning), lots of music being played loudly, and REALLY GROSS bathrooms. There are just port-o-potties that weren't cleaned all weekend, DEFINITELY bring your own TP and hand soap (the self-pump hand-wash stations were out of soap and eventually ran out of water). Nice view of the lake, but 100% will not be back. read more

Putah Creek Resort rocks! Although it's at the northern end of the lake and therefore a farther drive from Sonoma, it's well worth it to camp here. The front desk is super-friendly, they have a bar/restaurant on site unlike other resorts, and there are actual flush toilets at the campgrounds, with showers and laundry. Ok, so it's not exactly roughing it, but it made our 4-day weekend much less of a grubby endeavor than I was expecting. The launch ramp is wide enough for 4 trailers, so there's less congestion getting boats in and out. Plus, it's near the bridge so you don't have to motor all the way across the lake to get there. Another huge plus- they don't charge for slips! granted, the docks are kinda creaky and you should watch your balance getting out of the boat, but it was nice not to get hassled about that. Campsites are approx $30/car/night; they only allow 2 cars per campsite but it's easy enough to just get an extra site if you have more people coming up. I can't wait for our next trip! read more

I don't think a resort exists here. The water is nice and cold during March and all the picnic tables were cordoned off not available for access. The road is windy and if you drive down to Oak Shores day use, the beach is better. It was my first time checking out the venue for a triathlon so I was dismayed at the venue. I hope that they will clean up and make it safe for all those triathletes. read more

Putah Canyon Campgrounds look like they would be great, because it's beautiful there, but it's so packed! Sites are very close to each other, so much so, that you can hear others' conversations at night. Some neighbors were partying until 4:15 am, so I didn't catch a wink. Talked to staff about the loud neighbors the next morning (the group partying was not the type that I'd wanna have a confrontation with) and the staff were very receptive, and followed up the following evening with the group. With that said, I would still probably go back, because there's not too many lake camping options in the area. read more

Even though the answering machine and the website said that check in would be possible before 9pm, no one was there at 7:30pm, call box broken, phone not answered ... Can't recommend it read more

Don't come here unless you want to be ripped off and filthy!!! Two different people in our group were told the same information regarding pricing and maximum cars/people/tents per campsite - $30 per night with a maximum of 6 people, 2 cars, and 2 tents per site. Upon arrival, they decided that they would only allow 1 car and 3 people per site. My friend asked to speak to the woman who had confirmed the original pricing and reservations and she hung up on my friend without even giving an explaination. They are basically giving out incorrect information and waiting for people to show up and rip them off because they know that after driving all the way there, you have no choice but to pay up. We ended up paying twice as much as we should have. Other campers even commented that the man collecting money at the check in site was making comments about just wanting to make money this weekend. To make things exponentially worse, all the bathrooms were boarded up!!!! All they had were filthy porta potties!!! WTF????? The porta potties were not being kept up, either. I had to go home after less than 24 hours. You've been warned. Come at your own risk. read more

If you have been to Lake Berryessa, then you know about the winding roads. Not great for those with motion sickness. However, Putah Canyon Campgrounds look like they would be great, because it's beautiful there. Sites are very close to each other, so much so, that you can hear others' conversations at night not to mention everyone's music- I am sure some didn't like our eclectic genre's as well. We were in camp sites 68 and 69 which you would think would be near one another- however they were not. It was by the boat ramp so that was cool for people watching purposes with really easy river access- great for us but the dogs not so much it was an ongoing battle to make sure they stayed close by. The security guard was a mini van with security written in car window paint (seems a little low-budg if you ask me). The people at the front also seemed to get one of the members of our party mixed with the campers across the way and therefore over charged us by $20, when we left they ended up refunding my sister (who had the reservations) the money back- so I respect that. As for the campsites themselves I wish there were more shade there- they could definitely plant a few more trees for aesthetics and for health purposes- I would also recommend faucets at each campground- we ended up having to take our dirty dishes home to wash or to wash in the water. I didn't see any showers and the bathrooms were legit dirty port-o-potty's. With that said, I would still probably go back due the location- but they are definitely over priced for the amenities that they offer. read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS CAMPGROUND! ! They are horribly rude! I had people at 3 site we were told at 10pm to turn off our music so we did. Then we were told to turn off our generators we couldn't because we had to charge our battery....we were harassed till finally we turned it off. The security was so horrible and rude! The next evening we turned off everything at 10pm but guess what security came back saying we were to loud so all our neighbors from other campsites confronted the security to tell them we weren't doing anything wrong and in fact everyone didnt understand why they were giving us such a hard time!! So the camp security decided to call the sheriff's and guess what they came said carry on we arent doing anything wrong!!!! This place is horrible do not go here!!!! They just want your $ !! read more

I went to the visitors chamber in Winters to get some information on RV camping at the lake. The did not seem to have any at all. After reading some of the reviews I can see why. They want to distance themselves from recommending the resorts at the lake. I will go some where else. read more

This review is for the lake in general but specifically Chapparal Cove over the 4th of July Weekend. Excellent campground! Beautiful, well kept sites, and excellent service. Sites number 11 and 12 are excellent large sites under the trees with beautiful views they accommodated almost 20 people and seven cars and we had plenty of space for a large fire pits with gorgeous starry views, two 10x 10 gazebos a shower cabana, and a hammock this site has three levels and is right on the lake with private beach access. Muy excellente !! The only downside is that the very clean ports potties were a bit of a walk but you really don't miss out on not having electricity or running water but you need to obviously be prepared. Another luxury I really appreciated was the truck that came around every day to collect trash and recyclables. I would definitely camp here again. The lake is huge and great for Jet Skiing and water activities. This tiny cove is a fraction of what comprises the lake, too bad I was on Jet Ski's and could not take pictures but there are some gorgeous views for boat rides and jet skis in the middle of the lake read more

I had a bad experience at this resort. But please be aware there are 2 sides of the place on different sides of the road. The tent camping side is more like living at a hip hop concert 24/7, there is loud music played all day and night with no curfew, drunk people walk through your campsite stumbling to the porta potties, one guy almost peed on our tent (there is no running water) so if you like this type of thing come on down but if you want a relaxing weekend on the lake go anywhere else. I also had the same experience with exceptionally rude staff at the main gate. We did leave early and we did not bother asking for a refund because we did not want to confront the attitude from the employees there, not worth the trouble. read more

after reading all these good & bad reviews i did not know what to expect about this lake and taking my family for the weekend... WOW this lake is AWESOME!!! We had the best time and we are already planning an over night stay next year with our entire family... am soo happy we went and will most definitely go back!! :) read more