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Doran Beach Camping has more than 120 RV and tent sites that are open year-round.
Doran Regional Park features a wide, 2-mile stretch of beach on Bodega Bay and is ideal for walking, picnicking, playing in the sand, flying kites, surfing, and bird-watching.
A boat launch provides access to Bodega Harbor and Bodega Bay for sport fishing, kayaking, stand-up paddling, and kite surfing. A rock jetty on the west end of the park is a popular spot for fishing and exploring sea life.
Doran Regional Park features campsites for tents, trailers and RVs. Reservations are required and can be made up to 12 months in advance.
The park includes five campground areas: The Shell, Gull and Cove campsites are located between Bodega Harbor and Doran Beach Road while the Jetty and Miwok campsites are between Bodega Bay and Doran Beach Road.
Electrical hook-ups are not available. Generator hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Potable water is available throughout the campgrounds.
Restrooms feature flush toilets, coin-operated showers and electrical outlets.
Dogs on leash are allowed with a fee.
Dump station fee is $7.
Awesome place for camping. Going fishing. It has a jetty as well. They have two beaches, one where you need a leash for dogs and the other where you don't. Lots of friendly people and campers and fishermen. It's fun.
You can hike, camp, bring your trailer and RV, go boating, go fishing and crabbing, or just watch the tides rolling and out of Bodega Bay. It's a beautiful place.
Decent place to camp out and relax. Neat little town close by where you can find many of your needs too. Also...SEALS in the wild 😃
***This is a tsunami zone, so be prepared just in case*** An earthquake, magnitude 2.7 (inland), hit pretty close that same day. Thankfully, no reports of any issues, but still, be safe and be prepared :).
Until this weekend, I could not have said, "never have I ever camped out in a tsunami zone, on a beach, and woken up by seals barking as a natural alarm clock."
Reservations needed there.. but you can go a couple miles north and find doran dunes state beach. Good campground. Hot showers for a dollar. You can either hike 1/4 mile to the beach or drive to it and park in the parking lot to get to beach. Fire rings are at campgrounds.
Took the horses there to have a look. The parking lots designated for horse trailers is small. First time passing they were full. On our way to leave the park (we couldn't find parking) we just so happened to get lucky on a Saturday at 2pm and pulled in. Took a quick stroll down the beach about a half mile long designated for horses. Nice beach and beach access to and from parking lot. Not much riding there but it would be a great place to take a young/inexperienced horse/rider. The waves were calm, and it was low tide.
