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Soak up the bright sun and take in the crisp ocean air along the California Coast when you stay with us at Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay KOA Holiday. With our ideal location just minutes from Monterey Bay, you and your family will appreciate an oceanfront camping experience near Santa Cruz as you spend your days with your toes in the sand, relaxing on a beautiful beach. [Book your stay]() with us at Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay KOA Holiday today!
**Why Stay at Our Family-Friendly Campground in Santa Cruz? **
Santa Cruz is home to an [assortment of wonderful attractions]() and places the whole family will love! Of course, the area is full of beautiful beaches for you to visit — a whopping 28 in total! After getting your tan on, take a short drive and visit the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and its endless array of fun things to do. You'll be able to ride rollercoasters, play mini-golf and eat your fill of fresh cotton candy. The area also has many opportunities to kick back and relax. Bring your clubs and head to the Pebble Beach golf course for a round of golf on some of the most pristine greens anywhere. Take a drive north and explore Napa Valley or head south to discover the more than 60 wineries in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Whether you want a relaxing getaway or one filled with adventure and thrills, the Santa Cruz area is the perfect place to be.
**Ways to Stay With Us in Santa Cruz**
Regardless of how you want to spend your time at our Santa Cruz beach campground, we offer a variety of ways to enjoy the camping experience. For something traditional, we provide [individual Tent Sites]() equipped with water and electric hookups to give you everything you need to enjoy your nights beneath the stars. Our Camping Cabins also offer a rustic [lodging experience]() with the benefits of a roof and a warm bed as you rejuvenate from a day filled with adventure in the outdoors. If you're looking for extreme comfort while beach camping in Santa Cruz, we offer Deluxe Cabins equipped with a kitchen, full bathroom, shower and beds for the whole family. We also provide unique Airstream and glamping cabin opportunities to provide you with a luxurious West Coast camping experience you'll never forget. Looking for a place to park your Airstream or RV? We offer [Pull-Thru and Back-In RV Sites]() with the choice for full hookups. With connections for up to 50 amps and options with a KOA Patio™, you can choose the features you need to enjoy your vacation. Our RV Sites are excellent locations to rest and recuperate as you take in the beautiful surroundings of Santa Cruz!
**Our Beach Camping Amenities and Activities**
Our family-friendly campground in Santa Cruz offers [various amenities]() and [recreational activities]() to help you make memories that will last a lifetime. Spend your days splashing in the pool or participating in [weekly events](), including several weekends of Halloween fun or seeing the campground transform into a Winter Wonderland with twinkling lights every December.
Some of our other amenities include:
- Wi-Fi
- Bike rentals
- Hot tub
- Volleyball
- Firewood and propane
- Outdoor movie theater
- Jumping pillow
- Fire rings
- KampK9® dog park
- Coconut Palm Tree Climb
**Reserve Your Site With Us Today**
Are you ready to make memories along the California Coast? Take your family on a camping vacation with us near Santa Cruz and enjoy the adventure of a lifetime! Check the availability of our sites online and [book your stay]() at Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay KOA Holiday today!
From jct Hwy 1 & San Andreas Rd: Go, then 3-1/2 mi SW on San Andreas Rd, then 500 feet E on Spring Valley Rd.
Adults 18+, Kids 4-17, Free 0-3
We left a hat at the campground in a very specific location, provided a photo of where it was located. The staff did not care to check after sending them the photo.
We spent $500 at the campground and had a great time until this happened. It would have meant a lot if they checked, it was a meaningful hat.
We love this place for our 9 & 5 yr old. We even had our wedding celebration here!
There are so many options from tent camping to glamping cabins… RV spots to Airstream rentals… basic cabins to deluxe cabins… stay how you want!
If it’s just us we typically get a basic cabin and stay 1-2 nights. There is so much for the kids to do, so it makes it easy on us too. The pool is warm and the hot tub is almost hot! Our kids usually end up making friends and they just take off to the playground/ bouncy pillow and enjoy themselves. We feel super safe and basically give them 2 way radios and they are free to go and do whatever on the KOA site. It’s like an old school neighborhood where all the families look out for each-others kids.
It’s only 30-40 minutes from San Jose… with evening or holiday traffic it may be over an hour… so not so long that the kids will go crazy!
For our wedding we reserved all the cabins in what we call “the village”… basically a bunch of cabins along a short gravel road. So we setup lights along the road, put the picnic tables out there and had a block party with 100 friends and family! We wanted low key, casual, outdoor, kid and dog friendly… it was perfect!
One of the best RV parks we ever stayed. Big Parking slots, everything is clean. Really friendly stuff. Trash service every morning, on site Laundry and a good shop. A nice place to stay with kids. We enjoyed our stay very much.
Had a FANTASTIC time. Very family friendly. Stayed in a cabin. It was small. There was a bunk Bed and a queen. There was a chair swing on the front porch. A BBQ pit and and picnic table. Campground is very clean. Bathroom and showers are clean. Tons of activities. I definitely recommend going a weekend in October. They celebrate Halloween. I have not one complaint. Best experience!!!
This place is awesome. I reserved a small cabin the night before I arrived. I received a text message the morning of my arrival giving me information about the campground. I advised them that I would not be there until 7:30 PM. They told me it wasn’t a problem and they would leave the key out for me. Around 4:30 PM, I asked if I could get a bundle of wood delivered before I arrived. They told me it wasn’t a problem and there was a stack of wood waiting for me. I showed up on a Monday so it was really quiet. The entire campground looks really clean including the bathrooms. I will definitely come back.
The only issue I had was I didn’t get a bathroom code but luckily the bathrooms were left cracked open.
