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About Valley Oak Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 10
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (18)
What Guests Are Saying
Valley Oak Recreation Area offers a beautiful location along the water with ample trees, making it a favorite for long-time campers. The campsites are clean, and the camp host, Craig, is highly praised for his helpfulness. However, there are concerns about the lack of potable water, close proximity of campsites, and some cleanliness issues in the bathrooms.
What Guests Are Saying
Valley Oak Recreation Area offers a beautiful location along the water with ample trees, making it a favorite for long-time campers. The campsites are clean, and the camp host, Craig, is highly praised for his helpfulness. However, there are concerns about the lack of potable water, close proximity of campsites, and some cleanliness issues in the bathrooms.
Review Summary
Carlee D
VerifiedAugust 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 11 (GROUP WALK TO), Loop:
We have been camping here for 16+ years and love the location. Be prepared to haul all your gear in a 1/4 mile with cargo wagons or an e-bike with a cargo trailer. The campsites were very clean, we did not have any issues with raccoons, and the daily garbage pickup was a massive help for our group of 25. Craig was our best camp host yet and went out of his way to help us get settled for the weekend. One recommendation would be to put out the bee traps in the future. We had a lot of bees after our food this year, so we used food tents to help keep them at bay.
Carlee D
VerifiedAugust 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 11 (GROUP WALK TO), Loop:
We have been camping here for 16+ years and love the location. Be prepared to haul all your gear in a 1/4 mile with cargo wagons or an e-bike with a cargo trailer. The campsites were very clean, we did not have any issues with raccoons, and the daily garbage pickup was a massive help for our group of 25. Craig was our best camp host yet and went out of his way to help us get settled for the weekend. One recommendation would be to put out the bee traps in the future. We had a lot of bees after our food this year, so we used food tents to help keep them at bay.
Heather Jean D
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 02, Loop:
The camp host was all that was good about this campsite. There was no potable water and this was never mentioned in any of the information provided. Additionally, when camping confirmations were provided they did not include the address of the park, making life just a little bit harder. The campsites were all very close together with no delimitation of where one starter and where one ended up when we arrived the neighboring group had set up their group of chairs in the only flat part of our camp site.
Mailee W
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 03, Loop:
I love this location for the price. It’s along the water with lots of trees. The camp ground manager was very helpful and attentive. If you can do without a shower and short walk in, it’s lovely. The walk is about the length of 4 blocks from the parking lot.
Heather Jean D
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 02, Loop:
The camp host was all that was good about this campsite. There was no potable water and this was never mentioned in any of the information provided. Additionally, when camping confirmations were provided they did not include the address of the park, making life just a little bit harder. The campsites were all very close together with no delimitation of where one starter and where one ended up when we arrived the neighboring group had set up their group of chairs in the only flat part of our camp site.
Mailee W
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 03, Loop:
I love this location for the price. It’s along the water with lots of trees. The camp ground manager was very helpful and attentive. If you can do without a shower and short walk in, it’s lovely. The walk is about the length of 4 blocks from the parking lot.
Naomi G
VerifiedApril 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop:
Did not use this reservation because it appeared that the site was actually closed to camping - although Recreation.gov allowed me to reserve a spot, all the campsites showed non-reservable for my date when it came time to leave for the trip. No way to contact the campground manager, as the phone number given is for an Army Corps office which is not staffed on weekends. We did a day trip instead.
Naomi G
VerifiedApril 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop:
Did not use this reservation because it appeared that the site was actually closed to camping - although Recreation.gov allowed me to reserve a spot, all the campsites showed non-reservable for my date when it came time to leave for the trip. No way to contact the campground manager, as the phone number given is for an Army Corps office which is not staffed on weekends. We did a day trip instead.
Lynn H
VerifiedJuly 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 04, Loop:
All the campsites were dirty snd unkept. The bathrooms were less than desirable and all the trash cans were full.
We ended up camping in the front where the camp hosts usually have their camp.
Lynn H
VerifiedJuly 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 04, Loop:
All the campsites were dirty snd unkept. The bathrooms were less than desirable and all the trash cans were full.
We ended up camping in the front where the camp hosts usually have their camp.
Location Valley Oak Recreation Area
Address:
17968 Covered Bridge Rd
Oakdale, CA, 95361
United States
From Oakdale, California, take CA-120 W/N Yosemite Avenue northwest. In 1.3 miles, Turn right on Rodden Road and continue for approximately 5.4 miles, then turn right into Valley Oak Recreation Area. Proceed past the park entrance until you reach the parking lot.
From Sonora, California, take CA-108 West. In approximately 30 miles turn right on Landcaster Road. In 1.7 miles, turn right on to Orange Blossom Road. In 0.6 Miles turn left onto Rodden Road. Continue on Rodden Road for 2.5 Miles and then turn left into Valley Oak Recreation Area. Proceed past the park entrance until you reach the parking lot.
Valley Oak Recreation Area is accessible via CA-120 W from Oakdale and CA-108 from Sonora, both of which are significant state highways.
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Safety & rules
- Any vandalism may lead to eviction from the park.
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