RV Village Campground at Camp Richardson Resort

This campground is in a great location at South Lake. We live just down the hill and like to come visit here at least twice a year. You could literally never leave Camp Rich, and have a great vacation. RV sites are close together, but not as bad a most RV resorts. Some sites are pretty uneven, but I have seen way way worse.

2nd stay here and just love it! Gonna make it an annual stop on our camping trips.

Signs of where to pull our rig in to register were not visible and the only one we saw had a different name on the sandwich board. Went to the hotel, a man there said we needed to go back to that RV entrance with a different name. We did that, the same man handed us a card for our site and sent us on our way. Couldn't find our campsite, went back to the kiosk and asked for a map (same man) and he handed me one but couldn't find our site on it himself! Had to go back a 3rd time to get the tag for our windshield:-( I located it...drove there with some difficulty as the sites are not easily identified by the signage. Our site was horrible and the only level place was too far for 30 amp. Second night in another site...NO bear locker! We were told oh well, just keep the ice chest in our rig (a van with no real room). Found out the man who helped us the day before is the manager! Ugh. Bears boldly walking through the middle of the campground both mornings searching for food and us with no bear locker in our site:-( We worried about the bears around so many people - they are managed very differently here than they do in Alaska campgrounds.
Would I return...sadly no. We have camped for almost 50 years and this was the poorest for management we have encountered (other than the man who was driving around in his truck checking out each site...he was amazingly helpful and attentive).

Beautiful campsite and the location is amazing! Easy to walk to the beach, coffee and ice cream. Love music daily at the walkable restaurant. Quiet, serene location.

Loved the campground. Location is great. Enjoyed all the walking trails close by. Disappointed in how many people brought dogs when it was clearly stated they were not allowed.

Stay was great except all hookups (power, water, sewer) are in the front of the rv parking. Since my hookups are in the rear drivers side my power had to be connected with an extension cord and plugged into 110amp not allowing AC to run. Other issue is the septic hose was not long enough to reach the drain and had to use the dump station.
Since we had hookup issues I would not consider the sites full hookups. Ace hardware had a 25 foot 30amp extension for $109 which I was not willing to purchase since I have never seen any rv park ith hookup issues for full hookups.

This is a great campground with so much to offer.

I have stayed approximately 150 nights at Camp Richardson over the last 30 years. I have stayed in the Badger Den Campground with tents, and in the RV Park with a Fleetwood Bayside Tent Trailer for many years, and now in a 26-foot Forest River Salem. The Campground is family-friendly and the quiet hours are enforced. If there is any excessive noise, there are security patrols and El Dorado County Deputies on site regularly. Be aware the utility posts are between dual sites so have a long extension cord and water hose available if needed. You are in the forest and most sites have great shade during the day. A few are a challenge for leveling, so be prepared. There are scavenger bears so don't leave coolers, garbage and food outside. It is an easy walk to the beach and the Forest Bike Path. Get the ice cream. Have fun and enjoy!

The location is very good! 5 Stars!
But the restrooms and the shower need a very big upgrade!

Nice people, easy check in & beautiful campgrounds.