Camping Information and Rules
Reservations can be made 3 ways
- Online:
gooutsideandplay.org - By Phone:
Call the reservations office, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm except holidays.
Phone: (408) 355-2201
Fax: (408) 355-2290 (Requests for information only) - Walk-in:
Stop by the reservations office located in the Parks Administration building in Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Except holidays.
Camping Update
Follow the instructions below to see a quick view of availability.
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Select the "Camping" button toward the top of the page.
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Select the requested Park under the "Which Park?" list.
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Choose your arrival and departure dates under "Choose Dates".
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Select your requested arrival and departure dates under "Choose Dates" then click “Show Available Sites”.
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Select the large blue "Reserve" button on the requested site to reserve the selected site.*
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You may select "Grid View" at the top to see availability for the entire month.
Please note, this grid view calendar shows real time availability. Additional sites will be released when available.
Camping Reservations may be made up to 6 months to the departure date.
*Always be sure to verify the requested dates when making your reservations.
Get back to nature while staying close to home.
Save gas, save time - a wilderness experience is only minutes away for your family or group. Camp in a redwood forest, dine alfresco in a rolling, oak-studded grassland. Nap away an afternoon next to a sparkling creek. And best of all, the price is right.
Now’s your chance, take your first step to Santa Clara County’s great outdoors. Make sure to stake your claim and reserve a site that’s right for you:
- A maximum of 2 sites may be reserved together. 2 sites will accommodate 16 people (12 at Sanborn County Park).
- RV site
- Yurts
- Group camping
- Group camping sites are required for any group of 17 people or more. A maximum of one group camp sites may be reserved per group.
Overnight camping is available at the following Parks:
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X (Hike-In) |
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X (Hike-In) |
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X |
Camping: Off Season Discount
Camp during the off-season and receive a 25% discount. This discount is applied for the use of a car, RV, group, or hike-in campsite, or a Yurt during the off-season from November 1 to February 28/29.
Rules and Regulations
- Quiet hours are from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am at all campgrounds.
- Smoking is prohibited in all county parks.
- Swimming is not allowed in any Santa Clara County Park.
- Limit of stay for camping is no more than 14 days in any 45 day period with a maximum of 14 days between Memorial Day to Labor Day.
- Minors are not eligible to reserve a facility or camp overnight unless accompanied by a responsible adult. Written proof of age may be required. Groups comprised predominantly of participants under the age of 18 must be chaperoned at a ratio of 1 adult to 10 minors.
- Generator use is allowed for camping as long as the following restrictions are followed:
- Generators must be Fire Marshall approved, have spark arrestors, be properly muffled and have a working UL approved fire extinguisher within the direct area of the generator. Generators must be placed in an area that does not pose a fire hazard.
- All generator use must cease during quiet hours (10:00pm-7:00am).
