Lake Sonoma Campground, Geyserville, CA

Lake Sonoma Campground is located 33 min northwest of Santa Rosa, CA with an elevation of 787 feet. There are a total of 108 campsites. The campground is open all year. All sites are currently reservable. Fees range from $20.00 to $80.00.
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3.1 out of 5

5 star
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@KevinS8513228 · Camped on Jul 27, 2024 at Campsite #MP01
Perfect
@RobertC4745893 · Camped on Jul 22, 2024 at Campsite #IV
We love Lake Sonoma but the army corps is not taking care of the camp sites. They did not collect the trash. I had to yell at them to get actionTrash was all over several campsites.The toilets were not serviced and they were in severe disrepair.They did not enforce any kind of camp quiet time. We had a party going until well after midnight one evening with loud music.They are not managing the lake. We had several nights with wake surfers on the water after dark with speakers blaring.
@AlexG3369952 · Camped on Jul 13, 2024 at Campsite #SK12
Awesome quiet camping sites
@SaraGDCDBE8B8F · Camped on Jul 7, 2024 at Campsite #RS04
Beautiful lake and short boat in ride. I went after 4th of July and the grounds were full of trash and the bathrooms were very dirty. Im guessing if you go when there hasnt been a holiday it would be better kept.
@AnastasiaEB36C · Camped on Jul 3, 2024 at Campsite #SK05
I lost my grandmothers WW2 wedding band while swimming near to SK01 site. Its a rose gold thick band. Please if you find it, well talk reward. (Ana . Maynich @ gmail) this ring means a world to me. Also, this is one of my favorite boat in sites! Highly recommend it.
@AlisonCC79CADB · Camped on Jun 28, 2024 at Campsite #BM01
Weve camped two spots in the last month and had to kick people out of our site each time. We get there after work on Friday and want to set up and chill and have to wait for people to tear down and move. Plus, its very awkward. Also, this last visit, the toilets were full. Otherwise, it was peaceful.
@PaulN9067997 · Camped on Jun 22, 2024 at Campsite #MP01
This was an unusual solo experience. The shoreline campsites of Lake Sonoma are familiar to me, but I know them from mountain biking the Lake Sonoma trail system. The campsites here are next to the shire and have flat tent sites on them with a fire pit and metal picnic tables The pit toilet was cleaned and had plenty of paper. The thing that is not nice about Lake Sonoma during high season are the power boaters who seemingly drunkenly ply the waters with every variety of music at the. Loudest Possible VOLUME! This didn't stop until past 9pm on the water and about 10:30 from the next campsite over (who came in with two boats).After that it was wonderful. Also there was a lot of trash in the campsite due to previous bad campers and evidence of drunken activities.
@Kimberly518091 · Camped on Jun 14, 2024 at Campsite #TH8
Lake Sonoma was lovely. It was our first time camping at Lake Sonoma, so we were going in blind. The site we reserved had a very small tent pad, and had a very steep drop to the side. We made it work, and actually ended up really enjoying it because we were able to watch some unusual bird activity one morning right from our tent - about 30 woodpeckers and other birds feeding on an insect hatch. We originally thought we would pitch two tents, but when we realized how small the tent pad was we had to go back to the launch (where there is cell service) and reserve a second camp site. Lesson learned, but none the less we really enjoyed our stay.
@JeffN3539947 · Camped on May 30, 2024 at Campsite #MP06
Love this spot! Madrone 4-5-6 are perfect as it has coverage. 1-2-3 are not covered at all so I'd priority 4-5-6. It's like 50 yard hike up a hill but totally doable, just took some time/muscle to get all our gear off the boat and up to sites. But great because it has two long benches connected so we could eat together. Decent flat areas for tent setup and the bathroom was uphill away from all the sights which was nice. A night little spot to jump off into the water as well. I'd recommend!
@WevinaR71C4295 · Camped on Jan 14, 2024 at Campsite #MP02
The Troop had a great camp out and will plan to go back again in the fall. Thank you.
@MichaelC616917 · Camped on Oct 6, 2023 at Campsite #LG5
Campsites were very clean, well stocked, and had a nice mix of shade and open sky.
@MeghanB1267283 · Camped on Sep 22, 2023 at Campsite #LP04
So beautiful! I was in Lone Pine 04 with a few friends and there was a good place to dock your boat, a fire pit and chemical toilets. The stars were beautiful and the steam coming off of the lake in the morning was serene! I would be aware that there were a lot of yellow jackets all over the site which led to us spending a lot of time on the water during the day.
@ElenaR180552C2 · Camped on Aug 15, 2023 at Campsite #TH9
Had an amazing time. Definitely wish people cleaned up all their bits of trash better. Even found a trash bin inside the lake, perhaps only recently recoverable due to winter rains though. All in all super beautiful, lots of birds, and I'd return! Love having a section of the lake without motorized vehicles.
@AmandaW2167129 · Camped on Jul 23, 2023 at Campsite #BP13
The campsite was really beautiful but within 10 minutes of being there we saw multiple ticks crawling on us, the tables, and the ground. We decided not to camp there. When we got home I brushed many ticks out of our dogs fur and found dead ticks in our beds and on my niece the next day.
@SteveH6337222 · Camped on Jul 20, 2023 at Campsite #BP04
Site was not ready to open. Table was still in the lake. We were able to move it ashore. Trash can was near full.Toilet did have adequate TP.
@PaulG9606243 · Camped on Jul 19, 2023 at Campsite #BUM2
We enjoy camping at the Bummer Peak camp, there are only two sites, it's about an hour to hike in, there's no water so you have to carry it in. But it's peaceful, has great views, and you can hike 600' down to the lake for a swim. The campsites have a table, fire ring, and a lantern/food hanging pole. Hang your food as there are sometimes raccoons. There are also potties, and garbage cans. It's a short drive for us, and a short easy hike in, but the best thing is we usually have the place to ourselves.
@AlmaB59E28B046 · Camped on Jun 30, 2023 at Campsite #BM03
Signage is terrible. Posts don’t have # and the map online doesn’t match location of site
@SabrinaL1B99E7 · Camped on Jun 17, 2023 at Campsite #QS05
Great Campground! The hike in is very short but steep.
@JohnL4419148 · Camped on Jun 13, 2023 at Campsite #QS01
I never stayed because I did not have a boat to access campsite. I had to stay at another campsite for $35.
@JonathanCBA9F8 · Camped on Jun 11, 2023 at Campsite #RS02
Beautiful location, and very peaceful on a Sunday night. The lake was a great temperature for swimming. Campsite #1 has a nice flat spot for a tent. Only complaint was that there was quite a bit of trash—there are garbage bins but it looked like they hadn't been emptied for awhile. We saw a bald eagle!
@VivekV4AFF17AD · Camped on May 28, 2023 at Campsite #LG5
We Kayaked and it was fun. What could have been excellent waterfront campground is marred by the crowd there. Our site was taken up by a huge group already well settled and unwilling to even look at their reservation that they probably had a different number. Site LG06 is currently under water (tiny island) so its holders were on site 7 and thus I think site 7 owners just squatted on our site 5. Besides that another group had bundle of flood lights lighting up their and neighboring camp area creating light pollution all night long. One of the two chemical toilets doesnt have a seat. Well that's ok in rustic site, better than carrying your own double doodie bags. During a weekday this maybe awesome campsite.
@christina40933 · Camped on May 18, 2023 at Campsite #MP05
We luckily took our boat out to check the campsite out a few days before our trip was planned. We had a couple sites booked, and they were completely under water! So crazy. We are so thankful of the lake being full, but they desperately need to assess the campsites as MANY are totally or mostly under water,
@MarkM2223984 · Camped on Nov 17, 2022 at Campsite #BM05
I can't believe rec.gov has the audacity to still charge people to stay at these "campsites." Completely overgrown with weeds, making ticks an even greater problem in the camp, locked bathrooms, broken tables. We hiked around the lake but most camps are inaccessible to boats. These dispersed sites should be free if they are not going to be maintained.
@DanR5280240 · Camped on Nov 10, 2022 at Campsite #LG11
I love camping at Lake Sonoma and have been doing it for 4-5 years. The lake has always been low in these drought years but now it is really low 42%. Last time I was there it was 46%. Back then the hike from where we could land my boat to our actual campsite was a pretty steep about 300 yards. Which is not too bad, but after 3-4 hikes carrying 40-60 pounds of camping gear, it gets rough. Now with the lake at 42% I think I had to land my boat about 600 yards or more away from camp of even steeper, rougher terrain because not only was the water level lower, but finding a spot where you can step off the boat and not end up in mud past your ankle and maybe even up to your knee was not easy. One tip: do not land your boat anywhere that looks like clay or grey in color. Even if it looks kind of dry on the surface, you will sink into mud. You have to find a spot where you can step off onto BROWN, preferably with a sandy or gravely consistency. This 2 star review is not for the quality of the campground, which is very nice considering that it is a primitive campground, and that is how I like it. It is just for the current conditions of the lake being at low level so campers be aware.
@Jeremiah179235 · Camped on Nov 4, 2022 at Campsite #LG8
Extremely long steep hike to camp area. Not much flat room to put a tent

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