Coloma Resort

We visit this place annually. The bridge you drive over before turning into the resort is a bit sketchy, but it's no problem if you take it slow.

As of June, the resort has been making some nice renovations. The front gate is being upgraded to a nice decorative metal one with cobble stone accents. The old store in front of the gate where you check-in has been demolished. The new store for check-in is the white building to your left after driving through the gate.

This resort parallels the American river, which is nice for fishing and other water activities. If the river isn't your thing, they have a swimming pool. The resort gives you a sense of feeling like you're in the Forrest. You can find some slower water to play in down towards the end of the resort where tent camping is located. I took a short video of the area and posted it in the photos.

They have RV sites, tent camping and cabin camping. They offer a variety of different size sites and some sites can accommodate rigs up to 45'. If you select a river site, one thing to note is no sewer hookups. There is one dump station locate next to the general store. If you want full hookups, you need to select any site other than the river side. I believe everything is 30amp, so don't forget your adapters for 50amp people. Each site has a metal fire ring and a wooden picnic table.

The cabins are nice. If you're looking for something a little different and kind of cool, they offer wagon rentals. The wagons have been converted into overnight rooms. They have also built some nice new cabins towards the top tier.

There are two playgrounds. One is next to the swimming pool and the other is near the end by the tent camping. There is a small grass area on the top tier with two small soccer goals. There is also a child size chess set located near the front of the resort in the outdoor recreational area. If you want shaved ice or ice cream, they converted a small airstream into a little parlor. It is called The Silver Bullet.

A couple things to note. River sites are probably the most difficult availability. One thing Coloma resort does that is pretty cool is give priority to re-book for the following year. So, if you rent a specific site and like it, you can rent the same site for the same dates the following year. You would need to book immediately at the end of your trip. If you do not, they will open up the spot to the general public.

If I was rating just the scenery and backdrop it would get a 5. We stayed in a bunkhouse room as our 5th wheel was too tall to fit under the bridge coming into the park. Our room is like a dated motel 6 that was abandoned. Some outlets and lights did not work. The no pressure shower leaked all over the bathroom. The heater kicked on around 3AM and it set off the smoke alarm. The room smelled musky and like someone smoked in the room. This was definitely not worth $200 per night.

We camped here with a large group and had a pretty good time. The cabins are clean and mostly close together. There are even some cabins right on the river, and you can fall asleep to the sound of the babbling brook. There is a large Town Square area where large groups can meet together, i.e. if you stay at a cabin near the Town Square, it will be loud. There are plenty of bathrooms and water fountains around the campsite. Some of the bathrooms are quite nice!

It's important to note that the heater does not provide much heat (1 star off). You can tell by feeling the lukewarm heat that comes out of it. We stayed here during a cold weekend unfortunately. I had the heater on all day and it barely got above 60F. The same heater is used in all the cabins. I tried to reach a staff member during my stay to ask this question and it was really hard to reach anyone...hopefully no one has any emergencies!

We had a fantastic stay at Coloma resort right before Thanksgiving. So much so that I booked two return trips before we even left. Every staff member I ran into or conversed with was super helpful and friendly. The grounds are kept very clean. There are tent and RV sites and the most adorable cabins. Spaces are decently sized and the surroundings are just gorgeous. I highly recommend the riverside sites if you don't mind only electric and water and if you can manage to find an open date!

Watch out for the in-ground BBQ pits. I tripped on one in the dark and fractured a bone in the top of my foot. I did not tell an employee, I'm just saying be careful at night. We enjoyed our cabin and the access to the lake. Having a bathroom in our cabin made the experience much better with small kids. There are lots of fun things for kids to do here on the property. I'm sure we'll be back!

I was injured from a falling tree that fell from our campsite down to the river. I ended up in the river with injuries (otherwise I would have been crushed by the tree). The staff told me to send my medical receipts to the office which I did. The office manager was not very responsive, but we did have several conversations via email, and the owner has never contacted me. Needless to say, I have not been reimbursed for my bills. We will NEVER camp there again, and it's a shame because that used to be my favorite place to camp.

I would NOT recommend this place!!!

Perfect even in off season. Perfect grass area for kids or to kick back and watch the peaceful river flow. Walk across the bridge to the cutest historic town where kids can gold pan (with real gold), explode the museum and become a "junior ranger". So much fun and history enjoyed by the whole family from 3 years to 38 years old :) There are a lot of workers that were constantly working to keep resort clean and upgraded. We will definitely will be back here at least once a year!

Visited with the family for the close access to the incredible mountain bike trails with shuttle service operating in Georgetown. This resort has a great location on the river, If I return to splurge on another family glamping trip, I will reserve South Fork cabin 62 for its incredible location on the river. The kids playgrounds and unique swing, makes this a perfect spot for groups and families.

Highly recommend!
This has been our family camping site for the past 15+ years. Great for glamping, camping, RV, and cabins with AC. They have river front sites and group sites (12 people) which my family and friends book.
Wifi, bathrooms, electricity, and showers.
10pm noise curfew but we definitely stay up later than that, we just keep the volume down. Dogs allowed but they charge.
Next to Trouble Maker rapid on the American River and plenty of access points for tubing or rafting. You can also fish.

Was five stars for a long time but 2023 was disappointing. The campers were still great families but the STAFF IS HORRIBLE now. The maintenance guy in the golf cart is rude and crude. I SAW HIM BLOWING DIRT AT LITTLE GIRLS with his leaf blower. The gate guy was grumpy and hit our new car closed fist to get us to stop which we where already doing. The cabin was filthy nasty one wipe on the floor by the toilet turned dark yellow when we checked in. The "fresh" towels had tons of hair and the coffee maker had moldy old ground coffee in it. SAD I felt so ripped off we used to love this place.