Kamp Klamath RV Park and Campground

This is a spectacular part of California for scenery and outdoor activities, with options for all tastes easily available in under half an hour's drive. The vast landscape of nearby Fern Canyon was used as the location for The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs, so expect to be snapping photos here at regular intervals, especially along the canyon stream. The canyon trail starting at  Gold Bluffs beach crosses Home Creek several times to lead to steps cut into the hillside, up to a fir forest and onto the 19th-century gold mining camp of Lincoln Flats. Kamp Klamath's private estuary trail runs to a remote part of the Klamath River, to where it empties into the Pacific Ocean. Expect to see wildlife including otters, beavers and raccoons among the estuary's islands, and bald eagles, golden eagles, herons and ospreys overhead. The campground's location gives easy access to plenty of central Californian attractions: some suggestions for days out include the Trees of Mystery and the SkyTrail gondola ride; the Big Tree Area and the Giant Tree; the Native American Museum and the Yurok Country Visitor Center; Requa Road overlook and the coastal drive, and the Battery Point historic lighthouse.