Palo Alto, CA: camping and road guide
Within 30 mi of Palo Alto there are 127 campgrounds (2 of them free), 13 RV dump stations and 1 rest area. Nearby, 5 roads have a posted clearance or length limit, or no trailers allowed. They're listed first.
Will your vehicle fit? Check its height and length against every posted limit near Palo Alto.
Low clearances and road limits near Palo Alto
Posted limits within 15 mi, for anything tall or long: an RV, a fifth wheel, a truck camper or a rooftop tent.
- Old La Honda Road · 35 ft length limit · 6 mi SW
- South Taaffe Street · 7'0" clearance · 8 mi SE
- Apple Park Way · 10'0" clearance · 11 mi SE
- Tilton Avenue · 8'6" clearance · 13 mi NW
- Santana Heights · 7'5" clearance · 14 mi SE
Campgrounds near Palo Alto
- Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay · 8 mi NE · fees apply · RVs OK · restrooms
- Dairy Glenn · 8 mi NE
- Black Mountain Group Camp · 9 mi S
- Black Mountain Backpack Camp · 9 mi S
- Aloha Mobile Village · 10 mi SE
- Camp Jones Gulch YMCA · 12 mi SW
- Oil Creek Trail Camp · 13 mi S
- Slate Creek Trail Camp · 13 mi S
- Red Mountain Trail Camp · 13 mi S
- Shaw Flat Trail Camp (primitive) · 13 mi SW
- Shingle Mill Point Campground · 13 mi S
- Portola Campground · 13 mi S
- Tarwater Trail Camp (primitive) · 13 mi S
- Hillside Group Camp Sites · 13 mi S
- Ravine Group Camp Sites · 13 mi S
- and 112 more in the app
RV dump stations
- at Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay · 8 mi NE
- Dump station · 14 mi SW
- Dump station · 15 mi W
- Dump station · 16 mi W
- Dump station · 19 mi S
- Dump station · 19 mi N
- Dump station · 20 mi NW
- at Alameda County Fairgrounds RV Park · 21 mi NE
- and 5 more in the app
Rest areas
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area · 13 mi NW · restrooms · water
Route guides through Palo Alto
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