Skyline Wilderness Park, Napa

Overall Skyline is a great place to RV with a variety of options for recreation. On numerous stays our family has enjoyed the hike to Lake Marie where our boys have caught bass (so much for the previous reviewer who didn't!), disc golf, walks in the native species garden, the short trip into Napa for wine tasting, pizza or thrift store and specialty shopping, and the fact that there are showers and decent bathrooms. Our two boys have also enjoyed riding their bikes around the area, although biking isn't permitted on the numerous horse trails, and one has even taken his bike to Lake Marie. The primary downfalls can be dry dusty trails and ticks, and the occasional long-term camper. Potential campers must realize this isn't the Sierra's or the California coast, rather it is a rural hill area and a respite from city life.

Real estate anywhere in the Bay Area is through the roof, even if your house is on wheels. True, the bathrooms were kinda smelly - but everything else about this place was truly lovely, the location is stunning, trails are beautiful and the rate was $25 a night, as opposed to the $40-$80 per night we found everywhere else in the area - and we looked in a solid one-hour radius every direction around San Francisco. Huge thanks to Ranger Robin who went to the trouble to leave us a key, maps and a friendly note for our late first-night arrival. Would be happy to return anytime.