Westside Regional Park Campground sits directly on Bodega Harbor with 46 sites spread across an open, RV-friendly layout. It's a working waterfront campground where anglers launch before dawn and kayakers paddle out mid-morning. Sites run $35-$45 per night with flush toilets, hot coin showers, and a dump station. This isn't a destination resort. It's a functional base camp for fishing, crabbing, and boating.
Weather and SeasonsFall delivers the best window for camping here. Mid-50s to upper-60s during the day, 40s and 50s at night, with clearer skies and lighter winds than summer. The relentless summer fog burns off faster in September and October. Crowds thin out. Shorebirds pass through and offshore whale visibility improves. Spring is decent too, but winds can still gust hard across the exposed sites. Winter storms bring heavy rain and cold that empty the campground. Year-round, bring layers, rain gear, and a windbreak. Multiple reviewers warn that coastal damp penetrates everything, even when inland valleys are hot.
Natural Features and SceneryThe campground faces Bodega Harbor with front-row sites looking straight across calm bay water toward Bodega Head. Mornings start with fishing boats motoring out and shorebirds working the tidal flats. The Pacific Flyway runs overhead. Fog rolls in thick some days, clears others. The protected bay feels gentler than the pounding ocean beaches a few miles west. The layout is grassy and open with minimal trees or natural windbreaks. You're here for water access and bay views, not forest shade or privacy screens.