RV Rental Jackson, CA

Red Hills Recreation Management Area is an excellent place to recharge your batteries while taking in the unique nature. Here you can hike and bike on trails running through thorny buckbrush, hillside pines, and many, many wildflowers, depending on the season. Study the nature, watch some birds, and keep an eye open for foxes and mule deer, but don’t leave your camera in the RV or your friends might not believe you when you tell them about all the beauty that you’ve seen.

For an even larger recreation area, Eldorado National Forest can easily be reached with your camper rental in Jackson. A part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this forest won’t let you down if you’re looking for a remote place to hike through a beautifully scenic forest and mountain landscape. If hiking isn’t quite thrilling enough, you can go rock climbing, and in the winter, there’s skiing, both cross-country and downhill. There are also several wilderness areas where you might spot some of the animals who call this forest their home.

If water is your element, you’ll get plenty of just that in Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. Here you can go swimming in the blue water, as well as do some boating or kayaking. The lake is large enough for water skiing, which will satisfy your need for speed. When you want to dry up a bit, try going hiking while keeping an eye open for plants such as lupine, birds including herons and bushtits, and deer and coyotes. There are also lovely spots for a picnic, should your need for speed not be that strong after all.

The hardest part about finding a spot for your RV rental in Jackson, CA is choosing just one out of all the great options. At Gold Country Campground Resort, you’ll get full hookups as well as access to a swimming pool, a dog park, and a spray park, great if you brought the family. 49ers Village isn’t far behind with its full hookups, swimming pool, and fishing pond and at Gold Strike Village you can choose between full and partial hookups, make sure both your clothes and yourself are clean, and also go hiking. These three parks are all about a 20-minute drive away from Jackson.

For anyone who wants to stay a bit closer, Jackson Rancheria RV Park, run by the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians, is located in the outskirts of the city. It’s just next to the casino with the same name and offers you full hookups as well as a clubhouse and restrooms and showers. If you don’t want to eat at the casino, Jackson is full of both grocery stores and gas stations.

Jackson is a small city with a big heart, and there are loads of things to do - so many that you might not have time to do them all. One place that you cannot miss is the Kennedy Mine, the deepest gold mine in North America by the time it closed in 1942. Here you can gain fascinating insight into how life was as a miner, see the office building where gold flakes were melted into bricks, and buy books about the mine in the gift shop, in case you worry that you’ll forget what the tour guide said.

If you’re up for some more local history, at the Amador County Museum, you’ll be able to find out all you want to know about the history of Jackson. Wanting to preserve the gold rush heritage of the city, this museum displays both historical papers, photos, and artifacts. Farm wagons and carriers can be seen here too, as well as a replica locomotive.

Main Street is well worth a visit or two. Here you’ll be surrounded by original facades and can visit the haunted National Hotel, visit cozy, picturesque antique shops and even go to the theater. There’s handmade pottery for sale, as well as American west and Indian crafts. In the summer, there’s a weekly farmers’ market, and all year round you can attend Sherlockian mystery plays. In addition to all this, there are many events such as car shows and dandelion days, and if you’re hungry, you can choose between Mexican, Italian, and American cuisines, as well as between diners and fine dining.

If you can’t wait to experience the heart and soul of this charming small city that played such a big part in the Gold Rush, you should probably go search for an RV in Jackson right now. And it doesn’t matter what time of year you choose for your visit; there’s always something going on in this fascinating community.