Timber Cove Boat Landing

This place is not really worth the price. The little beach camping area is nice and the views are spectacular which is where we stayed. But the whole place is a bit of a mess. It’s as if among all the junk, old trailers, cars, etc., the owner decided to carve out a «campground». The bathrooms were under repair when we got there, but there was a half decent porta-​potty that leaned so far over that the door would not stay shut located down by the beach where we camped. Brenda is fairly nice, but my wife and I found out quickly that something small could set her off. The office is actually her house, so depending on where you step she may yell at you to take your shoes off. She yelled at us because we somehow slightly stepped out of the office and into the living room? Where was the demarcation line? A sign perhaps?
She sells super dry and fast burning firewood for 8 bucks a bundle. You might get one hour’s worth of burn time. Maybe. She takes cash only. NO checks and NO credit cards. She also takes NO information from the campers (name, ID, License plate numbers, etc.) so I imagine this place is a safe bet for those of the criminal persuasion or those who may have recently robbed a bank and need a quiet place to chill and lay low for a while.
This is definitely NOT AN RV park, so keep on driving past if you are looking for a full or even partial hookup. The campsites are not safe on the topside overlooking the ocean. Broken fences means a wandering child could meet their fate in a matter of seconds. It was not terrible staying here, but it was not worth 45 dollars and the accommodations could be vastly improved. Otherwise the views are beautiful and its fairly quiet.
If you head north down the PCH for 2.5 miles there is a much nicer campground that is safe, clean and has better accommodations and actually has a full service general store across the street called Ocean Cove Store.
Next time we will skip this place for an actual campground! I’m giving it 2 stars but only for the location.

I really enjoyed my stay here. My bf and I stayed on the cliff cove away from the main house and beach, so we weren’t bothered by any other campers. We had tons of area all to ourselves, and a gorgeous view. The price was fair, the proprietor was nice, and I was happy to have any kind of bathroom at the campsite– it was standard accommodations to me.

Not a RV PARK!!! After having some discussions with the woman who owns this place, we decided to take a two hour detour on our trip to stay there.
Upon arrival we found that this place is not suitable for any RV. We pulled in and the RV spots offered were barely big enough for a 19 foot trailer. The Place is completely, completely rundown and not safe for children or even elderly people. The woman was extremely nice on the phone, but in the end she is a liar and wasted our families time and money. We had to head back down the hill to bodega Bay to find an RV spot.

I’m giving this place a 1 star because the views were amazing! However, if you have small kids this is not the place for you, there are no gates up and she has a couple of big piles of rock that kids will want to play on that simply aren’t safe. The cliffs make it a death trap. The views are amazing, but the campsite is seriously trailer park trash. Women’s showers did not work and frankly old park bathrooms compare to the ones there. The owner Brenda is horrific and she is very very rude. As campers we leave the City to get away from people like Brenda. We will not be going back and will never recommend this place. If you do end up going just beware her personality switches in a nano sec and its pretty scary.

Do not camp here. Lady constantly yelling about parking/​campsites ect. She even yelled at me for not sitting in my camp spot. She charged us for two sites because we had two tents even though we were told we could have more than one tent originally. This lady tries to squeeze every dollar out of customers. She may have gotten over $ 200 for two nights from me but I will not be coming back so she lost money in the long run. Trust me with the constant check ups and loud speaker this is not a relaxing spot to go camping

3.5 stars
I have to say this place has tons of potential. The orange, white, red flowers, the mint, the trees whom remind me of the trees that are all over Monterey, the cliffside camping spots, the short walk down to the ocean, the awe inspiring building-​tall rocks that surround the cove. so much potential this place can have, that I really don’t believe the owner, who is nice but seems overwhelmed, maximizes on.
The lady owner seemed very nice at first, but seemed as someone else mentioned, short in responses as the day wore on. Over the phone she seemed to try to be very helpful, but would get impatient with her answers. At the camp I wasn’t bothered too much at the cliff site occupants whose 2 trailers had like, maybe 10 or more kids, and multiple sets of parents. I suppose since we paid $ 35 for 3 people, & $ 10 per head after that, why would she mind? The huge families who stayed there seemingly ran the weekend & camp & played football, catch & Frisbee & blocked the walkway for most of the weekend. They accidentally threw their flying objects in our camp once. Their dog ran free off leash twice & peed & pood on my «little meadow». I was concerned about not so much what the dogs did, but more so, the rules not being enforced. But, it wasn’t really that that ticked me off. the dogs, the incessant playing flying object catch & the loud shrieks of glee that accompanies catch with kids of differing ages during all hours of the day. What REALLY bothered me the most was what she was not doing at the night time. You have to consider the size of this camp. It’s small, in the upper area. Very small. I felt sorry for the cliff side campers, SOOOO glad we didn’t choose that in our first come first serve choice. And at night, those two campsites that held maybe 15 people, had kids in tents that stayed up arguing, yelling at each other & playing till amost 11 at night. I was soooo irritated! Finally, I said loudly, «SSSSHHH!!!» No one seemed to notice. Except my Hubby that kicked me in the leg for doing that. Finally, a break in the clouds. one of the Dads had enough & he yelled at them & they all hushed. But not after maybe 10 minutes more of their loud bickering. UGH!!! Seriously. I can’t do campgrounds that allow this to their patrons. For that alone, I wouldn’t want to come here again. I would try Ocean Cove instead that is also located in Jenner.
There are other reasons I would doubt coming here again. And a reason I really couldn’t ask my friends or fam to stay here, cuz they would think I am nuts. THE BATHROOMS. Seriously, another reviewer said the mens bathrooms have no curtain. For me, it’s not the curtain I am worried about in the ladies bathroom. It’s the holes in the walls that look like someone got into a fight in the there & no one bothered spackling it up! I really wish I took a picture of these holes, cuz these holes are straight startling. I’m talking like holes that look like someone punched them or slammed chairs in them. Was the water pressure too low? Someone was seriously pi**ed whomever laid their hands on this place. I mean, the office/​house is nice. why not spread the niceness to the one paying your bills. US the campers? So we would wanna come back & continue to pay the bills? Makes sense right? There are actually 2 showers, but the other one has no dials, so you can’t shower there. And the floors are like, from a jail cell. It’s seriously up for demolition. No joke. Again, wish I took pix, never thought I’d see that in a campground.
The biggest reason I would never stay at the cliff spots with kids are simply. it’s a death trap. At the site that’s straight to the back when you drive in has a broken fence… and if you look down past that broken fence, you’re basically looking at an uninhibited drop of a length of. I don’t know… a 4 story house? Your body, or a dog or anyone say, playing tag ran too close to the bluff can easily fall down on rocks and rocks & more rocks where the ocean campground & fish cleaning are. This is appalling carelessness on the owner’s behalf. I kept thinking… um, who can i call to report this to? The campground police! Is there even such a thing? Where the hexx is the yellow caution tape, cuz anyone with some sense & care for their customers would make sure no one would fall, right? Did the tape blow away with that ocean wind? The ancient fence, or what is left of that rotting thing is actually just sticks that have huge gaps & it appears a balcony had already broken off. I hope no one died standing on it & plummeted to their death! Crazy! And I am so not exaggerating!
With all that being said, I did adore the little meadow where we stayed. If you must stay there with little kids this may be the one I would highly suggest. It still has a panoramic ocean view, it’s far enough from the bluff/​cliff that the kids didn’t go there & it’s a distance far enough so I don’t feel like my neighbors and I are bumping shoulders. Ran outta rant space. The end!

Awesome spot! Definitely pick the private camp site on the bluff! It’s epic. Staff is nice and the price is right. Will definitely go back!

Can’t say enough good things about this place. It’s private property which is awesome! The owner, Brenda, is delightful and super cool. I took a group of 18 up to camp, and we got the private spot off to the left. We fit five 2 – 3 person tents and one 8 person tent with plenty of space, and still had plenty space for the picnic table and 18 people around the fire. It came out to about $ 200 for the night split by 18 people. She charges by person/​car which is cool. :)
The private spot is a bluff that has the best view of the ocean. You can walk down to the water from the bluff through this perfect little trail.
It’s my favorite spot in California and I run an adventure (hiking, rafting, camping) and go camping quite often.
Highly recommended.

Secluded location with a gorgeous view of the coast. A place where you can fall asleep to the sound of waves craahing and wake up to a welcoming sunrise. However, the customer service we were given was sub par. The owner was very short with us, she did not make us feel welcome at all, and she screamed at us our first morning there! Something that could have been easily fixed with a conversation in person, she screamed over the hill early in the morning, waking all of us up. We felt like we were walking on glass with her the entire weekend. If it weren’t for the view of this beautiful place, I would give this place a 1 star.

Beautiful spot! We came here on a Friday afternoon (8÷8÷14) after our original spot (Russian River Campground) fell through. We had tried a few sites nearby but with little to no campsites to chose from. We were pointed to Timber Cove by the Sonoma County State Beach ranger. Since this is private property, the rules at many state run sites do not apply — alcohol, open fires, etc.
What a find! When we arrived, we were greeted by the owner. She was very helpful in finding us a site. There is a peninsula spot off the side of the highway — it offered beautiful views of the beach, far enough away from the highway that the noise shouldn’t be a problem, and secluded enough that other campers will not be a problem. There is a spot off the driveway on the way down to the beach — nice and secluded I would be concerned of cars pulling into the beach late at night. My favorite spot there was a small-​ish site right along the water. It’s slightly elevated so you’re surrounded by water on three sides during high tide but the rocks in the area keeps you nice and dry.
The first spot we camped at was right near the driveway where fishers can pull their boats in to launch. This caused a scare in the morning when we hear the reverse beeping of a truck and men yelling over the sound of their engine to guide their boat down in the morning. We were safe but it did startle us. We also discovered that the site was at a slight incline so it was a bit uncomfortable to sleep on. It was nice at night, though when we had our campfire going and late arrival campers were making their way down. We were the first site they walked by so we got to talk to a few other campers.
Our second night was spent on the waterside site described above. It was fantastic! The only downside was the cliffside next to the site blocked out the sun in the late afternoon/​early evening so it got chilly early on.
It was $ 45 a night per site and $ 8 per bundle of wood, cash only. The closest ATM is about 30 minutes north but there is a convenience store about two miles north that will give you up to $ 40 back on debit purchases. No cell reception so it’s pretty off the grid, research things to do before getting here so you’re not just aimlessly searching.

More like a 2.5 star review but no matter.
There’s camping on the beach (rocky, loud, and cold!) but pretty. It seems this place is private property and can charge whatever for what they offer. It’s $ 40 a night, and truly only one spot was out of wind and worth taking — the spot by the driveway off to the right OFF the beach. Tucked away and private. Nice. The other spots were down by the water, and since people go out on boats and kayaks early (5am?) it can get loud by the beach. This place would is ok if you need last minute camp sites — otherwise I would consider the star parks.
The bathrooms were, hmmm, under stocked? No curtains on mens showers, and it took forever to get hot water to the sinks. Guess we will smell like campfire for the ride home.
Firewood: $ 8 a bundle for fast burning wood with kindling — each bundle probably gets you 3 hours of fire.
Parking: down by the beach or up by the highway — it can be quite the schlep to bathrooms from beach, btw.
Host: Brenda (?) was gracious and offered suggestions for whatever you needed, and was pleasant, polite, and checked on us twice! The 2 star rating is really for the bathroom facilities and the loud driveway near the beach camping.

I didn’t want to write this review for fear that you Unilocal suckers will pounce on our secret camping spot. We decided to camp here for the night on the recommendation of the rangers at Salt Point state park. There were no campsites available at the park so we had to adapt and I think things turned out pretty well.
Our campsite was freaking awesome. It was somewhat isolated on a peninsula with a great ocean view. You could also choose to camp on the cliffs or the beach. The cliffs aren’t so much cliffs as they are a parking lot. We came across a couple that drove a few hours to camp out here and they ended up with a campsite right next to the highway with no ocean view, which is kind of awful, so the other campsites at the facility are pretty hit or miss. The beach campsites were also kind of… anticlimactic. I had some high hopes for the beach sites but I was a bit disappointed. The beach itself is not that wide so if you’re trying to camp and a douchebag couple has «claimed» half of the beach, like when we checked out the campsite, then you’re not going to have much space. Brenda, the owner, told us that we were free to tell them to make some room, but I really didn’t want to do that and risk there being tension between two neighboring campsites. Doesn’t seem like a good idea, does it?
Anyway, other than our specific campsite, the facilities are.okay. There’s not much else to do within walking distance so you’ll have to drive to salt point eventually. All in all, we walked in with no reservations and got a great camp site. Can’t complain about that!

If you are thinking of renting scuba or abalone diving equipment from the Timbercove Boat Landing, think again. I have never seen such shoddy equipment anywhere, even at a garage sale in Egypt. Their wet suits are old, out of date and full of holes. Every last glove had holes in the fingers. None of their booties had mates, so it was a mix and match affair. Their service is also extremely bad. If you need to rent then try Bodega Bay (the closest place I could find with a real shop).