Remote work has changed what a vacation can look like. If your job can travel with you, taking a few days away can leave you feeling refreshed and inspired without necessarily burning through PTO or spending an entire week in a hotel room.
Camping might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you picture a workcation, but campgrounds have evolved to blend work-friendly amenities with outdoor fun, making it easier to stay productive and enjoy nature.
There is one important caveat. Campground Wi-Fi can vary depending on your site, the weather, and network traffic, so anyone with important meetings or deadlines should confirm connectivity directly with the property and keep a cellular hotspot as backup to feel more secure about their work setup.
These eight campgrounds make an especially compelling case for taking your office outdoors-consider planning your next workcation here and experience the outdoors while staying productive.
1. Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay — Chula Vista, California
If you’re not ready to go completely rustic, start here.
Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay feels more like a coastal resort than a traditional campground, with both RV sites and vacation rentals. There’s internet access, plus a pool, hot tub, restaurant, playground, and dog park.
The location is what really makes it work for a workcation. Once your laptop closes, San Diego’s beaches, museums, and waterfront neighborhoods are close enough that an ordinary weekday can turn into an exciting evening out almost instantly, making you feel eager to explore.
2. Santa Cruz Redwoods RV Resort — Felton, California
This might be one of the prettiest places to answer email.
Santa Cruz Redwoods RV Resort sits along the San Lorenzo River in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with Henry Cowell State Park practically in its backyard. The campground offers complimentary Wi-Fi hotspots and full-hookup RV sites, while cabins are also available.
After work, trade your screen for towering redwoods, hiking and biking trails, waterfalls, or the beaches around Santa Cruz.
3. Verde Ranch RV Resort — Camp Verde, Arizona
Working remotely becomes considerably more appealing when your backdrop is Arizona’s Verde Valley.
Verde Ranch offers RV sites, cottages, safari tents, and even Conestoga wagons, so you don’t have to be an experienced RVer to stay. There’s Wi-Fi, plus a clubhouse with fitness and business centers — a particularly useful feature if you need something more professional than balancing a laptop on a picnic table.
Sedona and Jerome are nearby, meaning your post-work plans can involve red-rock hikes, wineries, or desert sunsets.
4. Waco Creekside Resort — Elm Mott, Texas
Waco Creekside Resort makes camping feel decidedly less rugged.
Alongside full-hookup RV sites, the resort has treehouse cabins and tiny homes surrounded by oak trees. The property says it uses AT&T Fiber for its Wi-Fi, making connectivity a notable part of the setup for remote workers.
When work is finished, you can stay on-site for walking trails, fishing ponds, and pickleball, or head into Waco for Magnolia Market, Cameron Park, and the city’s other attractions.
5. Biloxi Bay RV Resort & Marina — Biloxi, Mississippi
If you’re going to work from somewhere other than home, the Gulf Coast seems like a reasonable upgrade.
Biloxi Bay RV Resort & Marina spans 62 acres and offers internet access, waterfront areas, a pool, a restaurant, an outdoor theater, a dog park, and kayak rentals. It was also recognized in Campspot’s 2024 awards as a top campground for digital nomads.
The reward for getting through your inbox: seafood, waterfront walks, and Biloxi’s museums and entertainment.
6. Timberland Acres RV Park — Trenton, Maine
Timberland Acres RV Park in Trenton, Maine, is surrounded by colorful fall foliage, offering a scenic seasonal setting near Acadia National Park for a relaxing workcation.
A workcation near Acadia National Park is difficult to argue with.
Timberland Acres RV Park is in Trenton, about 14 miles from the entrance to Acadia and Bar Harbor. The campground offers Wi-Fi, a pool, hiking, laundry facilities, and a mix of RV and cabin accommodations.
For a particularly good day, work in the morning and early afternoon, then head into Acadia for an evening hike or scenic drive before dinner in Bar Harbor.
7. The Beach Camping Area — Conway, New Hampshire
The Beach Camping Area in Conway, New Hampshire, is a waterfront campground in the Mt. Washington Valley with internet access, kayaking, fishing, and easy access to the White Mountains.
Despite the name, this isn’t a tropical beach escape. It’s a waterfront campground in New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington Valley — and that might be even better.
The Beach Camping Area offers internet access, along with kayaking, fishing, and waterfront recreation, with the White Mountains surrounding you.
When the workday ends, you can hike, get onto the water, or head into North Conway for dinner and local shops.
8. Elkhorn RV Resort & Cabins — Lake City, Colorado
Elkhorn RV Resort & Cabins in Lake City, Colorado, offers RV sites, rustic cabins, and cottages with internet access, surrounded by the scenic landscapes of the San Juan Mountains.
For sheer scenery, Elkhorn is hard to beat.
The resort sits in Lake City, Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, and offers RV sites, rustic cabins, and cottages, along with internet access, showers, and laundry.
Outside your temporary office are hiking and biking trails, fishing, climbing, wildlife watching, and some of Colorado’s most dramatic mountain landscapes.
How to actually make a workcation work
The prettiest campground isn’t necessarily the best one for your particular job.
If you spend most of the day on video calls, prioritize properties with strong connectivity, good cellular coverage, and dedicated indoor spaces such as clubhouses or business centers. If your work is mostly writing, email, or other asynchronous tasks, you have considerably more flexibility.
Families should also think beyond the Wi-Fi. Pools, playgrounds, waterparks, and organized activities can be invaluable if one parent needs to work for part of the day while everyone else is technically on vacation.
And then there’s the most important rule: log off.
There isn’t much point in moving your office to the mountains, redwoods, or Gulf Coast only to spend the entire evening staring at the same screen. Get the work done, close the computer,r and actually go outside.
That’s what makes a workcation worth taking.
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