Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch

Rooms and decor

Instead of a room in a tower, here you get a whole wooden cabin to yourself, tucked under the trees in a quiet forest. Each bungalow sleeps up to 6, with separate bedrooms, a sitting area, and — the part that matters most — a full kitchen (fridge, stove, microwave, plates and bowls), plus a private terrace and BBQ. For a big family or a long trip, cooking your own meals saves a lot on food, and there's a grocery store in the camp too. After the 2025 renovation the interiors are brighter, themed around Donald Duck with cute "Forest of Duckburg" posters. Reviews say kids love the feeling of having their own house in the woods.

Food and amenities

The draw that gets people to drive all the way out here is Blue Springs, an indoor pool that plenty of reviews rank as the best of any hotel in the resort. It sits inside a big timber building shaped like a wooden fort, with a slide, a waterfall, rocks, and a lazy river to float around. The water is heated, so it works in any weather and kids can swim all day. Add Davy Crockett's Adventure, a treetop rope course with rope bridges (extra charge, better for older kids), plus Crockett's Tavern for the meals you don't feel like cooking — and this is a stay where a day off from the parks fills itself.

Location and getting there

The overall feel is a quiet, car-free campground in the forest, where kids can safely ride their bikes around. But here's the thing to be straight about, and it's the most important point: you need your own car, because there's no shuttle to the parks at all — unlike every other hotel here. You drive yourself in, about 15 minutes, then find parking. That makes early-morning Extra Magic Time harder to use than from a hotel inside the resort, and since the bungalows are spread through the forest, from some of them it's a long way to Blue Springs or the restaurant (you drive or bike). If you aren't renting a car, you can cross this one off.

Things to know before booking

The car is the deciding factor — no rental, and you're effectively stuck, since there's no shuttle and it's the farthest stay from the parks. Expect a 15-minute drive plus the hunt for parking each morning. The setting is a campground in the woods, not a luxury hotel, so manage expectations on polish. And because the cabins are scattered, ask about how close yours is to Blue Springs and the restaurant if walking distance matters to you.

Our take

From reading through plenty of real reviews, Davy Crockett Ranch suits a big family or a group of several families with a car who like nature and a campground vibe — you get a private wooden cabin with a kitchen, the best pool in the resort in Blue Springs, and very good per-person value once you split a bungalow. The trade-off that decides everything is needing a car, and being the farthest from the parks. If your family has a car and wants a different kind of woodland break, it's genuinely special; if you don't, or you'd rather walk to the parks, head back up to the resort hotels — from value-pick Sequoia all the way to the flagship Disneyland Hotel.