Golden Sun Resort - Apache Junction, Arizona

Elmo B.

We booked this park after our awful experience at another Encore park in the Apache Junction area.| |The staff was pleasant and friendly and happy to greet us when we arrived.| |The park was clean and well-maintained. There weren't a lot of other people, but everyone we encountered was courteous and friendly. | |They had a great enclosed dog park as well as nicely maintained amenities. The main hall is huge and apparently caters a lot of events in the high season.| |We will definitely book this park when we go back to Arizona for business again. A+

carl2591

The sites are a bit tight especially for larger rigs.. ||||enjoyed our stay.. the pickleball courts are SUPER nice.. good addition to the resort. Heard the old courts are not that good.. money well spent. 🙂 enjoyed the pool and hot tub.. very refreshing and hot, hot tub.. 🙂 ||||would suggest getting rid of the "thing" out by street at entrance .. make it hard to turn in from west with RV in tow.. more an eyesore now than functioning item. ||||staff was super, bingo was a blast, and the "regulars" were very friendly and helpful.. See why they return year after year.. (new pickleball courts help)

Karen G.

The spaces are very tight to get into. Almost couldn't park the truck on the site because of the neighbors slide outs. The lady that checked us in had a heavy accent and seemed irritated that I had to keep asking her to repeat herself so I could understand her. Amenities are good. Best pool I have been to at a thousand trails. Laundry and bathrooms were keep clean and in good shape. Close to a lot of sights in and around Mesa.

Tan B.

We have visited many Thousand Trails/Encore parks and are accustomed to the welcoming feeling we get at most resorts and friendly culture amongst residents but sadly I can’t say this for here. In the ten days we stayed we didn’t encounter hardly anyone who wanted to even say hi back or engage in small talk. From the start the staff didn’t seem to be happy we were there so immediately we did not feel welcome. Upon check-in I was told that if I wanted to take my dogs to the park (which was on the other end of the park) I would have to carry my dogs because they don’t want dogs doing their business in the park. The only other place to walk your dog is the busy street outside the park. In the mornings when I wanted to use the bathroom there were 3 different times I was told they were closed for cleaning even though the signage said it t was supposed to be closed from 6-6:30am but each time it was earlier or later than that. The most disturbing part of my stay was showering at the facility one day a woman seemed to be peeking into my stall while I was showering and getting dressed. She was older so I thought perhaps she had dementia but it didn’t help the negative vibe I was already feeling. The park itself is difficult to navigate a small trailer so I wouldn’t recommend anything big. The spot they put us in was not ideal for backing in a travel trailer even though it would have been simple enough for staff to block out the parking spots in front of the site that the cars were parked in that made getting into our spot a major hassle. Even though the park was pretty clean and the pool and hot tub were nice, we definitely won’t be thinking of here for future stays.

Bob A. M. L.

We have enjoyed spending our winters here. Lots of choices of things to do. Really enjoyed going on fruit picks and the visiting at weekly potlucks. Current management has been easy to work with. Would like to return if health permits

Boo S.

We only stayed here 2 nights but found everything very clean and people very friendly. We happened to be there on fresh fruit today and scored on lots of fresh citrus fruits. It is not the fanciest park we have visited but overall we liked the smaller feel of it. Nice pickleball courts too.

karen G.

The lady that checked us in was quite irritated that I could not understand her with her heavy accent. The spaces are very tight and difficult to back a trailer into. They want the trailers right up against the concrete slab. We were barely able to park the truck in our site due to the neighbors slide outs. The bathrooms were nice and always clean. The pool and hot tub were absolutely amazing.

Anna M.

The residents are awesome !!

But I would not recommend it !! Why?
The management is very bias!! And I personally believe resentful .. she is never friendly or kind!

The club house is locked most of the time. The washing machines never work .. if there is an issue like lost money good luck because they use a vendor and not telling when you’re gonna get your refund.

Stay away from this place.