Troy G.
I initially wasn’t going to post anything, but then I figured if our experience could help someone else make an educated decision on a place to park their RV for the night, weekend, the week, or even longer, then it was worth it, I guess. ||||We went and checked this campground by car, before taking our RV there. Granted, it was the off season in late September 2024. With the exception of the quiet roar of the freeway and the one Amtrak train that went zooming by, it seemed fairly quiet for the few minutes we were there checking it out, so we booked a camping site for late October 2024. We did notice that the property’s streets through the camp sites are all one-way, so make sure you turn on the street you need, or you’ll have to go all the way around again. I mean, it makes sense to some degree, but having to circle the entire perimeter if you miss your street kind of sucks. It would’ve been nice to have them alternate, like a grid, but with the way the camping sites are set up, it does make sense. Good thing we learned this when we were in our car, checking this place out. ||||The property is large, and looks like there are a lot of things to do, however, likely only in the warmer months. It’s like pretty much a ghost town in late October, other than the full time/long term residents. The RV spots are large gravel pads with plenty of room to move around. There is nobody at the booth up front where you enter the property (again, probably an off-season thing), for check in, you have to drive all the way back to the little store at the back of the property, which has a cozy feel upon entering, but has a VERY limited inventory for purchase (at least when we were there). I will also ad, that there are a lot of nice big stone fire pits, but not in/at every site. There was not a fire pit on our site, but the site on one side of us and the cabin on the other side of us had one, which appears to be a shared pit. If we had a fire, they’d have to deal with it, and if they had a fire, we’d have to deal with it. It was pretty close to both the cabin and our awning.||||We were in full hook-ups, and once we had everything set up, we went to use the water and it was yellow, like pee water. I figured it was something wrong with our coach, so I tried to get water directly from the spigot, and it was the same color. We have a water test kit onboard, and based on the tests, it was safe to drink. Our dogs, however, felt differently, so we ended up using our onboard tank water, erroring on the side of caution. ||||Once we finally had a chance to relax, I tried to connect to the Wi-Fi… Yeah, that didn’t happen, so good luck with that. We took our dogs for a walk throughout the property, and there was dog poop everywhere. What the heck I had to sign a contract during booking that indicated that I could be fined if I was caught not cleaning up after my dog. The trash cans around the grounds were overflowing with trash, none of the grass was mowed, etc. The grounds were in complete disarray, which, I get it, it’s the off season, and they probably don’t expect much business. They probably rely on many of their fulltime/long term residents that either stay in the cabins or in RVs that have obviously been there for a long time, as indicated by the amount of clutter around them or the amount of pine needles, moss, and other debris covering them. There were even some older RVs there that had obvious exterior damage possibly from being is an accident. That all being said, the only open restroom we found during our walk around the property was the one at the store deep in the back of the property. All others that we saw were closed, presumably for the season. ||||When the first Amtrak train went by… It zoomed by pretty fast and was gone as quickly as it came in. Didn’t seem to be a big deal at first. We went to look, and the double set of railroad tracks are literally less than 100 feet from the back row of camp sites. Where we were, I’d say 500-1000 feet away from the tracks. A short while later, the first freight train came through. They move quite a bit slower and are a lot longer. The freight trains shook our entire camp site. I was ok the first couple times, but it seemed like some sort of train went by about every 20-30 minutes, around the clock. Like others have said, they do blow their horns a lot, and I get it, there are nearby crossings and the trains are moving at pretty good speeds, so yeah, safety first! Don’t plan on getting any sleep if you stay here. We were going to leave after the first night, but per their policies, we wouldn’t get a refund for our remaining time, so we just dealt with it. There’s a pretty good chance that we won’t come back. I will say, it was definitely an experience. Traveler beware! ||||On another note, regarding pets, according to their website, you’re not supposed to have dog runs or outside pens. We saw a couple of these, with dogs in them or dogs just tied up outside. Let’s just say that the policies they have listed on their website, seem to be more of a recommendation, and they don’t seem to be strictly enforced. Maybe it’s different in the warmer seasons. I don’t know, and probably never will. Overall, I was pretty disappointed at the condition of the grounds, and before you say anything, YES, we chose to stay there after checking it out first, so that’s on us. ||||There is a new Space Age truck stop/gas station across the freeway, which is open 24/7. They have a full-service convenience store, plus all the typical truck stop amenities. Getting gas/fuel on the car side of the store can be challenging since the parking lot is very tight and people are idiots and can’t seem to follow the arrows, but that is for yet another review.
