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Arcata
Most Recently Reviewed
Mad River Rapids RV Park
Latest Review Submited On
2009-09-11 14:21:43
1 Park(s) Reviewed Near
Arcata, California
CGID271Mad River Rapids RV Park
Camp Information
Sites
92
Date of Stay
August 2009
Latest Rate
$38
Hookups
Electric
yes
50amp
yes
Water
yes
Sewer
yes
Wireless Internet
yes
Cable TV
yes
Telephone
no
Modem Hookup
no
Accommodations
Pull-Thru Sites
yes
Big Rig Access
yes
Waterfront Access
no
Shade Trees
yes
Pool Access
yes
Pets Allowed
yes
Tents Allowed
no
Family Friendly
yes
Latest Review Information
Ratings (Last 10 Newest/Oldest)
3 3 9 7 7 1 7 7 6 8
Clean Restrooms (Last 5 Newest/Oldest)
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Clean Showers (Last 5 Newest/Oldest)
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Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
[ 3 / 10 ]
August 2009
$38
We were not sure if we wanted to stay here by the mixed reviews. We ended up doing so because it is the only park in Arcata. Our experience was very mixed. The first night was terrible. Our sight was in the back next to rundown neighbors. There was absolutely no Wi-Fi. The staff was fairly checked out. Second night, the staff was great. They were quick to accommodate us and registered us to a new site so we could get Wi-Fi. My final review is this park is an OK overnighter to see the sights. Just make sure they can park you in front, if they can't then you might want to move on. We camped here in a Motorhome.
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Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
[ 3 / 10 ]
August 2009
$38
This park is old and run down. The Wi-Fi only works around the office. There is an odd mix of travelers and homesteaders and crackheads here. We wanted to leave but they do not give refunds. Only usable as an overpriced, overnight port. Oh: the Mexi restaurant next door is sub-Denny's quality with green-grey, low quality food. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
[ 9 / 10 ]
August 2009
$33
The sites here are nice and wide with grass. The staff was friendly and we would stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
May 2009
$35
Adequate RV park. Friendly staff, always two people there when I visited. Large store on site. Narrow pads and just grass sites. First site had bad power. Second one had buckled pavement. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
October 2008
$33
This is an older park. There are no 50 amp on the pull-throughs. I had 30 amp only. The pull-throughs have the connections all the way on the back of the pad so I could not use the sewer and leave the toad connected. There are lots of permanent residents. The pads are good and level, but very narrow, pad. Tight turns on exit. Not a destination park even though they claim it is on their web site. The web site is much nicer than the park. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
[ 1 / 10 ]
August 2008
$30
This is the first time in 10 years of visiting campgrounds that a young lady behind the counter told me to not come back if I didn't like it using very foul language. I just complained about the cable tv connection being very fuzzy, I cant believe that the owner would employ somebody with these customer service skills. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
June 2008
$38
Bath and laundry facilities clean. Level asphalt pads were what we paid for. Manicured lawns and pleasant trees. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
May 2008
$38
The park has nice big spaces with grass which was good for the dogs. Arcata is a beautiful town to spend several days exploring. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
[ 6 / 10 ]
May 2008
$34
Dogs barked all night at the managers home behind our space. No WiFi at our site. Lots of long-term older RV's. Wouldn't stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
[ 8 / 10 ]
March 2008
$36
Nice quite park with extremely friendly and helpful staff. Interior street corners are a bit tight for maneuvering, but the sites are paved, level and sufficiently roomy with plenty of spaces between them. Well maintained park. Would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
[ 8 / 10 ]
February 2008
$36
Nice quiet park...Great place to stop on your way back to Interstate 5 . Very clean and the WiFi was decent. We will be back We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
November 2007
$31
Half of the sites filled with seasonal residents. Quality Inn next door had some RVs and some of its "residents" were pretty loud and encouraging their dog to bark. WIFI did not work and attendant did not know why. Lots of grass between sites, but it needed to be mowed. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
[ 9 / 10 ]
October 2007
$45
I don't know where they got the name since we didn't see a river, but this is an excellent park. It's a little hard to find and its entrance sign is small, but it's worth the search. It has large, clean sites and the most helpful staff we encountered. Many amenities, including an indoor pool. There's a restaurant on site. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
[ 10 / 10 ]
October 2007
$30
This is a lovely park with grass, trees and concrete pads with patios. The park is an easy on and easy off place. It is an oasis if you have been away from restaurants and shopping for a while! Fun place to explore. We would return to this park We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
September 2007
$33
This is a decent place, fairly well maintained and clean. Sties are large enough and nice space between sites. Sites and streets are asphalt. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
August 2007
$35
This is a good campground if you need a place to stay while you do lots of day trips, such as Crescent City, Ferndale, Old Town Eureka, Samoa Cookhouse, and various beaches. It was much better than the Eureka KOA a few miles away. Mad River was very clean and quiet. Most people who pulled in just stayed a night, maybe two, and were on their way again. No one sat outside their rig and not many people walked around. Each site was very deep (we fit our truck and trailer no problem), had green grass, and some of the sites (including ours) had a small tree. It was close to the 101, but you didn’t hear the traffic. The bathrooms were very clean and the laundry room would have been nice if 3 of the 6 dryers weren’t broken. The selection in the store was pretty limited. The game room had half dozen video games, a ping pong table (free), and a pool table ($1.00). It was a good place to stay if you plan to do various day trips, but would not be my choice if I wanted to hangout at camp and relax day after day. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
[ 10 / 10 ]
August 2007
$30
The Mad River Rapids RV Park located in Humboldt County sits just off of Highway 101 on Janes Road between Arcata and McKinleyville, California. There are 92 full hook-up (30 amp) paved sites, some with shade, and 39 drivel-thru sites, with the remainder being back-ins. Each site has cable TV and there is WiFi service in most sites. The sites are level and well landscaped. The park is extremely clean with restrooms and showers, dumping station, public phone, laundry, and a food store with RV supplies. It has a heated swimming pool, spa, horseshoes, recreation hall, game room, and playground. Pets are allowed on leash, and there are several designated dog walk areas. The park doesn’t allow tents or sleeping outside of your RV. There are no open fire pits, but each site has a picnic table. One nice feature is that there is an excellent Mexican restaurant located at the parks entrance, a flat short walk from anywhere in the park. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
[ 3 / 10 ]
July 2007
$35
What a pit. All the reviews we read were outstanding. The maintenance man must have taken the last couple of years off. This is the first place we have paid for and left early. Sprinklers were broken. They watered our rig each night. Couldn't get in your truck without walking threw 4 inch deep mud. Grass was un-kept. Some scary fulltimers, looked like they lived here fulltime. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
[ 8 / 10 ]
July 2007
$40
Good clean and modern facility. Our site had a faulty vacuum breaker on the water connection that made all the grass around the site soggy. Otherwise recommended. Ate at the Sea Grill in Eureka, excellent but pricey. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
[ 8 / 10 ]
June 2007
$36
Nice park, very quiet. Access was easy off of the 101. The County park beach was not far away and it was really nice. Access to town was also simple. Very friendly at check-in and check-out - offered suggestions for eating spots. I recommend this park! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
June 2007
$36
Pleasant, comfortable CG, clean and well maintained. Friendly helpful staff. Lots of grass and trees, but still satellite accessable. would have rated higher, but our site was narrow and short. Had to park truck elsewhere. Convenient to quaint and historic Eureka. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
[ 9 / 10 ]
June 2007
$31
Very near exit on Hwy 101 but little traffic noise. Strip mall located about 1 mi. from camp with grocery store. Located on the north side of Arcata and close to Eureka which has most of the population. Great place to stay when exploring the north CA coast and redwood forests. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
June 2007
$39
This park seems to get the extremes of the reviews. I think it's a decent park with wide spaces and except for the grass needing to be cut, it was in good shape. The location is convenient to major hwys and tourist things to do. Biggest problem as stated in a prior review is that the wifi doesn't have any range at all. I was within 150 feet of the office and barely got a signal. They really should invest in a tower. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
[ 6 / 10 ]
May 2007
$33
An older park but in fairly good shape except for length of the grass. Good ingress and egress. If, however, you want to use their "wi-fi", you will have to park your motorhome in the lobby of the office since it only reaches outside a few feet. Can't these people afford a few bucks for an outside antenna? We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
[ 8 / 10 ]
January 2007
$35
Best we could find in the area. Clean, well maintained and easy to get in and out of. Would stay there again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
[ 1 / 10 ]
October 2006
$26
This place is horrible! The manager was a drunken buffoon, all he did at night was bark orders and drink his beer. He even kicked out a young couple who brought their new born baby because someone complained about the baby crying at night. This place is straight out of the twilight zone. We will never be back. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
[ 8 / 10 ]
October 2006
$26
Sites paved and grassy. Fairly level. Older park but nice and fairly clean. I think a good value for the dollar. Hot tub was small (6 person), very clean, and had nice jets. Still have to be next to Mini Mart for free WiFi. Electrical are mostly 30 amp. and located at the rear of site. Staff nice, friendly and helpful. Several older permanent trailers in the park. A couple of nice laundrys, one with TV and reading room (in rear of park). We stayed for 2 nights. Not a destination park but nice for a night or two. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
[ 8 / 10 ]
September 2006
$25
Camper review below (rated it a 1) needs more practice; they'll change their mind after 30 or so parks. BIG, grassy, level sites, pool, spa, tennis court at a VERY Reasonable $25. Laundry/restrooms are immaculate. WIFI is iffy, unless you're in direct line w/office-MiniMart (54, 13, 14, etc) tell them when you reserve that YOU NEED WIFI-(not good IN Office, but I got it out front). I found the hostess very amiable, maintenance personnel were jovial and busy (maybe camper's attitude played a part in the RUDENESS) Had NO trouble w/power, or night-time sprinklers (the office tells you they water at night). Try the hot-tub the 1st night (not the 3rd night like we did..NICE and bubbly! Truly not a 'destination' park (like AZ with game-rooms, activities, etc) but perfectly comfortable day or week while you tour the area redwoods, bay, etc. The mexican restaurant next door (Fiesta Grill) is an 11 our of 10!!! WONDERFUL, don't miss it! Walk over to a special 'fresh fruit margarita and chimi they are HUGE. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 2 / 10 ]
[ 2 / 10 ]
July 2006
$35
This park was always one we recommended, but no more. Very disappointed in the upkeep of the park. Could be very nice. Seems management is not interested in details any more. Sites are easy in and out, but just not kept up. Hope this improves, but at the moment we will not stay there again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
[ 1 / 10 ]
March 2006
$28
We have been rving full time for six months now. This is the worst park to date!!! The power is constantly going out. The managers are the rudest people I ever met. When the power goes out (apparently because too many people are using to much, although I was just using my tv) I had to walk to the managers house in the cold and rain because they shut their phones off(answering machine only) When asked to turn their phones on so I could call on the cell and not have to walk in the cold dark rain, they( she) nastily said no and slammed the door. For this treatment I paid 28.31!!! I could dry camp and have more fun!!!! Don't go!!! They don't even have a number low enough to rate this park!!! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 4 / 10 ]
[ 4 / 10 ]
July 2005
$30
Another over rated california coast park. They share ameneties with the Quality Inn and they do have wi-fi that only works in the office. The front of the park was mowed the back where we were put hadn't been in awhile. The sprinklers sprayed water everywhere and to a height over halfway up the side of the motorhome. Make sure to ask for a space in the front section as the back is residents (the tag-along next to us had grass waist-high around the hook-ups, towels for curtains and unregistered vehicle there and two sites up as well). Power was so-so we're only 30 amps and I couldn't run ANYTHING if the air was on, as it popped the breaker. Office help not much help just ready with lots of excuses i.e. the manager is pregnant. The only reason for a 4 rating is the bathrooms were relatively clean as long as you didn't look up and they allowed dogs. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
[ 8 / 10 ]
July 2005
$27
Nice park...not a destination park, but great for an overnight stay. Sites are paved, staff was polite. Overall a nice place to stay! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
[ 9 / 10 ]
April 2005
$26
This is a nice park and big rig friendly. It is clean and quiet. We stayed overnight and will stay here again We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
[ 5 / 10 ]
December 2004
$26
This park is visually blah; there are no trees and few shrubs. The staff was not really
very helpful at check-in and were not very visible during our stay. The bathrooms were not necessarily dirty, but there was one toilet that went unflushed
almost the entire time we were there and the other toilet stall had no TP the first 2 days. The showers were reasonably clean. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
[ 7 / 10 ]
2003
$35
An overall nice, clean park near Hwy 101. All paved sites with nice landscaping, but no large trees or shade. Store and office area are combined and were run mostly by teenagers that were not very helpful during our stay. As another reviewer noted, not a resort destination, but clean and well maintained none the less. If you are near the Eureka area, check it out. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
[ 10 / 10 ]
2003
$29
Paved sites & streets, common site width 40', 40 pull-thru, coin laundry, tables, patios, store, some RV supplies, ice. Priced right, best park that we have ever stayed in. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
[ 5 / 10 ]
2002
$35
Nice clean park but no resort type destination. We stayed to visit Eureka, Humbolt Redwoods State Park, Ferndale, etc. on vacation this summer. Should of stayed in some of the nicer parks in Eureka itself. Road in front of park was undergoing renovation so dirt, dust and tractor noise was constant. Nice overnight park. We camped here in a camper.
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