This is a remote BLM campground that requires driving five miles of washboard gravel road to get to it, but the drive is worth it. The bright green rock mountains and other geological features are spectacular. For two of the three nights we stayed there (mid-week) there was nobody else there. Looking at the tags on the posts at each site, it appears the two or three sites are occupied each weekend. The two-mile scenic loop is as awesome as the Grand Canyon, in our opinion. There are well-maintained pit toilets, but every garbage can in the campground was full. We burned what trash we could and hauled the rest out with us. In early March, it was 70-75 during the day and 45-60 at night. Any size rig can fit. We will definitely go back there. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I don't know about any of the amenities because we drove in and drove right back out. We chose this park because of the average review TrailerLife Directory gave it. This is not an RV park that any family would want to stay in. From what we saw when we pulled in, there were numerous long-term residents in broken down, old, trashy trailers. Some of the residents that were out and about looked very questionable. The park is located in a run down part of town. I will not recommend this park to anyone. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a small and old park, but the cleanliness of the facilities ad the extremely helpful staff make up for it. It was a oasis in the desert for us. We will never forget the kind owner who was more concerned with our personal comfort than getting paid for the stay! We will stay again if ever in the area, and will recommend to friends! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We stayed here due to mechanical problems with our motorhome. We planned on staying 2 nights at the most and ended up staying 3 nights. The staff was extremely helpful and cooperative. The park is old, the baths, showers and laundry is old but is clean. It is very quiet and the staff gave us a great tip for dinner at the Idle Spur steakhouse. Good place for an overnight or in case of an emergency. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Clean and secure. Not much else to say. Roads are dirt/gravel and fairly level. Good cable TV no internet. Bathrooms are old like this park, but clean. Overall, fine for a one night stay. We stopped due to a sand/wind storm with 60MPH winds. Staff helped us set up in the storm, and are nice folks. No credit cards, cash or check. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This was an old park but was keep very clean. Some old units. Management was very helpful and friendly. Good place to spend over night. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Old campground with too many full time residents in old trailers. OK for an overnight. The owner is very nice and means well. But beware of her advice of taking first street to get back to main (it's a terrible road full of potholes) and her advice to use the American Travel Center on main street to gas up. The pumps were in terrible condition; didn't take credit cards at the pump; and my unit ran very rough on that tank of gas. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice place for a one night stay. No frills, but plenty of room for rigs to 36ft. Great cable TV, and staff very helpful. Overall, very quiet and clean. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We stayed there on our way through to Arizona. Owner/manager was friendly and helpful in getting us to our site. It was quiet there. The sites were level, gravel-paved pull-throughs. The showers were kind of funky with the dressing area of the first shower also being the path to the second shower. There was an unhealthy looking growth of mildew on the grout between the white floor tiles in the shower stalls. The curtain at the window in the dressing "room" was so thin there could be absolutely no privacy after dark. We would stay there again, using our own shower, if we were passing through again, but definitely would not make this a long-planned destination. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a small old park but very quiet. We were a little reluctant about staying at this park when we first arrived, but once we were settled in we felt quite comfortable. The owners are extremely nice and friendly, they directed us to a neat restaurant down the road called Peggy Sue's Dinner which is so cool. Spots are limited for large motorhomes, suggest you call ahead. We camped here in a Motorhome.
It's not pretty, but it gets the job done when you have to stay in Barstow. Shady Lane is fairly quiet, about a mile from the freeway and the trains. It's near a junkyard, but that's not a problem. The manager, Ron, was very pleasant, helpful, and knowledgeable. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Outstanding customer service! We got lost (best not to follow on-line mapping directions) and the manager met us in his car and led us to the park and into our site. Once near the site his assistant took over and told me exactly how to turn to get the rig (Class C + boat) into the spot perfectly to be by the hookups and be easy to get out in the morning. The park is older, but well maintined. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is old, but well maintained. It's a good stopover on I-15. The park is small and mostly dirt. The staff is very friendly and helpful, making sure you have directions for your next day's travel. Cable is $1 extra with lots of channels. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
March 2003
$19
It was very rundown when we were there, and the sites were quite tight for slides. I will say, the people were very, very nice. We did have to pay $1.00 for cable for the night. We camped here in a Motorhome.