Park is in a lovely spot with mature plantings (a lot of shade), right on the river. (No view from most sites, but walking access). The people there were very friendly and helpful with suggestions about touring the area. The facilites are pretty old and could use some updating. The sites would be kind of tight if the campground was full (mostly empty when we were there). However, it was a beautiful spot and a good value; I would stay there again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A lovely park. Lots of trees and near the river. The staff was helpful and friendly. The WiFi was weak. I actually rebooted it several times to get it to work. We had full hookups in a pull through site. There is a good winery with an excellent gourmet restaurant (The Grove) just outside the park. The downside, in addition to the WiFi, was that the north end where we stayed was very noisy. On the other side of the fence were lots of barking dogs and noisy cars. The guinea hens added to the cacophony. Stay in the south end. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The park is very pretty. There are some very good tent sites. The hookups are very convenient. The sites are close together. During the winter, it wasn't a problem but I don't think I would like to stay there when the campground was full. The pull-thru sites have tight angles to get out of. Again, it wasn't a problem because no one was there. We really like the campground but would probably not use it during the peak seasons because it would be too hard to get in and out of the sites. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Were it not for the location, this would be one of the absolute worst parks we have ever stayed in. When we pulled in, we were greeted by a nervous old lady who was frustrated at children coming in and complaining the volleyball rope had broken. We were then charged $6 extra per kid per night, making extra charges at $24 per night, definitely not worth it. I'll explain more later. Our site was NARROW, so NARROW that we couldn't use our awning. The sites are arranged so that just outside your front door, you are treated to a great view of your neighbor's sewer hookup, literally 4 feet away. And of course, when our neighbor pulled in and hooked up, he forgot to open the valve of his drain at the sewer connection, flooding our area. Luckily it was grey water from his washer, but still we were denied the use of our tiny area. The arrangement of the sites has got to be against health code regulations. The sites are hard packed dirt and rock, no grass, and no privacy between them at all. The staff... If you have 'Dueling Banjos' on mp3, I suggest you play it while reading this part of the review. The staff had not a clue on what customer service or basic manners were. We were treated right off to hearing a female staffer swearing loudly that someone had 'sh_t' all over the bathrooms, with more colorful adjectives thrown in for good measure. During our two day stay, we were astounded to see other staffers driving slowly around the park in 70's vintage automobiles, cigars hanging out of their mouths, music playing loudly. They were dirty, unshaven, and uncouth. But this is much like the clientele at this park. The atmoshpere reminded me of the keggers we had in High School. Great for young adults, but not so great if you have small children. There were so many tenters and the park was so crowded that there was no room at the playground at all for the kids, and the bathrooms, showers and laundry room were absolutely filthy. We did not use any of the facilites, hence there was no reason at all to pay extra for the kids. And don't even get me started about the 'ice cream social' at $1.50 per scoop... The owners of this park are using it as a cash cow, doing only basic maintenance, if that, and it's easy to see that their hearts are not in it. How this place earned a AAA rating is one of the world's great mysteries. The location is this park's only saving grace. There are much nicer parks in the area, though, and we will use those if we ever return. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Very nice. Friendly operators. Very clean river for swimming. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2002
$27
I rated this a little higher because of where it is. In the heart of the redwoods and really handy to use. The sites were narrow and even though they were separated by live Bamboo screens there wasn't much privacy. This was pricey by my standards. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.