Overpriced but in line with area parks. This is a nice looking park, nice streets. The sites are close together but they have adequate room. It is a little hard to park tow car on site. Our next door neighbor had their car on our site. We camped here in a Motorhome.

$58 got a tiny unlevel dirt site on the back row of the resort. Whole row was empty, yet they put a family with 3 kids and tent right next to us. Took 2 to dump tanks, as sewer inlet was at a 45% angle and had to have partner hold the hose in place. Hard to enjoy a walk through the nicely landscaped park as the air reeked of fragranced dryer sheets blowing from the laundry room vent. On a positive note, the grocery store had a great selection of food, not just the usual junk food and sodas. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We went camping at Newport Dunes in Newport California for three nights including a weekend. They self proclaim themselves as "The Ritz of Campgrounds". First lets start with the good. Location! The campground is located on the bay with some sites along the water. It looks more like a lake but it is ocean water, but they consider it ocean front. If you come in wanting an upgrade to one of those spots, expect to pay, I'll talk more about this in the "bad" section of the review. However, the surrounding area has plenty to do and see. The women will love the nearby shopping at the Fashion Mall where they can shop in "hoity toity" shops such as Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, etc, etc. Macy's would be considered the budget store at the Fashion Mall. Crystal Cove is about 4 miles down the road and is a wonderful spot for biking, hiking, and swimming, and sitting by the surf pounding against the rocks. Most of the restaurants nearby are valet parking only and we ate at the Rusty Pelican. Food was expensive, but acceptable. The campground is very nearby The Back Bay Cafe restaurant. We did not sample the food there so I cannot comment on it's value or taste. The campgrounds are kept clean, and the help seemed friendly, but most do not speak English. We had an issue with our original camp spot where a tree branch threatened to tear off my rubber roof if I backed it in, and they gave me a free upgrade a little closer to the water. However, unless you are at a designated water front spot, you probably will not have a view at all except of other campers. The campgrounds had activities for kids such as movies on the beach at night which was nice although we didn't have any kids with us. But for families it looked like lots of fun. There are also boat rentals, an arcade and plenty to keep kids busy. Now the bad: My number one complaint is price. If you plan on upgrading after you get there, expect to pay 299.95 a night for a waterfront spot. Only the waterfront spots have some grass, and enough room to sit comfortably outside your camper. I understand that if you reserve a year in advance you can get one of those sites for just under $200.00. Gee.. what a bargain! The sites throughout are very narrow. If you have a triple slider like ours, you will probably not be eating outside, unless you don't mind eating a few feet away from the neighbors sewer hose. The campers and motorhomes with no slides had it the best here. Each site is separated by a fence. This is a blessing and a hassle. At least if you went with friends and got two sites, you could make some room between campers, but the fence gets in the way. On the plus side, it keeps your neighbors from crowding you because of their lack of space. There is basically no room for a tow vehicle. You are forced to park perpendicular to your camper sticking out in the road. I had to pull in my tow mirrors feeling they might get swiped off by a passerby or a kid on a bike. On the weekend, this place is crowded. The inconveniences certainly do not keep crowds away, and there is obviously a lot of people with disposable income that forked out the money for the premium water front spots. By Saturday evening, it was difficult to drive through or even ride a bicycle through because of all the people and children in the streets. They are in the streets, because there is no room in their campsite. The swimming pool is kept clean but my wife and I found the Jacuzzi to be filled with little kids using it as a kiddy pool. There is a sign posted that says no kids under 12 should be in it. No adults were watching them, and some were around age 5. We went to complain, and the office said they would handle it, but security did not arrive for about a half hour. By that time we handled the situation ourselves. The Jacuzzi was also not working properly. Although the water was hot, there were no bubbles and only two working jets. In conclusion, camp here only on weekdays. It's not as crowded and you might get to eat outside your camper without being next to a sewer hose. Off season would also be helpful. The sites in the back row are still priced high at around $80.00 per night, but they are just as large as the rest of the campground and just as much view as the rest of the campground excluding the waterfront sites. It's really the only game in town and it shows because they demand such a premium price for camping and seem to get it. It's NOT the RITZ! Not even close. I have been to much nicer camp resorts for a LOT less money. The ocean view sites are the best sites, but it's still just like looking at a lake because it's in a small bay. Don't expect to see surf here, but surf is a short 4 miles drive away. The waterfront sites do offer a lot more room for picnics and BBQs. Personally, a nice hotel would be more comfortable and for the same amount of money. If you must camp, and have to be in Newport Beach, it's the only game in town. Bring your wallet. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

I had a great time here and loved the water aerobics class in the morning and the clean beach. Lots of family activities kept us at the clubhouse having fun, which was a good thing because our campsite was narrow and cramped. We got the cheapest site available and still spent $85 a night!! Ouch! I'd go back because I had fun, but my husband is still bitter about spending 15 minutes trying to back our RV into that tiny, tiny campsite. He is also still mad about the $$$$$ we spent! We camped here in a Motorhome.

It is all about location. This park is on some of the most expensive real estate in the country, which must be the reason for the astronomical rates. The Premium Sites that face the bay are very nice if you can stand the price but the rest of park is disappointing. The sites are closely spaced in standard side-by-side configuration with bare earth pads, sparse landscaping and no views. Some are adjacent to or across the road from factory-built housing modules that are used as rental “cottages”. If you simply must have an RV site in Newport Beach this is the only choice and you will probably enjoy it if you can afford a premium site. Otherwise I cannot recommend it. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Grossly overrated. Sardine like unlevel dirt sites in a crowded huge campground with LOADS of children playing in the roads that are filled with cars and trucks because the sites are too small for parking. It wouldn't be a value at half the price. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Very nice, every imaginable amenity and convenient to the PCH and beach. Very tight spaces for our 39 footer, but otherwise first class location. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Main thing going for this CG is location. Most sites are very tight for todays RVs. Streets are narrow. My 40' motorhome used every inch of site length. Barely enough room to park toad. I have two slides, if 4 slides no room to park toad. I have family 4 miles away so this is the only show available, otherwise I wouldn't stay here. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This park was pretty nice, not the nicest, but clean, convenient, and fairly priced for the area. This was the nicest park we could find for a long-term stay in the area. We are travel nurses and have been living here for a month. The staff is nice, but not very professional, you can always hear them laughing and joking in the office. The "Rules" are alittle overboard. We have been warned 2 times in one month already, and our neighbors have been also. One night all of our cars were tagged for parking to far out of our space. But overall the place is nice, and since we have to be in this area, it is by far the nicest place for the price in the area. We looked. The sites are very small, and they are dirt, but they are paving new spots as we speak. I agree with some of the other reviews that this place caters to those who want to stay a week or more, not just one day. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Great location. Well managed. Friendly staff. Excellent RV Park. Only negative is daily noise from planes taking off from John Wayne Airport and Jamboree Blvd. that runs behind the park. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Way over rated, way over priced! Unbelievable that this place gets so much hype and it's a bunch of tiny dirt lots, squeezed next to a noisy highway, on an approach to John Wayne airport, along on a stagnant back water bay. Reception and registration was an assembly line with the staff hardly acknowledging you. The site is barely wide enough to get the slides out and not level. This place is testimony to the power of advertising. I believed the ads and the Trailer Life rating saying this was a great place but it isn't. Don't believe the hype. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This place gets more and more expensive. However, more and more people are paying the higher prices. I remember 2 years ago, when a beachfront was $60 and now when I called, it is going for $150 per night. Apparently, they base their pricing on demand for the park so, if its busy, you are going to pay. I stay here every other month and I am pleased with the park despite the price. It is in a great area with lots to do. I am going back there this weekend. I had to bite my tongue when I found out how much they are charging. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This park is way over priced. Ocean view is a view of the back bay that smells most of the time. The sites are way to small. This park is great if you have way to much money in your wallet to spend. Would not stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We styed at Newport Dunes for a weekend getaway and to take my son and his friends to the beach for his 16 birthday. We had high expectations since our last visit was great but it was in the fall (offseason). So we made the twenty five minute drive up to Newport and pull into the park. We wait ten minutes through the guard house line as there are many cars going in and out. Once in it was welcome to crazy land. You can barely move down the road. People are everywhere and they use the road as there sidewalk. Then hoards of crazy people with golf carts are driving around screaming and yelling for attention. At checkin they were rather cold and not helpful when we asked about the OC Cruiser bus schedule. They wanted to rush us through and be done in a minute. I payed, let me emphasize this $300 for a waterfront spot (they said this was a deal)!!, yes that is right $300 for one stinkin night. I payed this since it was my son's bday and the other spots are expensive too but way worse. So we monuerved the rig around the scooters, bicycles, motorcycles, grills, skates, and cars that block the road and finally got to our spot. They are not paved (they should be for price) completly, only where you step out is. The RV is parked on dirt that gets kicked up in the wind. I would hate to be here with Santa Ana winds. So here is my prized $300 "water" view, a huge massive pinhata party full of people that came in for day use only. They paid ten dollars, I paid $300. So there was no beach and the mariachi music and pinhantas are all just five feet from the front of our RV. You couldn't even go to the water without going through this huge party and then they would stare at you like they are thinking, "walk all the way around the other RV's and then go to the beach, forget that you paid $300. for front row access." The lagoon is waveless, which we knew before. It is part of Backbay which is a wetland/swamp/estuary with bad water quality so all the people that swim in that are crazy. It is in the OC Register all the time for bad quality. So we drove to Newport Municipal Beach by the Balboa Pier and the guys enjoyed themselves. My son said they like the waves because they were different than the ones at San Clemente were they usually go. So we returned to the park in the evening after dinner at Fashion Island and the guys went in the pool. It was murcky green so they got out and I told them they could go in our pool at one once we were back. When they went to the gameroon the other teens were playing strip "air hockey" and the young staff was participating in it with them. Some were down to just their boxers. At night the mariachi group was still there hootn and hollern right in front of us. I am still bumbed I paid $300 to stare from my site at them. So much for the water view. All the beach fire rings were gone so we wainted for one of the drunk groups to leave so we could have a ring. All the groups stayed until ten o'clock. We finally got one but only could stay for ten minutes because security reminded us of the CA law of beaches closing at ten. So the guys got ready for bed in their tent (they thought it would be funner to be seperate and rough it) and we went into the RV. Birds live in the trees (probably a blue heron) and squaked all night long driving the guys insane. Finally at three in the morning they came inside when the sprinklers came on and soaked them. A bad night sleep for all of us. Then in the morning the messy beach left from the yesterdays group blowed all over and some even in our spot. Then the homeless with the OC Rescue Missions showed up in a bus and went infront of our spot again. My only concern is with little kids everywhere and the people that the mission helps, I know I would not have my kids by them alone or let them use the restroom. Luckily it was checkout time but that definetly confirmed how much we wanted to leave the dump of Newport Dunes. All that money and I could have gotten the Ritz Carlton in Dana or the Hyatt in Hunington beach. I felt major ripped off. My biggest complaint is how many day users are allowed in and how they overrun the park. People paying hundreds of dollars are left with no beach to people paying ten dollars. I had no time to enjoy my spot as other people sit on the sand less than five feet away from you. They literally overrun everything from the roads, to pool, to beach, it is filled with people only staying until ten and then getting in their cars and going home. Security ignores complaints and says that this is a busy place with lots of people. They should call this place Triple O. Overpriced, overrated, and overcrowded. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This is a beautiful park with great sites. The concrete pads are wonderful, but the rest of the park is just so, so. The view of the ocean is not nearly what I expected for the price I paid. The staff was somewhat friendly but could have done a little more to make you feel welcomed as a guest. Will not return as there are many nicer parks in the So Cal area. Liked San Onofre, Malibu Beach, and a couple in the Santa Barbara area. We camped here in a Motorhome.

In the magazine ads and from the highway above this campground appears to be a lovely place to stay. We were very disappointed to drive into the grounds and find lots of dust and dirt. Only a few sites are special and these are $100 or more a night. Many of the sites were not level and we saw lots of attempts at trying to level rigs. Most looked as if leveling was not easy to achieve. We would not suggest a stay here and we would not go back. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Probably the nicest place we've ever stayed. A little more money than we are used to, but definitely worth the experience. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Nice location. Spaces are a bit short but wide enough. Park is clean and staff is very friendly. For the price I'd expect a cement slab rather than dirt lot. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

What a gorgeous campground! We were backed right up to the "beach" area. Beautifully landscaped and very peaceful. Lots of amenities a resort should have. Great location too. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Park is expensive but, nice. I visit this park about 9 times per year. They have a wonderful 4th of July celebration and they require a 7 night minimum on those days. Usually the first row is sold out by noon on the day they start to take reservations. The staff is very friendly and the facilities are nice. The view on their bayfronts are wonderful. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Pros: Nice walking path, nice waterfront atmosphere (though it's not exceptional by any means), on-site store very convenient and fairly well stocked. Cons: Spaces way too close together (no privacy whatsoever), spaces do not have not enough room (crammed in like sardines). Staff not very friendly. After a long walk to their cafe, we found it to be closed (either closed the day we were there or just very early that day). Sites overpriced. Very rowdy crowd while we were there. Drunks speeding around in golf carts, kids speeding around on bikes. Not comfortable to walk around where RVs are parked. Security was not on top of this behavior. Not good for young children or families who like a courteous RV environment. Probably pretty good for party animals. Overall, we were very disappointed, and we definitely will not be returning. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very nice RV Park. Lots of shopping to drive around to enjoy. Lots of interesting trails and bird watching. Relaxing stop-over on the way to something less civilized. Will return. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We were very disappointed. This RV park is located in the flight path of a major airport, very noisey, planes taking off at 7am-11pm. The pool was closed for most of our three days. I asked for late check out when I arrived and they proceeded to rent out our space on our departure date, even though there were many other sites in the same class available. The park is clean and there is a lot of security. We will not return. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Campground was fine. Sites are extremely CLOSE together. Tenters can be right next to Class A rigs. No wireless internet though. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is an outstanding RV Park. The only reason we didn't rate it a 10 is because the beach was dirty (not the RV parks fault) and all the boat rental facilities were closed. The staff was very helpful and friendly, and upgraded us because the park was not full. The park was very quiet. We went to Disneyland the second day, which was only 30 minutes away. My girls loved the pool. We will visit again. Highly recommended. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Overpriced and overrated. Sites way too small for our 31' fifth wheel. Clean enough and tidy enough but VERY tight sites are not what I expect for that kind of money. We will not return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Very nice park, but pricey (we've been several times and will go again, but feel that it's still overpriced for what you get). Last time hot showers were too hot. Generally very clean, lots for families to do, sites easy to access, but tend to be cramped. Opt to pay premium for waterfront site (we did last time), it's worth the extra bucks to not be surrounded by chain linked fence that the moderately-priced sites have. Personnel could stand to be a little more friendly, but overall helpful. Very good security. Close to alot of attractions. Be aware that nearby airport will sometimes wake you in early AM with jet engine noise, but overall not too noticeable. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We had a "back-in" beachfront site which was sandy ground, no pad to park on or for a patio. The sites directly across from us were rented by people who lived there fulltime & had makeshift tent-type storage buildings, trash cans, dog cages, & lots of toys all over their lots. The people were gone for the holiday & the winds & rains came during our week's stay & blew this stuff all around their yards, so that is what we had to look at out our front window & when we sat outside under our awning. When I called & made the reservation, the man I spoke with was extremely kind & friendly. But I can't say that about any of the staff we met after we got there! We saw no urgency or desire in satisfying the customer. The only reason I see that this place is called a "Resort" is because of its physical address! We would never stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Resort overpriced and overrated. Sites small for big rig, unpaved, and surrounded by chain link fences. Bathrooms dated and stinky. Limited cable TV selection. On plus side, campground is in nice location on bay and security is good at entrance. Place was probably great when new, but needs some bathroom remodeling. There are better destination RV resorts in southern California. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Rates are dependent on where you stay in the Resort. Pricey but well worth it if you have the $'s. A resort destination with many amenities and facilities. As another reviewer noted, would be a "10" if it had concrete paved sites, as most sites are a smooth gravel material. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

The only thing keeping this resort from a 10 (and I mean resort) is gravel sites. If it had paved sites, a 10 hands down. There are some paved sites on the waterfront for motorhomes but it is restricted to MH's only. No nicer place to vacation on the Calif coast. Plenty for the kids to do with a swimming lagoon and paddle boat rentals and just about anything else you can think of. Close to shopping at the Newport embacadero. Resturant on site with great facilities, restrooms and pool/spa/workout room area. Of course, you have to fight the SoCal traffic to get there, but it is probably worth it. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This very large park (over 400 sites) is designed to be a destination park vs a stayover. There is a store, 7-lane boat ramp, restaurant, playgounds, pool, store, clubhouse and a place to rent just about anything with wheels. There are plans to add an upscale hotel. Prices range from $40 to $165 per night (that's right) depending on the season and how close/far from the water you are (back bay, not ocean). Most sites are graveled back-ins wide enough for slide-outs, awnings & a pic-nic table. We were there in July and the place was packed. Car parking is a problem - not enough room. All facilities were kept very clean and the grounds are well manicured and attractive. Security was good. Close to many So. Cal attractions. Popular with families (lots for kids to do right there in the park). Resevations required. This is a popular picnic, boat launch, day-use spot with the locals so it is very busy during the summer months. We camped here in a Motorhome.