The park was nothing more than a gravel parking lot. No showers, no bathrooms, no pool, very small spaces. When your slide is out, it almost touches the next door neighbor's slide. The sewer and water is at the far back of the rigs. We needed an extension on the sewer and water. The office is very far away. This park needs a major overhaul. The area is pretty nice and with a much needed update with paved streets, paved sites, add a few rest rooms with showers, a little pool, a small office with a little mini mart would keep this park full to the max. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
January 2008
$25
This park is nothing to write home about, however it is well located and one of the few options in this area. The spaces are quite close together and basically the campground is nothing more than a gravel parking lot. We camped here in a Motorhome.
There are very few RV sites in the Bay Area, and they are all just asphalt parking lots with little or no space between sites. So we tried out the Alameda County Fairgrounds site as the only other alternative. This is basically just a no frills place to park the RV and sleep. During the day, you better have other plans to keep yourself busy. There is lots of space for a tow vehicle. There are two separate RV areas, we preferred the new area which is level gravel with new hookups (although no cable TV). The fairgrounds have manned security gates to enter the site. There are no bathrooms/showers at the site. Pleasanton offers several nearby nice restaurants. This is a decent place to make a base camp with easy freeway access to Oakland, San Francisco, or San Jose. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Pros: For California, this park is inexpensive for a full hookup (sewer, water, electric). BART train to San Francisco is nearby. The town of Pleasanton is a good town to visit with plenty of restaurants. The long term and short term RVers are separate campgrounds. Cons: This is fairground camping and does not have any "atmosphere" and is more parking-lot style camping. However, it is great for a stopover or if your destination is San Francisco. The place is quiet. We camped here in a fifth wheel. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
They recently added a number of sites -- they are far superior to the older sites. (Ask for sites in the low 100s) New hook ups were very nice. But the overall campground is very, very basic -- there are no bathrooms, no showers, and gates are not attended on a full-time basis. This is a very convenient location to SF but there is absolutely no other reason to stay there. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Good place for an overnight stay or a couple of nights. Back in spaces are $25 and pull through is $40, however we were able to pull through into the back-in space. They are small as mentioned in the previous review. Watch out for mud during the rainy season. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The only thing going for this facility is location. If you are visiting this area, places to stay are few and far between. The RV area was redone last year, I hoped they would bring it up to todays RV needs, they didn't. My 40' MH with 2 slides just fit in a back-in site, not enough width for my toad, forget the awnings. Hookups were OK, needed extra sewer hose to reach. For extra length, pay $10. more for a pull through. Fair grounds are in a nice area, and gates are guarded at night. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is located at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. It can get crowded based on what events are happening at the time, but otherwise you will easily find a space here. There are no amenities here. You won't find bathrooms, showers, a clubhouse, etc. There is a golf driving range and a satellite racing facility near the entrance gate. The guard station at the gate is often vacant during the daytime. This park is great if you are visiting family or friends, attending an events, or just looking for a place to park for the night on your way through. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.