We stopped over for one night, and very much enjoyed this state park. Plenty of space to walk our dogs, easy pull thru access, level paved sites. Showers clean, with a charge of $.25/minute w/4minute minimum, which was plenty. A slight inconvenience if you forget the quarters. I can imagine the park being packed in the high season. If you enter after hours, pay attention to the instructions...it will tell you which spaces are available. Having to use two payment envelopes ($22 for camping, $6 for access) was a bit inconvenient as well if you don't have the right change. River close by and small lake w/lots of waterfowl close by. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Signage to campground good. Usual State Park entrance so limited area to park and register. Access road to sites wide, paved and well maintained. Sites are spacious, well set up,with concrete pads and services in good position for easy hook-up. There is a mixture of pull-thrus and back in with half having full-hook ups, the rest are water and electricity. Mainly open aspect campground with great views of Colorado Monument and close to Colorado River. Excellent facilities but reserve ahead as very popular even in spring. Close to Colorado National Monument Park entrance. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This was a very nice park, much preferable to the commercial campgrounds across the way. All facilities were excellent. The only thing that kept this from being a 10 was the silly Colorado rule that will not allow a camper to book for more than three nights without a reservation. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Sites are well-spaced and each has a concrete pad, table and ramada. Many large pull-thrus. Many trees have been planted - will be shady in a few years. Very clean. Nice ponds and trails. Tenting area looked very nice - separated by trees and some on pond. Convenient to Colorado National Monument and I-70. Downside - had to purchase additional $5.00/day park pass which made nightly fee $31. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
I concur with the comments about how nice the campground is, but the pricing structure will cause me to avoid it in the future. The listed rate was $16/night for our W/E site, but we had to pay an additional $5 for the motorhome itself, plus another $5 for our toad, making the total $26 for our site. If we had been in a truck pulling a trailer, it would have been $5 extra for the truck and nothing extra for the trailer itself, for a total of $21 for the same number of rolling items and living units that come into the park. This was not indicated anywhere on the website and amounted to more than a 50% increase over the listed rate. Also, showers are coin-operated, if that enters into your decision whether to pay extra for a site with a sewer hookup ($4 more). We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
June 2005
$27
Exceptionally clean and spacious campsites. Easy access from I70. Plenty of room for larger rigs. Great location for visiting Grand Junction and surrounding areas. Access to the Colorado River for rafting etc. Small lake for fishing and swimming. Very friendly staff. I wish all state park camping facilities were like this. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This was one of the nicest campgrounds we ever stayed at. Each RV site (44 of them) had a concrete pad, patio, gravel area with picnic table (a nice one) and a ramada. Water was excellent. There was a lake and the Colorado River right there. FHU sites have 50 amp service. WE sites have 30 amp. The roads were all paved and all the areas were surrounded with manicured lawns. Also, a very quality playground area. Tent sites separate from RV sites. A lot of space between sites. No parking lot feel at all. Restrooms were top of the line-much nicer than most private parks. If ever in Grand Junction area, you must stay here. Within 5 minutes of Colorado National Monument also. FHU $20/nite, WE $16/nite We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
April 2005
$20
Extremely nice camp ground. Staff was very helpful and curtious. Fishing lake well stocked. We stayed 7 nights. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Great place to stop for an overnight since it is close to I-70. Gas available near exit, and great Mexican restaurant a few doors from the campground. Nice views, friendly staff and easy in and out. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Have camped here several times a year for about five years. Use it as a first night out or last night out. Have noticed this year that with the growing gas drilling economy about half of campground is long-term residents. But they are at the back of the campground. Clean, level, easy in/out. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Park was very clean and well maintained. 8 not a 10. Large pull-throughs. Very quiet park. Hot tub and very small pool. Children and WiFi were an extra charge. No grass in entire park. Paved interior roads but all sites were pea gravel. Friendly staff. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Plenty of shade trees. Park full. Staff friendly. Many older trailers-most keep clean surroundings. Acceptable distance between units, park at angle. Gravel and level. Wi-fi costs $4 per 24 hour period. Pool and spa look in good condition. We would stay here again. Right across street from state park. Easy access from highway. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a nice park for a few days. They have about 30 large big rig pull thru sites where you can stay hooked up. They even give you a goodie bag. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A bit expensive for what you get. Some sites have large nearby shade trees. $35 for full hookups less Good Sam discount. Don't arrive between 12 and 1 as the office will be closed and the telephone not answered. The center bathrooms/laundry was better looking than most people have in their homes (5*). At least half the sites are monthly residents with a few children. It was pretty quiet all the time we were there. WiFi is from TengoNet for extra $. Sometimes a stray WiFi signal would come through. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We tried to stay here, but it didn't happen. We had reserved a space with a deposit and when we got there, they had rented it to somebody else. They were very busy so maybe they thought we weren't going to show. Who knows? They wouldn't give us a reason and they were very rude. They refunded our deposit. We did notice that the park is hard to negotiate for bigger rigs. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We chose an electric/water only site because we were only going to be there 2 nights. That turned into 4 nights. But the restroom/shower area looked like it had just been re-finished. It was beautifully done with tile everywhere. Sites are large, reasonably level limestone base with a picnic table. Roads are paved and the place looks well kept. There seems to be a number of seasonals. But that is never and issue with us. Their sites were well kept too. The office staff was friendly. They have a few RV supplies and some snacks. They are close to the interstate but not close enough for noise to be a factor. It is easy on/off the interstate. James Robb State Park is right across the street. I think it's a better deal. We paid $26 electric/water. We could have had FHU for $25 in the state park. If you camp at the state park a site is about $20. But you must pay a $5/vehicle daily use fee unless you have an annual pass. But the sites are beautiful. Monument was ok. But if I were in the area again, I'd stay at James Robb State Park. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The camp ground was very clean and well maintained. On some web sites and in books it is rated a 10, I do not feel this way because the site pads are gravel and uneven. Over all it is good. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Nice, well-maintained park. The management needs to go to "charm school" but the Workampers are GREAT. Pool and spa are very clean. Not much grass. Reason they charge $5.00 res. fee is because State Park (across street) charges $8.00 res. fee. Suggest you call and ask if they have space, if so don't make res. Big rig friendly sites and access. We camped with 40' MH, Jeep and 20' trailer all at site with plenty of room. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This campground was OK for a trip to the National Monument because it is so close, but parking width and such is a little tight in many of the spots. They were also having some electrical problems while we were there. Overall it was OK and I would stay there again if we were passing through. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The park is conveniently located a short distance from the Interstate and walking distance to the Colorado Visitors Center. Across the street is a beautiful Colorado State Park with camping facilities also. The park is very clean and neat. WIFI was available for an additional charge, but was down for long periods of time during our 4-week stay. The reservation, bookkeeping and site management system created long waits for registration even when reservations had been made. There appeared to be constant confusion with regard to which spaces were rented, which were open and their classification; daily, weekly, or monthly? The $5.00 reservation fee is not applied to your stay. Rates fluctuate based on area activities. To insure a positive stay, be thorough when making reservations ask lots of questions. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We stopped here for an overnighter on our way to Las Vegas. It was great to have use of a whirlpool after 29hrs of being on the road. Many RV parks do not have pools/whirlpools. Monument is squeeky clean and has a excellent shower building. They also have a great view of the Colorado National Monument and are across the street from the Colorado River State Park. The owner (I think he was) went out of his way to get our cable TV hooked up. Our site did not have the connector for some reason. He ran a splitter of the adjoining site for us. The draw backs were small sites (which for an overnighter we didn't care) and that the seasonals just sort of stared at us for the longest time while were setting up. Nothing like having the new neighbors welcome you. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
I did not stay here but visited friends who were and I agree, the management needs some help in properly dealing with folks. I emailed my disappointment to them regarding the non use of supposedly anything by guests (my kids were kicked out of the pool when swimming with friends who were camping there) and to my surprise a quite nasty, presumptuous email came back. Not really worth my time dealing with this further just be forewarned that this may not be the place for you unless you like parking lots, hard nosed management, and a policy that keeps your guests on the outside looking in. We camped here in a .
Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
May 2005
$30
Very small sites. Unfriendly management. Guests not allowed to share pool with paying camper. Terrible small gravel tent sites right on top of each other. In this area you would be better off staying at one of the beautiful state parks. Definitely will not return here! We camped here in a Tent.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
2004
$30
Nice owners, got there too late to use the goodies. Good location, no freeway noise. Good
location to sightsee. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
2002
$25
This place was a nice place to stop over for couple nights. Rim Rock Canyon and Colorado river were next door. Staff was nice. No road noise. We camped here in a camper.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
2002
$26
You have just got to see what the new owners have done with this park. We stayed here last year and swore we would never go back. It is absolutely unbelievable what they have done. Everything is brand new. The trees have been trimmed for 'big rigs'. They have completly remodeled the restrooms, tile from floor to ceiling. They are wonderful and CLEAN. The new laundry has brand new machines and is sparkling clean. They have installed a pool and hot tub. They have workampers there that bend over backwards to help you enjoy your stay. This park is number one in our book. Oh and they paved all of the roads along with putting in new landscaping. We will definately be returning to this park time after time. We camped here in a camper.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
2002
$27
This is a beautiful park and the new owners are giving it a "real" facelift. They are putting in a pool and hot tub and are paving the roads. The park is in a beautiful area and close to everything. They have a small store on the grounds and the little town has a nice large grocery store. They have very friendly workampers that are very helpful. A excellent park right off I-70 just at the base of the National Monument Park. We loved it here and will put it on our list of parks to return to. We camped here in a camper.