Napkin Dreamers

Home Base: 
Cambridge, Illinois
Type of RV: 
2010 Forest Sunseeker
56 Reviews
11 States Visited

Recent Reviews


3

Close to Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon and Flagstaff both pretty close. Grand Canyon Railway is in Williams if you are so inclined.

Staff - Didn't charge me extra for our kids and manager helped me get the cable set up to watch the Bears get clobbered.

Natural surroundings - A few trees and some decent views of mountains. Interstate and train are nearby but not overly loud. We paid $22 a night for three nights with Passport America. Bathrooms were warm, a little on the downslide.

Park was not crowded at all, but during summer I am thinking it will be. Still our pull-through site was plenty long. Nutin to do here in the park!

Cleanliness -slightly above average. Nice and affordable laundry facilities, smokin' wifi was very good.

With Passport America the only cheaper place to stay nearby would be the national park, with no hook-ups. Plus we didn't have to take the RV off of Interstate 40, saving some gas.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $22.00

3

Minutes from the crater

Extremely close to the Meteor Crater and Flagstaff. Lots of Route 66 sites close by and several national parks within an hour away.

Staff was Professional, but not personable. Great view of the San Francisco Mountain peaks, a few trees on the sites. Interstate 40 close by but we could not hear anything.

We paid $24 a night for two nights for electric and water only, pull-through site. Nice bathrooms. Had to let the hot water run for quite awhile, but it does eventually turn hot.

Sites were a little short and a picnic table at each site. Had to squeeze the van in. Very small playground. Clubhouse with large TV and foosball table.

Decently maintained. Expensive laundry facilities, no library, wifi was OK.

This park worked well for us because it was decent, moderately priced and close to the Meteor Crater and the Petrified Forest National Park. It was too cold to play outside. We did see an amazing sunset here.

Date of Stay:
 February, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $24.00

2

Not the classiest place in Vegas area

Looking for a cheap RV park near Las Vegas, we got you covered here: Desert Sands RV park may not be the classiest place to stay when in Sin City, but it may be the least expensive!

Minutes from downtown Vegas. Less than a half hour from Hoover Dam. Staff was Barely breathing, but serviceable.

Natural surroundings - Loved the view of the tattered flag in the sunset at nearby gas station. We paid $15 a night for two nights for full hook-ups, pull-through site.

Bathrooms - Pretty rough stuff kiddos.

Sites were average length but pretty wide with a cement slab outside each one and then room enough for the car to pull alongside that. Pool and sauna. Too cold for our blood. Lots of older RVs that do not run anymore. Bathroom cleaned once in awhile.

Expensive laundry facilities, no library, no wifi, propane delivered twice a week. We are not picky Americans who need four or five star all the time. Being together and traveling means we sometimes go cheap so we can go nice later!

Date of Stay:
 February, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $15.00

4

Best of Bakersfield

We initially only planned on staying at River Run RV Park in Bakersfield, CA for a couple of nights, passing through on our way up to Sequoia National Park. Due to the accident we ended up staying an entire week. It's a good thing that it was nice park!!

Nearby attractions - Not much close, but you are in Bakersfield. Staff was helpful and cordial. Camp is next to a river bed with smaller trees on sites. You are next to a highway and lots if businesses, but it has a secluded feel to it. We paid $27 a night for full hook-ups, pull-through site. This includes cable, which we needed to watch the Super Bowl. Our satellite does not get local networks!

We initially only planned on staying at River Run RV Park in Bakersfield, CA for a couple of nights, passing through on our way up to Sequoia National Park. Due to the accident we ended up staying an entire week. It's a good thing that it was nice park!!

Very clean, hot and roomy showers. The sites were long and each one had a nice cement pad next to it. No picnic tables

Pool was open, but very cold. We did use the hot tub several times. We also met another full-time family whom we had met before in Carlsbad. We had a nice time with them and asked to use their shelter and gas grill for a cookout one night. The campground let us use it all at no cost. Check out this family of eight and their travels on their website!

Exceptionally clean! Laundry facilities, dump station, very fast wifi, clubhouse, mini-store. Very nice, clean park. Not a bunch of fun things to do close by, but a nice on your way park.

Date of Stay:
 April, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $27.00

3

Close to Reagan Library

We have discovered that County Parks in the southern California area may be the best and cheapest route to go when RVing fulltime. State Parks around here are great but most of them have very little in the way of hook-ups. We stayed in Simi Valley to visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. We found a nice, quiet little Ventura County park called Oak Park. Besides the Reagan site, there are tons of "day trips" nearby.

Never saw a staff member - it was President's Day.

Natural surroundings - Trees, wooded areas and very close to a train track that runs from 7 am to 11 pm. We paid $26 a night for partial hook-ups, back-in site. You have to pay extra to use their dump site.

Bathrooms - The men's was flooded, but the women's was Ok. No showers and no soap at the sinks.

The sites were decent sized and there was only to other RVs in the park. I am sure it much more crowded during the spring-fall months. Two playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts.

They have kept the park-up, but it does not wow you. Dump station, pay station. Grill and picnic table at each site.

Our kids met some other kids staying there, and they had a nice time playing outside. These parks offer much more room to run than the RV parks that cram you in like a parking lot.

Date of Stay:
 March, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $26.00

5

Highly recommend

We found the best place to stay within 100 miles of Los Angeles - Rancho Jarupa, near Riverside, California. It is our favorite RV park/campground we have stayed at so far, and it is run by Riverside County. A very new park with lots of amenities.

As long as you don't mind driving a bit, Greater LA is within striking distance. Plus there are several things to do i the inland empire. An hour with no traffic to Anaheim. Very friendly staff who were relaxed and joked with us.

Small bushes and trees near sites, mature trees and lakes nearby. We paid $18.50 a night for full hook-ups, pull-through site using Passport America during the week. $36 for weekends.

Bathrooms - They were nice and clean and passcode protected. Not a ton of them so during busy season you might have to wait.

The sites were quite large with a big cement pad and grassy area surrounding the pad. Two playgrounds, walking paths, Frisbee golf, two lakes with fishing, mini-putt, splash park (pay extra for the last two.)

Very crisp and clean park. Dump station, laundry, showers, camp store. Cable and fire pit and picnic table at each site. We highly recommend this park!!

Date of Stay:
 March, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $18.50

3

Striking distance to Anaheim

Staying in the Los Angeles area can be an expensive proposition, even in an RV. So we elected to stay in the inland empire at Glen Ivy RV Park, near Corona.

As long as you don't mind driving a bit, Greater LA is within striking distance. Plus there are several things to do in the inland empire. 30 minutes with no traffic to Anaheim. Really close to Tom's Farm.

Small bushes and trees near sites, mature trees and lakes nearby. We paid $34 a night for full hook-ups, back-in site.

Bathrooms wereolder, slightly out of date ad not super clean. Still there were plenty of them and the showers were hot.

Roominess - The sites were decent sized with a picnic table and plenty of room to park the toadie. An older playground, a teen center and two swimming pools.

Cleanliness - Ok for a slightly older park. Dump station, laundry, showers, propane. Cable and fire pit and picnic table at each site. A nice alternative to the costly parks of Orange and Los Angeles county.

Date of Stay:
 March, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $34.00

4

Nice winter weather

At least 90 minutes from San Diego. Close to Mexicali, Mexico. Not a ton to do in El Centro. We were here fro the air show. Pretty nice, even gave us an extra day on our Passport discount!

Natural surroundings - A few trees, mountains in background. Lakes on site. We paid $25 a night for full hook-ups, back-in site.

Bathrooms - Nice bathrooms, plenty of them with lockers. Clean with nice showers. Nice big sites with a cement patio and room to park your toadie next to the RV. Big streets for kids to ride bikes and scooters too.

Heated swimming pool and hot tub. Golf course, volleyball court, shuffleboard on site. Exercise room is limited to adults.
A well-kept park. Dump station, laundry, propane. Cable, small camp store, exchange library. A nice park to hit in the winter or spring or fall. I am sure it is quite hot here in the summer.

Date of Stay:
 March, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $25.00

3

Great place to stay if you are going to Golden Spike

We stayed at Golden Spike RV Park during our visit to Golden Spike National Historic Site. 30 minutes from Golden Spike, 45 minutes at least to Salt Lake City.

Staff was very helpful - nice people working at this RV park. Some mature trees but close to I15.

We paid $35.50 a night for full hook-ups, pull-through site with cable. The 30 amp wasn't working at our site and the manager offered to move us, but we had our 15 amp adapter, so we were OK for the night.

Bathrooms - were basic, clean and big and nice hot and roomy showers. However my wife said the women's shower was cold. Passcode protected. Roominess - Long enough and plenty of room to park van behind the rig.

Two swing sets. Didn't see much else to do here/above average park in cleanliness. Laundry, small store, propane, exchange library, dog run. We enjoyed our stay here and met another full-time family staying here. Wish we could have talked to them more!

Date of Stay:
 April, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $35.50

4

Nicest park in Salt Lake City area in our opinion

What is the difference between a RV Park and a RV Resort? Beats me! We stayed at the Pony Express Rv Resort for most of our time in the Salt Lake City area. It is a decent and newer resort in North Salt Lake, very close to SLC and Antelope Park and mountains. Very helpful and nice people working at this RV park. Some smaller trees but close to I15. A little pond is on site.

We paid $35.50 a night for full hook-ups, pull-through site with cable. Bathrooms - Nice roomy showers, hot with plenty of room to change in.

Site was Long enough and plenty of room to park van behind the rig. Nice playground, basketball court, horseshoes, outdoor pool (closed until summer). Game room with foosball and pool table.

Very tidy park. Laundry, small store, propane, very small exchange library, dog run. Meeting room with fireplace. Nice, clean park with friendly staff.

Date of Stay:
 April, 2011
Rate Paid:
 $35.00

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