We have created the campground page to assist you in deciding whether you would like to stay at a given campground. We currently have a 40' Diesel Motorhome with three slides; prior to 2007 we had a 35' Gas Motorhome with one slide. We do not rate campground bathroom facilities as we seldom use them; we prefer the convenience of our own restroom. We use the various campground links on the left side of this page in determining where to stay.

Happy Camping!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Pony Express RV Resort


Location: North Salt Lake, UT
Site#: B33
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes, but from our site the signal was weak and dropped a lot. If we used our Alpha Network adapter with the Wifi it worked great. Also our Verizon Aircard worked excellent as well.
Cable: Yes
Pros: Large pull through sites, and very nice clean campground. The roads and sites were all paved/cement and easy to get into. The pool was heated and very warm, and they also had a nice area to walk the dog. Just outside of the park was the Legacy Parkway trail (12.5 miles one-way) which was a paved biking, walking and running trail which we used daily.
Cons: The sites were a bit narrow even for the premium site we got. All the executive sites were filled for our length of stay (they were 10 feet wider).

Cost: $37.93
Rating: 8.5
Notes:

Friday, June 18, 2010

Border Inn


Location: Baker, NV
Site#: 2
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes, but very weak signal. We used our Verizon Aircard
Cable: No
Pros: Not a lot of options for campgrounds in this area and this was probably the best. They also have gas and diesel pumps out front, which we filled up just because of the convenience. They also had a restaurant, which is also hard to find on this route.
Cons: Was very windy and dusty while we were there.
Cost: $22.20
Rating: 7.o
Notes: We stayed here because we wanted to tour the Great Basin National Park, and this was the closest "big-rig friendly" park with 50 amp. Not much else in this area.

Ely KOA

Location: Ely, NV
Site#: 33
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes, but at a charge. We used our Verizon Aircard very good Cell coverage.
Cable: Yes, but at a charge (see notes below)
Pros: Not a lot of options in the area, and this appeared to be the best choice for a Pull through and 50 amp full-hookup site. Nice pet area and lots of room for us to walk. The surrounding mountains makes for a nice view. .
Cons: Tends to be dusty in this area, and the office staff was kind of rude.
Cost: $32.45 for our discount.
Rating: 6.0
Notes: We were going to reserve this site on-line before we got there, but knew we would be there early enough so we decided to wait until we got to the office. When we checked in the lady said if we were getting 50AMP we HAD to pay an extra 2.50 for cable. I told her we didn't need it, and she said it didn't matter if we wanted 50AMP we would have to pay the extra 2.50. Instead fussing too much about it we just paid it (we didn't feel like moving to another campground). When we went to hookup the cable it didn't work, we tried for about 40 minutes and then went to the office. The lady that checked me in said "Oh I forgot it hasn't worked since 9:00 this morning, and it maybe days before it is working". I told her she was the same person that argued with me about paying the extra 2.50, and that I expected a refund for a service they knew they could not provided. She said she couldn't do that and that I would have to talk to the manager. The manager gave me the refund, and said that it didn't matter what the website for KOA had given me for pricing they set the price not the corporate office. I have submitted an email to corporate and asked them to explain to me about the pricing on the website vs the pricing at check-in. The campground was very nice for this area and if it weren't for the Check-in person and the lies I caught her in we would think about returning here if in the area; but not now
The one thing that irritates me is BAD customer service!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Fallon RV Park


Location: Fallon, NV
Site#: 13
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes, but only at the office. We used our Verizon aircard and had excellent coverage
Cable: Yes
Pros: Paved pull through sites with plenty of width and length for our 40' motorhome and tow. Not much in the area with full hookups and 50AMP.
Cons: Tends to be dusty in this area, and the road noise was very loud.

Cost: $31.20
Rating: 7.0
Notes: We stopped here because we didn't have many options before starting off on the "Loneliest Road in America" US-50 across NV. This was a great road and much better than driving I-80, it was curvy and hilly, but very little traffic and smooth.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Sparks Marina RV Park


Location: Sparks, NV
Site#: 13
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes, but someone told us it depends on where you are in the park.
Cable: Yes
Pros: Very nice level concrete sites, with a parking area to the right of your vehicle for your tow. They have astroturf vs. grass, which was actually very nice. Very nice heated (82) pool and hot tub (101), and 3 pet areas. Lots of walking in the campground and safely outside of the park. Sparks Marina in across the road and you can walk (paved path) around the lake, and Legends Outlet malls are down the street that we also walked to.
Cons: The sites were a bit narrow.
Cost: $37.45
Rating: 9.0
Notes: This was a place we could just relax at, with all the walking, pool and hot tub. Cell phone coverage was excellent.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Zephyr Cove RV Park & Campground

Location: Zephyr Cove, NV
Site#: 158
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes
Cable: Yes
Pros: Beautiful setting and close (across the road) to Lake Tahoe. Nice pull through sites with adequate space between each site.
Cons: The interior road are a bit narrow, and in our row we would have had to make a sharp turn (needed to unhook) and back up to get around the bathhouse. We were lucky that no one was in the site behind us; we could drive one road over and then cut through a site to get to ours.

Cost: $38.33 (AAA discount) and June 11th the rate was going up by 25.00/night.
Rating: 9.5 (It was a good value for what we paid, but I am not sure I would pay 70.00/night). Notes:

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Capitol West RV Park

Location: West Sacramento, CA
Site#: 13
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes
Cable: No
Pros: Levels site with gravel area to park motorhome, and paved patio and area to park tow vehicle. Also, paved interior roads, good wifi, close to downtown Sacramento, and fairly quiet campground
Cons: The appearance/neighborhood was not the safest part of town.

Cost: $27.86 (weekly rate average)
Rating: 7.5
Notes: Not many options in the Sacramento area, and from other reviews this appeared to be the best option.