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!

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.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Park of Sierras (Escapees SKP Park)


Location: Coarsegold, CA
Site#: 539
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: We used our Verizon Aircard, they may have had it by the office?
Cable: Yes
Pros: Beautiful campground with long and wide site, with some privacy between sites. The owners (SKP membership park) were all very friendly, and made sure to invite us to various events and activities that were going on in the park. Lots of area to walk through this beautifully wooded park, and lots of hills to get a good cardio workout. It was just a nice place to sit outside and relax. The price was an excellent value for a FHU/50 Amp site such as this.
Cons: We were told when we checked in that if you have a washer/dryer or dishwasher you could not use it; because of the (outdated) septic system.
Cost: $15.86 (our cost/electric for two weeks averaged out).
Rating: 9.5
Notes: This park was close to Yosemite National Park. about 20 miles from the entrance.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Sequoia Ranch RV Park


Location: Three Rivers, CA
Site#: 38
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes, but some of the sites are tight depending on the location of the trees
Wi-Fi: Yes, but only worked at time. Our verizon air card did not work, no cell services here!
Cable: Yes
Pros: Close to Sequoia National Park, and nice quiet campground.
Cons: No cell phone coverage and wifi connection was poor when campground was full on weekend, and the pull-through sites were narrow.
Cost: $32.00 (averaged for weekly rate)
Rating: 7.5
Notes: We choose this campgroundbecause it was so close to Sequoia National Park


Monday, May 3, 2010

San Francisco RV Resort


Location: Pacifica, CA
Site#: 40
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes, but slow at times, so we also used our Verizon Aircard
Cable: Yes
Pros: Ocean View, Ocean View, Ocean View. The view out our windshield was beautfiul, and we had easy access to San Francisco.
Cons: Very tight spaces (and we knew that going in, so it wasn't a big shock for us). For anyone reading this review it is basically a parking lot with lines drawn for your parking space, and you must fit in the lines. We had to position the motorhome just right to fit in so we could extend our slides on both sides. The oceanview sites alternate you drive in one (motorhome view), and back in the other (5th wheel oceanview). All the hookups were in the front so if you have a motorhome it makes for a very long reach for your hookups.
Cost: $70.00 (weekly rate - oceanview site)
Rating: 8.25
Notes: We stayed here to tour San Francisco which was about 15 miles to downtown. We chose this campground based on the reviews.