Seawolfe665

I have to start out with the fact that this was our first private RV Park stay - we usually stay in national, state or county parks. We don't need hookups, and almost every RV park that I have seen resembles a parking lot with hookups. That said, this place was recommended to us by our neighbors when we were camping in Death Valley. And having passed through this oasis on the way home, I wanted to see more.

As a marine biologist, I really wanted to come here because the Shoshone pupfish is right nearby - in the nature preserve across the street and even in the drainage ditch through the campground! How often do you get to camp with rare and endemic species? The nature preserve is a really pleasant walk. There is also a pond with a birders blind so you can observe but not be easily seen - bring your bird book! In the evenings we did see coyotes pretty regularly, so keep your pets on leash and close.

And it's not at all like a parking lot! Most of the sites are grass - ours was, and very pleasant. The layout can be a bit confusing, but the nice lady who checked us in walked us to the site. I was at first confused by being told that propane fire rings were not allowed, but that makes perfect sense on a grass site. Site #1 had 15 and 30 amp outlets, potable water, non potable (from the springs) and sewage hookup.

There was very little to no cel reception, but the wifi was good here - and good at the Crowbar Cafe as well.

We were onsite Mon-Fri in November, and we had a pleasant, quiet stay. The hot spring fed pool is a glorious luxury after a long drive or a day exploring, the bathrooms were clean, and the showers had plenty of hot water and pressure. There is also laundry available ($2 in quarters for a wash load I think), and a small library room that would be a good place to get some work done out of the wind, should one wish to.

Our day trips included Tecopa (great BBQ), China Ranch, and Pahrump (get gas). Right around Shoshone is Dublin gulch, the Shoshone cemetery, museum and the awesome Shoshone Cafe & Saloon. I suppose you could also make a day trip to Vegas if you wanted to.

All in all a very nice stay, would definitely return. Oh and they do Good Sam or AAA discounts, so ask.

The campsites in the 42-60 loop are mostly very deep and private. Backing our 14 ft trailer into this spot was super easy and the end is pretty level. Once on site, all we could see are trees. Perfect! I think we were the only ones besides the host on loop 2, but it was mid week and mid March. The bathrooms are clean, showers are fine, and we saw a lot of wildlife. My only minor complaint is that the hose bibs seem a bit scarce (closest were at 42 or 47), but the water is sweet and its good to walk a bit. Its nice to be so close to so many hiking trails, beautiful walks, and Julian. At night it was perfectly quiet for us, very peaceful.

We usually camp out in state parks or more remotely, but my sister in law and I wanted something close for a weekend, and she needed full hookups for their 36 foot rig. Some sites are super packed together, but if you pick your spot along the back side up against the hillside, or in the lower oaks area, it can be really nice. We were there in April, and had a couple of days of freakishly hot 98 deg F weather - so thank goodness we had power for the A/C! We had a really nice weekend just relaxing and exploring, our dogs LOVED the dog park.

The camp hosts were really helpful and can sell you ice or bring quarters if needed. The upper bathrooms were really clean, the shower was nice and almost too hot at first. The shower costs $1.50 for 8 minutes and additional quarters get you 1 min & 20 seconds.

I can see how it could be a bit crazy and crowded, especially on summer weekends, but it was about 1/3 full when we went, and that was fine. The camp hosts were good at quieting down any loud music.

We paid $50 per day for full hookups plus $3 per dog per day. However there are 10% discounts available to AAA, so that helps. They have a lot of discounts listed on a pdf of their camping page, but you have to ask for them when you book, or request a refund like I did.

There was NO cell reception on our T-Mobile nor Verizon phones. There is Wifi available that is decent (I don't know if you could game or stream on it, but it was fine for texts and browsing) for free for 20 min per day, or $9 per full day, or $20 per week. Since we were there for 4 days I did the weekly and it worked fine the whole time.

I would go again, it was easy and close. I was told that during olive season campers are welcome to pick olives, so I may just do that.