Red Bluff KOA

We pulled in for one night, Good Friday, to find, as I would have suspected, that this beautiful resort is very popular with families with younger children and RV'ers looking like they could have been the loud party type, on at least this, a holiday weekend. Never heard the loud music or carrying on that I was concerned about. This appears to be a park that enforces its rules. And this is an RV resort. Beautiful with lots of extras. Many of the premium sites - gorgeous - could wind up being buddy sites so check with the office if this concerns you. The office staff is great as is everything about this resort. Very likely the nicest in the state of Jefferson.

We stopped here for its proximity to Mount Lassen. From the time you drive in this is evidently a unique place. Check in was smooth and orderly. Almost felt like checking into a hotel. Then they have you follow someone in a golf cart to your spot. No frantic reading of little site maps to find the correct location. Pool and hot tub area were lovely. Dog friendly. We stayed in a large pull through spot. Wifi has worked all day!

Very clean, well designed park. Check in was easy and we were directed to the full hook up, pull through site by an employee in a golf cart. We arrived in the late afternoon and were planning to get back on the road early the next morning so we didn't check out the amenities. When I checked the tire pressure in the morning, I noticed we had an (almost) flat. I called Good Sam but being 8am on a Saturday, they were having a hard time finding a local tire replacement. After waiting for 2 hours for Good Sam to call back and being day 2 of a 12 day trip, I used yelp to find a tire shop. Bob's Tires in Red Bluff got us right in and back on the road. If you ever need tire service in Red Bluff, give them a call. Lance (I think hes the owner) runs a quality operation! We were heading north on I-5 to Washington and this is a nice location to stop for the night before approx 150 miles of mountain driving (Redding, CA north to Medford, OR is pretty mountainous).

Right away when thinking about what to review about this RV resort is that there is absolutely no shade and we were SO hot the whole time. Even with the AC running all day and night it was miserable.

Luckily they had a pool, hot tub was closed at the time but why would we go in there in the heat hah. The pool was foggy and other guests commented on that as well. Gross. Public pools, am I right?

Hotspots and cell phone service in general were terrible.

On to the good things: the laundry area was nice, the public showers were the nicest I've been in, the Sacramento River runs through the back of the property and is nice to look at, there are public fire pits all around and apparently they even do massages but we didn't feel the need to try that out. The store inside is small and doesn't have rv supplies to speak of but the staff was welcoming.

Lassen National Park is not a far drive from this RV park so make that on your to do list if you are staying here. Just beautiful! There is also a little downtown area in Red Bluff with a couple of cute shops and a cafe we frequented called From The Hearth. There are also grocery stores, camping supplies stores and a farmers market on Wednesdays. You may see on the map that there is a Walmart in town but it is actually completely closed down.

Getting to the park seems odd because it is behind a strip mall but you can trust your maps. It is back there.

Next time we will book a spot closer to Lake Shasta. The price was too high for what we got but all and all it's not that bad of a park.

This was a bit of a surreal campground. It was right next to I-5. It was laid out in parallel pull-through sites on concrete. It looked like a more up-scale highway motel complete with a large club room with fireplace and pool. All in all a strange place that was far from my image of camping. If it were not for constant highway noise through the night, it might have been ok.

While not a destination for us. It was perfect for a quick overnight while doing a repositioning run. Sites are level (concrete pads) and most are pull through. Power, cable, water pedestals are easy to access and in working order. Spaces are surrounded by grass between rigs. Rigs are snug...but I have seen closer. Each space has a picnic table. Plenty of room to extend your awning.

Lots of amenities here including pool, trail access to the river and short walks to a couple of restaurants. We didn't use any of the amenities, but everything looked clean.

The parki is on the freeway and you do have regular freeway noise along with intermittent trains. I found that I heard the trains if awake, but not so loud hey woke me up. If you are a light sleeper this might not be a good fit.

My brother is from Oregon we’re from central California so we met half way and chose this resort. It was so neat! All the staff was really nice and all very pet frieny they would even stop by to give our dogs snacks when we were walking. They have a huge room with couches and games and a fireplace if you need a break from your trailer. The pool is huge but not heated in winter so we only used the hot tub (which is pretty rare when your camping). It’s really close to grocery stores and restaurants. I could go on and on but I will just say we will be back again! Also it’s close to the I-5 but it’s also right next to the Sacramento River which made for great pictures!

Except for the road noise... which is out of the control of he campground. This place is wonderful. Very level cement pad sites, river views , doggie spas , gorgeous pool and spa and just overall great amenities.
The staff is very attentive and super friendly.
Campground WiFi was both FREE and AWESOME! We were both able to work all week on it and stream videos.
Make sure you take a drive to Lassen Volcano National Forest and Park. Stunning!!

I consider this to be the best RV resort in the state. This visit, we opted for one of their best sites - waterfront. We waited until we arrived (midweek) to handpick the site. Because both towables & motorhomes can be intermixed, we did not want our ‘living space’ to open our neighbor’s. The perfect end site was available. First problem is that the hookups in these sites are not well situated for motorhomes. It required a minimum of 2 lengths of sewer hose to get our 37’ Class A in far enough to fit our C-RV into the site. The concrete pad did not appear as sloped as it truly is. We carry 2 sets of the yellow “LEGO’s”. Even after a trip to the local WalMart for a third, I could not get the front of the coach elevated sufficiently. A 43’ DSDP next to us had used about that amount successfully. The office graciously reassigned us to a very nice pull-thru as we’ve always used before. We were very disappointed that the premium site wouldn’t work for our rig, but our visit was still, as always, just wonderful. Purchasing propane here is tricky. We were successful only due to the help of a wonderful gentleman named Phil who guided us in. Thanks, again Phil!

We pulled off at Durango to dump our waste tanks. We were on our way home from a much more rustic and remote location. We pulled in, waited in line, paid, and followed a worker driving a golf cart to an empty site where we dumped our waste.

This place is a cross between a Walmart parking lot and Disneyland. It is Walmart in the sense that there is cement everywhere. It is Disneyland in the sense that it is FULLY decked out with every amenity.

I think if you are on your way to or from southern California or northern Washington, then it is a perfect overnight rest stop. I suppose also if you want to explore Lassen or other surroundings, it is a perfect base camp. But I would not recommend it for someone looking for a camping experience.

Look at the collection of photos here for Durango. Great facilities, but no whispering pines. I gave Durango lots of "stars" in my review, but if there was an entry for traditional "camping experience" I would put one star.