Paradise RV Campground

I really enjoyed this RV resort but could only give it a 4/5 because there are a few things wrong. The good includes beautiful views of mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, 50amp and 30amp full hookups, ok bathroom facilities, 2 heated pools and a spa, and tons of activities to do both inside and outside. My verizon mifi was getting great data connection 26mbps+. The fishing on the park and outside the park are great. You are also an hour drive from mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier.

The bad is they charge/overcharge you for a lot of stuff. The daily fishing pass is almost $5/day with limit of 3 fish. That also covers one child under 9. Boat rentals were very pricy $5/hour, $15/4 hours, and $25 for the day. Laundry is also $2/load with average size load. Fires are permitted with an approved fire pit. You can rent that though too :) If you own a fire pit or a kayak you will not notice this as much.

This is my favorite park and I will still stay here again. However, I was not aware of the extra expenses.

This park is not without it's bucolic charms but it suffers from lack of maintenance and was built on the side of a hill. Leveling your rig here is a big challenge. Thousand Trails has made no attempt to level the sites. The gravel road into the park is dusty and full of potholes.

Great place to spend a week in the Fall. Place was quiet with many open sites available when we arrived. Wi-Fi worked well but our Verizon phone was problematic. Being our first time it was a bit confusing when we first pulled in. Pools were very clean even though we don't use them. Buildings are a bit dated but in good condition. Entry road has many potholes but if you drive slowly you're OK. We had no problem leveling our 40' coach. We'd definitely come back again.

I feel that I have to write a review, to balance out a negative review (from someone I respect when it comes to reviews). Unfortunately, I have to assume that the negative reviewer must have had a bad day, or something... as his information (including cellular signals) just doesn't seem like one of his normal reviews.

My take on it is easy -- this may be one of our favorite Thousand Trails RV parks. You're most likely going to be on a "hill"... but I tried several spots and had zero issues leveling... and I have a big 40' diesel pusher. The sites are all mowed, and the grass is green everywhere. All around you are absolutely beautiful views -- you can see Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, etc. Beautiful valleys with lakes... and the park itself has two small lakes, for boating around or fishing. They have two large heated pools, jacuzzi hot tubs, and even a kiddie pool (which is VERY nice).

I didn't really find anything to be in a bad state of repair, but maybe I'm not expecting a 5-star Hilton experience. To me, the beautiful views and nature all around are most important.

The staff here is exceptionally friendly -- can't really say enough good things about the staff I interacted with.

As far as Cellular coverage goes -- from a data standpoint, this place is really good. Verizon will often times max-out your speedtest (assuming the dial only goes to 50Mbps), AT&T is really good, and even Sprint has a foot in this race (even though you only see one bar of service, the data speeds were plenty good). I don't have T-Mobile to test, so can't give information on that. Below are my speedtests -- each test performed FIVE times and averaged out with the final results:

Test Date: May 9, 2017

NON-BOOSTED HOTSPOTS
AT&T - PING (96 ms); DOWN (20.46 Mbps); UP (10.41 Mbps) - 3 bars LTE
Verizon - PING (37 ms); DOWN (48.66 Mbps); UP (19.18 Mbps) - 3 bars LTE
Sprint - PING (104 ms); DOWN (11.40 Mbps); UP (4.35 Mbps) - 1 bar LTE
T-Mobile - NOT TESTED
Park WiFi - NOT TESTED

Wonderful staff
Site was well kept
Nice nosy slips
Will definitely go again

Overall, great campground. Features decent WiFi connectivity at most of the facility buildings. Cell service is great. Nearby tower above the park provides excellent reception.

Sites are surrounded by tall, stately Sitka spruce trees. Two private ponds provide lots of fishing action. Great in-park walking, but not much hiking from the campground.

Park is remote. Make sure you come stocked with your favorite foods before you get here. There are small convenience stores nearby but expect to pay for them, including a small, on-site store that is sparsely stocked.

About an hr and a half to either Mount St. Helens or Mt Rainier. 2 hrs to Seattle. 1.5 hrs to Portland/Vancouver.

Sites seem to be full hookup. Tend to be on the narrow side, but will accommodate a large fifth wheel. Park is spread down a hillside, so heavy rigs like mine might run into a traction problem (I did) backing into a narrow site. Lots of pull through options available.

Buildings are definitely on the older side, but the pool and hot tub are in great shape. Staff was friendly and easy going.

This Thousand Trails campground was quiet and peaceful. Cell coverage was good and its in close proximity to Mount Rainier National Park. Surrounding scenery is beautiful and the park offers some really nice walks through the woods and around the pond to the dog area.

Spaces in this park are very tight. Mostly because the roads are narrow, sites are perched on a steep hill and most of the roads are one way making it a long slow drive out of the park. Once you find a spot long enough for your rig your good to go. Although our spot wasn't quite wide enough to accommodate our rig and the picnic table, we made do. There certainly wasn't enough space for a fire ring, which by the way, are available to rent from the park store. We thought it was odd that only a few spaces had fire rings until we realized you have to request one. LOL

The park was relatively empty when we arrived on Sunday and stayed pretty quite during the week. It was nice to see it pick up on Friday and was busy with families enjoying the Father's Day weekend.

One word of caution: the water system sprung a major leak and the water was shutoff the last few days we were there. Luckily we had 2/3 of a tank of water on-board. I spoke with the guests in the spot next to us and they stated that the last 3 times they has visited the park there have been water issues. I'm not complaining about it just want everyone to be aware that you shouldn't arrive with an empty water tank or at least fill it up when you get there just to be safe. Once they did fix the leak there was a boil warning so extra glad we had clean water in our tank.

Overall this is a decent park. The pool area looked really nice and the pond is available for fishing and kayaking.

What we liked most was the proximity to Mt Rainier National Park and will stay again if in the area.

When we arrived we were told that there was no water available. Fortunately, we had a full tank of water onboard. This seems to be a running issue with this campground. Of the 7 days we were there, water was turned on for 2 and not for the entire campground.

The sites were clean but narrow. Most are long enough, though, that there is still plenty of room. There are a few long term residents here but the sites were all pretty much clean and tidy.

Our first site (#120) had issues with the power pedestal. I notified maintenance and then moved to another site. A day or two later there was another rig parked in it so they must have fixed it up.

The pool was open the first day we arrived and was very nice. It was, however, closed afterwards due to the water issues. The laundry was closed for the entire week as well.

On one side of the campground there is a large abandoned loop of sites. They are overgrown but the roads have been cleared for walking trails. Kind of weird but not in a bad way.

This campground has a lot of potential but some money needs to be put back into the infrastructure. It's in a beautiful location and is close to Mt. Rainier.

Cell service is fairly strong and fast here with TMobile and AT&T. No wifi in the campground but is available in the lounge area (I didn't use it, though).

Out of the 14 nights we stayed we had water three of them. The other days the water had run out or there was a boil notice. Also, we didn’t get a call or email warning us, we just showed up for our reservation and were told that there is no water. We ended up driving into town to grab a ton of gallons. Also, the laundry room and pool were closed (because of inadequate water supply). Fantastic.the roads are dirt and a little bumpy and the sites, at least in our area, aren’t totally level. Aside from that, it’s a pretty pleasant place. There’s a nice little lake that made for a great dog walk loop, lots of tall trees, and peace and quiet during the non-weekend days.

Cell service was fantastic on both ATT and Verizon- hovering around 30mbps download and 5mbps upload without the cell booster for both carriers. (We never set up/plugged in the booster since our speed tests were so good).

Not much to do in Silver Creek, but there is a post office that will accept general delivery packages. Groceries and a laundromat are about 30 minuets away. Mount Rainier is a little over an hour. We’d come back mainly because it’s free and there’s great cell service, but we’d definitely bring water!

Had full hookups, including 50 amp. Verizon cell service was great. Views from the ridge going to and from the camp are spectacular. Close enough to Chehalis to go to Walmart or other shopping and dinning. Rt 12 to Yakima was probably the most scenic road we've been on in the Northwest, worth the drive....but not necessarily pulling a big rig or driving your RV. Campground is sloping, so one site is terraced slightly above the next. Gravel roads are something to consider if you are pulling a lot of weight, but there are, at least, a couple of ways to get out and circling around the pool, in front of the store is less of an incline and no problem at all....just consider your route. It rained while we were there, but never experienced much mud. No regular TV service but we saw lots of TV satellite dishes so they must work there. Didn't notice a plethora of long term resident's rigs there, which was nice, they tend to take the best spots and collect a lot of junk when there are very many of them. I thank the resort staff for keeping that sort of mess to a minimum. We would definitely stay here again.