Summary
Well, our maiden voyage in our new MH has come to an end this afternoon.
Miles covered:
1643
Expenses
$1736
Campgrounds
Bakersfield RV Resort, Bakersfield, CA
49er RV Ranch, Columbia, CA
Burney Falls Trailer Resort, Burney, CA
Shasta Lake Campground, Lake Shasta, CA
Beale AFB Famcamp, Marysville, CA
Camp Far West, Camp Far West Reservoir, CA
Coloma Resort, Coloma, CA
Paiute Casino, Bishop, CA
Campground Rank
1. Bakersfield RV Resort, Bakersfield, CA
Positives: This resort is in a beautiful setting, swimming pool, putting green, bar & restaurant, full hookups, friendly staff, clean park and near CampingWorld.
Negatives: I couldn't find any in the one day we were there
2. Shasta Lake Campground, Lake Shasta, CA
Positives: This is a remote campground right on the water, great forboating, skiing, fishing and the sites are spread out. The campground is on a penisula and the views are nice. The boatramp is right next to the campground so easy access to dropoff and pickup your water toys.
Negatives: The roads to get there are tight and narrow with some sharp turns and the sites are cramped. If you have a rig bigger than 30ft you may want to look elsewhere, it was tight for me to get there with my 30ft.
3. Camp Far West, Camp Far West Reservoir, CA
Positives: This is a remote campground right on the water, great forboating, skiing, fishing and the sites are spread out. The campground is on a penisula and the views are nice. The boatramp is right next to the campground so easy access to dropoff and pickup your water toys.
Negatives: The roads to get there are tight and narrow with some sharp turns.
4. Coloma Resort, Coloma, CA
Positives: Beautiful setting right on the American River. You back in to your site with the river literally about 30 feet behind you a little below your parking spot. They already have canopies setup at each site. The staff are very friendly and willing to assist with just about anything. The spaces are quite spacy with plenty of room.
Negatives: Central dump station only, I wasn't told this upon registration so we were taken to our site then told there is only one dump station which we had to drive to.
5. 49er RV Ranch, Columbia, CA
Positives: Quiet and lots of deer roaming through the park.
Negatives: Too far away from everything. Without a tow vehicle you are stuck with nothing much else to do. There is only one site for campfires which is always with a group, there are none at the individual sites.
6. Burney Falls Trailer Resort, Burney, CA
Positives: Location, this park is located one mile south of Burney Falls and the owner of the park is really sweet
Negatives: Old park that needs some updating, everyone staying there actually live there. There is a handful of mobile homes in the park and some of the residents look a little creepy.
7. Paiute Casino, Bishop, CA
Positives: $5 with security and a casino
Negatives: It is still located in the desert so the daytime is hot
8. Beale AFB Famcamp, Marysville, CA
Positives: Quiet
Negatives: Forever lost, absolutely nothing in any direction that is close by, GPS is jammed so your GPS won't get you there, the owner was kind of rude and it is located in a vacant open field.
Well, I believe that pretty much sums up this trip and we intend to have many more like it and hopefully get a chance to meet some of you on this forum. This has been an adventure full of memories and great family time. I will post some photos from the trip when I get the chance.
Well, that's it folks! ;D