Nehalem Shores RV Park and Moorage – Nehalem, OR

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May 10, 2007

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I really enjoyed my stay at Nehalem Shores RV Park (even though the sites are close together), but there is a reason I have to say “no” to staying again. This RV park is slowly changing to a “park models” site, where you buy your site and occupy a trailer model as a vacation home. In fact, during my stay, a potential buyer was measuring my site. Originally, I had intended to stay at Nehalem Bay State Park, but that state park decided to close for a week, without warning, for a repaving project. When I showed up at the state park, I was told I had to go elsewhere. I found this “Plan B” RV park in the Trailer Life directory (and I got the last available slot at the time), but my copy was from 2004.

This park is near a river, have to drive to get to the ocean. It’s peaceful and calm, but sites are not level at all, I had to stack up five Lynx blocks (scary to me!) in the front. All slots are back-in. They also have WIFI, which was an added plus. They also have decent laundry room. This site takes cash/checks only, no credit cards.

Mt. View RV Park – Pendleton, OR

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May 8, 2007

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Sitting atop the town, Mt. View RV Park is a pretty campground that looks down on the farming area, and the vistas beyond. They have over 100 spaces. The pull-thurs seem to be reserved for the overnight guests. Full service, great cable, clean – private bathrooms with showers, wide spaces, WiFi, it has everything one needs for a night, a week or a month. If you are in the area, I highly recommend this park.

Oasis RV Park – Huntington, OR

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May 6, 2007

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What a find this was! Located between Ontario and Huntington, Oregon off I-84, this well landscaped park is just the place for desert weary travelers. Each site at Oasis RV Park is level, tree’d, and spacious. Right on the Snake River, it is handy for boaters and fishermen alike.The folks who run it have a small store, propane and a boat ramp and the price is right – $20. One suggestion, pull-thru sites are limited, so I’d suggest calling ahead if you need one.
Oasis RV Park is right next door is another RV Park, Catfish Junction. It’s an alternative with the same full service.

Mitchell’s Stateline RV Park – McDermitt, NV

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May 5, 2007

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Actually Mitchell’s Stateline RV Park is located in Oregon, right on the Oregon/Nevada state line on US Route 95, but the town is in Nevada.

Its a very plain, full service park but with the only competition 100 miles north in Jorden Valley, or Burns, OR or 67 miles south in Winnemucca, NV, you don’t have to be fancy and it’s not. The laundry and restrooms were closed for winter and it was the first of May when we were there. Sites are all pull-throughs and level and its handy for the over-nighter. Folks were friendly, and the $20 price was right

Hard to see from the road, if your traveling south its the first road on the left as you enter town. Coming from Nevada it is the last right turn.

Convict Lake Campground – Mammoth Lake, CA

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May 5, 2007

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If fishing for trout is your thing, Convict Lake Campground (National Park) is worth a try. They have dry camping, flush toilets, and drinking water is available. There is also a little store in the area, and rental cabins.

Each site has a bear box but we saw no bear unfortunately. This is a very popular campground and during the summer reservations are really smart as it’s a long drive from anywhere. The photo is from our site, we had this little brook to lull us to sleep. We had site 53 which is long and level. Not all sites are, most are for tenting and some are just plain steep. There are some handicapped sites.

Red Rock Canyon State Park – Cantil, CA

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May 5, 2007

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Red Rock Canyon State Park has dry camping only and water for drinking only, but there is a dump at the entrance.

The campground has 50 sites, and it’s the exception to find a level or long enough one for the average recreational vehicle. Site 13 is both, and right across from a pit toilet.

Thats the bad news. The good news is that the stars are spectacular at night, and the views are awesome. There are also nice area hikes for just about every level of hiker and some awesome photography.

Barstow/Calico KOA – Yermo, CA

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April 26, 2007

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One thing you have to say about KOA’s is that they are consistant… and I am beginning to appreciate it. I know when I pull in they are going to have WiFi, (unless otherwise noted in the catalog) and they are going to have full service. They are going to have Cable TV and they are going to clean bathrooms. I can also pretty much count on the fact that they are also going to be right off the freeway and the traffic noise is going to be there. I would recommend it to anyone traveling between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. But if your coming from Las Vegas here are new directions. Come off the freeway and at the stop sign, jog over to the shell station at one oclock and head down that service road. Its about .2 miles on the right.

Barstow KOA is very nice, large shaded spaces separated by bushes and trees, friendly staff and WiFi that works.

Pahrump Station RV Park – Pahrump, NV

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April 26, 2007

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While Pahrump Station RV Park is well landscaped and each site has a bit of green grass and trees, (in the desert), we were very disappointed in this park and it has soured us on corporate campgrounds.

We called for reservations (Best Western) over a month ago and that was no problem. The advertisements said phone internet, free cable TV at every site, and large pull-ins. Well, our TV didn’t work and it turned out that none of them worked in the section they put us in. Also while the price wasn’t bad, the extras added up the cost. tax was extra, (I have never had added tax before), Phone internet was extra – okay it was only a dollar a day, but I find it to be annoying to use phone internet after WiFi. Electricity was also extra, and while only $2. a day, I just kept wondering when it would stop. Now I don’t think folks shouldn’t consider this place, but when you call for reservations, ask lots of questions and get names… There are lots of RV parks in town and surely some will have better customer service.

By the way, there were lots of open sites where cable did work, and we were not told about them.

Sunrise Valley RV Park – Mina, NV

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Desertthorn

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April 23, 2007

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Mina, Nevada is a poor little town, bordering on being a ghost town, but the Sunrise Valley RV Park is an oasis of green. and a very pleasant surprise.

There are tons of great spaces for the longest of rigs. The bathroom is clean and neat and private, and WiFi for an extra $2.00. Now they say that there is TV but we were unable to find it and our antenna only picked up one blurry channel. But we have satellite so it really wasn’t a problem for us. Rock hounders would love this park as they can talk business with the owner. ATVers have a whole huge desert behind the park to explore.

Reservations are probably not necessary except for the largest of rigs if you plan to get in early. We were here on a Monday night and the place was about 3/4s full by dark.

Pyramid Lake Marina RV Park – Sutcliffe, NV

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Desertthorn

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April 23, 2007

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We had always wanted to see Pyramid Lake but all we could find on the internet was that there was dry camping all along the lake, all you needed was a permit from the Ranger Station. Much to our amazement, when we went to ask about a permit, they told us that Pyramid Lake Marine had full service camping.

The campground is really nice… electricity, water, sewer and a very new, very clean bathroom with hot showers. The weekend we were there (April 07) they were having a fishing derby but there were still some spaces available, lucky for us.BTW, if you plan to dry camp, make sure you walk the road before hand as there are soft spots in the sand and it looks as if folks have gotten stuck in the past.

Things to do in the area are mostly boating, fishing for cutthroat trout, bird watching and swimming in the warmer months.