Encore Cactus Gardens

We stayed here in Jan/Feb and really enjoyed the sunny, warm weather and vibe at Cactus Gardens. The staff was friendly and there are lots of activities to do. There are 30/50 amp FHU sites and all are back-in. They are a little narrow, but a wide road for maneuvering. There is a pool, huge dog park, darts, shuffleboard, park, billiards, library, laundry, and community room. It is centrally located in Yuma and close to everything, including the Mexico border. We enjoyed our stay and would definitely come back. 👍🏻😬

For videos on this park and others, check out our YouTube channel: Jeff & Steff’s Excellent Adventure.

This is a 55 plus retirement RV community. Daily weekly and monthly rates. Full hookups with 30 or 50 amp. It is tidy and clean clean clean.

The common amenities include a saltwater swimming pool with water aerobics at 8:30 daily, a hot tub that seats 9, a game room, a lending library packed full of every genre of book imaginable, puzzles and DVDs, a billiard room with four tables, a massive laundry area. Laundry is $1.75 for wash and the same for drying.

There is shuffleboard court, a common area for barbecuing and an evening fire pit, and a recreation room. Right now, the recreation room and shuffleboard are closed because the real season does not start until about November.

Some people say the water in Yuma taste funny so they have filtered water for sale for a dollar for 5 gallons or 25 cents for 1 gallon.

The office staff is extra helpful and friendly. They gave us great suggestions for local restaurants and other services we were needing.

This campground was not too far from main towns or stores (like Walmart) but the general area has very poor cellular reception (at least in regards to T-mobile). The resort offers WiFi, but it is only in the library area.

This resort had many people permanently living there, so there was a well established and very organized daily event ritual. There were always some kind of game or potluck happening.

The resort has a heated pool and a hot tub. There were many game rooms that contained dart boards, pool tables, and card tables. There was a shuffleboard area, a library and a laundry room. As most resorts go, it also had group shower rooms available.

The water pressure here was poor. Since I have an on demand water heater, I spent my time here on dry camp mode.