Thousand Trails Wilderness Lakes RV Resort, near Menifee, California, is a bustling campground that caters to a variety of camping styles, from RVs to tents and even cabins. With amenities like electric hookups and drinking water, it’s set up to make your stay comfortable while you enjoy the outdoors.

This place is known for its friendly staff and well-kept grounds, which include spacious sites that can accommodate larger RVs. Visitors have enjoyed the mini-golf, calling it one of the best features of the resort, and many appreciate the clean facilities, including bathrooms and showers. One camper noted, “There is always a spot or two open. Staff are always polite.”

Surrounded by mature trees and scenic canals, the campground offers a peaceful atmosphere despite its popularity. You might spot some Canadian geese wandering around, adding to the natural charm. While some campers mentioned that it can feel a bit like a mobile home park due to the close proximity of sites, the overall vibe remains friendly and welcoming.

For those looking to explore, the resort is conveniently located near various attractions in Southern California, making it easy to venture out for day trips. Whether you're here for a quick weekend escape or a longer stay, Thousand Trails Wilderness Lakes RV Resort has plenty to keep you entertained and comfortable.

**Wilderness Lakes RV Resort** is a flat, 80-acre RV Resort in California with fishing canals that weave throughout the park. As a centrally-located RV camp, it is close to shopping, hospitals and freeways in California's Los Angeles region. The surrounding area has been changing quite dramatically with housing projects on two sides and dairy farms on the other. The temperatures are mild in the winter and warm to hot in the summer, making Wilderness Lakes a perfect RV campground no matter what time of year. At **Wilderness Lakes RV Resort** , our 523 sites include RV sites, rental cottages and cabins. The general store is open five days a week for all of your convenience needs. Plus, our on-site package delivery lockers allow guest to vacation with the assurance of receiving packages and deliveries in safety and ease. Locally, there are numerous golf courses within a 15-mile radius of Wilderness Lakes with one only two miles from the campground. Old Town Temecula is only 17 miles to the south of our RV campground and offers great dining and shopping in true California style. The Pechanga Resort and Casino is about 20 miles south of the resort and is the largest gambling casino in the state. It has weekend entertainment, seven restaurants and a non-smoking section for gambling. Diamond Valley Lakes is just 5 miles to the east of the resort and has boat rentals and fishing. Most of the major theme parks, such as Disneyland, Sea World, the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Wild Animal Park are all about 1 hours away. Los Angeles Area RV Camp in California At Wilderness Lakes, we offer plenty of activities to keep you busy during your stay. With so much to choose from, there is bound to be a special activity for everyone. Be sure to check out the events and activities page to find out what activities are being offered during your visit.

Thousand Trails Wilderness Lakes RV Resort

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The Best Camping Near Menifee, California

Very conscientious to Temecula Wine Country , shopping and Orange County just over the Ortega hey. , just do not take rug over that, instead take the 15 Frwy to the 91 To the 5.

park has gotten lots better since dairy farm has moved but still has a bit of fly problem due to close by chicken farms and watermelon fields that they let fruit rot last summer! Has pool. And serve food and in park store! Busy spot as lots of people from Cali live in park system! Sometimes hard to get 50 amp Service!

Wilderness  Lakes

This is an interesting campground. It's the first time I've come across one that doesn't have assigned stalls.

When you enter the park, they give you a map and you drive around and choose the site you like and park.

The park itself has many amenities like an adult pool with spa, family pool and spa, fitness center, playgrounds for the kids, a pickleball court, a baseball field, a dog run, a big general store that has everything you may need including foods or RV accessories and wood.

There are a couple pounds and ducks and geese are walking all over the grounds. There are lots of places to eat in the city including Walmart and Target nearby.

The water pressure is nice and high here, plus I get signal from T-mobile.

First come, first serve

My biggest complaint with this resort is the geese, which apparently are always there, are loud and their poop is everywhere. The sites are also really packed in. What I did like is the pool, it was clean and plenty of room. 

Geese Poop!!

Stayed at Wilderness Lakes for a weekend and was surprised at how peaceful it was compared to how crowded it was. Other campers and staff were friendly and helpful during our stay. My only complaint is the bugs and duck poop everywhere. We had a spot next to the water which could have contributed to the infestation but at the same time a little more cleaning could also assist. There is no WiFi at this location and my Verizon cell service was choppy. 

Great Location

I had a reservation at Wilderness Lakes, and I was a day early, so they let me in! Off to a good start! Full hook-ups, laundry and showers about 50 yards away, no matter which way you go. Laundry is done with an app, and pretty cheap, $1.75 wash, $1.75 dry. Nice canals running through the park, with ducks and their ducklings trailing behind. I chose to stay at the far end, away from the crowds. I got a great site, with no one on either side, and 2 neighbors across the street. While I was setting up, one of my awning screen poles broke. I called ShadePro, and they were out the next morning with a new one. Management seems very friendly, there’s a store at the front of the park, and a nice one mile hike around the perimeter of the park. Unseasonably warm the past couple days, so used my AC for a couple hours in the afternoon, to cool Riley and I down. The internet pretty much sucks. Good for email, and very little surfing, but way too slow to stream Netflix, etc. I just put on some music and relax, or throw in a DVD at night. Plenty of trash receptacles, playground for kids, mini golf, and much more. They even have cabins to rent. Will definitely come back! 

Great Time!

This place was hopping and popping on the weekend.  Fishing, loud music and tons of weekend campers and kids.  Big resort, open pool and hot tub was nice given limitations.

Party central 

This is a Thousand Trails/Encore campground. Which isn’t a bad thing, but, they do need to upgrade the electrical system. They don’t have enough 50amp sites and not all of them are always working. This park is first come / first served and they don’t prohibit a 30amp rig from taking a 50amp site, so you can see the problem. Now don’t get me wrong, we have been there 5 times in the last 2 years and will go some more, especially with the grandkids, but we have never been able to get in a 50amp site. There are a lot of positives at Wilderness Lakes, like, you feel like your in the wilderness, lots of shade, 2 nice big pools, store, snack shack, propane and more.
If you’re a 30amp rig, you’ll love it here, need 50amp as long as you don’t need both A/C’s you’ll love it too.

If you need a place to stay

In the back of a small town 2 miles behind a stater brother's. Most sites are near level on gravel and close together. Laundry uses quarters or a third party app to pay.  Geese send birds roam around sites. Menifee is central to the southern California mountains of north south and east  in addition to the beaches  1-2hrs west.  

Central of southern California 

This campground is part of the “Thousand Trails” RV time share co-op. We are non-members and lined up our weekend stay a few weeks in advance. If we didn’t get reservations in advance there was no chance of getting a spot. All 500+ sites were booked solid (late April - early May). We live in Orange County and tried this spot for a quick out of town trip. We didn’t hit the road till late., so We showed up at dusk. The major downside to this park is they don’t assign any of the sites. It’s based off a “First come, first serve” the problem with showing up late is we spent 45mins driving around this large RV park trying to find and open site. We ended up in the sites that were electrical only, all of the other 495 sites are full hook ups. 

The sites are large and will fit most large 5th wheels and diesel pusher motor homes. Some sites have 50 amp but not all. 

Two pools, club house, general store (closed b/c of covid) tons of mature trees for shade. BBQ stations at most sites, tons of water foul playing around and honking all night long. 

Nice weekend get away

We enjoyed the pool, watching the ducks in the pond, and the kids loved the basketball court. Some parts closed on certain days- store, jacuzzi, community room.
Big spots with room to set up, but this place is booked and it’s mid week late September. Definitely my favorite Thousand Trails so far… lots of long timers/ leased sites on the other side of the park. Friendly staff and overall friendly neighbors too!

Good Family Fun!

Been leveraging my membership her for about 8 months and have always loved it. Kids really enjoy it her as well. 

A great campground with a lot of amenities

We enjoyed the peaceful surrounding. No highway noice. Beautiful mature trees and canals. Lovely Canadian geese. 


Nature abounds

If you want an RV park, than this is ok. I do not consider this camping.  Each rv is very close to the next and it feels like a mobile home park with semi permanent residents. There are geese everywhere and a green colored stream running through the place.  Not for me.  Their store was closed down until...? There were lots of children playing,  biking, etc. 

It's ok but not really camping

They ask for reg, insurance, on both truck and trailer
when you arrive. We Stayed In spot 338 and had
absolutely no cell coverage for our Verizon phones.
The Bathrooms and showers take a code to get in. Not
sure what thats all about, they were clean. The Geese
in the park are a hoot! It Appears the park is VERY
residential now a days. Not a camping environment
like it was years ago. Dirt bikes, electric scooters, golf
carts with loud music, cars literally cruising the park
with loud music, people using leaf blowers you name
it we saw it. If your going there to get away this is the wrong park very busy and noisy all hours. 

Busy park

Park in reasonable shape but showing she is going to need some paint etc. personel friendly and helpful. Sites nice size. Easy access to north sky for our starlink


A good thousand trails

We didn't particularly care for the area, it was not far enough out to feel like in serene nature but still far to drive to anything. Well kept campground, enjoyed the mini golf (probably our favorite TT mini golf so far) but weren't too majorly impressed overall. It didn't help that it rained a lot and the streets turned into lakes - so not only did you have geese on your roof but also right outside your door. ;) 

Good stay

There is always a spot or 2 open. Staff are always polite. 

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