Excellent Park

Disclaimer: I'd give 4 stars due to the tiny sites when the park is full - but other than that, this is a great park for us. We were greeted by a guy that showed us where to check-in, then led us to our site on a golf cart and helped us back in. We were packed in every which way for a few nights, but the park has cleared out a lot for the last couple of nights and we don't feel so much like sardines. But - location, location, location!! 5 minute walk from our site on the far side of the park (no view but that's okay) to some trails to the Granite Dells and Willow Lake. The Heritage Park Zoo is just around the corner. Stores and Method Coffee are just a few minutes away. MANY other walking/hiking/biking trails are very near, within bike riding distance or a short drive. We recommend the Peavine Rails to Trails - its an easy 5+ miles each way but takes you right through the most amazing rock formations - could easily do half of it and be satisfied. We journeyed up to the trail system to the west of Prescott - only about a 20-25 minute drive to some of the greatest trail heads in the Prescott National Forest. Don't forget Historic Downtown Prescott - the courthouse and Whiskey Row - super fun and great little shops. We will stay here again given the chance - we really don't want to leave!!

First to Review
Great Park in Golden Valley

We barely slid in to this 55+ park - my husband turned 55 in September, but glad we did. The park itself is very basic, but that in itself was very pleasant. The hookups were well maintained and easy to access. Most of the guests seemed to be inside and very quiet or asleep by 7-8pm! Us youngsters are pretty quiet too so it suited us just fine. The main building was also immaculate as was the laundry room, and the machines were clean and ran well. We chose this park because of its close proximity to the Cerbat Hills/Monolith Gardens for hiking/biking. We also ventured out to Chloride to see the rock murals and petroglyphs - neat experience.

Great Park

Great park - we stayed 2 nights on our way through to Arizona. Easy back-in and what we saw of the park was spotless. We arrived late, were out most of the next day, and left early the following morning. Seamless online reservations, check in, check out, and got a pleasant message asking if we wished to extend our stay. Definitely a city type park - nothing "camping" about it, but it was great for 2 easy nights. We are probably staying a night on our way back through.

Great for Glamping

We live in Fortuna, had just bought our first rv trailer, and needed to practice "camping" before heading out on the road to get used to hooking up, and all the other tricks that come with a 25' trailer. We stayed across town at the Riverwalk RV Park, and had a fun time. Its definitely the opposite of roughing it, and only had a picnic table at our site - no outdoor fires, but all in all was a great experience with friendly staff, a pool (special rules to use during Covid), and it looked like some other fun things on the other side of the park that we didn't have time to explore. The Eel River is close by, with a lovely walking path alongside. We arrived after the office closed and all our paperwork was ready and waiting in the outside late-arrival box. I would definitely recommend this park to anyone needing a quiet, safe, overnight stay, or for folks that like a little more of the glamping style camping.

Did the Job

We stayed at the Railroad Park Resort near Dunsmuir, CA for 5 nights. It was fine, with a couple small issues.. The rest of the park might be wonderful - converted train cars and cabooses, cabins, and a small motel - but the rv portion sort of felt like the red-headed stepchild. I believe our fees were $280 for 5 nights. Full hook-ups, pull through site (many were back-in only) and zero privacy, although the rv park is in a pretty stand of very thinned trees at the far end of the RRP property. There is a teeny store with some basic supplies and snack foods, and ice and wood available for purchase, wifi advertised, as well as a swimming pool. The bathrooms are decent and include showers. We are a family that prefers a little more privacy away from the world, but this park was our only option as we didn't book until 3 weeks prior to our last minute trip to see family in Dunsmuir. Siskiyou County campgrounds are currently full to brimming, and people are lining up at 6am for the few fcfs sites at the FS campgrounds. Reservations are all booked out until the end of August at least.
We signed a list of rules when checking in to the RRPR, that include a strict "No marijuana use anywhere on RRP property", yet continually got wafting pot smoke from several other campsites. I complained once, and the young man at the store apologized and made a note about it. Also, the woman working in the store in the mornings and during the day was quite rude and snippy, and reiterated at least 4 times that campground guests were only to use the swimming pool down near the cabooses between 10am and 3pm - as if we weren't to meddle with their upscale guests in the train cars and cabins. It felt a bit awkward, but we did use the nice pool one day when we didn't go swimming in Lake Siskiyou.
Wifi was advertised and a log on with password provided, but we were unable to log on the entire time we were there.
There were many huge rv's including full sized busses that seemed to navigate the park just fine, and some tent sites around some of the edges.
All in all - it was not a fantastic experience, but was alright, and we met a few other wonderful campers which is always a neat experience.
Sorry - I didn't take any pictures, but there are some decent ones if Googled.

A Great Surprise - July 2020

My husband and I were desperate to add a couple days on to the end of our scheduled vacation to the Dunsmuir, CA area as we didn't have to be home until Sunday, but had to check out of the Railroad Park RV Resort on Friday, and there were zero campsites available in Siskiyou County.
We stumbled on the Douglas City Campground using a great brochure/map we got at the Whiskeytown Information Center.
We have a 25' pull-behind trailer, so our boondocking options were very limited as most in that area that we could find were set for tenters or very small rv's.
The incline down to the campground at Douglas City is very steep - maybe a 12% grade, and we didn't have a clue what sort of place we would end up at. Wow, were we pleasantly surprised! A small, cozy campground with host, right on the Trinity River, for $10/night! We grabbed the one pull-through site, but many are easily backed into, and all are nicely paved and mostly level. There are some cute tent sites as well. The days were very hot - probably 100° - and there are no hook-ups so we siesta'd in the afternoons. The river is gorgeous, cold, clean, and refreshing. The Trinity River is popular for rafters so we had fun waving at rafts full of happy people floating by. The night temps dropped nicely after the sun went down behind the mountain, so we were able to cool off. We watched a bat aerial show in the evenings, and listened to the many bird calls as well. The moon and stars were well visible as their is no light pollution in that area.
I would have given the campground 5 stars except - they have two lovely looking bathroom/shower buildings that are locked up tight with notices that they are closed due to Covid-19, but they supplied the campground with 2 portapotties instead. (??!) I took a star away for that lack of common sense. 😁 We are self-contained so it didn't affect us too much, but tenters would have more of an issue with it.
All in all - it was a wonderful stay, and we will definitely stay again. 2 take-aways - the river is filled with iron lyrite/fool's gold, and is really pretty when the glakes sparkle in the sun. Also, there is a decent amount of poison oak here and there, so beware. Leaves of 3, let it be!