PRICING - This particular park is just over $100 per night. I'm not sure if each campsite has a different price, I would guess that they are all the same because the truth is there really isn't a good spot or a bad spot at this particular camp ground. There really isn't anything to look at except for the park itself. It's inside of a canyon up against the Santa Ana river bed surrounded by trees that are probably 60 to 70 years old. We have ended up with a great spot every time and to be honest with you all I ever request is to be as close to the river as possible and as far away from the freeway because one of the downside to this park is that you can here the freeway all day and all night long.
CAMPING - The camping is very good, again I've been here I think five or six times and we've had a good spot every time. Some of the spots are side-by-side but most of them have distance in between them, the trees are beautiful, the grass is green and for the most park this RV park is super clean and is one of my favorites . Every site has full hook ups plus a fire pit and if I remember correctly everything's pretty level but unfortunately you are parked on gravel. Still this is a great place to camp and I highly recommend it, especially when you compare it to the local campsites in this area.
RESTROOMS & SHOWERS - The restrooms and showers are good but not great. Everything was clean, the water was warm and there was water pressure. I didn't like the toilets, they were stainless steel, kind of like a State Park but they had great showers and that is a major plus if you ask me.
THINGS TO DO -there really isn't a lot to do at this particular location and that's actually a good thing. The park is not huge but it's a big park and we walked the dogs every day and depending on how long you want to go for a walk there are walking trails outside of the park literally that will take you to the beach and back. There is a rope course that can be rented, I don't think it's part of the park but they have all the information. If you have a big enough group you can actually rent time with the owner and it's really awesome. We were on one end of the park and we had family at the other end of the park so our golf cart and our electric scooters were used constantly to go back-and-forth. I brought my mountain bike and actually rode it all the way to the beach, I think it was 26 miles. There are some great mountain bike trails within 15 minutes of Canyon RV Park so if you're in to mountain biking bring it and search online for the great trails. The owner of the park is really in to cars. From hot rods to mini trucks back in the 1990s there's always fun events going on. It's very difficult to get a spot during these busy times but if you're lucky enough to do so it's a really fun weekend. One time we were here and they had a whole bunch of vintage RV buses that stayed the weekend, it was an awesome show.
OTHER CAMPERS - Everyone in our section was really nice, we ended up getting to know this guy named Bob. He was a retired police officer and I guess he comes to the park all the time. We sat with him one night by the fire drinking Jack Daniels, it was one of those nights I'll never forget. We also met someone 10 years ago with an RV exactly like ours and to this day we still follow each other on social media. There are families and also a lot of couples. From time to time there are a lot of full timers and some of their rigs are pretty nasty but that is just part of the RV thing, They have quiet hours and for the most part everyone recognizes this. We had an awesome time and we will be back.
CUSTOMER SERVICE - OK so this park stays really busy all year long. Between the full timers, the families and all the car shows that they do usually see out. Now because of this the customer service is not the best. Most the time they don't even answer their phones, the place is understaffed so you get voicemail 90% of the time and just recently we left a message four days in a row and never got a callback. I think this really sucks but at the same time I get it, if I had a business that was sold out months in advance would I want to pay a couple extra employees 50 grand each to tell everyone sorry were full. Maybe a better voicemail message would work, even a way to text someone but again I understand, it's kind of the sign of the times these days.
OVERALL "5 STARS" At the end of the day this place is great. So great that we are going back. We have reservations for three families I think the first week of June. We can't wait to go back because this is one of our favorite locations to camp. If you live in Orange County or near Orange County and you want something fun and local this is the place to be. Also if you're coming from out of town and you want to go to Disneyland or Knotts Berry Farm technically this RV park is your absolute best choice. read more