As I was inquiring about purchasing a manufactured home in this park, the manager said…read moreunequivocally, "We don't want your kind living here." (I have multiple sclerosis; at the time, it manifested itself by poor balance and a limp.)

From the owner: Valley West Estates is a manufactured home community in the small Northern California city of…read moreArcata. Comfortably situated and well maintained, the community offers 2 and 3 bedroom homes that feature central heating, double-pane windows, and high ceilings. Valley West Estates also provides a recreation hall for residents to use for gatherings, as well as a large grassy area suitable for football, baseball, and soccer. A short distance away are the many attractions of Arcata, including eclectic restaurants, shops, and events such as the Oyster Festival. Nearby Eureka hosts the annual Blues by the Bay music festival and the Redwood Coast Jazz Festival. Managed by a professional onsite staff, Valley West is extremely popular.

This place is a joke. For the price you get nothing but a space. And you aren't allowed to do…read moreanything to your space. They have no restrooms or showers. They laundry facilities is mediocre at best. The don't mow the lawns. The tenants are responsible for weeds etc. Awful place to live. Also they raise the rent constantly. In 7 yrs rent has gone from 350.00 to 695.00.

I would really like to give this place a better review and not everything about it is bad, but it's…read morenot a place I would recommend staying in if you can avoid it. There is new management as of 1-2 years ago and they are really trying to clean the place up and are going about it in the entirely wrong way, in my humble opinion. Good things about this place- 1. They are outside of Eureka a little bit so there aren't as many homeless people wandering through. This can also be a downside if you don't have a vehicle or are having car trouble 2. There are showers, restrooms, and a laundry room. Laundry is much cheaper than at the local laundromats Not so good things about this place- 1. The managers are trying to get better tenants while removing amenities, not fixing things that desperately need fixing, and constantly changing the rules requiring tenants to spend money on things that are not their responsibility, and then changing the requirements as soon as they have complied. They are also raising the rent while doing this, even for people who have contracts that stipulate otherwise or who they haven't notified. 2. When there are problems that a tenant needs to have solved (like a homeless person causing trouble, other tenants allowing pets to potty without cleaning up, someone doing drugs, etc), the landlords put the responsibility back on the tenants requiring them to tell them exactly who is causing the trouble or calling them when it happens and then not responding for days or longer when they do 3. They are cutting the maintenance man's hours while requiring him to do more than they are paying him for. Because of this, major things requiring repair aren't getting repaired and lawns aren't being mowed and the clippings are left all over the tenants space 4. There are major electrical problems at this location- outlets catching on fire and having major issues like reverse polarity. This has caused damaged to multi trailers and RVs. When it does cause damage or a tenant has to spend a lot of money on an expensive surge protector, they refuse to pay for the damage they have caused and blame the tenant 5. There are many problems with the sewer system as well- drain flies, improper and leaking hookups they will not fix, even if they were messed up before you moved in, etc. I had to spend my own time and money to be able to hook up my RV and it still leaked and smelled. You also cannot leave your black or gray tanks open. This was rather inconvenient as my gray tank filled up daily. All in all, they are one of a very few trailer parks in Eureka that have openings and a less unreasonable rent amount. It's that way for a reason.

I have lived here in Ocean West for 12 years. During that time it has been sold to different…read morecorporations twice after the mom & pop that built it died and the heirs just wanted top dollar. The corp. immediately dropped most of the grounds maintenance staff and the very well-appointed grounds started deteriorating. Then the rents started increasing-- up to four times a year. We managed to get a rent stabilization regulation in place, but the park owners spent hundreds of thousands fighting it with lies-- lies on billboards, on TV commercials, in newspapers-- anywhere they could! Now, 6 years later we managed to get one more 1/2 time worker, and the sprinklers have finally come on!! The park is generally a peaceful, friendly place and a good lower-cost alternative to stick-built homeownership. We have managed to fend off negative situations with one administrative hearing and one mediated negotiated settlement. Home resale values are on the upswing. But there was a rat I festation deliberately created by a park resident and the manager was unresponsive to stopping it. The park has hasn't had a permit to operate for over a year and rent bills are incorrect.

While we stayed in Eureka we were parked in the Shoreline RV Park. When we got here we checked in…read moreand were told what site to park the RV and the trailer in and once we pulled into the site they assigned us to we saw that the pull through site was too small so we had to move to another site and try it again. This site was a good fit. We had to park the Jeep away from our site because there wasn't any room for it. The park and people working here were good. The grounds around the RV park were in poor condition. The grass between the sites were very long. No edging either. The WiFi was good and the place was clean otherwise. The big problem was the street access coming into and exiting the RV Park was terrible! Pit holes so large you would of thought land mines had gone off. This is unacceptable!!! Going in and out each day was a major chore. Kind wouldn't stay here again unless the road is fixed. Oh heck no!!!!!

The website said they had Wi-Fi; not true. Their site said they had cable; it consisted of the Home…read moreShopping Channel & 1 Spanish-speaking channel. Their website said they had clean showers & laundry facilities, but they were locked, and there was no way to access them. It was like the place was abandoned. Definitely poorly managed and misrepresented on their website. Way overpriced for what they offered. Could have gotten the same at a Walmart parking lot !

This rv park has nice staff and good utilities like a washer and dryer you can use. There's also…read morelots of cats around so if you like animals it's a good opportunity for you.it's not far from all the action of eureka and your right on your own beach so not to many people will be there. It's quite nice honestly for the price.

I love living here. The park is making improvement. It's cleaner and quit. I am the manager. But…read moreI'm part of the community first or at least I try. Come join us or stop by our store

I thought for sure I did my review here, but I guess I didn't and I've got some good pictures too,…read moreso I will post those. I was here in June for a family reunion to see relatives, I had not seen in 50 years. It's even possible one of them had worked here as a maid in the 70s or 80s so that was really interesting. It was her old stomping ground. She lived here the rest of the family live nearby. This is a throwback to the 1970s which is why it's so charming and I think that's why so many people would love it. I didn't get to walk the grounds until the last day but there is actually an old-fashioned 70s style arcade with pinball machine machines it's just exactly like how it was when we were kids in the 70s and went camping with our parents. That's the type of stuff you would find. There's an old gathering hall in the back with wood floors that hasn't been used probably forever, which is gorgeous, there's a little Arboretum in the middle of the square that they light up every night with little violet lights. It's beautiful and you can tell that was an old area where there's a fountain that's no longer working. All charming and quaint. There's a little fire pit you can walk to in the back that looks like the type of fire pit we had at camp in 1975. It just has that old vibe that everyone loves and is disappearing everywhere so I pray they never change anything, but I don't think they will. The cabins are the same they're old-fashioned and beautiful however, inside they have been somewhat modernized because that's the world we live in people would be upset if things were original I wouldn't but a lot of people would. I found it to be gorgeous and quiet. The only complaint I had and they did give me back some money for that and I really do appreciate that is that my little mini fridge was rocking and making a lot of noise all night and that did keep me from sleeping, that was rough. I'm a light sleeper and I found the rooms to be cold because it's regulated heat and I didn't know I could go up and ask for a space heater or bring one so I didn't now I know. To answer the question would I come back again?? 100% I loved it there and of course the kitchenette was filled with everything you need, I didn't take a shower there which sounds bad because I was freezing, but the showers were clean. The bathrooms were nice. The room was small, but really good for the price. I do plan to come back next May and hopefully I'm on great terms with them. I think my little complaints or issues were reasonable and fair or they wouldn't have refunded but I'm glad that they did and I'm glad I brought it up so the next person doesn't go through those issues and I'm glad that I'm letting people know if you do get cold there. You can ask for a space heater or bring your own but just make sure you let them know. Let them know you brought it because space heaters are fire hazards and you don't want to cause trouble in a beautiful area like this Also, they did have an incredible campground which I left out so there was an area for RVs and then in the back there were actual pads where people had tents and camping gear and all I thought was wow I wish I could do that next time maybe my cousin will do that with me for a day or two and I can have the cabin as well oh, and I did forget to mention that some of the cabins had fireplaces which I think I will try to get next Time. This is the ONLY place to stay!! Also not far from the only gas station and the only market, which are both great!

Absolutely beautiful campground! We will definitely be back. Friendly staff, clean facilities,…read moregorgeous location

Always a surprise. RV parks can be deceiving. Websites…read morecan glorify them. But you find out strange things when you stay in them. This one's no exception. MRR park has nice level paved sites. Full hook ups. Bathrooms are relatively clean. This is where it gets weird. I wanted to shower one evening. When I entered the steamy bathhouse I discovered a man partially clothed laying on the floor in the shower-hot water running. I immediately asked if he was okay. He said nothing but closed the shower curtain. I suddenly felt creeped to take my shower. But I did so watching my back. I told the gals in the office what I saw. They did not act surprised as though it was a common occurrence. What the hell is that?? Another thing I noticed about this park; there appeared to be some rather permanent campers lurking throughout the park. Perhaps years. Potted plants, junk piled around their campers, and dog fencing is not an overnight thing. The overall vibe of this place saddened me.

WOULD NOT RECOMEND TO ANYONE!! This RV Park is not good and is expensive. The web site is a…read morecompletely different then when staying or driving through the park. It is run down and the people are not helpful, tried to get a refund, was promised a refund and never got my money back.

It has been my distinct pleasure to have known Jeff Ragan for several years. Jeff is a very…read moreprofessional, very hard working real estate agent. He applies a number of innovative 21 century methods for marketing a home - and often can get the seller more money than they expect for their property. When he gets a lead, he follows up like a bull dog. Away from the office Jeff serves on a local hospital foundation board of directors and is active in his church. And he finds time to regularly attend Business Networking International meetings. All in all, Jeff is an extraordinary agent and a quality human being.

I recommend Jeff Ragan to others in the Humboldt County (CA) area who need a professional, hard…read moreworking real estate representative. My wife and I have been especially impressed that not only has Jeff taken care of the myriad of details necessary with marketing and selling a residential property, but part of his procedure has been to promote the property with two, personalized websites -- incuding excellent pictures, a floor plan, and a Visual Tour. Very impressed and happy with this businessman.

You can't find better than this. We booked a spot about mid-way coming home from a trip to another…read morecampsite. The location is stunningly beautiful. The managers Michael and Kimberly (?) are professional and friendly. They went out of their way to help us settle in even while working through the afternoon check-in rush. The location is well protected and secure with everything you could need. This is an absolute gem and we will be back when we're heading either north or south through Humboldt County.

Grounds are fine,, sites are a little tight, people are friendly and great river access. I thought…read moreprices were fair. The street leading up to the park is VERY SKETCHY. I almost turned around... I absolutely would NOT feel comfortable walking to the corner store at the end of the street. For that reason, I wouldn't recommend to family and friends. I won't stay there again. Site 14 - it's not a gravel pad, which would be fine except for all of the small prickly/thorn type ground cover (not grass). My dog could not walk on it and it kept getting dragged into RV on shoes and socks. - Pro- Bathroom was close without being next door to this site. - Sunnier spot.