My husband and I stayed at the River Lodge Resort for the weekend in our 30' A Class. There were full hook ups and the price was very reasonable. The scenery is beautiful and the park is located right on the river. Sunrise and sunsets here are amazing! Located in a canyon so the wind wasn't an issue. The river water is always flowing making it a great spot to post up on the grass and relax or have a picnic and people/boat watch. There is a fun 9 hole golf course located on the property. Behind the entrance road, there are sand dunes and great trails to explore on your dirt toys. If you want to be brave, bring some carrots and feed/pet the donkeys. Just don't leave your food out when you go to sleep! Everyone was extremely nice in the park (Including the staff!!!) Kyle told us all the good places to visit for night life and where to do our shopping in the city. Can't wait to go back. Very relaxing and great weather during Feb. read more

I brought my son here for his birthday, great place to enjoy the river. The park is clean and the staff are friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend to friends and will come back again soon. read more

Absolute worst camp site in history!!!! Save yourself and go to another, power was horrible. Booked to enjoy a six day 4th camping trip and the power hookup was INSUFFICIENT!!!!!! We had to leave early, service was HORID, staff couldn't fix the issue, instead they were rude and tried blame it on our camper, when the box was never installed right, don't even bother asking for compensation, you'll get nothing back, seems they care more for the yearly renters than getting customers to return. We had 4 campers, we ALL LEFT EARLY!! HORRIBLE CAMP SITE, HORRIBLE STAFF/SERVICE, NEVER WILL WE RETURN!! And I will file a report in every social media site to make sure new campers are aware!!!! Better yet, get a camp site in Arizona side, this camp site is in California is side, which explains everything!!!! Manager is Michelle, don't let her initial kindness fool you, she doesn't care!! read more

Our family loved the Tiny Home we rented through Airbnb. The scenery was beautiful. read more

We just spent four relaxing days at one of the riverfront houses and it was bliss. The park staff were friendly, the grounds were clean, and there's a little market on site where you can buy ice, snacks, life jackets - even boat propellers! The sunrise over the river was beautiful. I can't believe some of the complaints from other reviewers. Phone service is spotty, but that's how it is in the area. Wifi doesn't work in all areas of the park, though we hardly noticed because we were boating and floating and enjoying ourselves instead of trying to get a connection. They are doing some improvements in the park so there is some equipment and piles of gravel about, but it's not in the way. Yes, there are bugs and gnats, and every so often a scorpion or two....it's the river, not the Four Seasons! Like I always say, "If you're lucky enough to be at the river, you're lucky enough." read more

Great location right on the river. Sorry to say. that the place needs a good cleaning. Bathrooms and showers are so,so. The park needs a lot of work. This could be a 5 star resort if they'd take care of it. The state park across the river is so much better than the river lodge. Would I stay here again? Only if nothing else was available. If they got their act together and cleaned up the place I would come back. read more

This place is amazing and has one of the best views you could imagine. It sits right across from Castle Rock and has it own little lagoon/marina where the water is clean and calm. A real treat for us was the wild donkeys that roam the resort and local area. The staff is friendly and attentive and they even had karaoke at the cabaña with free beer on Saturday night. Loved this place and can't wait to go back!! read more

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Spider infested shack.... we rented a "bungalow" for 4 days. It was so disgusting I wouldn't even let my kids sleep there. I killed a dozen spiders the first hour we were there. There were cobwebs everywhere and the place had not been cleaned in what looked like years. I had my husband go to the store for antibacterial cleaner before we could even us the bathroom. The futon had at least 20 dead spiders and bugs on it. One day the water was turned off for almost 6 hours without any warning or explanation and when the water finally came back on is was completely brown. There are no words to describe how disgusting this place is. This place has not been updated since the 70's. There is a hole on the front door where all the bugs fly through every night. The fridge was filthy. The hot water for the shower lasted 60 seconds max. All the furniture was dusty and the kitchen counters and stove still had food from the previous renter. The entire campground is dirt so it's incredibly dusty. There is a huge fire ant problem there and the trees drop branches with 1" thorns that many of us steeped on and it went through our sandals into our feet. The beach is rocky and horrible. I DO NOT recommend this place. Save your money and stay anywhere else but here. read more

The people were really nice and accomodating. However, the shower was broken (they fixed it very quickly) and there were a lot of roaches in the bungalow. Its a "rustic" setting so more forgivable than a regular hotel but still tge "rusticness" was a bit much for how expensive it was. read more

This is the best california side resort for Parker! Loving and intimate. If ur wanting a relaxing Parker Expierence do me a favor and book ur trip here! read more

River Lodge is our go to spot during the summer in Parker. They offer sites to park are trailer right near the river bank with amazing views of the river. The staff has always been friendly and the grounds are very kid friendly. If you're not looking for resort style amenities but a affordable place to park your trailer and be close to the river, River Lodge is your best bet. read more

Love loved our first time at River Lodge. Laura and her crew are amazing and make you feel like family. It was my cousins 50th birthday and we had a lot of people in our crew. Laura checked us in with class and found every way to accommodate us. I felt safe, even left the keys in our truck. Lots of burros that just roam the park. They are friendly as long as you don't spook them. The park is private, clean and just relaxing. My family and I will be back for sure. read more

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Gorgeous view. Stayed in one of the waterfront bungalows. Ac was nice and cool. When we weren't out on the water, we were relaxing on the patio looking over the water. Excellent view. Peaceful community. Kyle was especially helpful and took good care of us. Thanks! read more

Worst place to stay in the river. Where shall I start? Staff is extremely rude and unaccommodating. Their response to everything is "the owners don't allow it or it's better than nothing". Our electrical panel kept breaking, which left us without power in our trailer so we had to run the generator yet paid for full hookups. The campsite was infested with spiders. The water had chunks of black mildew (or dirt or something). The campgrounds were very unkept and in need of serious repair. They charge you for wifi that never worked. The beaches are not kid friendly yet they're actually somewhat dangerous on the west side. Scorpions found in my cousin's bungalow they rented from the park, dead mice, and NOTHING in this place worked properly. The staff were rude, unaccommodating, no discounts, and no apologies were given. This place needs to be condemned by the health department. So sad because we spent many summers at river lodge growing up. Save yourself the awful experience and do not stay at River Lodge. read more

I love this place! My home away from home. The staff is great, relaxing environment and close to all the crazy fun. Thor and Tara are the best. I've been treated like family and will continue to make this my vacation destination. read more

Place itself is a dump old run down dirty trash and crap every where . Staff if u call it staff disappears at 2 shut down offices and go like a darn ghost town here , No phone service very sketchy at best , can have so much potential but the parks in shambles , old clutter of junk litters the property through out park. Staff can careless not service oriented when u do find one . The only and I mean only good things are the tiny houses river front u can rent ! Access to river. Is great but don't bring your golf clubs lol. That's another story see for you self. There are no amenities here , other parks down the road are super clean and maintained river front also spend your money elsewhere . Too bad they don't clean it up , a little money put back into the place. T L C needed. read more

We've been going to this place for over 20 years. It was once a very nice place to spend our vacations but lately, it's a dump. Their storage area is basically a junk yard littered with old tire abandoned trailers, Motorhomes, boats and cars. Recently Several items were taken from our rig. The license plates, battery and battery covers, they pried the lock on the back door of our rig but couldn't break in, thank goodness we have two locks. The resort makes it a policy that all trailers and RV's stored at the resort a key has to be left with them. Well they lost our spare key! They couldn't find it anywhere or simply they released our keys to someone else. We were told that over 20 rigs were recently broken in to. That if we're missing anything to file a police report. Not a safe place to keep your stuff. There's no security, the office personnel can only do so much. River lodge is not a good place to camp anymore, they do not have any shade it's all dirt. They built tiny houses everywhere by the waterfront. If you enjoy camping with rats, bats, flies, scorpions, spiders and fire ants then this is the resort for you. The management just throw their hands up in the air and say nothing we can do about it! It's a beautiful location but not worth getting your stuff stolen or better yet getting a disease due to unsanitary environment you're exposed to. We moved to a much better resort, we're so much happier there! read more

Our camping experience was terrible! I would not recommend this place. First off, it was 110 degrees and the electricity kept shutting off and it was not just our trailer but everyone around us was complaining about it. They sent someone out to fix it however it continued to happen the whole 4 days we were there. The Wi-Fi never worked and to top it all off the owner was so awful! We mistakenly parked in a place we weren't suppose to and instead of politely asking us to move he came over screaming and swearing at us saying he was calling a tow truck driver, and it was going to cost us a $1,000 dollars to get out of impound. So not necessary, a simple "hey can you not park here" would have been great. So if you want to be yelled at all weekend like you're back at summer camp then you should definitely stay at this place. read more

Excellent location right on a curve in the river and about a mile or so from the Dam. It was fun watching the boats turn around and take off at full speed throwing rooster tails as they raced down the straight away from the curve. The scenery was beautiful. We could leave our boat and jet skis in the marina for free (Anchor, not dock) and they were close to where our site was. The lodge has a golf course which was fun even though I suck at golf. Everyone in the campground was extremely friendly. The donkeys were pretty cool too. I read some of the previous reviews but strongly disagree with what was said about the staff. I found them to be helpful and nice. I would definitely recommend this spot especially for the price. I'm sure there are more done up spots to stay at but they were charging an arm and a leg for a weekend stay. read more

We had the worst experience here, we rented one of their park models it was absolutely disgusting and filthy, a lot of dishes I pulled out to use were not even clean, every night in the bedroom I kept smelling something gross, when we were packing up my husband had checked under the bed for clothes and there was not one but 2 dead mice on a sticky trap they had already been decomposing so they had to have been there long before we had gotten there! Im pretty sure they only make the bed in between guests, it was disturbing how nasty it was in there, we also had no hot water either, when I went to check out the staff was nice but the owner was extremely rude and acted like it was no big deal! We will never ever go back there!! You have been warned don't waste your money, there are plenty of nicer places to stay where you are treated like a valued costumer!!! Horrible weekend!! read more

We rented a bungalow that we couldn't even sleep in. The AC never got cold it was literally 98 degrees! The power was malfunctioning as well so we had no tv, no microwave and worst of all no fridge! We were finally able to find an extension cord from another family member to plug the fridge into an outlet in the bathroom. No one from river lodge could fix the problem or even came down to assist. We were not refunded for the first two nights even though we never slept in it and had no choice but to sleep on the floor in another family members trailer. The only consolation we were given was a refund for our last night when we had to go home early after most of our food had spoiled with the non functioning fridge. It was also disappointing that the beach was completely deteriorated and nothing but sharp rocks, there was no where for my small children to play in the sand. We have stayed at many different parks in Parker and definitely would not come back here again! I am editing this review to add that the gentleman working in the market was very kind and understanding even though he was powerless and could not help our situation, ownership needs to invest some resources into this place because it is far from a resort! read more

This was our first winter on this side of the river and we stayed at River Lodge Resort for a couple months (jan-Feb). The staff is very nice. We booked a 50 amp RV spot, but when we went to plug in our motorhome we had less than 30 amps. The office had an electrician down here really quick to change it over to 50 amp. The people in the park are friendly. I give this 3 stars because it seems the owners don't do much to improve the park. There is no gravel so it is very nasty. When the wind blows the dust is horrible. The residents ride by in their golf carts (which I think almost every winter visitor to this park has one) and creates so much dust. The water is pretty bad. We used our RO system so it wasn't much of an issue for us, but were never informed about the water. Here's what the water looks like after it had been off for a few hours and the park never flushed the system. There are burros in the park. They are really cute, but don't leave garbage or food out or they will be in it. The park does a good job at cleaning up the burro poop, but there is so much burro urine my dog wouldn't even go on a walk on a leash as she wanted to stop every 5 feet to sniff burro pee. The residents who come here or own tiny homes here told us they have to buy their own gravel because the park doesn't bring any in. Not a bad park...but be ready for a dirty campground. They have a lot of activities in the park and the winter guests try really hard to make it a community. read more

Labor Day wow what a waste of money. 150 a night for a junky trailer with bugs everywhere and propane gas leaks. We arrive in the evening to a gas filled trailer with missing batteries in smoke detectors A few hours later moved to the next door model with less gas smell and one smoke detector with a bad battery. Thank goodness we brought our own bedding. Slept with one eye open. Next day went to the office to discuss our accommodations and were given a battery for the smoke detector. After asking for a better place they put us in another trailer that was a wee bit better. It had pergo flooring at least no nasty carpet. The management never bothered to check in with us after the gas leak and potential live threatening events. The funniest thing they did was to actually take a checklist back to the final Park model we stayed in to "check it" before they would give our $200 CASH deposit back. They were satisfied with the carcasses of bugs left behind and returned our money. I can only shake my head in astonishment that this place exists but as the management says "We try and that's why we say it's one step above camping". read more