I am only giving this a 7 instead of a 10 as I know what it will be and always has been. The park changed ownership three weeks ago and the new manager came on board only yesterday. The park is still one of the best. We had a great spot, across from the beautiful pool.The sites are not overly large for large motorhomes and tow vehicles, but plenty of parking spots close by tow vehicles. The landscapers seem to be out working very hard and the grounds were well mowed. The pool was dirty, but the pool guy is was here today. Club house was not open because of changes. Train noise is a concern, but didn't bother us. Park will now be open year round. Maybe it would be good to give discount prices during the summer to get people in here. Park was mostly empty. We will be back. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This is a wonderful RV resort hidden within an urban area. Despite it's location the setting was surprisingly quiet with only minimal road noise. The pool was a big attraction, large clean and well equipped with chairs etc. Landscaping was very attractive and constantly being maintained by resort personnel. Laundry was near the pool so we were able to enjoy a swim while our laundry was drying. Staff comes by each morning to collect trash and although we did not use the service there seems to be an agreement with a local contractor to provide RV washing for a fee. This resort does not seem to advertise or even list in the common publications but still they seem to fill every evening. We consider this a destination RV resort and will definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Perfect park in absolutely every way... except one thing. The nearby train tracks and Interstate 10. If you like peace and quiet, don't come here! The trains run all hours of the day and night and the interstate traffic is 24 hours a day. Sites, landscaping, surroundings, location and amenities are great. This is one of the best RV parks we have ever seen bar none. Just remember the noise aspect! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Very nice park, one of the nicest I have stayed in. Not listed in any of my directories, I learned about it from this review site. No discount clubs were accepted. Exceptionally quiet park for it's size. Very large, heated pool that was empty most of the time. I was puzzled by my good fortune at being able to swim laps in total peace. Later I read the info packet and noted that no one under 18 is allowed to use the facilities. We stayed in a section very near the interstate and railroad tracks, and as others have noted, it is noisy, which is why I rated it a 9 instead of 10. But, the positives greatly outweigh the noise, which I got used to by the second night. Wifi was good for the first four nights, and the fifth night I could not get a signal. I have a small external wifi receiver with antenna and this gave me a strong signal. Many TV channels. Beautifully kept grounds, nice clubhouse, garbage pickup in front of your site, security gate with code access at night, very safe feeling, spacious sites. This park will not disappoint. A negative previously noted is no picnic tables. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Beautiful park. Came in very late but still had the watchman show us to our site and help us get backed in. Lovely, manicured grounds. We will definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We stayed here during Thanksgiving with family and 5 RV's all together. A very nice RV resort which is exceptionally clean, with plenty of grass and shaded trees. Beautiful grounds and pleasant staff. We didn't check Wi-fi, but cable worked great with numerous channels. The only negatives were no picnic tables and absolutely no fires, otherwise it was an enjoyable stay. We will be there again next year. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

The park is in excellent condition. As noted by another review, there is noise from trains and a little from I-10. We had two reservations for one night going to and from Washington. The confirmation came via regular mail and was shredded when it got to us. Our first night was supposed to be Sept 29, but when we got there the park was closed until October and we had to find somewhere to spend the night. The WiFi signal was excellent and the staff was helpful in getting us to the site, even though we showed up after the office closed (5 PM). We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very nice and clean resort. Spaces are nice size with green grass. All of the facilities are very nice. The only negative is nearby I-10 and railroad tracks but the amenities of the park off set the negatives. Will stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

I really enjoy this park. This was our second time here but first time back since they sold off about 1/2 the park, and started to build houses that are not selling. Still a great RV park with beautiful grounds... pool, spa, tennis, golf, flowers, trees, lake, fountains etc. The east part has alot of noise in addition to the standard train noises found in most parks, but extra noise due to construction & trucks. Try to get reservation in "older section" or close to clubhouse, that will possibly eliminate some of the extra noise. We camped here in a Motorhome.

One of the nicest rv resorts in the area. So sad that a developer is wanting to close and build condos. The truth is that the park has been bought by a developer and part of the park has been divided off and developed, but with the real estate market as it is the rest of the park has been able to remain open. The grounds, clubhouse, pools, amenities are beautiful and the park is hopeful to stay open another couple of years. We camped here in a Motorhome.

The rumors of this Park's demise are greatly exaggerated! Due to the poor real estate market, the park was not replaced by condos as originally planned, and it is still as nice of a campground as you will find anywhere. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Unfortunately, this resort recently closed (we stayed there on their very last weekend). I have heard a rumor that some site owners were allowed to keep their site pads and may be renting them- but the majority of the campground was taken over by new home development. Very sad, because this was one of the best campgrounds we have ever been to. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is a first class resort with beautiful grounds and amenities. A portion of the campground and most of the golf course has been removed for condo development, but the remainder is still very nice. The wifi has been removed, but our Verizion coverage worked well, often broadband coverage. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This campground was beautiful. Very friendly staff, and the hot tub was hot! Nice workout room as well. There are a few golf holes on the property as well as a putting green. We usually need a pull-through as we have a 27' car trailer behind our 37' motorhome, but they had a parking lot that we were able to store it in at no extra charge. Unfortunately I believe they sold the property to develop houses on so it might not be here through the end of 2007. Cell phone reception was a bit spotty and we constantly dropped calls- although we have both Verizon and Tmobile phones. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Sign of the times....Emerald Desert is an excellent park but I hear it is CLOSING in Spring, 2007 to become a condo development! The land is way too valuable to have it heavily used only a few months of the year and nearly empty the remainder. Their website was down when I tried it. Best nearby alternative we've tried is Outdoor Resort, Cathedral City. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Emerald Desert is all you could want in a resort with a couple of reservations. There is no store (just a couple of snacks and very, very limited RV supplies). A lot of train noise where we were located in site 371. Also it is definitely a snowbird park, so other campers were somewhat snooty large $$$$ diesel pushers everywhere around us) and hard to carry on conversations with like most RV parks. But the facilties were outstanding and clean with outstanding maintenance folks and staff. A great little 9 hole par 3 golf course just adds to your stay if you enjoy golf. I would have given it a 10 if not for my previous comments. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Great place to stay this is truly a 5 star resort We camped here in a Motorhome.

I compare this to a 5 star hotel. Clean and beautiful. Lots of trees, grass and flowers. Concrete "level" sites. Pricey, but worth it! We camped here in a camper.

We camped here in October 2008. Older TT park with narrow roads and sites that make it tight for bigger rigs. Pool was very sporadic in it's availability due to maintenance issues. Thorny little round prickly burrs all over the grass got into your shoes and pedal bike tires and we had to fix four flats. WiFi only works right next to the hall. Booked in for three weeks and left early. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We stayed at this Thousand Trails and used the "SuperHost" program. We had 21 rigs from our Carriage Travel Club Golden State Travelers Chapter and the AZ Roadrunner Chapter. Thousand Trails members stay at no charge; non-members pay $32 per night. Sites are a little tight, but everyone got in with their 5th wheel units. Management was great especially the assistant manager. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

The sites at the campground are really close together and they need to relocate a lot of the palm trees to make getting into and out of the sites easier. We tried pulling through one of the sites but the palm trees got in the way and we had to back into it instead. Also, there were sand spurs that got into your feet, shoes and dogs paws that were extremely painful and annoying. The fire ants were no joy either. I'm glad we were only there one night. We camped here in a Motorhome.

As said a membership park with nice pull thrus but you have to look hard to find the 50 amp sites. Most are taken by long term campers. Nice date palm trees and a very attractive park. Easy in and out. While we were there the winds where tough-- 20 to 30 MPH with gusts to 50mph. We took a load of sand with us. Park closes for the summer on May 15. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Since this is a TT pk we paid nothing. The sites are under date palm trees and are close. Park needs to be updated as do so many of these Thousand Trails pks. Pool was nice but crowded and small. Breakfast area nice for eating. We stayed here a week as it is a highly used TT pk. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is a membership park, there may be some specials along with a sales person talk. When we were there the park was all but empty due to the time of year. I understand the park is very full in the winter. Most sites have long pull throughs, good voltage, good water pressure, clean and well groomed. There are many huge palm trees making the park look very attractive. The park easy to find off I 10 and easy to access. The park staff was friendly and helpful. As far as TT parks go, this is one of the nicer ones. We camped here in a Motorhome.