The owners here are very personable and accommodating. And while it's true that the interior road is rather narrow and tight, we had no problem negotiating through to our site -- which was a pull-through. The site fit both our 24' motorhome and our Smart Car toad without a problem. Showers here are operated with tokens provided by the office -- there is no charge. Free cable TV and there were lots of local stations available on the system. The primary feature of this park is its proximity to both the Napa and Sonoma wineries. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is in a great location for good grocery shopping, restaurants, bookstores, etc. If you have bikes, all are close by with safe bike lanes. The older, residential part of the park is a wonderful example of community and affordable housing and we enjoyed our walk around the park. It was just the kind of restful, stocking up, overnight stop we needed. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We just did not like this place. The sites were real close together and no place to sit outside. In the back there were a bunch of homeless types living out of really old junky trailers. We walked back there and found it to be very unnerving. We paid for three nights: they make you pay in advance with no refunds when we wanted to bug out. We still left after only one night. Would not recommend or stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
It's always difficult finding a good RV park when you are touring wine country. Although this one states Big Rigs Welcome, this is one one of the tightest parks to get in and out of. We couldn't even turn in the entrance and had to stop, unhitching our car and blocking everybody. Even though they have the name "Sonoma" in their title, Sonoma is at least 1/2 hour or 45 minute drive from this small RV park, located in town, surrounded by apartment and condo buildings. Healdsburg and the wineries to the North, just as far. I should mention that the manager of the place is the nicest guy and does everything he can do to make it work, and get the rigs in, but he is working with what the owners have given him. Just a big rig will fit in a space, doesn't make it big rig friendly. If you could drop a big rig into the space with a helicopter, things might work better. Many rigs were not even capable of making the turns once inside the park, and had to leave going back through their empty space. Parking for your vehicle is tough also, unless you get one of the dual spaces that are extra wide. I did like the dual location of dump drains, one near the back of the coach and one mid-station, to accommodate different hookups. The recreation center seemed very old and dingy. There was a long-term area for the park, blocked off by a entry gate. We would not stay there again because of the severe space limitations and congestion. Because of the economy, and gas prices, I don't think anybody will ever build a really nifty RV park centrally located and easy to get to in the wine country. We've tried the Napa Country Fairgrounds RV park several times near Calistoga, and that's ok, but when we were there, the help leaves around 6 and farm workers would come in, use the showers, then eat dinner and sleep in their cars, one of them parked right behind our RV. I wonder whether that still goes on? Thank you. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very tight park. Driveways and roads are just big enough. Spots are very tight. Roads paved, sites gravel. Well maintained. Picnic tables at every site. Very good WiFi. Good trees and shade. Pretty expensive. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Well-- I read the previous reviews and I have to say, that a lot of must have changed. We arrived in the Wine Country RV Park and the managers were one of the most friendliest people I met at check in for a while. They guided us to our site and during our 1 week stay, we were asked every day if everything was fine.And it was. The Park is very well kept and we had a great time. It is a quiet, clean and safe place to stay and we will be back. It is also a Good Sam park. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a great away! The park is older and quaint. The bathrooms are clean and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. It is more personable than some of the bigger parks. I love that is it close to the beach, wine country, and Sonoma Grove University. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Sites are very narrow. At times you will not be able to use your awning and at the worst of times you will not be able to use slide-outs. This is not a big rig park. Entrance makes it very difficult to get in and out. Many long term residents. Noisy, motorcycles. If you get a spot by the parking lot don't expect a good night's sleep. When we stayed one of the few trees found in the park lost a huge branch and another RV'er lost their awning as it crashed through it. Obvioulsy park maintenance is poor when it come to things like that. Bathrooms were very clean. One half of park is given over to permanent residents. Mangers at the time were rude and not helpful at all. The park is placed close to local sights, but would not stay here again. No firepits or picnic tables available. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
September 2008
$49
A small RV park not really suitable for large rigs. Sites are small, and there is not much space between sites. Staff was ok at time of visit. It was difficult to drive out of park, not much room for turning. We will not stay again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Sites extremely narrow - if there are two RV's parked next to each other then neither one can put out their awnings and in some Sites slides can not be extended if there is another RV parked next to you. Managers presented a very "dictatorial" attitude towards the Guests and were not very helpful. Front of park is for newer RV's and the back of the Park is closed off by an access gate and contains what appears to be permanent people in very old trailers. Would not stay here again even though it is very convenient for "sightseeing" in the local area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The staff was not very friendly. We were reminded that the check-out time was at 10AM and that they are not very flexible regarding that. Even though there were quite a lot of available sites, we were put into the site exactly at the park entrance next to a very bright and loud humming light (as we found out later in the evening). There was quite some traffic (cars and motorcycles) in and out of the park. There seem to be quite a lot of long-term stayers in that park. The site was very narrow. With another RV on one side and a fence on the other, we were able to walk out of the site, but had no possibility to put any chairs out. Also there was neither a pick nick table or a fire pit. Positive things were the very clean showers and restrooms and the free Wi-Fi. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Great Location, Central to Wine Country, Sonoma and Napa and only 45 miles to San Francisco. Managers are great and the new re-opening will be a success. Need to make sure you call for directions in, not many city signs (707)795-9333. Very clean and they love your pets. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.