Bonelli Bluffs RV Resort & Campground

This park felt very safe and clean and was surprisingly quiet even though we were packed in tight with hundreds of neighbors.
I arrived in the dark and was met at the gate by a friendly crew (including security). If you’ve never been here, be sure to scout your site number before arrival as there are different sections and confusing signage. I drove around the wrong section several times before realizing I was on the wrong side of the park.
There’s also a small airport nearby so prepare for some air traffic and no drone usage.
I was staying for a family event in town and couldn’t help wondering why this park was so packed. My guess is that it’s easy access to LA and Orange Counties, very close to main freeways (i10 and 57), reasonably priced, and easy to book within a week.
If you’re looking for isolation, this isn’t the place but otherwise I give it a big thumbs up.
Oh…and lots of pet lovers!

LA is about an hour’s drive on nearby I10. The campground is located inside Bonelli Bluffs regional park (the campground is privately managed). There are swimming pools and playgrounds in the campground and the park offers a beach (open seasonally). The campsites are large and offered full hook-ups. This park had one of the best laundry rooms we have ever used at a campground.

There is no denying that this is a spectacular place to stay, our site was right next to the beautiful lake and what a beautiful vision to wake up to every morning. The downfall is the park is extremely spread out, and it gets very very crowded on the weekends. If you are coming here for peace and quiet, especially on the weekends, you might want to look elsewhere because the boom boxes go past quiet time and people love to party here. Staff did not enforce quiet time in our section "F" at all and am sure it wasn't from a lack of being able to hear them. We stayed here for close to a week, never used the facilities because they were just too far away. You have to drive to go to the laundry room, use the pool or access the office if you get a site by the lake, didn't know that. Come the weekend it is wall to wall people, even tent camping on the lawn is wall to wall tents. It is very expensive to stay here and we prefer a resort where we could find the atmosphere more relaxing. We did not, for safety reason, confront the offenders to ask them to turn down their music. I am all for freedom of everything, but neighbor flying Trump flag was a bit much. I am not here to have political rhetoric in my face. The irony of this resort is they require you to sign a page long terms and conditions yet they don't abide by them themselves! Saturday night music and people partying till past 1 AM yet they say quiet time is 10 pm. At 9am the boom box competition started up again. So inconsiderate of your fellow campers! We love the grounds but cant wait to leave to get a good nights sleep.

We were pleasantly surprised by just how nice Bonelli Bluffs was, with big shade trees and green grass throughout the campground. We chose it as our base to visit our daughter in Rancho Cucamonga and it was perfect. The park is located on the northeast bluffs of the Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park and is operated by LA County. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We opted to pay a premium for a site on the bluff above Puddingstone Lake and the views did not disappoint. It was tight when all the spots filled up, but the sites were staggered so everyone had some green space and view, although the neighbor’s sewer hookup was literally two feet from our doorstep.

Amenities include full hook-ups w/50amp, cable TV, restroom/shower facilities, laundry, playground and pool, fishing beach, sand volleyball, a camp store, meeting and business center, dump station, RV storage and propane delivery. It was obvious that many of the folks were staying here long-term, although I didn’t ask about discounts for extended stays. The park was very clean and well-maintained. We did not get a chance to use any of the amenities since we were focused on family time, but we wouldn’t hesitate to come back again. There were several walking trails to explore and Bonelli Park has a large swim beach, paved lakeshore path, a water park, boat rentals, mountain bike trails, and a nearby golf course. The National Hot Rod Association Museum is just a few miles away and is also worth a visit.

All those amenities however come with a steep price tag. The daily rate was $77/night, but when the pet fee ($2/day), taxes, and other fees were added it came out to $88.64/night.

We were thrilled to have morning visits from the resident coyotes. We saw them three times and on our last morning there were two of them playing around our picnic table.

We had 1 bar of 4G, but it worked fairly well for surfing the internet.

This park is really beautiful. We were shocked at the views here! We paid for a more expensive site overlooking the city and it was definitely worth it in our opinion. It’s a very quiet and clean park. We easily backed our 41ft fifth wheel into our site and had no issues getting in or out. The laundry room is impeccable, takes card, and there are so many machines - the best laundry room I’ve seen! Pool was closed either due to Covid or due to it being winter. We also loved that they have so many playground in the park that are a short drive down the road. Security at the entrance as well.

While we were there, the Santa Ana winds picked up to 80mph gusts and we left our RV for the night because a tree fell next to our site and branches dented our slide and we felt unsafe. Another couple had an entire tree go through their wall. Although it was unfortunate, the park had their staff and landscaping out in droves to clean up immediately after the winds stopped. They handled it really well and were very on top of the damage! Beware of the wind forecast if you plan on camping here!

We found this place after the pulling into a KOA at the bottom of the hill, just drive the 5 miles and you'll see why we enjoyed this place. Very clean, great views but a lot of long term people here and a lot of political flags flying. No cell service or wifi so just kick back and relax, our site was large and plenty of room between each other.