Bonita Lakes RV Park

Not sure what went wrong for the other recent review, but it lowered my expectations considerably. The summer heat demanded AC and convenience along I20. With full hookups, and a quiet location about a mile from the highway, this place fit the bill for our minimal needs and expectations, but it provides much more. 2 perfectly clean bath houses are convenient for most of the sites. The pool was open along with a dog park, fishing pond and an old train caboose for your entertainment. We arrived a bit late and rode our bikes to Bonita Lakes Park. Park is perfect for mountain biking, hiking and kayaking. We plan to wake up early to go back for more. A shopping mall and plenty of restaurants are about 1.5 miles up the road. You couldn’t ask for more convenience. WiFi was strong along with AT&T coverage.

The bad: yes the RV park is gravel with concrete pads. Most appear to be very level, but our first site selection had too steep of an approach for our trailer. Plenty of others to pick from. Some are very close to one another. Some of the retailers looked like they had been there a long time, but nothing really alarmed us as everyone we connected with were friendly. You also only have the pad with no tables or grass.

There’s nothing to do here but sit inside. No trees, no bushes, concrete and gravel. Woman who checked us in didn’t tell us if there was a bath house, which we didn’t find, finally found dumpster. The office was rank with smell of cats and their byproducts. Almost made me puke the smell was so strong.

If you’re looking for an overnight stop it’s ok, just ok. So, come late in the day so you won’t have long before bedtime.

On the plus side, there is good tv reception with an antenna, thank goodness!

Large pull through spots. Yes can hear hwy but not too bad. There is a small hill at entrance. Meridian is about 1 mile away and there is just about everything there you would want as far as eating places. Beverly was very nice and helpful. There is a pond on site if you want to fish.
When we arrived we checked quickly and were showed our spots and they were very easy to access and hook up. It was early spring so swimming pool was not open.

Once you turn off 19, there is a short steep-ish hill to get into the park. We held our breath waiting to hear something drag but fortunately nothing did. The check-in was friendly even including a cat on the counter that decided to plant herself right in front of my face. And she wasn’t the only cat – there were quite a few wandering around the park – good mice catchers! This is mostly a long-term park but the sites appeared neat and clean. The overnight area is basically a gravel parking lot. You pick whichever one you want. The sites are pull through with a concrete pad that was long enough for the MH but not the tow. There is not much space between sites just a bit of gravel. Some sites get afternoon shade but all sites in the open. They filled up as the evening wore on. WII FI pretty darn decent. The access point disappeared for a hot minute but then returned. Directv worked fine, and Verizon was 4g 2 bars. The biggest ding is the road noise from 19. Even though there are some trees between the parking area and the road it did nothing to buffer the noise.