Glen Helen Regional Park

We found ourselves returning to Glen Helen numerous times throughout our stay on the W Coast due to its convenient location and full hookup amenities. Within 15min you can be in Fontana, CA with access to major chains and several grocery options. The sites are packed together quite closely, but there are plenty of trees to still make it feel somewhat in nature. If you have dogs, watch out for glass throughout the campground - they use the site for parking when there are concerts at Glen Helen Amphitheater. I was able to call the front desk and have a few packages shipped to me while we were staying there, which was a HUGE convenience. Very nice restroom facilities and a shower that takes quarters, although I did not use it. The location itself is pretty windy, probably because of its location to the mountains. The inner loop was slightly better than the outer loop in our opinion. Easy in and out as it is right off the highway. The RV camping area itself is not technically within the park, but across the street and down the hill slightly in a large open field. Would definitely stay again!

Pros - $30 for full hookups.
Access from both I-5 and I-215.
Short Drive to Glen Helen Park.
Security gate with keypad provides some security.
Within driving distance to mountains or inland empire cities.

Cons - Campground is covered in glass shards -
The county will not clean up the glass.
There is no pedestrian access to the campground - auto only.
Sites are dirt - get very muddy in rain.
Close enough to I-5 to hear loud vehicles without mufflers.

this campground was chock full of garbage and broken glass. The facilities (even showers) are all charged for. For the nightly rate you just get hookups in a dirt-filled lot covered in trash. Honestly, this park is a disgrace. Walmart WOULD be better, as another reviewer said. AND The loudness from the interstate makes it hard to even sleep at night (you can hear it over an AC running).

This campground isn’t that wonderful. We stayed 12/28/19 in the inner loop that has power. There is a inner loop that is tightly packed that has electricity and an outer section that is very open. The road noise was enough to keep my husband awake although I slept through it. There is no iron ranger to pay at and to get an electric site online it’s 40.00 plus 7.99 online reservation fee. Essentially 50.00 to stay in a pretty mediocre place. You could get a small generator for two nights worth of a stay here and not need the electricity. There are some trees but they don’t do much to help with noise or privacy however I bet they help some with shade in the summer. The bathrooms are single stalls that don’t have electricity in them but are flushing.

Overall I really don’t think the cost is worth what you get here. I would only stay here in an emergency again, not on purpose.

$30/night for full 50 amp hookup. We stayed on the outer loop, which is just dirt/gravel with a picnic table and a fire ring. No shade but we had no neighbors and lots of space. Sure there is highway noise and the occasional train but for the location you can't beat it. The facilities seem a little ran down and no camp host. But there are showers, bathrooms and Garbage.
You are located across the road from the main Park which has a lake, water park and HUGE amphitheatre.

The inner loom seems a little confined with neighbors next and between you. They do have some trees and grass.

We had a reservation and arrived after the hour was closed, someone, an obvious long term resident was in our site. Went to the office and saw that there was someone still there even though the gate was locked so knocked on a window and the ranger told us to take any empty site except for 2 others that were reserved for the next night. OK, we picked out a site and were really happy that we were only staying here two nights.

There's no camp host, just a sign saying to check in at the office, but no directions to the office so we lucked out when another camper was able to give us directions.

The sites beginning with 20, on the outside look are barren, dirt and you have a view of I-15 up the hill behind you. If you stay I recommend the inside sites, 1-9 that are pull thrus with some trees.

Very noisy due to being close to the Interstate. Very dirty, dusty and just felt like it wasn't a very good decision.

Next time we'll find somewhere else to stay, we won't be back.

This is a bare bones campground, but my favorite! We stay here frequently, for 2 weeks at a time. I LOVE that the campground is seperate from the park, with its own gated entrance. I usually call ahead and ask for the gate code. We drop the trailer and drive the truck to pick up tags.The week usually brings very few campers, mostly full timers who rotate through the park. Spots are large enough, that even noisy campers aren't a disturbance. There is quite a bit of freeway and train noise, but mostly in the evening. When there is motorcycles at the Raceway, they can be heard as well.

TIP: Glen Helen Parkway can get backed up when there is an accident on the freeway.