Indian Waters RV Resort

We don’t often frequent RV Resorts, as our limited experiences with such have not been favorable. We have found that overall, RV Resorts are anything but. However, here is one that I think really is what they say they are.

Indian Waters is miles away from the freeway, in I think a very nice neighborhood. Although, there will be sirens as the property is right behind a police and fire station, and there is some traffic noise along Jackson St., there certainly is no constant freeway noise.

The reception at the office was pleasant, not friendly, but pleasant, and a lady came out to direct us to our site by golf cart. She knew what she was doing and was a stickler for having me square our trailer perfectly on the pad for aesthetics. I am usually not so fastidious about such, but ok, I get it.

They have 10 different classes of RV Sites, with different rates, but I believe all of them are nice. We reserved an ‘A Deluxe Patio Grass site, and that’s what we got. The grass was well watered and green. As this was early March and there were no Canadians because of the border closure, there were plenty of vacancies. So, they put spaces between us and our neighbors which was nice. One of the maintenance guys told me that they let the grass die out in summer, then they scalp it and reseed each Sept for the winter season. The lighting was appropriate and not too bright. We had a hedge behind us between us and the next row, so there is privacy, and you may forget that there are some ~272 RV spaces and 8 rental park models on the property.

We used one of the 2 pools and 2 spas and the bathrooms were very clean. Their laundry facility was very nice. However, if you need change, you have to wait until the office opens at 1100 to get it. They also have what we think are liberal pet rules. As this is CA, they do have recycling.

We stayed on the gravel side. It was fine. Grass side looked really nice.
We came in after 4:00. No problem. They leave a note with the code to the gate and your site number.
My wife said without prompting, that she would stay there again if I wanted to go to play golf with my buddies.
I think that says it all.
I did check the bathroom, it was nice.
Can't really think of anything negative.

We stayed here in mid-October and the place was deserted! So we had no neighbors at all! They had most of the loops closed for re-seeding of grass so we didn't have any choice in terms of picking a spot. But they put us in a spot we really liked. We had a palm tree and some other trees in the distance that provided shade all morning until about 11 a.m. After that, it was 100 degrees down there and it got hot. But the evenings were amazing! Wifi was great! Verizon had full bars. We loved the pool area and the whole common area around the pools. Again, it was deserted and nothing was really open in terms of food or service, but that was okay by us due to Covid. We swam in the pool each evening and walked back to our Airstream with just a towel wrapped around us. Really lovely!

The customer service team was really nice, very helpful, and would call back within minutes if we left a message.

We really liked this place, but again, it was totally empty. I can imagine it might feel a bit more crowded when it's full.

We stayed at Indian Waters the entire month of September when most RVers have the sense to avoid the extreme heat of the Coachella Valley. Because it was off-season, the landscaping around many of the grass lots was not maintained, and it seemed a little depressing at first, but we enjoyed the quiet (and low price). The fitness center is well-appointed and we enjoyed cooling off in the two excellently-maintained pools. The park is gated, but you are in a nice neighborhood close to shopping. The in-town noise is not excessive, but be prepared to hear sirens from the nearby police and fire departments. We were in a concrete pull-through with gravel - there was no patio or picnic table. Note that the sewer hook-ups at are the rear of pull-through sites (we had to purchase another hose even those we already had three).

This is a beautiful resort in the middle of Indio close to Interstate 10. Our site #13 was a back in “Standard Grass” site with concrete pads to park both the MH and tow, FHU 20/30/50 amp site. We had a grass sitting area. We were escorted to our site and assistance was provided for backing in. There was Wifi but it was just fair. Verizon 4G was 4 bars. No cable but plenty of OTA channels. We had no picnic table or grill or fire ring. Landscaping in the resort is beautiful. There are multiple pools, hot tubs, basketball, tennis and more. Staff was very friendly and helpful. The park is gated and fenced in.

We stayed here for Contact in the Desert 2019 (yes, we are those people).

The campground was sparsely populated when we were here and our pull-through site was huge. You could probably fit about 5 of our little 16' ft camper in the spot. Pads are concrete, the distance to your neighbors is average. They are close, but not too close. Full-hookups all were good, water pressure is fine with a regulator.

It gets very hot here, so we had the AC running while in the park and had no problems. There was no shade at our site, and there didn't look to be much in the way of shade at any of the sites.

There are two swimming pools, one that is I think 3ft, and the other is much deeper. Very clean. Very clean bathhouses as well.

No propane refill on site. They refer you to a local market down the road. Close to where the conference was held, as well as other hotels.

It was also very quiet.