Mad River Rapids RV Park

We used this as an overnight stop over. Very clean park. Safe. Full hookups. And lots of sites with pull throughs. We didn’t even need to unhook. We came without reservations in the evening and there were 4 sites open to pick from. There’s a beautiful Community park about 1.5 miles away where I ran and my husband rode his mountain bike the next day before we continued up the coast.

This is a great option for spending time in Humboldt County. Sites were nicely paved, full hookups with decent WIFI and good OTA TV reception. Sites were clean and well maintained with an asphalt pad, grass on either side and a picnic table. Cannot speak for the ladies room, but the mens room was clean, although restrooms are closed at 7pm and don’t open again until 9 am. Not a big deal for most RV campers, since we have our own. Did a few loads of laundry, machines did a good job, they charge $1.50 a wash and $1 to dry. Be sure to being quarters. Access for larger RVs was great within the park. You do have to go through one (Southbound) or two (Northbound) very poorly designed traffic circles when exiting highway 101 to get to the park. We got through them fine, but it makes you wonder if transportation planners ever drive on the roads they design. Location is awesome for exploring the area can be in downtown Arcata in about 5 minutes, Safeway in 7 minutes, downtown Eureka in less than 20 minutes. No road noise or other noise to speak of. There is a small market in the park office that looked very well stocked and a Mexican Restaurant which we did not try right next to the park. Would definitely stay here again. Its very obvious that the folks who run this park care about what they do and about providing a nice place for us RVers!

We stayed at Mad River Rapids RV park for three nights during our fishing trip in Eureka (August 1-3, 2020). It turned out to be perfect for us - very clean and well maintained facilities, plenty of space between sites, and just 10 miles down the road to the marina and our fishing charter. The park is easy on and off the freeway. It has some permanent homes but not a lot of traffic going through the park during the day. The staff in the office was friendly and helpful. During our stay, the heads were closed overnight because of Covid, but I appreciate the extra attention to sanitation. I would stay here again anytime.

We stayed at Mad River Rapids RV Park because our targeted park, Azalea Glen, had a No Vacancy up. It turned out just fine. Mad River RV has a number of full timers, a lot of them are Humboldt State students. We expected a noisy night, but it was really quiet. Of course, staying there in January was a factor... Didn't use any of the facilities, but the park was clean and well kept up. The wifi was slow enough that I ended up using my phone as a hot spot, but I can live with that. This is not a park that I will aim to go back to on purpose, but I will definitely stay there when traveling up and down 101 and need to stop over in that area.

We've stayed here a few times as both a stopping off place en route to somewhere else and as a home base to explore the area. It is close to the beach, close to a kayak launch area (Mad River) and close to downtown Arcata. We haven't really used the facilities (showers, restrooms, pool), but appreciate the level sites. There are quite a few people living here, but they are mostly parked on the perimeter. Visitors are parked in the center sites. The Mexican food restaurant that is virtually at the front entrance is good too. The only real drawback is a lack of a real dog area. There are plenty of places for short walks, but no fenced in area.