Escapees North Ranch RV Park

We had a large group of SXS riders, we chose this park because they advertise as being a great location to stay for off road SXS rides. We called ahead letting them know our club would be arriving, making sure they had space for all of us, and asking if they could park us near each other. They stated they had plenty of parking for us and would do their best to get us all together. Our club members called- telling them they were part of our club. Even so - we were spread out throughout the park, We even called multiple times- asking for spots closer to one another.
We convoyed to the park, and checked in together - the staff was less than friendly and seemed annoyed that we all checked in together.

Day four of our stay was too rainy to ride - so everyone came to 1 trailer - hung out waiting for a break in the rain so we could ride.

The husband/wife managers came to our spot and threatened to have our vehicles towed- because you are only allowed 3 vehicles per spot. The area behind our unit was 'open parking'

We reminded them each and every person at our spot was a paying guest at the park and ride from their spot to ours. Didn't matter- she told us in no uncertain terms if the sxs's weren't moved - she would call the cops and have them towed. Pretty poor people skills!

As some previous reviews mention, the spots are gavel (at best) mostly dirt. With heavy rains - the spot turned into a giant mud puddle

All in all - if you are planning a group SXS event in the area - avoid this park at all cost.

The park was easy to find. It is located north of Wickenburg on highway 89. There is pavement all the way until you arrive at the park. From there some are paved and some are not. Signage is adequate. Check in was efficient and friendly. The rules are fairly basic.

Our site, 83, was a back in that was just long enough for our Coach and Towed. Services (30 amp, water and sewer) were to the left side. Distancing is close for a rural park. There is no vegetation in the non permanent RV section. Each site has a table unless you are in the “Dry Camping” section then there is nothing. Our site was flat and level. Overall our area of the park was pretty bleak. There has been no attempt to beautify made at all. Be aware, if you are a dog owner Goat Heads (aka sand burrs) are everywhere. They hurt your dog’s paw pads, They will puncture soft soled shoes and they sting! We have demoted this park by two stars for the Burrs and one star for the non existing landscaping.

We did not discover any park supplied Wifi but our Verizon worked well most of the time. We did find a few OTA TV. Satellite will not be difficult We did not use the washrooms or pay showers but we checked and found them clean.

The usual planned activities are available. Propane is sold on site only during certain times.

There are no restaurants or services within walking distance. The small bump in the road called Congress has a Shell station, a Dollar General and a couple of eateries. Wickenburg is about 20 minutes away for most of your needs. We found this park to be a reasonably well run rural RV park and better than the nearby competition.. We paid $ 169.06 being a weekly rate and we feel we received very good value. We will probably be back if in the area again in hope that the vegetation problems have been resolved.

Escapees park...friendly people...large fairly level gravel sites with picnic table at each site
Clean restrooms and laundry
Always something going on and is posted on a weekly calendar
The way camping rates have gone up including state parks you get full hookups at a great rate.This is our first year as escapees members and have stayed at 3 so far and will definitely renew membership next year
This is close to Wickenburg AZ which has shoppong+
Wickenburg is a truly unique town..very much horse country..rodeo etc and should be on anyone's bucket list
Desert oasis 😀
Tmobile had bars but really poor service

While we had a full hookup site (30 amp only) don’t come in and expect to take care of business if you want to have an extended boondocking experience.
The dump station is closed and has been since at least 2017. The boondocking area is a no generator zone as well as the rest of the campground. If you want propane you can only get it between the hours of 11:00 - 11:30 “if someone is available”Tuesday thru Saturday.
The remainder of the campground is fairly flat, dirt sites that are rather small but adequate for a short stay to visit the area. The doggy park is a fair distance from the campground with no doggy stations anywhere on the property.

This was an overnight for us and worked fine as a pretty basic CG along our route. The spots are typically spaced for a commercial CG (not much privacy), vary some in length, but they can accommodate big rigs, and they don’t require much leveling. Site utilities are all the way in the back (FHU, 30amp only) and worked fine. Upon arrival, the helpful host changed our site after noting our 40’ length, and while we would have fit in our original site, getting into it would have been more challenging (sites are parallel with no angling). Verizon worked fine without the booster, and there was enough room to walk our dog, though I found a couple goatheads along the way.
Our stay here was quiet and uneventful, but if you are tired of political signage a year after the election, this CG probably isn’t ideal and neither is the town of Congress for that matter. I’m glad we were just passing through. $28.18 is the current rate for a back-in FHU site without discounts

This was a great find! The Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park has been on my bucket list for ages so this was a great side trip on the way from Prescott to Tucson. North Ranch is only 20 minutes away. The weather was pretty good so I opted to dry camp. The dry camping area is literally nothing more than parking parallel to a small ditch in the SE corner of the RV parking lot. It was reasonably level and fine, though I could see some not caring for the "gravel parking lot" ambiance of the campground. The dump appeared to be closed but they had no issues with me filling with water and dumping at an empty hook-up site.

The North Ranch community of homes, RVs, and park models are beautiful. Very well kept, friendly folks, quiet, and a great area to walk the dog. The gate to the public trust land is in the far SE corner of the community (there is a large parking lot) and goes deep into the desert for ATV travel, hiking, and biking. There was a craft show at one of the residences on Saturday which was fun to visit. At the NE corner of the RV lot is Saguaro Park, easily as nice as any professionally managed cactus garden I've seen. Don't miss it. I took advantage of the Escapees Smart Weigh program while there. The guys were very helpful and informative. providing all sorts of information about weight, balance, tire inflation, and safety.

OTA broadcast signals tended to fade at times but there were many channels. T-Mobile while showing bars was all but non-existent. AT&T was better though it too faded at times (14 down/3 up). I tried WiFi for one day Tengo @ $3 and it was pretty basic, certainly not meant for heavy data use. OH, and they have a great recycling program, accepting just about everything including glass.