Palm Springs RV Resort - Thousand Trails
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Write a Review 77500 Varner Rd. Palm Desert, CA 92211 877-570-2267 Official WebsiteGPS: 33.7634, -116.3101
Overview of Palm Springs RV Resort - Thousand Trails
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by skrjones on 11/29/2023
Longest RV Reported: 43 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Running.From.Normal on 2/17/2023
Weekly Rate Yes
Monthly Rate Yes
Number of Sites 401
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation 98 ft / 29 m
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Reviews of Palm Springs RV Resort - Thousand Trails 38 people have reviewed this location.
“nice older park close to interstate, train tracks, airplanes, etc”
Reviewed 12/7/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 21 |
Site Number: | 55 |
RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
first time here and while its an older park it in goodish condition. The sites which appears years ago to have grass, there are sprayers heads all around, but there is NO grass just a sand everywhere. Place could use some gravel over the place to cover the sand. it seem in the #25 to 50ish block of sites a water pump quit working ... more
first time here and while its an older park it in goodish condition. The sites which appears years ago to have grass, there are sprayers heads all around, but there is NO grass just a sand everywhere. Place could use some gravel over the place to cover the sand.
it seem in the #25 to 50ish block of sites a water pump quit working or well ran dry and some 6-7 of the palms are now dead and some have fallen on RV's.. (before we got here) There are currently some 5 spots that are "bagged" to prevent folks from parking in them till they get the dead palms taken down. (these dudes are tall something like 70ish ft or so..) so when the top breaks off in wind and falls on a RV it leaves a "mark" for sure.
with the covid a lot of stuff is closed or not in use,, the pool is open with limited times same for hot tub. They do a bunch of pickleball courts up front by the admin building and they are still open with a good crowd, some 10-12 folks, playing every morning around 8:30 am for a couple hrs..
for use the cell service as good.. T mobile hotspot was at 1.5 on fast.com,, ATT was 1.4 meg down on the east side of RV in window.. decent for most stuff but if you need zoom it might be tough without a external antenna system, we boost, to help.
the back in sites on the east side vary in length and width.. same on the west side. some can be real short and some long..
when you check in the don't assign spots you drive around to find a spot.. the back in has a lot of rules, 18" from the elec, be between the red stick and the tree, sewer by the back tires etc. they have a whole double sided paper on this. (see photos)
The bathhouses in our section A was in good condition.. Two showers, two toilets, two sinks with heat and air flow.
also in the bath house are is laundry.. the machines look newish and are front loaders. you have to get the WASH app to use machines.. when you download app it will open to start.. shut it down and reopen to get going. you put money on the machines with the app and the min is $10 to start.. washers are 1.75 and dryers are 1.50 for 50 mins?? it mostly drys a load of clothes but some towels might need to hang out for a bit.
this is the only place we have been thus far with this system.. most are quarters so this is new.. apparently is you have funds on app you can use in other place that use this "wash" system. https://www.wash.com/
The pickleball courts are in good condition and get a good amount of play.. there are some 5 or 6 total around the resort.
Train noise is not bad just a rumble at times during the day and some at night.. (the train tracks are on other side of I-10) there is no horn for the most part. There is some truck, loud truck, motorcycle noise but not back toward the back of park.
Costco is just west on varner rd a couple miles,, no diesel or LP :(
lots of golf in the area which can be pricey at times, especially winter high time. . the courses are too wet at times for me coming from east coast used to hard fairways in summer, fall and sometime frozen in winter.. :)
overall good place not far from the encore park Palm Springs Oasis RV Resort so you can jump back and forth between them.
TIDBITS OF INFO: apparently this park or was considered a farm.. a date farm to be more specific. The palm trees planted in rows are the Date Palm and the dates are harvested during the summer when the park is closed.. (05/15 - 09/15 ) That explains the ladders attached to quite a few of the taller trees.. Being a farm the taxes are lower on the property and I am guessing the sale of the dates help keep the property yearly tax cost manageable as now the property is worth a WHOLE lot more (taxes) than when it was developed some 40ish ? yrs ago.
EDIT,, in talking to the ladies in the office the Date Farm part is not true today.. they used to get dates off the trees, but in the past years it was doing less and less so now it not really a big deal.. they pay the same taxes and water as everyone else..
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“First Thousand Trails park.”
Reviewed 11/10/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 21 |
Site Number: | 309 |
RV Length: | 36' (Travel Trailer) |
This park is really nice. It's a bit older and the sites are showing signs of age a bit. Mostly what you normally expect in the southern California desert, sand, tall palm trees,and cracked roads. The sites seem to have all been paved at one point, but now the pads have been eroded and covered by blowing sand. The activity areas are in... more
This park is really nice. It's a bit older and the sites are showing signs of age a bit. Mostly what you normally expect in the southern California desert, sand, tall palm trees,and cracked roads. The sites seem to have all been paved at one point, but now the pads have been eroded and covered by blowing sand. The activity areas are in great repair and it's easy to tell that this place works hard to keep everything in top shape.
When you arrive you get to pick out your own site. The pull-through sites are on the left and have 30 amp service, the back-in sites on the right have 50 amp service. IIRC, all sites have water and sewer.
The back-in sites can be a bit tight to get into but a good helper, some skill, and some patience is all you need.
Noisy trains.
Don't buy the Wi-Fi, it barely works and is mostly unusable.
Turtle Life would stay here again
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“Quick overnight spot”
Reviewed 10/29/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 88 |
Basically it’s a parking lot with palm trees near the 1-10 freeway. At the back of the park you don’t hear the road so much but then there’s the train! Lol it’s ok for one night while passing through. Sites need some leveling and they are mostly sandy dirt. We had a pull-through so didn’t have to unhook the toad. There’s a pool, pi... more
Basically it’s a parking lot with palm trees near the 1-10 freeway. At the back of the park you don’t hear the road so much but then there’s the train! Lol it’s ok for one night while passing through.
Sites need some leveling and they are mostly sandy dirt. We had a pull-through so didn’t have to unhook the toad.
There’s a pool, pickle ball courts, and horseshoes which were open with restrictions. (Covid 19)
Nice staff.
Louisa would stay here again
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“Nice spotting for visiting Palm Springs and Joshua Tree NP”
Reviewed 12/30/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 17 |
RV Length: | 35' (Fifth Wheel) |
We chose this location to visit Palm Springs and Joshua Tree NP. upon arrival the ranger told us the available sites. We picked a 30 amp pull through towards the back of the park. The only real noise we heard was the train. Site was a little un-level. Definitely would stay again, wonderful staff and lots of amenities for the kids.
Bradbury234 would stay here again
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“Nice park but...”
Reviewed 12/14/2019
Nightly rate: | $25 |
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Days stayed: | 16 |
Site Number: | 415 |
This is a nice park, well kept, has pool hot tub. Generally the people are nice but overall they come off like a "you can't sit with us" click. Older crowd ... snow birds mostly. The biggest thing for me was the cellUlar service was terrible. I work from home so this is very important to me. I have AT&T ony phone and at most got 7 MBS.... more
This is a nice park, well kept, has pool hot tub. Generally the people are nice but overall they come off like a "you can't sit with us" click. Older crowd ... snow birds mostly. The biggest thing for me was the cellUlar service was terrible. I work from home so this is very important to me. I have AT&T ony phone and at most got 7 MBS. I also have a Verizon jetpack and again at most 7mbs. The problem was the connection was never consistent. It went in and out all day. Most of the time I was getting 1.2 MBS speeds And this is even with a cell booster. This is not doable and I had to leave the park. Their WiFi did not reach not me. Lots of people here so it can be noisy. The train will rattle you RV and if you're near the highway you will hear all the cars. Staff was friendly.
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“Nice people and great location”
Reviewed 11/22/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 21 |
Site Number: | 62 |
This is a great location in the Palm Desert with Joshua Tree National Park just down the road and other activities nearby. Great weather in November and the people at the park are very nice. You can expect a little noise from traffic on the highway and trains running every night but we didn't get bothered by it too much. Just don't ... more
This is a great location in the Palm Desert with Joshua Tree National Park just down the road and other activities nearby. Great weather in November and the people at the park are very nice. You can expect a little noise from traffic on the highway and trains running every night but we didn't get bothered by it too much. Just don't expect a quite park and you will be fine. We had grapefruit trees with ripe ones on it right next to us and they are tasty. Saw road runners in the campground and several hummingbirds visited us every day. Lots of activities at the park but we prefer to hike and visit attractions in the area instead. They watch sports at the lodge but the TV had to be circa 1995 rear projection so I'd never want to do that. My 50" HD in my RV is much better.
The sites are all flat and in rows. About the same for any site. When you enter all the sites to the left are 30 amp, pull-through and larger for big RV's. All the sites on the right are 50 amp back-in but not as large. You'll have to decide between the two options. Every site has full hookups. Water pressure is about 45 psi which was just barely enough for our tank-less water heater. Any lower and we would have problems. We did lose water for one night when someone ran over the water pipes. Apparently they have problems with this often. They are buried too shallow and they will tell you to park only on the cement, not next to your rig.
We had great Internet with both AT&T and T-Mobile. Up to 70Mbps!
Mail policy is confusing but after a few days I figured it out. They do not accept letters so you need to have them sent General Delivery to the post office in Thousand Palms. They do accept all packages, however. UPS and Fedex will deliver directly to your site #. Just use this address with your site number:
YOUR NAME
77500 VARNER RD SITE # XXX
PALM DESERT, CA 92211-1111
Any packages that come USPS will be available in the lodge for pickup and they put a note on the message board next to the guard station. They will charge you $2 per package. So I ordered multiple items from Amazon for delivery to my site and the UPS delivered it to my door but the USPS package went to the office and I had to go pick them up. Now that I know the policy it is easy.
Jason would stay here again
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“Great park but a little dusty”
Reviewed 5/15/2019
Days stayed: | 14 |
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RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
This was a fun place to stay and very close to Palm Springs which made for an ideal location. The palm trees are very very close to the RVs making it somewhat difficult to back in depending on where you're at. There is a gate that leads to the desert where you can walk your dog though there's lots of trash out there. The pool in the ho... more
This was a fun place to stay and very close to Palm Springs which made for an ideal location. The palm trees are very very close to the RVs making it somewhat difficult to back in depending on where you're at. There is a gate that leads to the desert where you can walk your dog though there's lots of trash out there. The pool in the hot tub are fine and the people are friendly. Everything is sand so your RV sinks a little bit and dust gets everywhere but it's to be expected out in the desert.
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“Pretty park, noisy”
Reviewed 3/15/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
Site Number: | 283, |
This park is really pretty, lots of tall palm trees and if you're in the back of the park you might not notice the traffic and what sounds like train sounds all night long. Beautiful vistas of the mountains that surround the area. The pool is small and thankfully not heated at such a high temperature as other parks. It's a pretty sm... more
This park is really pretty, lots of tall palm trees and if you're in the back of the park you might not notice the traffic and what sounds like train sounds all night long. Beautiful vistas of the mountains that surround the area.
The pool is small and thankfully not heated at such a high temperature as other parks. It's a pretty small park with lots of cabins and little or no permanent residents. Back-in sites are sand and short, I had a tough time getting my 28' class A in and car in front. There are trucks and cars littering the road that may make it hard to get in and out. Also the grounds are filled with weeds that need trimmed.
I love that this location RECYCLES, everything. I guess it's California but what a pleasant surprise to be able to recycle again.
Would definitely stay here again.
Lisa's RV Experience would stay here again
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“Not impressed”
Reviewed 2/21/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 8 |
Site Number: | 19 |
RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
This is my 5th Thousand Trails park and my least favorite. I felt totally packed in like sardines here compared to other parks I've been to. There were no good places to walk except along the sites, it butts right up to I-10 and on the other side is a giant warehouse. So the views aren't anything special. The wifi was horrible and not ... more
This is my 5th Thousand Trails park and my least favorite. I felt totally packed in like sardines here compared to other parks I've been to. There were no good places to walk except along the sites, it butts right up to I-10 and on the other side is a giant warehouse. So the views aren't anything special. The wifi was horrible and not even free. The cell service was spotty. The sites themselves were quite muddy when I arrived. The only saving grace is the amenities: laundry ($3/load) and really nice bathrooms. The showers here are the nicest camp showers I've ever been to. I guess it's an ok location if you plan to explore the area by car, but it isn't a great place to hang out at.
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“Horrible attitude towards families”
Reviewed 5/12/2018
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
RV Length: | 42' |
This is a georgeous park, arguably, one of the best in the TT system. Set under the gently swaying branches of an old date farm, it’s picturesque and relaxing, in spite of the interstate being only a block away. If you have a big rig and can’t get a pull through, expect to spend about 2 hours inching back and forth to squeeze your ri... more
This is a georgeous park, arguably, one of the best in the TT system. Set under the gently swaying branches of an old date farm, it’s picturesque and relaxing, in spite of the interstate being only a block away. If you have a big rig and can’t get a pull through, expect to spend about 2 hours inching back and forth to squeeze your rig into one of the few, and exceptionally tight spots that can accommodate a trailer over 35 feet. Even if you make it, might not be able to pop your slides out without smacking into one of those beautiful trees. And the sites are so tightly packed you can lend your neighbor a cup of sugar, or a beer, or an oxygen tank by simply passing it through your window. Very convenient. Very tight even pulling down the street. I had to get the drone out and make it follow me so I could watch the rear end swing out and verify that it would not smash into a tree when I made a tight turn. It was close. But once you’re parked, it’s paradise.
We had planned to stay two weeks, but only made it five days. I get that members who full time with families are a minority in the TT system. And that most members are, um, elderly. I read other reviews of this park, and saw what other families had to say about its lack of family friendliness and didn’t believe them. That is, until I experienced it for myself. How can I describe it? It’s pernicious. And it’s consistent among most of the staff, and the residents. Let me put it this way to you, if your children are under 18, you better not let them walk to the bathroom alone, unescorted. Because residents or a staff member are likely to assault them. If your children are over 18, they better be carrying photo ID proving they are your child, or they are likely to be removed from the property.
I’m still shocked by my experience there. My 10 year old son, my oldest, was playing at the playground (the designated child off leash area, also conveniently located next to the dog run) a few sites down from where we were parked, unaccompanied by his parent and/or guardian. His parents and/or guardians were in the RV making dinner when he came running back, crying hysterically saying there was an angry man after him trying to hit him and followed him back to our site. My son is autistic and sometimes exaggerates things. I told him, “there’s no man trying to get you...” as I opened the door and low and behold, there was a man outside in our site pacing back and forth, completely red in the face wearing a TT STAFF UNIFORM yelling at me and my son that park rules specifically state children are not allowed to be anywhere onsite unaccompanied by their parent and/or guardian except within their own campsite and that family members over the age of 18 are required to keep ID on them at all times verifying their relation to a member! Well sure I yelled at the guy for threatening to hit my son, which he didn’t deny.
We left the next morning. Later that day we received an official letter of reprimand via email from the park manager citing us for failure to properly supervise our child and that a future offense would result in termination of our membership. Was he spray painting walls? Keying cars? Bullying other kids? Slamming the door? Peeing with the seat down??? What??? Nope. Playing at the park unsupervised.
Doing that gets your child threatened, chased back to your site in tears, and threat of having your membership revoked - which I’m not sure they can actually do...
Don’t bring your kids here, you will regret it. So much more to say about our bad experiences here. Every day it was something else. This was the worst of it, but I think you get the gist. Completely ruined all that Palm Desert beauty.
Wow. If you actually read to the end of this review, I think you deserve a medal.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Connectivity
- wifi: free
Recreation
- Game room
- horseshoes
- hot tub
- recreation trail
- swimming pool: outdoor
Site Amenities
- big rig
- pull thru
Facilities
- dog run
- hot tub
- laundry
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- swimming pool: outdoor
- trash
Discount Clubs
- Thousand Trails
Pets
- dog run
- pets
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