Palm Springs RV Resort - Thousand Trails

Palm Springs RV Resort in Palm Desert, California. No nightly fee with our Thousand Trails membership. This turned out to be a pleasant two week stay for us after a rather stressful arrival. As is typical with TT parks, the sites are plenty big but the access roads tend to be too narrow. I would not call this park big rig friendly, but it can certainly be done. Sites are first come first served, no assignments. Location is super convenient to local attractions and amenities. There is some noise from Interstate 10 and and nearby train tracks, but we were in the middle of the park and it wasn’t much of an issue. Laundry room was clean, 1.75 each for washer and dryer. Pool was the perfect temperature and had plenty of lounge chairs. Lots of activities throughout the week. Staff we interacted with were friendly and helpful. Would stay again.
Best: Lots of activities, friendly staff, great pool area.
Not so great: Tight access roads, lack of enforcement with dog rules.

Palm Springs RV Resort in Palm Desert, California. No nightly fee with our Thousand Trails membership. This turned out to be a pleasant two week stay for us after a rather stressful arrival. As is typical with TT parks, the sites are plenty big but the access roads tend to be too narrow. I would not call this park big rig friendly, but it can certainly be done. Sites are first come first served, no assignments. Location is super convenient to local attractions and amenities. There is some noise from Interstate 10 and and nearby train tracks, but we were in the middle of the park and it wasn’t much of an issue. Laundry room was clean, 1.75 each for washer and dryer. Pool was the perfect temperature and had plenty of lounge chairs. Lots of activities throughout the week. Staff we interacted with were friendly and helpful. Would stay again.
Best: Lots of activities, friendly staff, great pool area.
Not so great: Tight access roads, lack of enforcement with dog rules.

Some parts of this park are great and some are not.

Pros:

- Really nice pool and hot tub
- Friendly staff
- Lots of activities
- It’s a pretty park
- The weather was warm
- Clean laundry rooms

Cons:

- The pretty palms make it very challenging to park! So expect at least an hour to find a spot and park.
- Theft of bikes and such seem to be an issue. At least 2 families that we know of had things stolen
- Dust/Sand/Wind
- Tight spots with the trees
- Very busy (can be a pro or a con)
- Dog park is very small
- Playground was closed and very small, not sure if they are updating it

Make sure you go slow and have someone spot your back end as you go around corners.

The Palm Desert / Palm Springs area was just OK to me. The only issue was with the daily sand storms.

Pros:
* Great community of people, very social park.
* Nice pool area
* Good Cell Service
* Descent Wifi in the Pool area
* Very friendly staff

Cons:
* Dusty
* 50 amp service was tight. Glad we decided to go with a 30 amp pull through instead.
* Not very friendly area for riding your bicycle outside the park
* Some highway and Train Noise but you get used to it. Not bad while in the RV.

Lots of daily activities. Right in the 10 so you get freeway noise. Staying farther back helps. All the 30 amp are pull thru sites which is nice and every site has sewer hook up. Tmobile and att and great in park and the jabba wifi you can purchase has no problem streaming. Pool is heated so you can swim in any weather. Hot tub is always a plus. Staff is great about texting out info and updates.

If you have a bajillion kids and want to spread their bikes into your neighbor's site and connect with other campers so that they can run in enormous packs all over the park, then this is the place for you. If if you don't like to pick up after your pet, you are in good company here. If these descriptions don't fit you, then may the odds forever be in your favor. The spa is large but the jets don't really work. There is no workout room. On the plus side, it is in Palm Springs so we left a lot. The pool is a nice size and heated. They staff does a good job at texting you each day to inform you of their activities.

Pull through sites are larger but are only 30amp. The park is large offering opportunity to get your steps in. Our Verizon was strong. We use the Verizon internet box so had no problem. Laundry room uses Wash Connect, their app sucked so had to buy a $5 card to load. We peeked into the shower rooms & they were clean and updated. Staff was friendly. Close to Palm Springs and great restaurants
The negative- some people call it sand- I call it dirt. It was EVERYWHERE. Had to clean dogs feet every time they went out. We had an RV mat and it’s a filthy mess. There are stickers everywhere, dogs got burrs stuck in their paws.

This is one of our favorite Thousand Trails parks. It is open seasonally, and closes down in the summer as it doubles as a date farm. The date palms line the rows and give the park a beautiful appearance. The downside of the palms is that it can be a bit tricky to navigate your rig into your space, but we have a 42 foot fifth wheel and have been doing it just fine for years. The sites are in sand/dirt so be sure you bring an outdoor mat or you will be sweeping a lot! We love coming here because the pool area is very nice, the pickle ball courts are good, they always have kids activities in the clubhouse, and everyone seems very welcoming and active in this park. Unfortunately, theft from people sneaking into the park at night has been a problem in the past, so always lock up your bikes! High end bikes seem to be the thing that the thieves like to steal. There are some sites closer to the busy road and you will get more road noise if you park closer to the front of the park. We prefer to drive back further into the park, which almost completely eliminates the road noise. Despite the few negatives, the beautiful setting and all the positives far outweigh the downsides and we love coming here!

Showers in pool area taped off and non functioning our entire stay. Kids in hot tub all day and night. Pit bull on long chain lunging full speed at walkers at night, only to get yanked at the last second by the chain that you can’t see… total heart attack. One guest set up a professional grade PA system and sang karaoke… if there are rules they are not enforced. Entrance is easily missed. The trees are nice but can make it difficult for all but moderate to small rigs. But again, they are really nice to see. Location is convenient to lots of great dining. Occasional waft of really bad sewer air. Some noise from trains and traffic but not bad if you are parked to the East and north. Staff was very helpful upon arrival.

In this video, we give you a walking tour of Palm Springs RV Resort, a Thousand Trails RV campground in Palm Desert, California. The Palm Springs RV Resort made a great base camp to explore the greater Palm Springs Area. Melody and I show you the amenities at Palm Springs RV Resort and give you an idea of what to expect prior to your arrival. Be sure to check out our related videos about our day trips to local attractions. Verizon cellular service clocked in at 12.2 Mbps download speed and 2.25 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cellular service clocked in at 0.22 Mbps download speed and 0.34 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile cellular service clocked in at 7.02 Mbps download speed and 21.1 Mbps upload speed.