River Island State Park Campground

We arrived with no issues, though our RV GPS wanted to take us to the main ranger station about 4 miles before the campground (CG). Waze took us right to the CG. We arrived 30 minutes after their 2:00 PM check-in time, and the little ranger station was closed, so we proceeded to water and electric (50/30/20 AMP) site 23 and had no problem backing into this site. The utilities are centered on the pad, which was nice, and the water pressure was about 40 psi. One of the first things we noticed about this CG was how clean it was when we saw camp hosts cleaning sites and manicuring the gravel around them. The sites here are decently spaced. Site 23 was long enough for our 40’ 5th wheel with space to park our F450 off to the side of the asphalt pad. There was also a jumbo-sized picnic table and a stand-up barbecue. The Verizon signal was iffy, sometimes getting 1 bar depending on where you are in the CG. They have Wifi at the ranger station, which was okay. There are shade trees here and there throughout the CG, but we had no problem getting a clear shot of the northern sky for Starlink. This state park has a nice-sized agility dog park in which they have grass and keep it watered. Suggest you arrive before 3:00 PM as the office closes early. Parker about 20 minutes away has your major amenities such as Walmart. Lake Havasu City has some tourist attractions worth checking out, such as the London Bridge. You cannot beat the mountain views, and we wished we’d stayed longer.

We were in site 4. I think our site was the best there! It was huge! We needed one block on one side. Was almost perfectly level. This is one of the smaller campgrounds near Lake Havasu.
The internet was not great but useable. If I sat outside at the picnic table, it worked much better.
TV reception was NONE.
There is a really cool mountain trail in the park that we walked.
Clean restrooms with decent showers.

Very nice natural area within big rocks and over the Colorado river. Cute .5 miles hike gives awesome views of the river bend.
Spaces are nice, level, paved, with hookups. Showers and bathrooms are clean.
Nice dog run too.
Just way too noisy over the I-95, plus other guests are actually power washing their rigs! Noisy and soap everywhere! I’ve never seen that before.
Dogs are not allowed at the beach. This is a major lay down.
They charge you whatever they feel like for an additional car. I found it really expensive for why it was.
Zero ATT signal and the campground WiFi only works with 2 feet of the office.

What everyone says about the cell signal is correct and the Wi-Fi only works close to the ranger station. However, with some persistence, an aerial and some luck we managed to get 2 bars of AT&T which were stable enough to stream the Super Bowl!

Small quiet campground and the facilities are clean and well maintained - great space in the showers and a nice change not to fight with a damp shower curtain.

Would definitely stay here again if we were in the area.

We were in a 28’ class A (not towing)

It is by far the best park along this route. However, no cell service what’s so ever. Not even to txt or call.
The WiFi worked for maybe 10 minutes, that is normal when in an RV park, for me anyway. Not even with a booster. We had Verizon and ATT
I have a business and needed to make calls, so this why it doesn’t get five stars.
It is very clean, beautiful, and your next to the river. They have a very nice dog park and hiking trail.
If you have no need for the outside world then this place is great.

Stayed here in site 21 for 3 nights in January 2020. By far, this place has the nicest curb-appeal on the Colorado River. Modern, meticulously maintained, well layed out. Conveniently located electrical and water hookups and a nearby dump station.

Lots of room between sites. A couple of nice hikes nearby. Verizon cellular data service was good.