Video: Guide to California State Parks
California is filled with adventure and amazing landscapes to explore. From mountain ranges to sa...
Read Article
patti
Red Hawk Casino
Placerville, CA
1811 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"Not the most level spots, but easy and convenient"
We have stayed at Red Hawk multiple times during our first 6 months of full time RV living. We are from the area originally and when we have business to do or family to see, we always stay here. There is an area just behind the parking garage...
Read more
Casino Pauma
Pauma Valley, CA
1917 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"So Beautiful and Peaceful! What a great deal!"
Found this again here on campendium, needing a free layover on our way from Borrego Palm Canyon to Oceanside. We could not have been happier-well maybe if there had been OTA tv-none-but streaming was excellent. The views here are amazing, the...
Read more
Borrego Palm Canyon Campground
Borrego Springs, CA
1917 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"Just Beautiful! An Oasis!"
We found this place via campendium needing a place to stop over in our travels. Great price, great views, so clean. Full hook ups for $35 in CA? Great price. I wish we would have had a few days here. Looks like some great trails and all full...
Read more
Slab City
Slab City, CA
1917 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"A Journey is Self Realization"
Be careful if you go very far past Mojo's Camp-we bottomed out our RV driving over a big dip in the road and did some damage. Stay closer to the front. After the dip we turned around and parked at the first level area we could find-across from...
Read more
La Posa Tyson Wash LTVA
Quartzsite, AZ
1917 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"Just didn't feel it-some good, some bad, some ugly"
We came during the government shut down so no charge. We were hoping to stay until the big RV show but the cell service was so slow because of all of the campers. Definitely couldn't do any streaming and the local satellite vendor totally raked...
Read more
Borrego Palm Canyon Campground
Borrego Springs, CA
1918 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"Beautiful place"
We needed a pit stop area with hook ups for a night traveling from Quartzsite to Oceanside. Wanted to take a more scenic route-btw 78 to here was not a bad drive at all-we pit stopped at Slab City to see the iconic area. They had 50 amp service,...
Read more
Cibola-Colorado River Camping Area
Cibola, AZ
1923 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"Peaceful, clean, beautiful views"
We spent 8 nights at Hippie Hole arriving on New Year's eve. We were alone for several days, then 4 more travelers trickled in over the next couple of days. Great little park right on the Colorado river that looked very inviting. Still a little...
Read more
King's Row RV Park
Las Vegas, NV
1935 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"Pit stop"
We needed a place last minute the 23rd and 24th of December. Decided we wanted to have hook ups for a couple days before heading out to boondock. DO NOT email them via their website. I had emailed asking about availability 2 days prior and...
Read more
Craggy Wash Dispersed Camping
Lake Havasu City, AZ
1936 days ago
patti 19 reviews
"Interesting landscape, quiet and clean"
Arrived Christmas Day and left New Year's eve. No camp hosts on duty as it was government shut down. Lots of campers clustered together at the one mile mark where allowed camping starts. We did see a family of mountain goats as we pulled in the...
Read more
Pyramid Lake Marina RV Park
Sutcliffe, NV
"One of the most uniquely beautiful desert lakes, friendly people"
Pyramid Lake-Until I Can No Longer Tell the Pelicans Good Night – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
We arrived at Pyramid Lake on May 1, 2019, with a one month reservation. We have camped here several times a year over the past several years. It is known for it’s giant Lahontan Cutthroat trout as...
Sometimes No Plan is THE BEST Plan! – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
I wish a camera could capture the colors and the smells of Tahoe! When we left Timber Cove on April 19, 2019, we had no plan. We were originally not supposed to leave until April 29, 2019. We ha...
Guajome Hoop Dreams! One Hidden Gem, One Spot on the Beach, and A Hunt for Lobster! – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
Sunset at Dana Point from our campsiteIt was a quick and pretty drive down to Guajome Regional Park. It was a short 23 miles from Casino Pauma. Had I really been paying attention to the map, we cou...
Farewell Timber Cove! – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
View from one of the tent sites at Timber Cove Boat Launch and CampgroundTimber Cove Boat Launch and Campground- Mike was able to secure a great deal so our initial plan was to spend 17 days back a...
Alexandria Angels and Hollywood Heroes-Our Adventures in Los Angeles – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
Little signs at the end of each street are just some of the cute artsy features at Hollywood RV Park So, we were at Hollywood RV park starting Monday, January 28th. We rolled in around noon and I s...
An Oasis, Oranges, and Lobster? Borrego Palm Canyon Campground and Casino Pauma-Washing off the Desert and All that Went With It – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
This is our view from the back of the RV at Casino Pauma. I love the mountains in late winter in California!While most of the time at Slab City was depressing for me to say the least. There were s...
An Oasis, Oranges, and Lobster? Borrego Palm Canyon Campground and Casino Pauma-Washing off the Desert and All that Went With It – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
This is our view from the back of the RV at Casino Pauma. I love the mountains in late winter in California!While most of the time at Slab City was depressing for me to say the least. There were s...
Slab City, California-The Journey is the Reward-What a Lesson! – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
Salvation Mountain greets you as you enter Slab CityIf you’ve never heard of Slab City, please take a few minutes to look up Youtube videos on it. Here is a link to just one video-there are many. ...
Quartzsite-A Diamond in the Rough or Fool’s Gold? – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
Somehow, I lost all the original writing I had done about Quartzsite, AZ. I didn’t realize it until today when I was hoping to get this entry published and start writing about Slab City experiences....
A New Year in Cotton Pickin’ Hippie Hole – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
Hippie Hole-It was a BEAUTIFUL drive going south of Lake Havasu City toward Quartzsite, Arizona. Just breathtaking. So many colors! We stopped in Quartzsite at the RV Pitstop to fill up on prop...
Craggy Wash BLM-Lake Havasu, Hobbits, and Hill Climbing – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
We found Craggy Wash after studying the BLM campground reviews on the Campendium app. I really like this app and use it a lot. Lots of good information and reviews. It was a little tough to fin...
KING’S, NO WAIT…..QUEEN’S RV – My Midlife Crisis Chronicles
Driving-Mike pushed me harder than I wanted to be pushed and I got upset about it. I need that though. I know that now-at the time I was just pissed and plotting his death! I’m the type to wade...