Verde Ranch RV Resort

We spent one night here on the way home. Park is huge, but nicely designed. Sites are good size without having to be on top on one another. Streets are paved with stone sites which seem to be level enough. I had no problem, but did see some with tires off the ground. All sites are FHU, which was all in good repair and worked perfectly. Water pressure is intense, so regulator is probably a good idea if you don't want to blow out your pipes. They have multiple turf sites to walk you dog which are well done and clean. There is also an off leash park available if you want to go for a walk to get to it. Didn't do that since there was a turf spot just behind us.
Check in all happened on line which worked out fine. Though the website says to go directly to your site, which I did, the person at the office said she has no idea why that's on there, because they still want you to stop at the office. They give you a windshield tag to place on your vehicle.
There is also a food truck that seems to be there most of the time. It's not connected to the park, but the guy running it really likes being there, and they have provided him a nice spot to park by the pool. His food is INCREDIBLE!! Wasn't going to eat there, but by the time dinner time came around, it sounded easy and went for it. SO glad. Great choice.
Didn't use the pool or laundry, but it all looked very well kept and clean. Would absolutely stay here again without hesitation.

Most likely you’ll reach the campground via I-17, exiting onto 260 west and then taking the first exit out of the first traffic circle to reach the entrance.

The campground is divided into 3 sections. The top section has 27 back-in sites all covered by a tall roof, making them the only shaded sites in the park. The largest section is the middle section which contains several parallel roads that slope downward and contain a mix of pull-through and back-in sites. The bottom section of back-in sites starts after you cross over a canal via a short bridge and is closest to I-17. All of the streets are paved and all of the sites have large stone gravel. Even though we were on one of the sloped streets, our back-in site was pretty level, and the angle of the site and the width of the street made it easy to back into. The sites are slightly wider than most private campgrounds.

The office is located at the top of the hill and contains a small store. Behind the office is a shack where delivered packages are stored. There are two laundry/bathhouse buildings containing several washers and dryers which you pay for either via an app or a physical card dispensed from a machine. The laundry areas also contain vending machines and a TV. Most of the activities at the resort are located in or around the clubhouse, which is also where the large swimming pool is located. We bought some BBQ from the food truck that parked in front of the clubhouse one weekend. A short downhill walk from the clubhouse takes you past the pickleball courts and playground and brings you to the short wooded trail that skirts the Verde River.

The resort is dog-friendly. There are on-leash K9 areas with astroturf and dog waste stations scattered throughout the resort, and there are two fenced dog parks in the bottom section next to the pond. We also occasionally walked our dogs along the dirt strip on the west end of the campground.

In terms of cell service, the best speed I got on my Verizon Jetpack with MIMO antenna during our stay was about 8.5Mbps down and 5Mbps up. But the quality of the Verizon connection varied wildly: I could usually stream video in the morning but most evenings the connection was practically unusable. Most work days I had to switch over to using the hotspot on my AT&T-enabled phone, which usually got 25Mbps down and 9Mbps up. I did try using the campground WiFi twice: the first time the connection was good enough for web browsing, but the second time it was pretty useless. The Verizon connection and the road noise (which we could still hear faintly within our 5th wheel even with the windows closed) were the only negatives about the campground.

We would stay here again if we were in the area.

We love this RV Resort! We found it several years ago shortly after it opened and we've been coming back ever since. There are several RV parks in this area. We also love Dead Horse State Park in Cottonwood. Verde Ranch RV Resort is still reasonably priced and offers a lot. Their wifi is good, sometimes it even works better than our hotspots (Verizon & AT&T). We checked in online and went directly to our site. Roads are wide and sites are wide and long. Our pull-through site fit our 45' toy hauler, dually truck, and Jeep with plenty of room left over. No picnic table, though, some have them, some don't. Nice clubhouse with outdoor heated pool (but heater was broken during our stay) and two hot tubs (one for adults, one for kids, not designated that way, just how it was). There are lots of fulltime families here, so it's a great place to meet other kids and families. Nice playground and ball courts. Several laundry rooms. Several vendors who will come to site and pick up laundry, wash/wax vehicles, etc. No propane on site. ATV rentals at the office. RV repair shop across the highway (we didn't use, so not sure details). Self-service and automatic car and RV wash across the highway. Sedona is about 30 minutes away. Cottonwood is about 15 minutes. Jerome is about 30 minutes. This place has been found out and all sites were full during our stay, so book early.

I attended a rally here last weekend. We had 115 spots reserved. The $50 reflects rally pricing. The staff if helpful and friendly, the facility is kept clean. The bathrooms and laundry are very nice. The laundry required an app or to buy a prepaid card, no cash. Machines are plentiful and work well. The clubhouse has a keurig machine, fridge, sink. All sites are gravel in good condition served by a paved driveway. hookups worked well. I had no picnic table at my site. My site was 30 by 60 and wasn't the biggest. Very nice. I-17 is noisy, I used earplugs to sleep. I had 3 bar ATT 4G-LTE, no 5G available.

We spent most of the winter here. As many others have noted the staff is friendly, helpful, and professional. The facilities are the cleanest I've seen anywhere. This is a large campground so your experience may vary as campers come and go.

Some have noted poor internet access and cell service. Sites further up the hill in the pull throughs have much better service. We had to move when a large class A pulled into the site next to us and blocked the signals. We moved from that site which was in the lower section to one up the hill not far from the office. We had no further issues with internet using both Verizon and T-Mobile. Internet access in the club house is much better than anywhere else are there are network jacks for a direct cable connection although I didn't test those.
There is also less road noise up the hill.

The only negatives we experienced were people walking through the camp sites rather than around the road and some concern for the number of kids playing in the streets unsupervised. None of this is the fault of the campground. Quiet time was observed throughout our stay. The only issue we had a all was a group near us for a weekend was drunk, loud, and profane but even they were quiet after 10.

We would highly recommend this campground even though you do pay a little more for this one. Pull through sites are 75'X30'. Views are outstanding. We did not use many of the amenities preferring our camper to the public showers and do not use public pools.

We were here for the winter months, November thru March. Nice roomy sites. Plenty of space for my 41’ fifth wheel, truck & case car. The park staff were all great. Park is very well maintained. Wonderful pool and clubhouse area. Verizon was 3 to 4 bars but still slow. Wi-Fi worked well. Some road noise but it didn’t bother us. Hope to come back in the future.

Below are a few of the things that concerned us:

1) The pool and hot tubs were overrun by kids.

2) Kids were leaning on the pickle ball nets and in the court area unsupervised.

3) Chaulk cities all over the streets with many, many kids playing in the middle of the road.

4) One very little guy was riding his scooter after dark, down the street behind us and right into the cabin parking area.

5) Quite a few dog messes missed on the dog grass areas.

6) One day we were walking our dog and heard screaming coming from somewhere. Upon listening more intently, we found a young girl locked in the garbage dumpster area.

We picked Verde Ranch because we had a very relaxing visit the first time we stayed in 2020. This time, unfortunately, was not relaxing. The only areas that we found not to be overrun by kids was in the laundry and the exercise area. We do understand that many, many families have taken to the RV lifestyle since Covid but it seemed like the park was occupied with more families with young children than adults looking for a relaxing and enjoyable place to stay.

This is our first stay here at Verde Ranch RV Resort. We are staying for a month. The resort is very well maintained and the staff are friendly and professional. We are staying in the lower part, closest to the highway, which brings me to the first bummer I have... noise from the highway is constant. I have gotten used to it now, but when we first arrived, I had considered asking to change spaces. There is really nothing the resort can do about the noise, other than to ensure guests are informed about the proximity to the highway and the associated road noise relative site selections. The sites are big, with plenty of room between spaces. Easy access to the river, too. Shrubs and trees are young still, but should provide adequate shade and privacy once they mature.
The second complaint I have is about the onsite showers. They are far from what one would expect of a "luxury" resort. I truly cannot believe more reviews haven't mentioned the substandard shower accommodations. There is no way to adjust water temperature in the showers (literally, no hot/cold knobs). There is no way to adjust to different preferences or needs. The water temp never rises above luke warm in the sinks, which is a major concern for addressing cleanliness in the Covid Era. My biggest gripe, however, is that the water in the showers turn off after running for 30 seconds (again, literally. We timed it!). You have to push a knob to restart the water, which again, turns off after 30 seconds. I understand the need to regulate water consumption, but there are other ways the resort could limit water use. We spoke to the staff about the shower issue, and they were very empathetic with our frustrations and promised to pass it on to upper management. We are here for an0other couple of weeks, and unfortunately, I don't expect any changes will be made.

This is a nice resort style park. The site we stayed in was a large gravel site. I believe the deluxe sites were paved. There was no picnic table but there were several puppy pads to make taking the dogs out convenient. They had 2 small fenced dog parks also. We were told the water bowls are cleaned daily. It’s a large park but it was very quiet. The laundry facilities were clean and well maintained. They had activities which made it seem like a community and there is a pool, courts, playgrounds, and a river side walking trail. The only negative was the cell reception. We work remotely and this place had 3 bars 5G Verizon but we had a max of 6 down and 2 up. T-mobile was the same. The park wifi stated that it gives a max of 15 down and 15 up. That’s a joke. We got .5 down and .2 up. We also have a wifi booster and a cell booster. Needless to say we had to drive to cottonwood to work. The price was reasonable for the services and park amenities. We would stay here again when we are on vacation.

We have been here for almost a month. We have been full timing for the last 5 month. This is the only location that where the cell service is garbage. It is expected the wifi would not be great. Even after they said they fixed the internet I’m getting 1.1 download and 3.3 upload (comical speeds) I even went and got a second plan with T-Mobile to see if that would made a different. I even bought a pepwave and antenna and this barley even helps the cell service in this area. We even moved sites closer to the freeway to see if that help. It’s not feasible to work remote from here. I can’t wait until we can leave. I have been beyond stressed trying to work from here. We have planned to come here ever winter but now will be finding a new spot for winter.

But if you do not need cell service or work remote then this is a great place. The club house, pool, playground and river access.