Verde Valley RV & Camping Resort

They added several new sites close to the entrance at the top of the hill since we visited last year. They are premium sites so you pay an extra $7.50 or $10 per night for these locations. I was able to get 10Mbps download speed with T-Mobile. Cell service is very week down in the lower sections so it was worth the extra cost for us. The new sites are very spacious and have great views. We love the area. It is close to Cottonwood and we can make short trips to Sedona or Flagstaff.

Very nice park, especially for a Thousand Trails. I was just passing through for the night so maybe I didn't get the full experience but I was impressed with what I saw during that brief stay. I read a lot of complaints about internet (or lack thereof) but up in H section I was able to get 2-3 bars of usable internet (Verizon).

Yes the sites are pretty close together but my rig isn't that big anyway so it doesn't bother me.

I'm giving this 3 stars because the park itself was okay, we just didn't like it. The sites are down, down, down in the valley so you have no view; the sites are close together and packed in. Site itself was pull-through and level so no complaints there. The bathrooms were clean and the community room was nice, but laundry room was in-op while we were there. This is NOT an ideal park if you work remotely - there is NO cell coverage but I was able to get just barely enough juice from the wifi using an extender, or good wifi if I sat in the community room. Boring location in the middle of nowhere. We left earlier than planned because working was such a challenge and we were really bored.

One of the nicer TT parks so far. You do have to pay for 50amp electrical here so be prepared. Also have to pay to receive any packages. Quiet park. Can be tough to level as the area is hilly. Lots of new sites coming in but they are also additional cost. They should have so good views into Sedona though. I had some good cell service with external mounted antennas on the roof. Without antennas and you'll be lucky to get 2g service (ie unusable for anything) on all 3 major providers. Speed would def slow down at night. The rest rooms were clean and a little dated. Was there in late Spring and could see this would be a really buggy area as when the warmer days came the bugs came out in force. Cooler days eliminated them. Very nice pool. I didn't make it to the river but it looked nice. There are also a number of hiking trails on site. They will remind you often the speed limit is 5 mph. Even though the park was near capacity it didn't feel like it. It is a fairly large CG.

Update 2/26/2020:
I booked 8 days and upon arrival was told I didn't have a spot, luckily they had space. Snafu on the Thousand Trails software, didn't lose my reservation and now I had 2, but it unnerved me.

After being away for a year I can see that most of the new site construction has been completed. Lots of little areas on the windy road from the gate to the original A-C areas of the park. In addition, the C area has new water pipes and electric boxes but it took me 4 tries to get my surge protector to like the 30 amp site I'm in now (C17). The new sites are are parallel to each other, like they should be, nothing between the sites, new gravel, very flat and black-topped roads; brand spanking new. I wish I could have gotten one of those sites (areas I & K that I could see.) I got stuck in area C where the spots are wonky and close (see pic of 2 other RVs out my window).

The pool is still outstanding, heated but not too hot; hot tub is working. Laundry is still out (over 2 years I've heard). Cell service is still 1 bar, 2 if you have a booster. No fire rings, mostly new picnic tables, trash dumpsters in good locations.The thing I really love about this park is that there are no street lamps to keep you up, it's so dark here that you can stargaze on clear nights.

Not much else has changed since my review below.

This resort has potential but it's in heavy construction building new spots (February 2019) and what looks like additional repair work. The road inside the park is narrow and looks to be getting a wider path with the construction. The park is well off the highway and in almost a total cell dead zone; there is wifi inside the common room in the lodge at least in the B-C area but doesn't go outside the building beyond about 20 yards. If you want streaming or decent internet you'll need a very good cell booster.

Laundry services are in one building and I was informed that it hasn't been running in almost a year because of piping/water issues. Hopefully it'll be fixed when all the construction is done but because the sections are so large they really need more than 1 location.

The office has been moved to a location closer to the main entrance and because of that the store offers little besides ice cream bars, frozen dinners and basic supplies. Cottonwood town is about 20 minutes away and does have a Safeway, gas, propane, Home Depot and most other items you'd need.

There are shower/toilet facilities close but are dated and could use upgrading.

Staff are helpful and nice, propane is available M-F for 1/2 hour but can also be found in town. Packages are accepted at the front desk at a price of $2 per package.

The landscape is all rocks and the only walking trails are through the hills or down to the river. There is a very small, unfenced dog area but everyone just walks dogs around the campsites. Sunrise and sets are outstanding here and if you drive along the road out of the park you can get outstanding photos of the mountainous area.

The sites are very tight, the gravel pull-through is narrow so you'll be very close to your neighbor that you're sharing the power post with; my neighbor's slide is about 3' from mine. I haven't seen any fire pits at all in the park outside of ones owned by campers. Each site has a picnic table and very little grounds before the next site.

This location is probably best suited for summer visits as it is about 3,500' in elevation and cold in the winter months. Maybe by summer 2019 the construction will be completed and the campground will have more to offer. It is close to Jerome and Sedona, nice places to visit.

Great proximity to downtown Cottonwood(THAT brewery and Pillsbury Wine Company recommended). Literally right next door to park entrance there is a road that will take you to Alcantara Vineyard. A must see in my opinion! The property is beautiful. You feel like you are in Napa. We had no idea the property was down there until we stumbled across the sign.
Thunderbird is close to restaurants/shopping, however far enough down in Valley to enjoy nature with many trails and the river. Perfect launching point for day trips to Prescott and Sedona specifically, however we went to Payson and Flagstaff on 2 different day trips as well. If you are wanting to be around other “campers,” I suggest section A-C, versus section H which tends to be where those that “live there” stay. The ONLY negative for us would be the internet connection. There are 3 clubhouses, which 2 of them have weak WiFi signals. The campground is down in a Valley, so understandable, just a heads up. If you need the Internet, there is solid WiFi up at the clubhouse that has the office/store. I would walk the trail(or you can drive) up to that clubhouse and sit outside overlooking the valley. It was a beautiful office!! We will definitely stay again the next time we are in the area!!

We enjoyed this campground and we would stay here again.

What we would love to see improved: The cell service was average and hopefully there will be more towers added in the future. We also wished we could have a nice strong wifi connection in the other club houses as well as the RVR office.

What we loved: friendly and helpful staff, the clean bathrooms, the quick wifi at the RVR office, the hiking trails, the proximity to Sedona, the proximity to a Walmart Supercenter, the big club houses, pools, barbecue grills, and mini-putt.

Overall we had a nice stay!

This was a nice park and well taken care of but it took us about 10 minutes each way to get in and out. It's really off the beaten path and a lot of the sites are really far back. All the speed limit signs conflict with each other between 5 and 10 mph. And in my opinion 5mph on the main road is just so slow, I understand there are kids but that should be applicable in the rv spots. The wifi in the common areas didn't work and cell service was poor. Otherwise the staff were friendly.

Our first stop at a Thousand Trials park and it was a bit of a surprise. We were told to go find a spot which was tough since many were closed for maintenance and when we did find one, we found out the majority were only 30amp power. There were some 50amp power but you have to reserve ahead of time or something. We were there during a lot of heat, so this was a bit unfortunate.

There were a lot of amenities (pool, multiple playgrounds, mini golf, off leash dog area, a few lodges) and they were dated but "okay" The pool was the best and kids liked ping pong and other stuff, but the playgrounds were tiny and not so useful.

Wifi was sketchy. I was able to get on 75% of the time at the pool lodge and about 10% at the main lodge. Once connected it was okay. ATT worked okay from the park, but not great. My wife was never able to connect to the wifi.

We would stay again (because it is part of the Thousand Trails club) but would not go when it is 110 degrees outside and would just be ready for some of the extra steps.

Fairly close to Cottonwood which had a nice rec center and adequate shopping.

This was our first "RV Resort" and Thousand Trails experience and I have to say, I was disappointed. It's basically a huge RV park with a gate. The roads were narrow, the spots were tight, and the full timers there were very particular about their "yards." I was told by one to keep my dogs off their lawn. Picture Clint Eastwood snarling "GET OFF MY LAWN," but replace him with a 76-year old snow bird.

The wifi was terribly slow and the Verizon connection was some of the slowest we've seen. The reception was great, but the speeds were ssssllooooowwwww. 0.52mbps down and 0.14mbps up.

We were there for about 12 hours and had to move sites to use the fresh water hookup. We were woken up at 7:30 AM by a bulldozer next door digging up a water line. Maybe the retired folk were up, but I certainly was not. That work shut down the water lines for the entire section (probably 120 sites), which the management neglected to mention when we checked in the night before. We moved down the road to section A to finish our dishes and take a shower. We couldn't get out of there soon enough.

We paid $24 with Passport America, and even at that rate, I don't think I'll stay here again.