Yucaipa Regional Park Campground

Yucaipa Regional CG has very nice hookups, is very clean, safe and quiet. Our visits were on weeknights, so this review only addresses the park for that and not for weekends. I suppose it may be much more activity and noises over weekends given it's suburban location.

The large sites feel like you are "away from it all" (rather than crammed into a parking lot type cg). We stopped for one night on our way from AZ to the Central Coast and then stopped again on the way home. This park will be a regular stop when traveling that direction.

Site 13 on the way home was a very nice huge pull thru with lovely pines all around and our first site here was #41, a very long wide back in site also nicely treed. Both were fairly level with only a need for one 2x plank on one side of our dual axle 30' 5th wheel.

A hiccup: #41 was empty when we arrived and we took it when we found someone else had parked in our reserved site #42 which was across the road. It was just at 4pm, quitting time, so we called the country reservation line open til 5pm and got it all sorted so we were 100% OK staying in #41. The county reservation staffer was great, called the front gate immediately to try to rectify but we could hear the front gate voice greeting as it was just past 4pm. Staffer then made the change to our reservation and arranged to have all park staff informed of the change so we had no interruption from a ranger due to the actions of the other squatting camper.

IMPORTANT points others should know: online or phone reservations are required and the gate closes at 4pm so you must have your reservation which provides a gate code for after hours entry.

Spent 14 days at this campground and wished I could have stayed longer. The site was a pull through and was very roomy with FHU's. The campground is in a county park and has plenty of amenities. In addition to the beautiful mountain views, and a variety of birds, there are walking trails, disc golf, three lakes, and a large swimming area (in season). The park is very easy to get to, just a few miles from the I-10. Will definitely stay here again.

Wow, how is it that we lived and camped in SoCal for 13 years and only found this park after moving away 15 years ago? We were on our way to Prado regional park and needed a stop over in route and came across this other San Bernardino regional park that I now wish we selected for our two week stay in the area. This is a beautiful park located in the foothills with easy access from the 10 but far enough away to be peaceful. Close to shopping and restaurants but just far enough that you feel out in the country. We camped at Yucaipa Regional Park in a Motorhome.

The park is very nice with lakes access and all.
Thursday night was very nice but then the weekend started
and OMG .......
Party central during the day and all nite. Music blasting from
multiple sites day and nite. Totally not concerned about anyone
then them selfish self. It was terrible.
Will never ever stay here again during the weekend.
Boondocking only on weekends from now on.

Needed to vacate our house for a few days and stayed at this county park in Yucaipa. The sites are spread out in a hilly wooded area and generally peaceful. Many of the park facilities were closed due to Covid 19 restrictions but they were not an issue for us. It was a easy bike ride to shopping but on a busy four lane street with bike lanes.

Even though the park is only a few miles away, we would stay again if only for a change of scenery.

This is a comfortable regional park, lots of space between sites & at individual sites. We arrived immediately after several storms had passed through & maintenance was working hard to keep sites clear. We originally booked Site #3, a large pull thru with trees in front & a large grassy area behind but when we pulled in it was very apparent this site was completely unusable! The roots from the large trees had completely displaced the asphalt parking pad & we would have never been able to level our Airstream. In addition, the site was flooded with an approx. 12' mud puddle & there was no place to move in the site to get out of the mud, be able to level & still hook up. (in my opinion, I do not think they should use this site for anyone until the extensive repairs are made). We called reservations & they moved us to Site #8. This site was better but still flooded so we asked for maintenance to come out. Anthony showed up within just a few minutes & there was actually a drain that had clogged with mud & debris from the storm. He cleared the drain & was so nice & helpful. The only downside to this site is it is close to Oak Glen Parkway & it is a very noisy road. (So if loud road noise bothers you, the sites on the south end should be avoided).

On Friday night the camping sites started filling up with locals coming to camp & fish. There were a lot of fishermen around the ponds, families camping. There was a camper in Site #1 that had 2 (or 3) very yappy little dogs that barked continuously while they were outside.

The staff here is friendly & helpful. But in typical San Bernardino County style, maintenance is severely under-staffed & under financed. The grounds would be so much better if ground crews had the time to complete basic tree, brush & trash maintenance. One site was shut down completely because the fresh water was contaminated.

Good location, lots of restaurants, shopping, laundry, banks, etc. Fishing & playgrounds & nice walks.

Yucaipa Regional Park was an unplanned stop for us. We had been camping in the desert when high wind warnings forced us to head west. We were able to get a spot for 2 nights, though we couldn't stay through the weekend as it was completely booked.

The campground itself is tidy and lush. Full hookups, pads are paved and our campsite was quite private. We would stay here again if we were in the area.

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Stayed December 12-19, 2017
Office is pretty organized, took down my plate info and scanned my drivers license to use for gate access. As a passenger, the check in lane and the road around Dump Island felt tight. We booked 1 week in spot 31 near bathrooms. Had a good amount of privacy from the trees and hedge. Only heard a few weekend campers use the facilities (they are concrete and echo-y). Restrooms were standard park restrooms, something we only used in an emergency situation.

Sites were blacktop, and we had a fair amount of sitting water from irrigation during the night.

A foot bridge is nearby and I had 1 person walk between my campsite and Spot 30, vs accessing an empty lot. Campsites are good size, some seem more "exposed" to the roadway than others. We were able to walk to the playground near the water slides to play. The weekend brought some partiers and a group who decided to play Hide And Seek loudly in the closed park area. There is no apparent camp host or ranger available after hours.

For me, it feels difficult to book a whole week (Took me 5 months to find an opening). Many of the sites sit empty Monday to Thursday and the park is filled on the weekends.

TIP: There are several large RV sites that fit 3 RV's for $120, if they are not booked they will rent those for $40 a night. On a day to day basis. We couldn't chance having to move everyday, so we didn't do this.

We actually really liked this campground... it was well maintained, sites were very spacious and easy to get into, it was pretty quiet considering the proximity to the city and an elementary school, utilities were in great shape. If you're trying to stay close to Yucaipa, this really is the best place for the money. Added bonus... boatloads of rabbits! They are all over the place starting at sunset. Oh, and for the kids, great that the water activities and park are within walking distance.