Thousand Trails - Russian River
Tosha Tingey • July 4, 2019
Russian River was our in-between park to split up the drive between Yosemite and the Redwoods. The highlight of this RV resort was the river!
The Thousand Trails campground, Russian River
was just a half way stop near Santa Rosa, CA and we were pleasantly surprised with what this RV campground had to offer!
Things We Did Not Love
1. The location
This place was in the middle of nowhere. Cloverdale has a gas station, a Taco Bell, a Starbucks, and maybe a few other businesses. Oh and there’s a grocery store a way in too. But there’s just not much to do. Santa Rosa is about 30 min away.
2. Lack of staff and activities
We were only here 3 nights but we only saw staff at the front gate and just didn’t see much of a community effect. Which was just a big difference coming from Yosemite where they had a large staff and a lot going on all the time. So, it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing since we were looking to just get work done here, but that’s something you may be looking for in your campground. Although I did see a signup sheet for weddings and vow renewals so… ;)
Things We Loved
1. The river!
We went to the river every day we were there! The water is a refreshingly cold temp and has lots of rocky shores to play on. We went tubing down the river a lot and that was definitely my favorite part about our stay. I think the pictures speak for themselves about how much we enjoyed tubing down the river.
2. The lodge
This was the first lodge we have seen with a pool table and tons of toys and games! They have an outdoor area with a grill and also has movie nights there on the weekends. It was pretty nice and we enjoyed spending an evening playing games and letting Addie play with the toys. They have a little store and a place where you can rent tubes.
3. Cellular Service
For people who work and go to school completely online, this is always a big plus! We had great service with both Verizon and T-Mobile at our campsite and was able to get a lot of work done while we were here.
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