Thousand Trails Palm Springs

We stayed at Thousand Trails Palm Springs in Palm Desert, California. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Our second stay here; a working date palm farm as a Thousand Trails park. Tricky to get positioned, but convenient once there.

Dates:

Check in: 2023-03-25
Check out: 2023-04-01
7 nights

Weather:

Mostly sunny
High temps ranging between 65-76°F, lows around 47-51°F
Little wind; one day of 24 MPH gusts

Noise:

Distant freeway noise
Some train noise, but no horns most of the time
Some neighbor noise

Site:

#282, back in, sand
Needed to disconnect toad; parked beside coach
Fairly level
Small site: about 45 feet long by about 25 feet wide
Picnic table on concrete pad palm trees
Super difficult to park due to palm trees, light post, and wacky sewer position

Utilities:

50 amp power, very inconveniently located
50 PSI water, very inconveniently located
Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

T-Mobile: 26-88 Mbps down, 60 Mbps up, 35 ms ping
AT&T: 3 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
Verizon: 5 Mbps down, 8 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
Starlink: not used
Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters
Swimming pool
Package delivery to site

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Parking here is not for the faint of heart

This was our second stay, and it was pretty much the same as the last time. The check-in staff are very helpful and informative, giving you a rundown of the park and the best way to wedge your RV between the trees. With a 40′ motorhome and tow vehicle, the best way to find a site is to park your rig by the pool, unhook, and then drive the tow vehicle around to scope a decent site. Not all sites are created equal; some have palm trees that lean more than others, some are quite a bit shorter than others, and some are narrower. Once you find the best site you can, parking your rig in it is a community endeavor. Between the trees and the narrow roads, you may have to enlist the aid of your neighbors to move their vehicles so you can back in. Compromise may be required. I saw smaller rigs than ours balk at sites along our row. But once you get in, it’s very nice under the palms. We camped at Thousand Trails Palm Springs in a Motorhome.

Interactive map:

Campground map:

Map

Our site; it took literally half an hour to get positioned between the trees, sewer, and light pole; the most difficult park to get situated in. But once set up, we enjoy the proximity to Joshua Tree National Park and the desert cities:

Our site

The electric and water utilities are at the back of the site, rather inconvenient:

Utilities

The sewer is conveniently located, though, other than in terms of the palm trees:

Utilities

Working outside:

David

We drove our truck around to scout for a site (this being Thousand Trails). This is the site we chose; a little tight between the palm tree and sewer at the rear, and a light pole and another palm tree at the front:

Our site when scouting