A timelapse of our stay at Sun Outdoors Paso Robles.
Author: David
Sun Outdoors Paso Robles
We stayed at Sun Outdoors Paso Robles in Paso Robles, California. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A nice RV park in wine country.
Dates:
- Check in: 2023-04-20
- Check out: 2023-04-30
- 10 nights
Weather:
- Mostly sunny
- High temps ranging between 73-83°F, lows around 42-50°F
- A little wind, typically in afternoons, up to 18 MPH gusts
Noise:
- No freeway noise
- No road noise
- Very distant train noise, rarely heard
- Some plane noise from nearby airport
- Some neighbor noise from large groups
Site:
- #316, back in, gravel
- Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
- Level
- Medium site: about 60 feet long by about 35 feet wide
- Picnic table & fire pit on concrete patio
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- 80 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, fairly conveniently located (1 10-foot + 1 4-foot pipes needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink direct: 85 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
- Starlink via modem: 10-45 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
- Campground Wi-Fi: 30-77 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 50 ms ping (used on phones away from site)
- Verizon: 30 Mbps down, 4 Mbps up, 60 ms ping
- T-Mobile: 5-33 Mbps down, 0.5-3 Mbps up, 60-666 ms ping
- AT&T: 2 Mbps down, 0.1 Mbps up, 64 ms ping
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters (really should have pickup from site in a resort!)
- Swimming pools
- Cafe being renovated, so had food trucks instead
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Gorgeous campground in the heart of Paso Robles wine country
We stayed here for 10 days in order to experience the wine country scene and explore the central coast. Our site was a deluxe back-in, overlooking a greenspace and vineyard, which we absolutely loved. Our site was meticulously clean and perfectly flat. During the week, this place was absolutely wonderful and quiet. On the weekends, however, it got very busy with groups and families, so it was a bit noisier.
I have to agree with another review that pointed out they don’t enforce the “no political flags” rule because there were quite a few during our stay, which is unfortunate and creates a less-welcoming atmosphere. We also had issues with our neighbor not keeping their three dogs leashed or under voice control, and we had to repeatedly shoo them away from our living area.
The one thing keeping me from giving this a 5-star review is the lack of garbage pickup from our site. At such an expensive resort, it really should be a standard amenity. We camped at Sun Outdoors Paso Robles in a Motorhome.
Tip for Other Campers: Do the food & wine pairing experience at Le Cuvier, have lunch (and get the BLT!) at Parrish, and experience the art installations at Sensorio. It’s also an easy (and beautiful) drive to Hearst Castle and the coast.
Interactive map:
Campground map:
Our site before parking:
Our site:
Our site and beyond:
Moon:
Utilities:
Working outside:
Patio with our griddle, rugs, tables, chairs, and Starlink:
Hot dogs and beans:
Another day, a griddle pork loin and pasta salad:
A nice view from the patio:
A somewhat reduced view once a neighbor turned up:
Open space behind our site:
Other sites:
The Valley Pavilon:
Grills, fire pit, etc:
Hot tub; we enjoyed having it to ourselves on our first evening:
Welcome Center:
Entrance sign:
Video: Bakersfield to Paso Robles, California motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 116 miles from Bakersfield, California to Paso Robles, California.
Travel from Bakersfield to Paso Robles, California
We drove our coach 116 miles, about two hours of driving, from Bakersfield, California to Paso Robles, California.
Here’s the map route, heading west:
An interactive map, with potential and actual stops:
Leaving the RV park:
Dam water!
Paladin enjoying the steps:
Big cow:
Fuel and lunch stop:
Paladin in the steps, with my feet up:
Interesting bridge:
Lots of pump jacks:
Solar farm:
Flowers and green hills:
Vineyard:
Paso Robles:
Resort entrance:
I untoaded while Jenn checked in, then followed our coach to our site:
Fridge latch repair
Our coach has a residential-sized fridge/freezer:
In order to keep the doors closed as we drive down the road, they have catches and latches, that require a somewhat firm tug to open. Here’s the catch above the right door:
The latch on that door had a crack in it, which didn’t prevent it from working, but it was more rough than usual:
So I bought some replacement catches and latches, and replaced it. You can see the broken one at the bottom, and a new replacement above it:
Now the door opens much more smoothly. An easy fix.
Orange Grove RV Park
We stayed at Orange Grove RV Park in Bakersfield, California. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Our second stay here. Not an exciting town or campground, but it was nice to stay amongst the orange trees.
Dates:
- Check in: 2023-04-16
- Check out: 2023-04-20
- 4 nights
Weather:
- Partly cloudy
- High temps ranging between 65-77°F, lows around 42-51°F
- Negligible wind, up to 18 MPH gusts
Noise:
- Some distant freeway noise
- No road noise
- Frequent train noise
- Little neighbor noise
Site:
- #174, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
- Unlevel; had to use blocks, and still didn’t get it very level
- Medium site: about 80 feet long by about 25 feet wide
- Picnic table
- Orange trees
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- 45 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, somewhat conveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 52-62 Mbps down, 14-17 Mbps up, 30 ms ping
- AT&T: 64 Mbps down, 28 Mbps up, 25 ms ping
- Verizon: 40 Mbps down, 19 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Swimming pool
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Excellent stop in Bakersfield
This was our second stay here on the way through the area, and it’s still a pleasant stopover. There was more road and train noise than I remembered, however. It’s still a neat treat to park amongst the orange trees and enjoy the aroma of the blossoms. Our site was a nice, large pull-through long enough for our motorhome and tow vehicle. It was, however, very unlevel both side-to-side and front-to-back, and we couldn’t get completely level even with additional blocks. We camped at Orange Grove RV Park in a Motorhome.
Interactive map:
Campground map:
Our site:
Other sites:
Bathrooms:
Office:
Pool:
Maintenance building artwork:
Maintenance building facade:
Video: San Diego to Bakersfield, California motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 244 miles from San Diego, California to Bakersfield, California.
Travel from San Diego to Bakersfield, California
We drove our coach 244 miles, about four hours of driving, from San Diego, California to Bakersfield, California.
Here’s the map route, heading northwest:
Interactive map:
Leaving the RV park:
Plane:
Plane taking off:
Church:
Paladin:
Lagoon:
U-pick strawberries:
Rest area:
An easy lunch, prefab charcuterie:
We were amused by the “Butts Only Box”:
Paladin:
Heavy traffic:
Paladin prefers looking out the small window in the door from the steps, so I’ve been leaving the step cover open, and using the footrest instead:
Rocket:
Horrible roads in the LA area — concrete is not a good material for roads:
Cathedral:
More bad roads:
Green hills with flowers:
Fuel stop:
More flowers:
Bridge building:
Our destination:
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸
On a personal level, we enjoy our independence and seeing this vast and diverse country as we drive our home around the states.
Here’s the map of our journey so far, and up until the end of this year — the 2021 Yellowstone trip is in brown, 2021 coach travel in green, 2022 travel in blue, and 2023 travel in purple:
The same map as an animated GIF, adding each year:
Looking forward to exploring the east side of the country over the next couple of years.
Hat hooks
A minor addition to our coach is some hooks by the door for our hats. They are Command metal hooks, that use a convenient self-adhesive to mount without damage to the coach:
