We stayed at Red Bluff KOA Journey in Red Bluff, California. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A nice campground, except for the road and train noise.
Dates:
- Check in: 2024-09-08
- Check out: 2024-09-13
- 5 nights
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temps 84-98°F, lows 57-61°F
- Some wind, gusts to 32 MPH
Noise:
- Nearby freeway noise
- Regular train horn noise
- Occasional boat noise
- Some gunshots the first night
- Negligible neighbor noise
Site:
- #113, long pull-through, concrete
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, parked behind coach
- Fairly level site; a little high in the back; used hydraulic leveling
- Concrete driveway about 95 feet long by 16 feet wide
- 15 feet to neighbor on passenger side
- No neighbor on driver side
- Picnic table
- Tall trees
- Somewhat clean site; a few small bits of trash
- Invasive ants
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, a little inconveniently located (two pedestals, but both inconvenient)
- 70 PSI water, inconveniently located (two faucets, equally inconvenient)
- Good sewer connection, inconveniently located (2.5 10-foot pipes needed; two connections, both inconvenient)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 65 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 35 ms ping
- AT&T: 65-80 Mbps down, 15-22 Mbps up, 65 ms ping
- Verizon: 3-6 Mbps down, 7-18 Mbps up, 95 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage pickup from site (and dumpster near our site)
- Pool
- Fresh baked sourdough bread in camp store
- Walking distance to Shari’s and other restaurants
- Package delivery to office
Our review on Campground Reviews:
A bit expensive but convenient
This campground is very convenient along I-5, and we’d probably stay here again for a one-night stop, but for a longer stay, the noise from the interstate is a bit irritating. We had a nice, long pull-through site with plenty of room. The major downside was that we faced our first-ever ant infestation while staying here. They marched up our water hose, into the wet bay, and then into the living area. However, a bait station in the wet bay and a spritz of pyrethrin along the hose deterred them. We camped at Red Bluff KOA Journey in a Motorhome.
Tip for Other Campers: It’s a nice day trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park….
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site (which we picked out when booking) was on an edge, with nobody on our driver side (which I prefer):
This site used to be two back-ins, so has two utility pedestals, one at each end. Which is equally inconvenient if parking in the middle of the site. When I first connected the sewer, I used the hookup at the back, which needed three 10-foot pipes plus two 2-foot pipes:
I later switched to the one at the front, which let me remove one of the 10-foot pipes:
Though having the pipe in front of the cargo doors is less preferred, since it gets in the way. Notice also that I used the elbow extenders on both connections, as the sewer ports were too recessed.
While here, we had an invasion of ants; amazingly, the first time we’ve had that:
A fancy entrance:
When checking in, we picked up some sourdough bread that they were selling in the office:
Dog wash:
Pool and clubhouse:
Games area:
Dog park:
Bathrooms:
Group fire pit:
Tent area overlooking the river:
River and freeway view:
Fountains:
Other sites:
Freeway view:
L-shaped sites:
We wouldn’t mind staying here again for a short time, but would probably look elsewhere to avoid the freeway and train noise.
