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:
