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:
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:
The electric and water utilities are at the back of the site, rather inconvenient:
The sewer is conveniently located, though, other than in terms of the palm trees:
Working outside:
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:
Other sites we considered:
A nice thing about this park is UPS, FedEx, and Amazon will deliver directly to the sites:
For USPS or packages without site numbers, they post a notice on a message board near the entrance:
Other sites:
Cabins:
Entrance:
Swimming pools:
The sky with palm trees:
