Rolling Shoe Box - USA Tour

Pictures from around the USA

Navigation

Home

Blog

Thousand Trails Parks

 


Supporting your fulltime RV adventures and aspirations



 

Rating system for parks "Park Name (5)"  Parks that get a 1 poor, 10 awesome rated on how well we liked being at the park, not based on measurable items such as amenities, cleanliness and what ever.

 

Silverton Oregon, 8/6/2011

There and Back Again - A Pantekoek Tale

Silver Spur RV Pak (7)

Stop #95
SunRiver Oregon, 7/17/2011

SunRiver Thousand Trails (9)

Stop #94
Richland, Oregon 6/28/2010

 

Pauls House (10)

Stop #93
Seaside, Oregon 6/19/2011

 

Seaside Thousand Trails (9)

Stop #92
Astoria, Oregon 6/16/2011

 

Astoria Hammond KOA (10)

Stop #91
South Beach, Oregon 6/8/2011

 

Whalers Rest Thousand Trails (9)

Stop #90  06132011 -- See the marine district

Florence, Oregon 6/6/2011

 

South Jetty Thousand Trails (8)

Stop #89
Crescent City, California 6/4/2011

 

Crescent City KOA (10)

Stop #88
Cloverdale, California 6/1/2011

 

Russian River Thousand Trails (6.5) - Best for small rigs, and seniors.

Stop #87

06032011 -- Catellis

06012011 -- Travel Day


Nicolaus, California 5/31/2011

 

Lake Minden Thousand Trails (8)

Stop #86
Just a stop over tonight.

Oregon House, California 5/27/2011

 

Lake Of The Springs Thousand Trails (10)

Stop #85
Just played in the park. No touring from here. Click on link below the picture of the RV to see the park.

Lotus, California 5/26/2011

Ponderosa Thousand Trails (7)

Stop #84

Groveland, California 5/22/2011

 
Stop #83

    
Morgan Hill, California - 5/16/2011

 

Morgan Hill Thousand Trails(7)  - Rules too weird, even got a sample
violation form so that we would know what it would look like if we broke a rule. Park is well kept except storage on sites, and tacky comunication tactics. Get rid of storage in camp loops, the rules, open everything for use, the park could get a 10. 
 
Stop #82
 

Paicines, California - 5/14/2011

 

San Benito Thousand Trails(8) the sites are large :)
Stop #81

Santa Barbara, California 5/10/2011

 

Stop #80

Acton, California 5/6/2011

Stop #79

Menifee, California 5/2/2011

 

Stop #78

Jamul, California 4/28/2011

 

Stop #77

Descanso, California 4/26/2011

 

Stop #76

Palm Desert California 4/22/2011

 

Stop #75

Pine Cove, California 4/18/2011

 

Stop #74

Las Vegas, Nevada 4/14/2011

 

Stop #73

Virgin, Utah 04/10/2011

 

Virgin River Rv Resort(8) Would be 10, but traffic noise and street lights kept us awake
Stop #72

Las Vegas, Nevada 04/08/2011

 

 
Las Vegas Thousand Trails(7)
Stop #71
 

Williams Arizona, 04/06/2011

 

Grand Canyon KOA(7)
Stop #70

Cottonwood Arizona 3/23/2011

 

Stop #69
 
 

Benson, Arizona 3/21/2011

 

Benson KOA (4)  - Worn out camp ground, pleasant staff, Trains loud.
Encore has a nice family park in Benson for $23.00 a night, we spent $50
Stop #68

Carlsbad, New Mexico 3/19/2011

 

Las Cruces KOA (7)  - Not much for the kids here, but easy to get to.
St op #67

Carlsbad, New Mexico 3/17/2011

 

Carlsbad KOA (7)  - Would be a 9 but it is 1 hours from the caverns
Stop #66
 

Abilene, Texas 3/15/2011

 

Buck Creek RV Park (5)
Stop #65

03162011 -- Frontier Texas


 

Gordonville, Texas 3/1/2011

 

Stop #64

Bridgeport, Texas 2/25/2011

 

Stop #63

 

Point Texas 2/21/2011

 

Stop #62

Wylie Texas 2/14/2011

East Fork Campground COE (7)
Stop #61

Whitney Texas 1/31/2011


Lakehills, TX 1/27/2011


Columbus, TX 1/23/2011

Colorado River TT (6)
Stop #58 - Children require parents at all times.

 
Conroe Texas 01/19/2011

Lake Conroe Thousand Trails (7)
Very muddy roads to sites, 30amp sites poor repair
Kids under 14 not allowed to roam park without parents :(
Stop #57
01212011---Galveston


Lake Charles Louisiana 01/18/2011

Sam Houston Jones State Park (8)
Stop #56
01182011---travel-to-sam-houston-state-park


Waveland MS. 01/12/2011

Buccaneer State Park (3)
Stop #55
01152011---Hang-in-the-Park
01142011---Day-Trip-New-Orleans
01132011---Drive-on-the-Gulf
01122011---Travel-to-Mississippi

Pensacola, Fl. 01/08/2011

Big Lagoon State Park (8)
Stop #54
01112011---Last-Day-in-Florida
01092011---Pensacola-Beach
01082011---Big-Lagoon-State-Park

Tallahassee Fl. 01/06/2011

Torreya State Park (6)
Stop #53

Crystal River Fl. 01/03/2011

Crystal Island - Encore (8)
Stop #52

Zolfo Springs Fl. 12/20/2010

Peace River Thousand Trails (8)
Stop #51
01022011---Holmes-beach
12312010---New-Years-Eve
12252010---Christmas
12222010---peace-river

Clermont FL. 12/17/2010

Orlando Thousand Trails
Stop #50

December 12, 2010

Fort Wilderness Disney World
Stop #49
12162010---animal-kingdom
12152010---epcot
12142010---Hollywood-Studios
12132010---Magic-Kingdom

San Marco, Fl. 12/10/2010

Collier Seminole State Park(7)
Stop #48
12112010---Naples
12102010---travel-to-san-marco

Ohio Key Fl 12/5/2010

Sunshine Key (Encore / TT) (9)
Stop #47
12082010---last-day-in-the-keys
12072010---hang-out-around-camp
12062010---key-west
12052010---travel-day-again

Loxahatchee Fl, 12/2/2010

West Palm Beach KOA (9)
Stop #46
12042010---a-drive-around-the-area
12032010---cross-traffic-of-another-kind

Clermont, FL 11/18/2010

Orlando Thousand Trails (10)
Stop #45
11302010---Getting-Our-Christmas-Tree
11282010---Daytona-beach
11272010---Lake-louisa
11252010---Thanksgivingday
11242010---RV-wash
11222010---Cape-canaveral
11202010---go-church---swim
11192010---we-find-oranges
11182010---Orlando-tt-park

Wild Wood Fl. 11/14/2010

Three Flags RV Resort TT (8)
Stop #44

11172010---central-Floridas-gulf-coast

Yemasee, SC 11/10/2010

The Oaks at South Point TT (4)
Stop #43
11132010---hunting-state-park-sc
11122010---Fort Sumter
11112010 - Scenes from around Savannah-Ga
11102010 - Plants in The Oaks At South Point

Lexington SC, 11/08/2010

Barn Yard RV Park (6)
Stop #42
11092010---Columbia-SC---Sesquicentennial-park

Fair Play, SC - 11/06/2010

Carolina Landing Thousand Trails - (5)
Stop #41
11072010---white-water-falls-excursion

Arley, Al - 11/2/2010

Hidden Cove Thousand Trails (8)  
Stop #40

Hohenwald, Tn - 10/29/2010

Natchez Trace Thousand Trails (8)
Stop #39
10312010---natchez-trace-to-nashville

Cave City Kentucky  - 10/25/2010

Diamond Caverns Thousand Trails (7)
Stop #38
10282010---Diamond-caverns-tour
10272010---Mammoth-caves
10252010---Diamond-cavern-thousand-trails

Sevierville near Knoxville Tn - 10/24/2010

Riverside RV Resort 10242010 (7)
RiverSide RV Park Review
Stop #37
10242010---Driving-I-80-the-Appalachian-trail

Gladys, Va - 10/20/2010

Lynchburg Thousand Trails (8)
Top notch managers, most everything was in good repair
and that which was not, was being repaired. Internet present but no good.
Stop #36
10232010---Off-to-natural-bridge
10222010---Hanging-out-in-camp
10212010---Laundry-day-and-see-signing-of-civil-war-treaty
10202010---Travel-western-va

Williamsburg, Va. - 10/16/2010

Williamsburg Thousand trails  (8)
Very pretty park, sewer connections are not threaded and sub standard!
mini golf was in excellent shape, No internet, good size sites.
Hot tub jets are the worst design I have ever seen. Management wonderful!
Stop #35
10192010--Surrender-day-at-yorktown
10182010--Jamestown-and-williamsburg
10172010--Williamsburg-thousand-trails

College Park, MD. 10/10/2010

Cherry Hill Park (9)
Pool is wonderful, but they close it on whims and do not follow the hours,
Kids only got 15 minutes time because the Life guard had something else to do.
Sites, management and facilities are top notch. Some freeway noise.
Stop #34
10152010---mount-vernon
10142010---Newest-Smithsonian-museum-at-Dulles
10132010---sites-around-dc
10122010---Lincoln-Memorial--Museum-of-American-history-and-natural-history
10112010---capital-and-aero-space-museum

 Lancaster Pa. 09/29/2010

Circle M Ranch - Out Door World (9)
Mini golf disrepair, water park good hours, good condition, people nice,
site was great. Entrance to the park is going to kill someone, it is blind and the
road is high speed with heavy traffic.

Stop #33
10072010---Washington-Crossing---Fort-Mifflin---Valley-Forge
10042010---Philadelphia
10022010---Gettysburg
10012010---Hershey

Bush Kill, Pa - 9/22/2010

Timothy Lake North Out Door World. (7)
Mini gold disrepair, water park is good, but only open for a small amount of time on
weekends, power in disrepair, trees not trimmed, RV sustained scratches
in the park. Noise from all night weekend parties untollerable. Park setting
wonderful, management nice.

Stop #32
09272010--Replaced-saturn
09262010--Statue-of-liberty

Hingham, Massachusetts 09/15/2010

Hingham State Park (5)
Electric only, showers in disrepair, noisy, but close to town.
Excellent choice for seeing Boston area.
Stop #31

09212010---Boston-day-3
09202010---Race-point-cape-code
09192010---Surfs-up
09172010---Boston-day-2
09162010---Boston-day-one
09152010---Travel-to-boston

Bar Harbor, Maine - 9/7/2010

Encore - Mount Desert Narrows(6)
Very crowded, pay internet, work about half the time, few sites with
water view, staff very friendly and helpful. All facilities closed for season.
Stop #30
09132010---Margaret-Todd
09122010---See-caddilac-mountain
09102010---The-quest-for-the-sea
09092010---Travel-around-the-first-island
09082010---a-trip-to-bangor
09072010---Travel-to-bar-harbor

Orland, Maine - 9/26/2010

Balsam Cove - (9)
This park was an accidental find, most sites had a good view, large enough
for comfort, management is relaxed and very friendly. All in good repair.

Stop #29
09062010---Travel-across-maine

Mount Washington, New Hampshire

Twin Mountain KOA (6)
Very Noisy, Staff was wonderful, Rock fireplace via the advertisement for
the premium site turned out to be a rock. Sites were too close together, cost way too high.
Stop #28
09052010---Franconia-Notch
09052010---Drive-around-New-Hampshire
09032010---Tour-the-white-mountains
09022010---Travel-to-Twin Mountain-KOA-in-Whitefield-New-Hampshire

Warrenberg, NY - 9/1/2010

Encore - Lake George (2)
No mini golf, No Lake near by, showers dirty, Members get cheap sites, full
paying campers get better sites, everything was in disrepair, power did not work in our loop.

Stop #27
09012010---Hot-power-out-so-we-go-for-a-drive
08312010---Travel-to-Albany

Medina, New York 08/29/2010

Medina KOA (6)
Nice park, deferred maintenance, odd rules, grumpy management, $10.00 gate key cash only
and your not told till after you check in and pay site fees. "oh by the way if you want
in and out privileges you need a gate key $10.00 cash." tell me before I come.
Stop #26
08302010---Lock-port-Niagara-Lake Ontario
08292010---Medina-new-york

Jefferson Ohio - 8/27/2010

Kenisee Lake Thousand Trails (8)
Very Nice park, no internet, not much for kids.

Stop #25
08272010---Cleveland-Ohio

Toledo, Ohio - 8/26/2010

Campsite at Stoney Ridge KOA  (6)
Noisy, but good site space, too far from main freeways.
Stop #24

Barrien Springs, Michigan - 8/25/2010

Bear Cave Thousand Trails (7)
Pretty park, rules prevent you from parking to see the river. Sites are very good
size. No mini golf, No Internet, No found facilities most closed for season.

Stop #23
08252010---Trip-to-Elkhart-Shipshewana
08242010---Travel-to-Barrien-springs-Michigan

Amboy, Illinois - 8/22/2010

Jelly Stone - Encore Park(7)
Cost on water slide too much and it is lame. (Bills as a water park, but really
just a pool and a cheesy water slide.) Internet did not work, min golf too expensive. Sites are wonderful in side.
Stop #22
08232010---Clean-house-and-hang-out
08222010---Chicago
08212010---Tri - State Tour
08202010---Travel-to-amboy

Granite City, Illinois - 8/18/2010

St. Louis / Granit City KOA (3)
Right on the trains in an industrial area. Quiet time 8pm - 9am.

Stop #21
08192010---St Lois and the Arch
08192010---St-louis
08182010---Travel to St. Louis

Oak Grove, Missouri - 8/16/2010

Oak Grove KOA(7)
Stop #20
08172010---Harley Davison / Overland Park Kansas
08162010---Travel Day to Oak Grove Missouri

Lincoln Nebraska - 8/15/2010

Lincoln Campground(4)
Stop #19
08152010---Travel Day

Gothenberg, Nebraska 8/13/2010

Gothenberg KOA  (7)
Internet down, many items need maintenance
Stop #18
08142010 - North Platte / Gothenberg
08132010 - Travel day

Bayard, Nebraska - 8/11/2010

Chuck Wagon RV (5) for the Rv Park (10) for food
Stop #17
08122010 - Touring SW Nebraska
08112010 - Travel Day

Golden, Colorado - 8/7/2010

Golden Colorado RV Resort (3)
Very friendly staff, but sites are extremely tight. Only good for a night to sleep.
Stop #16
08092010 - Colorado Springs
08082010 - Red Rock and Colorado Railroad Museum
08072010 - Travel Day

Rifle, Colorado - 8/5/2010

Rifle Gap State Park (9)
Stop #15
08062010 - Rifle Gap
08052010 - Travel to Rifle

MOAB, Utah - 8/22/2010

MOAB KOA (9)
Only complaint is bathroom closed right before checkout time. Many people need them just before getting on the road. Cleaning staff confrontational.
Stop #14
08042010 - Arches Hike and Canyon Lands
08032010 - Arches National Park
08022010 - Travel Day

Provo, Utah  - 7/30/2010

Utah Lake State Park, (6)
Gates close at 9pm, people party all night on weekends
Stop #13
08012010 - Spanish Fork
07312010 - Pretend we are dogs and roll in dead stuff
07302010 - Drive to Utah

Walocott, Idaho - 7/29/2010

Lake Walcott State Park (4)
Bugs everywhere, lake smelled like toxic waste
Stop #12
07292010 - Lake Walocott

Richland, Oregon - 7/27/2010

Paul's house . (Picture courtesy of Sarah and a timer.)
Stop #11
07282010 - The Ranch
07272010 - Richland Day 1

Wallowa, Oregon - 7/26/2010

Wallowa Lake RV Park (5) Scenic score is a 10!
Stop #10
07262010 - Wallowa Lake

Farmington, Washington - 7/23/2010

Stop #9
07242010 - Mom's House
07232010 - Palouse Falls to Mom's House

 

Palouse Falls, Idaho - 7/22/2010

Lyons Ferry KOA - Palouse Falls State Park WA. (6) Excellent $$ Value
Stop #8
07222010 - Travel Day Again

Silver Creek, Washington July 16, 2010

Paradise Thousand Trails- (6)
Family pool had problems, mini golf trashed, kids club house no chairs no i-net.
Stop #7
07212010-Paradise
07202010 - Tacoma
07172010 - Seattle Trip
07162010 Arrival Day

Forrest Grove, Oregon - 7/9/2010

LL Stub Stewart State Park July 9, 2010 (9)
Stop #6
07152010 - Running hard
07132010 - Another day of burning fuel
07112010 - Busy Day again
07102010 - LL Stub Day 2
07092010 - LLSTUB

Pacific City, Oregon - 6/30/2010

Pacific City Thousand Trails (9)
Stop #5
07082010 - Pacific City to Newport and back again
07052010 - Thousand Trails Pacific City
07042010 - Independence day of rest
07032010 - Cape Kiwanda
07012010 - A rainy day
06302010 - Pacific City Day 2
06292010 - Pacific City

New Port, Oregon 6/26/2010

Whalers Rest Thousand Trails-  (7)
Would get a 8, but pool is murky and not well maintained.
Stop #4
06262010 - Whalers Rest

Bandon, Oregon - 6/12/2010

Bullards Beach Camp Ground (8)
Stop #3
06252010 - Bandon
06242010 - Stayed Bullards Beach
062320101 - SunSetBay
06222010 - Port Orford / Bandon
06212010 - Bandon / Gold Beach

Winston, Oregon - 6/19/2010

On The River Golf - RV / Myrtle Creek Oregon (8)
Stop #2
06202010 - WildLife Safari

06192010 - Myrtle Creek Oregon

 

Sunriver, Oregon - 6/4/2010

Holly's Graduation - 6/4/2010

Last Summers Trip: http://sites.google.com/site/rewoodstrip/ Good for ideas where to stop between Oregon and San fransicko on the coast..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Web Page Created with PageBreeze Free HTML Editor

# Script for Google Analytics