South California Coast above Santa Barbara
Planning a trip to Joshua Tree, then bypass LA somehow and end up on the coast. Looking for a good State Park/National Forrest, etc with full hook up with easy beach access that takes reservations. Wi...
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roman traveler wrote:
Beware of Pacific Dunes Ranch. Used to be a fairly good spot, but has gone downhill rapidly. Went through it a couple weeks ago and it looked really bad. Too bad because it's not a bad location.
RT
I was just there today (driving through in the car, not the RV). On our way through the area we decided to stop in and check it out since we have reservations there in June.
I don't know what it looked like before, because I've never been there; but it's nothing like the photos on their website. Everything is dead, and there are tons of permanent residents living there, with stuff sprawling all over the place.
We called Thousand Trails this afternoon when we got home and cancelled our reservations. Even convinced a manager not to charge me the $25 cancellation fee.
