Alderwood RV Resort - Spokane, WA

[bbeldin]

Recently camped at the Alderwood RV Resort in Mead, WA (north of Spokane). We've camped there several times and always noticed that the paved parking spaces are too narrow for most newer RVs.

We usually park with our door side tires on the concrete strip between the paved space and the patio. Usually, we can open our single slide on the driver's side, but rarely can we extend our awning fully. Although the foliage between sites is nice, it makes it quite difficult to enjoy the site using all on-board amenities.

Hook ups are also difficult to navigate due to the foliage but also the mass spread of river rocks filling the area around the foliage.

We regularly have problems with the "free" wifi. Rarely have we been able to gain access to the Internet.

One item of significant concern is that the office closes at 5:30 pm and there is NO camp host or anyone (at least not advertised) to whom one can contact in the event of an emergency involving the site and its facilities.

I've had some brief conversations with the owner(?)/manager and he seems reluctant to invest in park upgrades. He's never been personable or given me the impression that he's receptive to suggestions.

[padredw]

We enjoyed a stay at the Riverside State Park north of Spokane.

[answerswillvary]

If you are planning to stay near Spokane again sometime, there is a really nice RV park just a few miles north of there.

Check out Spokane RV Park in Deer Park. The sites are much larger and the park is very well maintained.

Sandi

[geekzer0]

We stayed in this location a couple of weeks ago. I am frankly shocked that it got a "10" rating in Woodall's, that is enough to tell me the ratings are not worthwhile.

The spaces were so narrow that I had to go into neighboring spots and crawl under the overgrown bushes to get to the compartments in my RV. Getting the slides out was dicey. Water pressure was mediocre at best, WiFi unusable, power (50A) was fine.

I think this place was great when built, but it has run down significantly. In the five spots surrounding ours, there was only one picnic table, and that appeared about to collapse from neglect.

Our "patio" was brick, but very uneven and filled with anthills (one every 6-10 inches).

Woodall's rating of this place is, in my view, very hard to understand.