Part 4 - Desert Trails RV Park.
Desert Trails RV Park
3551 San Joaquin Rd
Tucson, AZ. 85735
(520) 883-8340
The first thing you should know about this place...they sure don't like to answer their phone. The message on the machine assured campers they would be able to get a spot if arriving before busy season in December. Their voicemail seemed to infer that they did not want to be bothered with any phone calls about off season bookings. Online, the park looked beautiful and was full of well-manicured landscaping. In real life, with no guide to your spot, the parks landscaping made it very difficult to maneuver large rigs through.
We found an open 50 amp spot that we could back the camper into, and we were happy to be home.
 |
| Our home for two months. |
Pros: The best things about this park are the mountain views and the hiking trails that lead into Tucson Mountain Park. The Tucson Mountains are right in your backyard but you also have great views of the Santa Ritas, the Santa Catalinas, and the Baboquivari Mountains. The trails here offer a true Sonoran Desert hiking experience with Saguaro Cactus, dry desert washes, and Palo Verde trees. We really enjoyed the hikes and bike rides on the desert trails as well as the swimming pool and the billiards hall. Food truck visits twice a week and occasional concerts on site were also nice. We did meet a few good people who were traveling through the area and stayed in touch with some after we left.
Inca Kola from one of the food trucks
This was the view from the, "observation tower", which was just the rickety platform from one of the previous park's old water slides.
Luna hanging out on the viewing deck.
Part of the old water park.
I thought this was a dog training area, turns out it was for mountain bikes.
Cons: Worst things about the park...there were many...Here goes. All sites are not created equal, and ours was not big enough to park our tow vehicle on. Parking situations changed on the daily and we were constantly bothered by workers knocking on our door with instructions on where to move my truck that day. It came to a head on Christmas Eve when I came home from work and parked outside the camper on the roadside just long enough to change clothes and take Jenny out for dinner. Wasn't there ten minutes and staff was knocking on my door to tell me to move the truck. Funny, since the office was closed...someone had a direct phone number to the owner...and we couldn't even get them to answer the phone to book a site.
More Cons: Which leads me to the next problem with this RV park, the snow birds who were returning customers. They flock together like a high school clique and are not friendly to new-comers. In fact, the people across from us had enough room to park 10 cars and were outside on Christmas Eve watching as we left for dinner. I wonder who called the office on us? The owner has terrible people skills, a snide British accent, and is rude to your face with no apology. Oh yeah, and his name is freakin' Pericles, so of course he is a douche. Final Thoughts: If you don't mind feeling like an outsider in your own home away from home, while you are spending good money to be there, this place would be a good choice for you. While this is a great location to explore the West side of town, it is very far from any amenities like grocery stores or other supplies.
More Cons: Which leads me to the next problem with this RV park, the snow birds who were returning customers. They flock together like a high school clique and are not friendly to new-comers. In fact, the people across from us had enough room to park 10 cars and were outside on Christmas Eve watching as we left for dinner. I wonder who called the office on us? The owner has terrible people skills, a snide British accent, and is rude to your face with no apology. Oh yeah, and his name is freakin' Pericles, so of course he is a douche. Final Thoughts: If you don't mind feeling like an outsider in your own home away from home, while you are spending good money to be there, this place would be a good choice for you. While this is a great location to explore the West side of town, it is very far from any amenities like grocery stores or other supplies.
 |
| Female snowbird species |
 |
| Alpha male snowbird species |
The last straw for us was when we were told by the office that we had to leave January 1st to clear out the site for more snowbirds who had somehow booked a site when the office never answers their phone. Another case of someone having a secret phone number to the owner? After all of the interruptions of our privacy and inconveniences with parking, we were totally ready to move on to greener desert pastures.
Fun Activity: Call this Limey (don't worry they wont answer anyway) and listen to the voicemail. Desert Trails RV Park: 520-883-8340
If you are reading our blog for the first time, here is a link to our first article.
Link to the previous article:
Part 3 - Starizona
Here is a link to the next article:
Part 5 - Mt Lemmon
Part 3 - Starizona
Here is a link to the next article:
Part 5 - Mt Lemmon
No comments:
Post a Comment