Idyllwild RV Resort & Campground - Thousand Trails
RV Park
Write a Review 24400 Canyon Trail Dr. Idyllwild, CA 92549 951-659-4097 Official WebsiteGPS: 33.7666, -116.733
Overview of Idyllwild RV Resort & Campground - Thousand Trails
Last Price Paid: $60
Reported by camper-847129 on 9/20/2023
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet (Class A)
Reported by MrRRL on 12/10/2018
Number of Sites 220
Pad Type gravel
Reservations yes
Elevation 6,135 ft / 1,869 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Idyllwild RV Resort & Campground - Thousand Trails 16 people have reviewed this location.
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“Peaceful, beautiful and scenic”
Reviewed 7/29/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
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When you think about getting out to the mountains this is the place you have in mind. Gorgeous mountain views and endless hiking trails. The campground itself is very clean and well maintained. I stayed in the middle of the summer, which I thought would be peak season yet it was very peaceful. The biggest downside is driving in and ... more
When you think about getting out to the mountains this is the place you have in mind. Gorgeous mountain views and endless hiking trails. The campground itself is very clean and well maintained. I stayed in the middle of the summer, which I thought would be peak season yet it was very peaceful.
The biggest downside is driving in and out can be a real chore. The drive up the mountains and through the campground is tight and tedious in some areas so if you have a really big rig (> 40ft) you might want to think twice. If you don't plan on leaving the confines of this little mountain town, dining and shopping seem fairly adequate. But if you're like me and tend to spend 2-3 weeks at any given location inevitably you're going to want to venture out to a bigger town for your other needs. So be prepared to drive at least an hour each way to get to the next town. I had to go out to town several times during my stay and it got old fast.
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Andy would stay here again
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“Beautiful”
Reviewed 4/3/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 17 |
| Site Number: | 72 |
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Arrived the night before it snowed for 2 days. We were able to back into a spot between 2 rental cabins backing up to an open area, because we were only one of 3 guests in the park. Very peaceful, very clean, great staff. Much of the park is closed due to flooding damaging a few roads, but we were able to walk all of it with our Hu... more
Arrived the night before it snowed for 2 days. We were able to back into a spot between 2 rental cabins backing up to an open area, because we were only one of 3 guests in the park. Very peaceful, very clean, great staff.
Much of the park is closed due to flooding damaging a few roads, but we were able to walk all of it with our Husky. As the end of our visit approached it snowed again, which was a nice way to end our time in Idyllwild.
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MT-Airstream would stay here again
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“This is truly a magnificent part of the world.”
Reviewed 2/20/2019
| Days stayed: | 2 |
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| RV Length: | 17' |
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Check out our video review here: https://youtu.be/3nlbCF8yy8g Driving to Idyllwild RV Resort really brings home the impact of the California wildfires. The Cranston wildfire of 2018 burned 13,139 acres (53 km2) and caused 7,000 people to be evacuated. Luckily the town of Idyllwild including the Idyllwild Thousand Trails RV Park wa... more
Check out our video review here: https://youtu.be/3nlbCF8yy8g
Driving to Idyllwild RV Resort really brings home the impact of the California wildfires. The Cranston wildfire of 2018 burned 13,139 acres (53 km2) and caused 7,000 people to be evacuated. Luckily the town of Idyllwild including the Idyllwild Thousand Trails RV Park was spared. We drove through a bit of the charred forest hoping that one day it will be returned to its former glory.
This is truly a magnificent part of the world. The San Jacinto mountains and forests are awe inspiring and the views are breathtaking. Idyllwild RV Park has several hiking trails that begin in the campground and can lead you into the National Forest Trails. We opted not to explore those trails since we were visiting with our dog. The National Park does not allow dogs. The campground itself has is spread over 200 acres so there are plenty of trails to explore on the grounds with your pets.
The lodge is gorgeous and cozy and is a great place to stay connected with the free wifi that is provided. Because it was low season, it was very fast. We have heard that when the campground is full, the wifi is terribly slow.
The bathhouses are clean and there are washers and dryers in the same building as the bathhouses. The downsides of this park are: 1-slow wifi when busy (although we didn’t experience this in January) 2-the roads to get in to the sites are steep so it is less ideal for really big rigs. We did, however, see lots of Class A’s and large rigs. Up to you to decide but we got in just fine with our little 17’ Casita trailer. 3-the ranger never once picked up the phone when we called for information about snow in the park.
Otherwise, this is easily one of our favorite Thousand Trails campgrounds. It felt like a campground and not like a parking lot. Especially with the fireplace in the lodge that smelled like a log cabin. We really loved it and we will definitely be back in the not too far future. The staff was great too other than the whole not picking up the phone issue. Cell service was great-3 bars of 4G.
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DoriandMena would stay here again
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“Best So Far!”
Reviewed 12/10/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 226 |
| RV Length: | 40' (Class A) |
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This Thousand Trails campground is on the top of our list! We didn't get a 50 amp site, but the trees, hills, atmosphere and amenities are top notch. We will go back here many times. We spent our time in December and its rained and snowed for two days but we still loved it. The 2 days give us time to relax and get some inside projects ... more
This Thousand Trails campground is on the top of our list! We didn't get a 50 amp site, but the trees, hills, atmosphere and amenities are top notch. We will go back here many times. We spent our time in December and its rained and snowed for two days but we still loved it. The 2 days give us time to relax and get some inside projects done. The town of Idyllwild is great place to shop and eat. I cant say enough good things about this campground. We're in a 40 foot class A and its about the largest you can get in the area, not saying a 45 footer won't fit, it is limited to certain spaces.
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“Quiet and clean ”
Reviewed 10/11/2018
| Nightly rate: | $50 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 518 |
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Campground was very clean. The staff was friendly and helpful. Sites vary from large level and secluded to tight uneven and better like your neighbors. It’s first come first serve so you need to get a site before the weekenders arrive. It is a long windy road up to the campground but worth it. If you come up from Hemet you drive throug... more
Campground was very clean. The staff was friendly and helpful. Sites vary from large level and secluded to tight uneven and better like your neighbors. It’s first come first serve so you need to get a site before the weekenders arrive. It is a long windy road up to the campground but worth it. If you come up from Hemet you drive through the Cranston burn scar. The devastation left by the fire is incredible
Grovester would stay here again
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“Tough to get to, amazing views and weather, fun activities”
Reviewed 7/5/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 202 |
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I really wanted to give this one a 5 star because the park and location and weather were all amazing, but being on only 30amp power and no sewer made that a bit tough. We came in from the north and the last 20 or so miles up the mountain were at high grade, took over an hour and gained about 6000-7000 feet in elevation. Be ready ... more
I really wanted to give this one a 5 star because the park and location and weather were all amazing, but being on only 30amp power and no sewer made that a bit tough.
We came in from the north and the last 20 or so miles up the mountain were at high grade, took over an hour and gained about 6000-7000 feet in elevation. Be ready to drive slow, have plenty of fuel before you start up the mountain, and provide time to get up there as well as driving around the park to find a spot.
This Thousand Trails park (like all the others we have been at) is first come first served on the spots, so if you are going on a weekend or busy time, be ready to drive and look. We asked at the front and the park ranger was nice enough to drive us in a golf cart to look at spots. Since we have such a large rig, we called ahead and they actually did mark us into a spot - a rare situation, but never hurts to try.
Once there - the hiking was great, weather was so nice, and the activities were great for the kids. We enjoyed the pool, hiking trails, activities center, live music on weekend, movie under the stars, and more.
We will be back here for sure when we have a smaller RV, but I suggest you check this one out!
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42 On The Road would stay here again
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“Amazing place, amazing staff. ”
Reviewed 7/12/2018
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 21 |
| Site Number: | 625 |
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In life, our only guarantees are changes. It's nice to see changes. At first, we are uneasy. At second, we are home w them. It is really a treat to experience so many changes in so little time at Thousand Trails Idyllwild. Upon check in, 2 of life's changes were 2 new faces in the respective rangers station. I had the pleasure of bein... more
In life, our only guarantees are changes. It's nice to see changes. At first, we are uneasy. At second, we are home w them. It is really a treat to experience so many changes in so little time at Thousand Trails Idyllwild. Upon check in, 2 of life's changes were 2 new faces in the respective rangers station. I had the pleasure of being introduced to green T.T. staff "Diego" and to T.T. staff "Nikkie." Green for the record indicates, new, young. What was the icing on the cinnabon was observing senior T.T. staff Security rangers, Aaron and Michelle training the green, shiny and crispy new editions to Tom's Reiders team of amazing professionals.
As usual, we were checked into the park in under a minute. Our paperwork was extended to us by T.T. senior staff "Chris Watts." We like Chris alot, he wears more hats then an octopus can hold. Chris Watts always offers pleasant conversation and everytime so very neat and professionally groomed in his appearance. Chris conducts himself courteously and is highly eloquent in all dealings w the paying public, towards staff and all of the T.T. members. As we made our way up the hill, we had noticed the park Manager, "Tom Reider" flowering, digging, planting, weeding, tinkering, fertilizing and watering some freshly new editions to the grounds. I've always believed that the park manager, "Tom Reider" possessed not only the green thumb, but the entire arm and connected green shoulder. The park is visually thriving, exciting and exploding w colors thanks to Tom's magical green touches and exquisite eye for decorative design, knowledge of ornamental horticultural.
We enjoy the backdrop of 12 shades of green combined w 22 new shades of brown as we climbed the hills peering thru the pine forest. We had taken special note of Tom Reider's 2 new flower beds and exquisite water fountain at the entrance to his sweet Idyllwild. We thought to ourselves, such a beautiful park.
We continued rolling forward up and on into this happy mound called Idyllwild. Our 42,000 Lb, 4 wheeled monster was going to land a site on that mountain, despite the gossipy reviews of pessimists persons. I thought to myself as we climbed further and only after waving to a big brown, wooden art carved bear wearing a US flag sache waving back at us, "we should live here hun." It was cozy feeling. We weren't even in a formal campsite yet and stresses which had followed us up the 9,000 foot mountainside had now long fallen from us. We felt 30 pounds lighter as we rolled deeper into Tom Reider's pine cone paradise!
We arrived to our site and were politely greeted by T.T. supervisor of Maintenance Isaac. Isaac was on his way to do the parks water quality testing and had also just replaced 15 pig tailed site lite bulbs. There were 15 empty lite bulb packages In his mechanized maintenance cart. Isaac is not typical T.T. staff. He stops to talk to members briefly about weather, sports, politics, also asks members and the paying public if everything is OK with their sites, and if he could be of further assistance in anyway. T.T. staff Isaac is always clean cut w a sharp gentleman's beard. He is extremely courteous w myself and his coworkers. T.T. maintenance staff Isaac is liked by other T.T. members because he gets work orders physically realized.
After a good solid nights slumber, one bright morning, Joanne and I walked down to the T.T. Idyllwild welcome center w our dogs to grab a complimentary cup of flavored, "Keurig brewed" gourmet coffee. It's always clean, neat and organized inside the welcome center, and the gourmet coffee bar almost always is well over stocked w goodies thanks to hard working T.T. senior staff members, and assistant manager, Chris Watts. Chris Watts gets 5 stars for his duties in resort operations.
T.T. Cleaning, housekeeping staff Marcy and Roxanne do a thorough and diligent cleaning job in the welcome center, in all the guest cabins and for all bathrooms. On one occasion, I heard a T.T. staff had called in sick, I next observed Chris Watts, perform his responsibilities, a rangers duties, security, management, maintenance and also housekeeping duties in one magnificent Monday morning spectacle. I always make reference to "the Octopus." That's Chris Watts. Mr. Versatility. 8 arms for 16 tasks. He performs well under pressure and always w quality in mind.
To conclude my review, I will kindly extend to readers a one on one which had transpired between T.T. staff Diego and myself one nite after I pinned my rv on-the-go badge onto my lapel. Diego's confidence, posture and seriousness had reminded me of park manager Tom Reiders. At that moment, I was looking at a future T.T. park manager. I brought this feeling to young Diego's attention and his posture straightened more. I told "Diego, Tomorrow's managers were yesterday's rangers." He smiled proudly and confidently opened the gate for me.
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Idyllwild RV Resort Campground Review (Thousand Trails) (196)
Driving to Idyllwild RV Resort really brings home the impact of the California wildfires. The Cranston wildfire of 2018 burned 13,139 acres (53 km2) and caused 7,000 people to be evacuated. Luckily the...
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- Partial Hookups
Connectivity
- wifi: yes
Recreation
- horseshoes
- playground
- swimming pool: outdoor
Site Amenities
- big rig
- picnic table
Facilities
- cabins
- dump station
- laundry
- propane
- restrooms: flush
- rv storage
- showers
- swimming pool: outdoor
- trash
Discount Clubs
- Thousand Trails
Pets
- pets
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