Sun Outdoors Portland South

Sun Outdoors Portland South (formerly Pheasant Ridge) is the 70th stop for us and we stayed for 7 nights. Very convenient to I-5 (limited road noise) and downtown Portland, you get a positive feel when you first pull in with the green spaces (for dogs) as well as the nice office area. The host doing the check in was very nice and they worked with me when I had a package arrive before we did. The interior roads are a bit tight (38 ft. Class A) and the concrete slabs are a bit narrow but the sites are generally level. There are mature trees, farmland and woods around you even though there is a Costco/Target/PetSmart shopping center just across the street. The buildings are very clean and they have numerous dog stations. For connectivity in the morning: T-Mobile 9.7 down/7.0 up WiFi 7.5 down/18.9 up Verizon 84 down/5.3 up. Overall, would rate a 4.6.

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We spent four nights at the park. The park does look nice and is well kept. The park is average at best to get to (driving motorhome and towing vehicle) and not super easy to get into and out of. The spaces are close together. We had about 8 feet we could call ours and that was on somewhat of a hill. The pad's for parking are small. We could barely fit a 32' motorhome and jeep in one space. It was quiet - a big plus. We did not use any of the facilities or pool.

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This is our 2nd stay at this facility, and both times have been pleasant and enjoyable. The site pads are a little small for both our 35ft. 5th wheel AND tow vehicle, but we did manage to squeeze them both in. It looks like many of the larger trailers need to park their tow vehicles in a separate lot. Larger sites are available, but we did not have any problems navigating the facility nor pulling into our spot. All mechanicals worked perfectly, and the park is VERY nicely landscaped and maintained. Overall, we enjoyed being close to numerous amenities with only a short drive into the city.

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The campground is very clean. Spaces are very close. The dog run is nice although very small. We could not pull through with our towed Jeep with a 26 ` RV without detaching. It was nice to have lots of dog poop stations around the park. Nice and close to freeway.

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Wouldn't recommend to anyone traveling through or full timing. It appears to be nice but once you've stayed more than a week you understand it's not. This place isn't a `resort', having a pool doesn't qualify a resort by any standards but were told they have a pool so they are a resort. Terrible & rude staff lacking customer service. One maintenance man always waved and smiled & one lady in the office was helpful & respectful during our stay. The rest of the staff never did act as if they were in the hospitality industry. Most pads are narrow, we were told because the park is old and designed for RV's from the early 90's and not for larger rigs. Many pads we saw were littered cigarette butts including ours during our stay. When we arrived our power meter was completely broken, & full of water. The roads between spaces are very narrow and difficult to get in and out of our space. We stepped out into a muddy mess right out your door. This is unavoidable due to lack of wider pads. During our stay there they three different incidents of theft and attempted unlawful entry into RV's. We also saw police coming through while taking our dog for his late night walk on three different occasions with their lights on. The park kept our deposit for no reason from us, we had to cut our stay short due to family. We talked to others this happened to also. We were paid up and paid final electric & were told they were still keeping our deposit. No place to sit outside at your site is allowed unless you can squeeze a chair on your pad with your rig and RV. The machines are not maintained at the laundry & leaves clothes dirty, they even came out of the machine dirtier than they went in. During business hours they run a gas powered leaf blower to gather the pine needles along with other equipment so the grounds are kept but if you're looking for peace & quiet you won't find it here. We were in a pull through for the first part of our stay and a "premium" back in for the second part of our stay. The premium spot backed up to the fire station & equipment maintenance yard which is very loud. The pine needles, pine cones and sap were very damaging to slides & awnings of not just our rig but others we spoke to during our stay. The wifi is spotty in most spots and they do not like you to use the recreation room. Out of all the parks we have traveled to across the country & also in Canada this is by far our worst experience. They are also increasing their rates over $600 a month to over $1300. The weekly & daily is also increasing to $490 for a weekly "premium" space and $74 a night. From our experience it's not worth it. There are other very nice RV parks in the Portland and surrounding area for half the price and the same amenities we will stay at in the future.

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Incredibly rude, inconsiderate staff and owner. Staying just one night? You will be treated well. Staying multiple months you are a second class citizen. Lied to us about charges and the back in list. One day there's 2 ahead of us, a week later there's 5. Pine needles EVERYWHERE so be prepared to sweep your roof off. Roads and spaces so narrow a guy scraped the front of our rig because he was trying not to hit the tree on his other side! The only staff that has been consistently kind is landscaping. May get heat stroke in pool area as you get yelled at for cracking the door and we have been told we can't even have water, yes even in a plastic container.

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Made reservation first week of April, staying two nights on two different days. Price of reservation for first night was $51.00 five days later I return for 2nd stay and find the price is $71.00 for the same requested site. Unknown to me the software they use to make reservation elected to put me in a high end site. I was staying one night and leaving early the next morning. the counter staff were hot too willing to change site, since they were "sold out" I refused to pay the price and asked for a reduction and I would stay in the site they had assigned me. No, they would not do that, but miraculously found another site about five away from the original site they had assigned. the sold out statement was false, since early the next morning while walking the dog I counted over six empty sites. They need to change there reservation software so that it is more interactive with their guest. I would stay here again but would be super cautious on the on line reservation - better that you call.

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Stayed 4 nights in our travel trailer, in a back in spot. The spot is wide enough for the trailer, and an extra car to park alongside. Internet, TV and full services. Bathrooms and laundry are modern and clean. Park is nicely laid out, shady, paved. Lot's of full timers, but a very big park with turnover. The only suggestion I would make is to come up with a better process for cancellations, so we could know if another night was possible. This park is towards the high end of pricing, but a nice park.

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Clean campground but no picnic tables or fire rings. The office staff is just flat rude. I made a reservation weeks earlier and found that we would arrive in a day early. I called to ask if there was a chance of getting in a day early and the lady on the phone was extremely rude. She could have just said I am sorry we are full tonight. Nope, she berated me and said I have to stick to my reservation. Upon check-in, I was 30 minutes early. The front desk lady continued to be just as rude in person. "In the future do not arrive before 1130". Newsflash- I won't be back. Our site was vacant, does it really cause an issue if we are 30 minutes early?

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Not real sure why several of the ratings are low but we have found our stay here very pleasant and enjoyable. We are full timers and have been here the last five months. The staff is very helpful and friendly. I will admit for larger rigs it is a bit tight. We have a 41' 5th wheel and are in a back-in site. We have no problem parking our tow vehicle next to the RV and have room to get in and out of the RV. We do not have pets so can not comment other then the staff did send and post notices that several folks were not picking up after there pets and a few were not keeping there dogs on a leash. I am glad they sent the notice, nothing like taking a walk and stepping in a mess. Restrooms are very clean as well as the pool area. Office/store has a fair amount of goods and supplies. As others have mentioned, shopping is just across the road, Target, Costco, Starbucks and several other stores. Camping world just across the freeway.

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