Desert Shadows RV Resort

Good Sam read your members' reviews. Your members overwhelming do not feel this is a 10/10/10. First, this is an OLD mobile home park for park model-size trailers that are practically on top of each other. It is not an RV campground, They just happen to have 20-some RV spaces. Secondly, they are the only "campground" we have ever stayed at that does not accept packages (Amazon, UPS, etc). They do not tell you this anywhere. You find out when your packages get returned to the shipper. You need to have your site number to get packages but you don't get that until after you arrive. So if you try to have something sent for your arrival, they will refuse delivery. Surprise! Who does this? Thirdly, they have extensive rules but don't enforce them. The Class A next to us had continually barking dogs. We couldn't service our tanks or even walk to our vehicle without them going crazy barking. They had a guest with two dogs walking IN OUR SITE . The dogs were well into our site at the ends of their leashes lunching at us, barking and baring their teeth. I reached out to management but nothing was done to fix this issue. The next night, the neighbors left the dogs alone and the poor things barked literally for hours. I took videos. Another guest also came over to find out about the barking. I again reached out to management and sent them one of the videos. No improvement. I called the "emergency number" which you only find out about if you physically go in the office and search for signs. The person I talked to said he couldn't help. I asked if he would reach out to the manager and he said we would have to wait until morning. The next day, WE CHECKED INTO A HOTEL!!! Clearly, no one in management or the office could be bothered to enforce their own pet rules. They're there for the mobile home community and our feeling was that the RV spaces and guests were an inconvenience to them. At best, this is a c-rated place to stay only if you are desperate.

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I think the triple 10 rating is very misleading. The place is OK. The positives are: very friendly and helpful staff, very good location in NW Phoenix and adjacent to two major highways. Negatives: "dog parks" are tiny gravel pits with a rake and shovel to clean up poop and deposit into a bucket that made me gag the showers were clean but no place for private undressing and dressing (think high school locker room) the sites are very small/narrow the trash pickup was very spotty (we were told to leave garbage bags by the roadside) and many times there were bags up and down the road for up to 48 hours! I will choose another place next time and not trust the 10/10/10 good sam rating so much.

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Very nice park! Difficult to find but once you get there a very quiet park. Staff was very friendly and so were the neighbors. Everything was always clean.

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Desert Shadows is a very convenient location in Phoenix with easy access to I 17. There are many restaurants and stores nearby. Within walking distance there is a Costco and In and Out. Unfortunately, the park has the gate locked and you have to purchase a remote gate opener to walk there. Otherwise it is a long walk. Although there were many dog owners in the park, there are obviously people that don't like them near their property. So you will have to respect their wishes that your dog does not use their property. However, there are residents that do not have their dogs on leashes (probably the offenders). So while they accept dogs, the park has a confusing enforced policy. The restrooms and showers were clean, but there were not many showers. The laundry room was somewhat clean, but if you use the facility you will have to stay close by and remove your clothes as soon a they are done. There is no effort to locate you, even if you are in the facility. Our clean, dry clothes were thrown on the floor even though we were in the facility folding our cloths. The cloths they threw on the floor were still warm. Beware! We were told this was a policy by the offender. Overall, we like the location, amenities, and location in Phoenix.

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We stayed for a night while traveling South through Phoenix on I-17. This was our second stay. The park is near I-17 & 101 with access along multi lane busy city streets. There was an escort to the site. But the turn from the registration parking was very sharp. The interior roads are paved. The majority of the sites are back ins with lot models. The 28 pull through sites are in the middle of the park, close to the entrance, along the main entrance road on an island created by roads on both sides. They have full hook ups - water, electricity (50/30/20 AMP), & sewer. The P/T sites were long enough to stay connected to toads but required a lot of hose/cords to reach the utilities as they are at the rear of the site. The sewer connection was at ground making it easy to establish a downhill flow. The P/T site surface is gravel with a crest so there is a slope to the front & back from the center high point. They have an outside bench and a small concrete patio but no outside table. Not much space between the sites. There was daily curbside garbage collection at the site but the park literature says curbside pick up is only 2 days per week. The P/T's offer a good view of the southern sky so no significant obstructions to satellite reception. The back-ins might pose more of a problem to get a clear view of the southern sky depending on the adjoining neighbor. Cable is by paid service subscription only. The park brochure listed about 36 OTA broadcast channels. Didn't try to get any broadcast channels. The provided WIFI was only accessible in the lobby & library of the main building. Site Wi-Fi was available for a fee. Our Verizon Wi-Fi hotspot worked well. Didn't try the NET10 phone so don't know about the reception. There were several pet areas around the park. Didn't make it to any of them. There were sufficient paved roads to walk the dogs. We didn't use the indoor pool, hot tub, restrooms/showers or laundry room. All of these are located in the same building in the center of the park. TIP: There was shopping within about 5 miles of the park. Domino's delivered.

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This may appear contradictory. On the surface it is s very nice place. But two days before we left my bicycle was stolen. After filing a police report the officer who responded informed me that the management had been advised to install a gate. Obvious conclusion, this was not the first time. Therefore my conclusion is that Desert Shadows is guilty of contributory negligence. We left early and endured additional pain and suffering due to their no refund policy. In addition not only do they not have a gate they have no security and no warnings of any type. What if this was more than a theft but an attack to our personal safety. I will continue to find review websites to advise anyone who choose to go to be wary of their safety.

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Nice park, staff great! And friendly

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Terrible place. Each RV is within 10' of the next one. Cost with GoodSam discount $46, plus a short stay fee of over $5. At hookup, 30 amps was not steady and kept blowing my safety breaker so had to use 110 with adaptor. No WiFi. No cable... told air atenna works great, but I found that it was not true. No picnic table or firepit. A cement slab and a bench only. I paid a high price for nothing very grand.

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Very nice RV park!!

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Great park for visiting the Phoenix area. Close enough to the major highways to get around Phoenix, but far enough as to be quiet. We enjoyed our stay here and would definitely stay here again. We prefer the pull thru sites that are very large.

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