Desert Shadows RV Resort

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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Our first trip to the Phoenix area. We booked and stayed at Desert Shadow mostly due to the Good Sam 10/10/10 rating. The staff was friendly however the resort Good Sam Appeal/Facility ratings is not accurate. The resort is outdated and shouldn't be rated more than a 7 at the most ( would like to know how Good Sam based a 10 for the Appeal rating?) with regards to the Appeal/Facility Good Sam rating. The gym facility and internet services were not at par with other 10/10/10 campground we visited in the past. We stayed last week at another Phoenix-area RV Resort (Canyon Vista/ Superstition Rv Resort ) and the sites and the resort was by far superior and more appealing. We booked 7 days and will be leaving after 3 days.

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Common areas are clean and staff seemed very friendly. Mostly a mobile home park. We stayed at this park in a pull thru site. There is no wifi or cable unless you are a long term resident. All amenities seemed like they were mainly for residents. Showers were closed due to renovation (which we were not informed of). Asked if children were allowed and we're told yes but, Children are only allowed in pool area at certain times (12 to 2 and 5 to 7). Beware to keep items locked up, we had two totes and a bag of tools stolen.

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Indoor pool is nice. Check hours for children. Quiet stay. Close to everything you need.

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This park is definitely not for small trailers. It is all big rigs and rental units. Good Sam says the restrooms are rated a 10, but they really don't even have restrooms except those associated with the pool. Considering the rates, they should have wi-if and cable at each site, which they do not.

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