Name: ThousandTrails San Benito
Location: 16225 Cienega Road, Paicines, CA 95043Sewer: Yes
Water: Yes
Power: 30A/50A
Cable: None
WIFI: Yes - very good. Roughly $2.00/Day (we could stream video)
Cellular: T-Mobile: None. AT&T is reported to be ok.
Comments: Large RV Resort in the Central California
July 2021
a bunny or two...
This is a large RV resort located sort of near Hollister California. It advertises 627 sites, but not all of which are RV capable. Most sites have sewer connections - but a few do not.
Power is 30A with a large number of 50A. There is water to every site. There are quite a few pull-thrus.
There are a fair number of sites designated for "Tent" camping. These seem to be sites that have "infrastructure issues", most likely electrical.
Since it away from the ocean, it does tend to get a bit warm, so 50A for 50A capable RVs is probably a good idea. Though in this authors opinion, the prettier sites are 30A.
like many of TTs campgrounds, this one is a older, but it appears ELS is spending money to refurbish the campground. They recently re-paved some of the access roads, they've renovated and in the process of renovating the bathrooms. While we were there the "Adult" Lodge and the "Adult" pool were closed for renovation. We note new fire rings in a lot of the sites.
The family lodge and family pool were entirely sufficient given the low occupancy rate (not sure if the low occupancy is due to Covid or $4.10/gal regular)
We found the staff to be very friendly and accommodating. They were very helpful when we needed to store the rig temporarily to go handle a family emergency.
It is within striking distance of Pinnacles National Park, Fremont Peak State park and the Hollister ORV area. Slight longer to Monterey with is various attractions.
There is partial week store in the RV park and a "general store" in Paicines that looked pretty small. Tres Pinos seemed to also have a small general store, so major provisions should be bought in advance in Hollister which is a bit far down Highway 25.
One of the fun things about this park, is the wildlife. We are not talking about the partying septuagenarians, but the local creatures. The deer were not quite hand tame, but they had little fear of humans and were content to maintain a minimal distance.
Lots of quail...
We didn't get a picture of the bobcat we saw, they are nocturnal and don't care for humans that much. We didn't see any of the foxes or racoons that reportedly inhabit the area
A travel note: We will be storing the RV at San Benito for a few days and then doing what we call a "Kamikaze run" to the Winnebago GNR in Forest City Iowa. We will do 80 from California to Salt Lake City and then we will decide if the approach to Forest City will be from the Northern route or the Southern route.
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