Humboldt County Fairgrounds — Hotel in Ferndale

UPDATE: After informing the manager what happened he apologized profusely for their behavior. Apparently they're new and they just got rid of " the camp host from hell". He was very upset and said he would be discussing it with them immediately. The upside:The only reason I gave them 2 stars is because of a great location, everything is fairly close so its a good spot to operate out of. Easy parking even with a large RV. And fairly affordable at $10.00 no hook ups and $25.00 Full hook ups. There is a dump station and showers included with the price. The downside: The hosts are the rudest most wishy washy people I have ever met. The lady was polite when we first checked in, which includes filling out a registration form with ALL your identifying info, but then things changed. They have a 3 day dry camp policy and the weather was terrible so we wanted to just stay put a couple of extra days. When my husband approached the camp host he apologized for disturbing him ( he answered the door in just pants so he'd been obviously busy), the man replied ( and I kid you not) "well you are, so hurry up". After asking he said it was fine to stay and that we would have to pay the main office before we left because he could only accept cash not a credit card. I will give him credit, he saw my husband outside the next day and did come over and apologize. We planned to leave Tuesday morning (after the office opened so we could pay of course.) While we were preparing things Monday night (those of you that RV know it can be a time eater to get ready to go after being in one place for a week or more) the lady came over and told my husband that he didn't pay. He explained that we were just getting ready for the mornings departure and would of course pay before we left. She replied " how do we know if you're just going to take off in the middle of the night"? That's right those words actually left her mouth among several other rude comments. My husband said well that would be an awful thing to do she said pointedly "yes it would". When my husband pointed out that we would be idiots to even attempt that because they have ALL our information including vehicle description, license number ect..and would be stopped before even hitting the city limits. With no response she stomped off. My husband went to the office to pay and let the manager know what had transpired. Thankfully the manager was still there...

This place does not look like much and is VERY casually run. The place was only 25% occupied when we were there and we were told to take any site. There is a plethora of signage near the entrance with some very confusing signs and some that are downright inconstant. There is an office to the left near the second entrance to the park which is along the right side of a several acre parking lot. The sign "office" is not obvious but I suppose the building should be self explanatory. It wasn't for us, we read the signs and looked for a camp host. We did find a grouch that told us to go to the office.

The sites have just water and electricity. The dump station is well hidden behind some fairground buildings. Talk to somebody in the office and have them draw you a map so you find it going in the right direction. The dump station is a mess so don't wear good shoes or clothing.

One bit of good news, the area is mostly grass. It is not smooth so step carefully but at least it's grass.

Alas, this fairgrounds RV Park is just mile from Ferndale and so is very handy. The next closest RV park is east of an unbelievably old narrow two-lane bridge that you must cross to get to Ferndale. If you are squeamish about taking your RV across long narrow bridges, stay at a Park on 101 and drive your toad or tow vehicle into Ferndale (it's only a few miles from 101 into Ferndale).

The price was not bad at $28...

We really enjoyed our trip to this fair. Smaller town feel but with larger town amenities and rides. Great mix of local farm feel and big city. Great indoor and outdoor shopping selection too for the fair goers who don't enjoy the rides. Also clean enough indoor bathrooms. We went on a Wed evening at 6pm and it was perfect timing, no waits or crowds. We closed the fair at 10pm and that was plenty of time to utilize our two $35 all day pass braclets for the kids and one $30 for 30 tickets pack for us adults to split. Unlike a previous post mentioned, kids do not get in free after 3pm on weekdays, only 5 and under get in for free. There was lots of fried food and sweets outside and a great specialty selection of snacks, treats and shopping inside. The inside and some outside food booths closed down at 9pm so make sure to get your purchases in before then. The weather is usually a bit chilly and foggy but perfect for a fun night of running around playing. We were a bit disappointed the light house was not lit on the night we went like some of the review pictures showed. We also wished the water balls and rock climbing didn't cost extra money but it was a fun splurge. We were impressed with the kindness, helpfulness and smiles of some of the ride operators as well as the security guard. We would definitely recommend putting this event on...