Blue Lakes Village — Hotel in Talmage

Blue Lakes Village RV is the worst place we've stayed at on our 30 days of travels to federal, state and private parks. At $105 for a one night stay, we were expecting a nice, almost resort park. Blue Lakes Village is anything but that. The park roads were narrow and the sites small. Our 25' Class C and toad barely fit in site #10. It had no picnic table or fire ring (not that one could be used with the forest fire hazards). There was no WiFi, cable TV or clear site for satellite TV. The park has two unisex bathrooms, two unisex showers, and a laundry with 2 washers and 2 dryers. They look clean, but roughly built. The shower stalls were tiny. The staff seemed nice enough on the phone months ago. We came in on Labor Day and had no contact with them since the office was closed. The public area with a fountain, hammock and chairs was attractive, but it was locked for Labor Day, too. We went to the beach access -- one of the amenities, entered the code, and looked around for the silver box to open as instructed. There was no silver box. We could not open the gate. Maybe they took away the silver box due to it being Labor Day, the one day everyone wants to go to a beach. Who knows?! The garbage and recycling bins were filled over the top. There was no room for our daily trash. Remember, we paid $105 for this. On a good note, it was quiet, shaded and had a few redwoods. Its "Rooms" get 2 Google stars for the dog yard. It was large and had hammocks, a shelter and nice seats. Most of it was redwood. The gap under one of the gates needs to be fixed. Signs are up about picking up after your dog, and bags are available. The message hasn't gotten through to some big dog owners -- not the park's fault. The piles of poop make the hammocks and other nice areas of the dog yard less attractive, though. There are gardens mentioned in the park's promotions -- lots of raised beds in a side lot -- with signs to stay away from them. The park seems to be mostly filled with long-term-stay residents and tiny houses for rent or sale. We got so much less than any other place we've been to and paid so much more -- $105 -- for the experience. We don't usually stay in places this expensive. It's not that the park didn't meet our high standards. It didn't meet our lowest standards. Travelers, don't make the...

We stayed at Blue Lake Village for less than 2 months for work. Unfortunately there weren’t a lot of options to park our rv for the 2 months. We decided to go ahead and stay there even though the deposit was $850! Higher than any resort we have stayed at. Mind you, we travel for a living so we have stayed in MANY rv parks across California. The park sin’t bad by any means but it isn’t the nicest either. We got our first power bill and it was over $500! They said, oops, we forgot to read the meter when you moved in. They gave us back $147. Still, highest power we have had and we usually stay in Redding which has extreme heat! I quit using their laundry room because I had clean out the machines just to use them. It’s dingy and full of spider webs and bugs. Then it came time to leave and we’re told we won’t get our deposit back for 21 days; they said California law that they have that long to return. I have a friend looking into the laws governing rv parks to see if that’s true. Anyways, day 20 and we still don’t have it. I have NEVER waited to get my deposit!!! And, we left on the 15th of the month and they did not prorate our rent. Never had...

Awesome RV park right across the street from the Blue Lakes! The park itself is well-maintained, and most of the RV sites are well-shaded. The park has a relaxed camping vibe, with lots of trees throughout. There are hammocks and shaded picnic tables in the park, a spacious dog park, a beautiful community garden, and some lawn games (horseshoe, cornhole, connect four). There are also a couple of super cute retro trailers and modern tiny homes that can be rented. Management is friendly and very helpful! The Blue Lakes are mostly, if not exclusively, private access, and most of the surrounding businesses charge $25/person just for a day use pass. Blue Lakes Village RV Park provides access to the lake when staying in the park (it has its own private gate and private dock). The lodge across the street rents out boats, but we personally enjoy swimming in the lake and spending time on our paddle board. We haven't fished in the lake, but we have seen people fishing, and catching bass and trout. Highly recommend Blue Lakes...