Humboldt County Fairgrounds RV Park & Campground — Local services in Ferndale

Camp host is the worst we have ever encountered, and if you look at how many places we have reviewed that says a lot! When I was examining the site to figure out pulling in, she came out with a grouchy attitude and a scowl on her face. My wife got a bad vibe from just seeing her and requested I ask the office staff to assign us a different site. The office staff was so friendly that I was fine with asking for a site further away from the host. They switched us from site 4 to site 54. I pulled the trailer to the back of the park and was starting to back in when my wife said I was going to hit something. This confused me because it was an empty field. The camp host had driven extremely fast up on my blind side!!! After almost causing an accident she snapped at me that I was in the wrong site. Like I would be stupid enough to confuse the sites when I had already looked at the sites on foot😂. She was rude, and super grumpy. She tried to say the site we had picked was no good and we were going to get stuck. My wife was standing in the site and would have alerted me if it was soft. Then the "host" said we were too long and would stick out, which was false. For some reason she really didn't want us over there, not sure if it was a power trip or if she wanted to keep an eye on us. Either way she was rude. She nastily said if we got stuck we would have to pay to get towed out. 🤦 First off we carry supplies to not get stuck and have towed our trailer in every continental state in mud, sand and more. Second off, who would think that someone else would pay for a tow? If I call a tow truck, I pay for it so her premise was dumb. So then the host figured out we were just going to take the spot the office had allowed us to take and she starts to back up quickly directly towards my wife and youngest child!!!! When I pointed out to her that there was a child back there she state, 'well they better get out of the way!' So unprofessional and not acceptable. I will be emailing the county commissioners about this incident. So if you are going to stay here, avoid the "host" and try to talk with the staff. Also, there is a dump station in the fairgrounds proper you can use on...

The grounds are fine, a bit boggy in the winter. The real treat is the hostess. Her character surpasses any I have met in all my travels. I will list a few of her more stellar qualities for you: First is her gracious nature in wanting to share with you. As a chain smoker and recipient of recurrent infections her generosity is on full display as she coughs all over any in her vicinity taking special care not to cover her mouth or wear a mask. Second is her unique ability to be in her car at the exact moment needed, ready to chase down visitors that you might have coming into the park (all though to be fair she does that to the guests too) to let them know she doesn’t like where they’ve parked or why they are there, information she likes to share with other guests in the park Third is her Napoleanna interest in delivering instructions to all guests (even when there’s no discernible reason) as to what is and isn’t allowed in the park and exactly what it is the guest has done wrong. As she seems to derive some sort of primal joy from from said activity I’m sure it’s something you wouldn’t want to deprive her of. Fourth and last is her eminent charisma, a unique example of how incredibly unpleasant one could be and yet still retain her position as sheriff (her words) of the park. I’ve never met a camp host who is unable to either smile or exchange pleasantries (although again to be fair) her blathering on about her health issues, her ex husband and personal information about what she’s done with men in the privacy of her home could be considered bonding by some As I’m sure many of you will visit the fairgrounds to enjoy your vacation or to partake in the local activities, well this is one spectacle I’m sure you won’t...

The campground is first come, first served and still fairly busy at this time of year. It's also no generator use, but not a problem for our class A with solar. So we chose to stay in the grass field with no hookups for $20/night instead of $35/night for water and electric only on a gravel pad. For $45/night you can camp on the paved road with water and elec. Everyone has to use the dump station. Non-campers pay $10 for that, but it was included in our nightly fee. They just got a camp host. The recycling dumpster needed emptying, but others weren't full. Didn't really use the bathrooms, so can't comment on that. The doggie stations had no bags in them. It was nice to walk around the fairgrounds and check out all the buildings.

Avenue of the Giants is a nice drive through the redwoods. We went to the theater in Fortuna and got $6.50 matinee seats and free refills on pop and popcorn for the large sizes. The local pizza shop in Ferndale is excellent, but check their hours before going as they might be closed certain days due to...