RATING: ♦♦♦♦
- Dates: Aug 24, 2019 – Aug 28, 2019
- Length of stay: 4 nights.
- Cost per night: $0.
- Discount: Thousand Trails Membership.
- Hookups: 30 amp electric and water, but no sewer.
- Site number/quality: #83 in D Section. Back-in site on fairly level gravel pad, with shaded seating area and picnic table.
- Park Quality: The park seems to be well managed and generally in good repair. It has four sections that surround Lake Minden, which is more of a large man-made retention pond than a lake. Though having a rather artificial feel, the lake causes the rest of the whole park to be more spread out than it would probably be otherwise. Section A is on the south side of the lake, and has smaller sites with full hookups. Section B is on the north side, and has no hookups. Section C is on the southeast side, and has a few sites with water, but most have no hookups. We stayed in Section D on the northeast side of the lake, which has larger sites, but there’s only water and 30 amp electric. There are three dump stations, and the park offers honey wagon service.
- Access: Easy access off CA-99 or CA-70. The nearest town with shopping and dining is Yuba City, about 15 miles north.
- Connectivity: Verizon-OK, AT&T-OK, and T-Mobile-Strong.
- Return yes/no?: Sure.
- Notes: The park is located in the middle of the very large Sacramento Valley agricultural area. There isn’t that much to do nearby. But the park itself is nice enough, with a beach and fishing docks, as well as a cafe and small camp store. We didn’t really take full advantage of the park due to the extreme high temperatures while we here, which were over 100° each day. Fortunately, our site had multiple shade trees and our air conditioning did its job pretty well, even though we only had 30 amp service.
- Website: Lake Minden RV Park